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Above: Hurricanes players look on as blindside flanker Iona Apineru crosses for Petone in their Jim Brown Memorial Trophy win over Oriental-Rongotai. Draws & Results HERE  By  Steven White and Adam Julian Big wins for Marist St Pat's, Northern United and Hutt Old Boys Marist offset much tighter victories for Old Boys

Above: The Ories and Wainuiomata scrums pack down on Saturday. Photo: Andy McArthur. View all galleries from the weekend HERE Updated: https://twitter.com/juliansavea7/status/1287532008130805760 Julian Savea, AKA the Bus, returning to the Hurricanes for the remainder of the season. +++++ A busy slate of midweek rugby ahead. Wednesday is highlighted by that afternoon's St Pat's Silverstream vs

By Scott MacLean Teams and draws HERE It’s a mouthwatering slate of matches tomorrow in the Swindale Shield with the collisions of several big names and a round that seems fairly even across the board. That theme continues applying down the grades as there is at least one high-profile game in