Representative Rugby – Page 76

Hunter on hammering bad attitudes and South Africa

by clubrugby - October 11, 2022October 11, 2022

Hunter Morrison (centre) with fellow Manawatu players Epeli Waqaicece and Jordi Viljoen on tour with the NZ 19s in South Africa recently. PHOTO: Manawatu Rugby (see below for post). By Adam Julian Hunter Morrison has overcome serious injuries and attitude problems to become a respected National age group rugby representative. The lock

Jackson Garden-Bachop on points scoring records and NPC knockout rugby

by clubrugby - October 5, 2022October 11, 2022

Jackson Garden-Bachop scores his try in this year's Jubilee Cup final. Norths beat Petone 23-20. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Steven White A statistic that came up after this past weekend’s ninth and final round-robin weekend of the National Provincial Championship revealed that Wellington Lions first five-eighth Jackson Garden-Bachop has kicked the

Hurricanes U16s tournament this week in Upper Hutt

by clubrugby - October 2, 2022October 5, 2022

Updated below (with a couple of corrections from version 1.0 on Sunday night): After two disrupted years, the Hurricanes U16s tournament returns in full this week, to be played at the new Campus of Innovation and Sport (CIS) on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. As always, the teams are split into two

Aisle be Back: Women’s World Cup, Lions and All Blacks

by clubrugby - September 30, 2022

By Kevin McCarthy I used to live in Auckland for a few years. I used to meet people there who literally had no conception there was a country below the Manukau Harbour. And certainly, they could find no reason to go there. They’d go to Melbourne a lot though. Well, they’ll

Wellington Samoans U18s win title, Lions roar in Shield defence, U16s underway

by clubrugby - September 24, 2022September 25, 2022

The Ranfurly Shield has been locked away for the summer, with the Wellington Lions successfully defending it against Waikato this afternoon. The Lions beat Waikato 34-6, after leading 10-6 at halftime, producing a suffocating second half to hold off the visitors and deny them a sniff at the Shield. Wellington also