An initial 2022 Wellington Māori (Te Upoko O Te Ika Wellington) squad has been released this week by head coach Justin Wilson ahead of their campaign in August and September. See below for details.
Representative Rugby
Bond Banter 14 February (some rugby news and information to start the week)
Pioneers of rugby in Wellington: 001 Charles Monro
Bond Banter 7 February (some rugby tidbits and news to start the week)
We have rugby underway. In three pre-season Super Rugby matches this weekend, the Highlanders edged the Crusaders 20-19, the Chiefs accounted for new side Moana Pasifika 61-7 and the Hurricanes went down 21-28 to the Blues The Hurricanes used 34 players including a dozen non-squad members in their 28-21 pre-season loss to
RUGBY IN 1922 (part TWO REPRESENTATIVE rugby)
The Wellington team that toured the South Island in 1922. Whilst club rugby at the Senior Championship level was as strong and competitive as ever, before or since, the second great era of the Wellington rugby team drew to a close in 1922. ‘Five-eighths’ later summed up a frustrating representative campaign in