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Report: Pre-season win for Bulls over Wellington

by clubrugby - July 24, 2021July 24, 2021

Article courtesy of Sports News Taranaki By Grant Hassall Taranaki have opened their representative rugby season with an impressive victory over Wellington at Cooks Gardens, Whanganui, on Friday. Wellington had led the match 14-0 after 26 minutes, but the Yarrows Taranaki Bulls made the vast majority of the play thereafter to

Canadian international Nelles locking in Canterbury career

by clubrugby - July 13, 2021

Above: The Canterbury Women's rugby team last year after winning their fourth consecutive Farah Palmer Cup title. PHOTO: Canterbury Women's FPC Facebook By Adam Julian Cindy Nelles arrived in New Zealand in August 2018 with a big reputation. Since 2014 she had been a Canadian international, and a year earlier had

Burning questions 2021

by clubrugby - January 2, 2021January 4, 2021

Welcome to 2021. To usher in the new year, here are 21 questions in no particular order to ponder ahead of the season. Sevens heaven Starting next month, will we see the National Club 7s title returning to Wellington, from Counties Manukau’s Ardmore Marist who won in Porirua at the start of

Inaugural Moana Pasifika squad named to play Māori All Blacks

by clubrugby - November 24, 2020November 25, 2020

Above: Tomasi Alosio in action in club rugby this year - one of six players in the 26-man Moana Pasifika squad not aligned with a Super Rugby team. The Inaugural Moana Pasifika squad has been named to play Māori All Blacks. The colours of Pacific nations Fiji, Samoa and Tonga will come

Short Passes 16 November – happenings and news in briefs

by clubrugby - November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

Afternoon edition: The Wellington Lions avoided relegation with a 31-5 win over Manawatu on Saturday. But a 5-5 record and sixth place finish in the seven-team Premiership represents a disappointing season. Reversing an extra time loss to Canterbury would have seen them in contention to win the title but ultimately periods