Midwinter start for club rugby tomorrow

By Scott MacLean Draws & Teamlists HERE    UPDATED: And so it begins. A little over three months after rugby – like almost everything else – was put on hold and the country headed into lockdown in response to the growing Covid-19 crisis, it’s back and we have a season that it looked

Lalaga sharing the love at Norths

Parekura Lalaga and Norths with the Jubilee Cup last year.  By Adam Julian “I’ve been here at the highest points and the lowest points. It’s true, a winning club attracts people, but when we were in a slump the family buzz went missing. Today everyone has a voice,” Norths captain Parekura

Club Rugby A-Z 2020

The 2020 club season finally gets underway across the province this weekend with the first round of a full 13 for the Premier Swindale Shield, and starts in the Premier Reserve Harper Lock Shield and Women’s Rebecca Liua’ana Trophy. Our fifth annual A-Z looks ahead at the campaign to come: A –

Gains and Losses 2020

  After a well-documented delay, the 2020 Wellington club rugby season kicks off this coming Saturday. As well as on all the club social media channels, round one Swindale Shield teams will be named in one place in the Draws & Results section (above/menu bar) on Friday. As always there is player

School leavers to watch in 2020

Above: Fulltime in last season's Wellington First XV final, won by Scots College. PHOTO: Andy McArthur.   By Adam Julian, Steven White and Scott MacLean Remarkably the 2019 Hurricanes Under 18 squad featured nine players from Scots College and just a single boy from traditional powerhouses Wellington College and St Patrick’s College,