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2022 Wellington Māori squad and itinerary revealed

by clubrugby - May 11, 2022

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.

Bond Banter 14 February (some rugby news and information to start the week)

by clubrugby - February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Random rugby shot of the day. When Old Boys University beat the Upper Hutt Rams 38-22 at the Basin Reserve in 2015. UPDATED 2: It's Valentines Day today, but the only date we all need to be concerned with is the start of the 2022 rugby season, which is scheduled to

Pioneers of rugby in Wellington: 001 Charles Monro

by clubrugby - February 11, 2022February 14, 2022

By Dribbling Rushes Profiling the people that built and helped shape the game in Wellington, from its inception in 1870 through to the WRFU’s 50th Jubilee year in 1929. The first of these profiles is Charles Monro, widely recognised as the founding father of rugby in New Zealand – as played

Bond Banter 7 February (some rugby tidbits and news to start the week)

by clubrugby - February 7, 2022February 7, 2022

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)

by clubrugby - February 4, 2022

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