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Above: Moment of impact. The Hurricanes missed out to the Blues 15-24 on Saturday night, ending the match with 12 players. PHOTO: Stewart Baird. Hutt Old Boys Marist were run down by hosts Napier Old Boys Marist in the final of the Spillane tournament on Sunday. HOBM gave away a 19-point lead
Pre-season
Nelson defeat Axemen in 150th pre-season match, HOBM in Spillane final
Above: Wellington Axemen flanker Gabriel Wilson crosses in the corner just before halftime in the match at Hataitai Park. UPDATED: The visiting Nelson RFC side beat the Wellington Axemen today in their 150th anniversary pre-season clash at Hataitai Park this afternoon. See below for our match report of this game. Elsewhere in
Inter provincial club rugby pre-season matches including Spillane this Saturday
Two weeks to go. The countdown is on to the start of the start of the Wellington, Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu Premier club rugby seasons on Saturday 21 March. Many clubs throughout the Hurricanes region and lower North Island are in action this weekend against opposition from outside their region. Top billing is
Axemen to have a Crack at Nelson in special sesquicentennial clash
Above: Isaac Bracewell gets a pass way in club rugby last year. PHOTO: Hugh Pretorius. By Adam Julian “It’s pretty big, a reenactment of the first game, there’s a lot of history behind it,” Isaac Bracewell enthused ahead of the special fixture between the Wellington Football Club and the Nelson Rugby
