Representative Rugby – Page 2

Club Rugby Highlights Series: Intercepts & Chargedowns Part 2

by clubrugby - April 30, 2026

Celebrating community rugby highlights of the past decade. Intercept and chargedown tries can turn games and take the breath out of opposing players and supporters alike. They are also often exciting and thrilling to watch, the sight of a winger coming up in the line and poaching a pass and doing

Hurricanes v Brumbies Stat Attack

by clubrugby - April 28, 2026

Fehi Fineanganofo (above) carried on with his try scoring habit becoming just the fourth Hurricanes player to score four tries in a Super Rugby match. The previous instances were by Ben Lam (against the Rebels at Melbourne in 2018), Ngani Laumape (against the Blues at Wellington in 2018, 10 matches

Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Brumbies and Kirifi’s 100th

by clubrugby - April 24, 2026

By Kevin McCarthy Not everyone will agree, but sometimes you've got to say a certain piece of building is worth every disputed dollar. At a bit over 600 million dollars , with inevitable turf battles over cost and who pays what, Christchurch and Canterbury tonight get back what many would feel

Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Chiefs

by clubrugby - April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

The Hurricanes come out to play in front of their teeming supporters last Saturday at home against the Blues. By Kevin McCarthy The demise of Moana Pasifika will be a sad story – but as Shakespeare might have said once, ‘tis a tragedy foretold. It’s also a canary in the coal mine

Where are they Now: Martin Leslie (Petone and Scotland)

by clubrugby - April 9, 2026

By Adam Julian The recent Six Nations broke many scoring records and was regarded as one of the best ever. Noteworthy was Scotland’s 50-40 win over eventual champions France. In 1999, Scotland beat France in a similarly dramatic match in Paris, dominated by Petone legend Martin Leslie. Petone started the 2026