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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

Burning Questions 2022

by clubrugby - January 3, 2022January 20, 2022

The Tawa RFC celebrates with the Jubilee Cup last season at the Hutt Rec, after beating Marist St Pat's in the final. Can both these teams rise to the top again in 2022? Photo: Andy McArthur. Happy New Year and welcome to a new season of rugby. As always, we kick

Reading, Research and Rugby: Clive Akers for Steinlager Salver?

by clubrugby - December 22, 2021December 25, 2021

By Adam Julian There’s a chance that when avid readers of rugby open their Christmas presents (another book), the author could be Clive Akers. Editor of the Rugby Almanack since 1994, Clive is the author of seven major rugby history books, notably including Monro: The Life and Times of the Man

Bond Banter 29 November (Some rugby news and happenings to start the new week)

by clubrugby - November 29, 2021November 30, 2021

Glory days. Wainuiomata v Upper Hutt 2007. Home side Upper Hutt won this late April clash in the wet at Maidstone Park 19-17. Morning edition: It is just about the the end of the line as far as rugby goes for 2021. There is a match this coming weekend in Taupo between

Aisle be Back: much to ponder in the off-season

by clubrugby - November 26, 2021

A break for everyone coming up, before pre-season community and Hurricanes rugby in the New Year. By Kevin McCarthy Nearly 80 years ago, on World War II’s Eastern Front, there was a battle fought at a place called Kursk. Nazi Germany had been dealt a major defeat a few months earlier in