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Aisle be Back: Changes on the horizon

by clubrugby - September 25, 2026

By Kevin McCarthy Another year and another reworking potentially of rugby competitions. NZR met yesterday to thrash out three options. If you haven’t seen them, they are (as far as we know): Adding two NZ teams to Super Rugby Pacific, restoring the competition to 12 teams. Cutting duplication by having

Aisle be Back: The Afterglow of your Hurricanes final win

by clubrugby - June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

Hurricanes players celebrating during their win last Saturday. Photo: Mike Lewis Pictures. By Kevin McCarthy 10 minutes into the second half. The Hurricanes have just notched up 41 points …. To nil. The woman next to me says: Good Game! I agree and add that I’ve never seen anything like it, 41-nil

Sideline Conversions 22 June (some news and information to start the week)

by clubrugby - June 22, 2026June 22, 2026

Xavier Numia and Billy Proctor running freely during the Super Rugby Final. They won a College First XV Premiership final together in 2015 for St Pat's Town and have now won the Super Rugby title together for the Hurricanes. They are now in the All Blacks together as well. Photo:

Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Chiefs (Final)

by clubrugby - June 19, 2026

By Kevin McCarthy Sitting there on Tuesday morning at my computer, buying a ticket to the grand final was a scary moment. I knew where I wanted a seat and headed straight there, and literally could see the available seats disappearing faster than Russian trucks heading for Crimea. I snared somewhere at

Hurricanes v Blues Semi-Final Stat Attack

by clubrugby - June 16, 2026

Asafo Aumua added his name to the list of try scorers in the win over the against the Blues. He now has 19 in 89 matches. It was his 5th against the Blues, a record for him against another side, one more than his four against the Chiefs. By Peter