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This week in club rugby history: 4 May – 10 May

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Joyner Key crossing for the winning try for the Upper Hutt Rams in their 31-30 win over Northern United in 2015. PHOTO: Chainsaw Photos.     Selected highlights of what happened this week in history in Wellington club rugby. 4 May 2013: A day of dramatic results. Tawa their sixth win in seven matches over

From the vault: Seventh round matches in photos

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Ories players under their own posts against Marist St Pat's in 2009. Ories came back from this early setback to win 30-24.    The seventh round of the 2020 Swindale Shield was originally scheduled this Saturday, on the first weekend of May. But the rugby guns remain silent as Covid-19 ravages the sporting

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UPDATE ON RUGBY IN NEW ZEALAND

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NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UPDATE ON RUGBY IN NEW ZEALAND Following the New Zealand Government’s lifting of the coronavirus alert status to level 3, all rugby in New Zealand will be suspended for the foreseeable future. SANZAAR, New Zealand Rugby (NZR), New Zealand’s Super Rugby Clubs and the New Zealand Rugby Players Association

Short Passes 23 March (and some Covid-19 updates)

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  On Sunday, New Zealand Rugby formalised the decision of most rugby unions to postpone all coach and referee related courses, including RugbySmart and Small Blacks, as well as cancelling all clubs, schools and referee associations cancel all team and group-based rugby trainings. This position is to stay in effect until Saturday