Ranfurly Shield still a prized possession

Canterbury took the Ranfurly Shield off Otago on Saturday. This is unconfirmed (the source online is Wikipedia) but this was Canterbury's 17th successful Ranfurly Shield challenge, eclipsing Auckland's 16 tenures that they shared the record with previously. Waikato are next with 13 wins and Wellington fourth with 10. This got us to

Short Passes 29 July – bumper edition + Lions squad naming

Has the bar at Norths' HQ at Porirua Park closed yet? +++++ Despite being named on Ories' bench for the Women's final, Black Fern Selica Winiata was withdrawn prior to kick-off. While Club Rugby firmly believes this was belatedly the right decision, questions have to be asked why the idea of a