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Winter rugby is almost upon us. It threatened to get wintry on Saturday, but for the most part rain stayed away and it was still relatively mild. The Wellington Axemen won their first match of the year in the Premier grade, leaving just a handful of teams across all club rugby
News in briefs
Bond Banter 24 May (some news in briefs to start the week in rugby)
Above: The Upper Hutt Rams with the Men's Premier Reserve Division 2 first round trophy, that they were presented with on Saturday. PHOTO: Peter McDonald As well as the Rams (above), some more first round club rugby trophy winners were found on Saturday. Tawa (pictured below) were presented with the Premier
Life Member Chat: Dave Brown (Northern United)
Northern United Life Member and former Club Captain, President and Treasurer Dave Brown at Poneke last weekend. PHOTO: Chainsaw Photos. In a new series, we catch up with a Life Member from a club. Starting with Dave Brown from Northern United. What is your rugby background and where did you spend your formative
Past club rugby matches in photos: 007 Poneke v Upper Hutt Rams 2016
In association with Mike Lewis Pictures , a series telling the story of the match behind a photo Friday night rugby under lights at Westpac Stadium. More importantly, the outcome of this penultimate round match to conclude the first round Swindale Shield in 2016 would likely determine the fate of several of the
Bond Banter 17 May (NEWS IN BRIEFS AND SOME RUGBY INFORMATION TO START THE WEEK)
The sun sets on Mt Kilmister at the conclusion of the Old Boys University-Wainuiomata match on Saturday. PHOTO: Stewart Baird. Heavy overnight and morning rain gave way for a bright sunny and rather warm afternoon for club rugby on Saturday. There were good crowds at several venues and much interest. As