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Short Passes 16 March

by clubrugby - March 16, 2020March 16, 2020

Above: Try time for MSP against Ories on Saturday in their pre-season fixture at Rongotai College. PHOTO: Tom Minton. More photos HERE It's the opening week of the club rugby season. Or is it? The Covid-19 outbreak has seen events in the sporting world move quickly in the past week, with major leagues

Some players to watch in club rugby this year

by clubrugby - March 15, 2020March 15, 2020

By Scott MacLean, Adam Julian and Steven White One of the great things about club rugby is that every year some players break out and create a reputation and put themselves into the major representative picture. We’ve chosen a player from each of the 14 clubs who we think can

Club Rugby teams of the decades

by clubrugby - January 10, 2020February 1, 2020

Welcome to the 15th decade of club rugby in Wellington, which gets underway on Saturday 21 March. Ahead of the new season, we have looked at the most dominant (statistically in most cases) teams of each decade so far. See below from the 1880s right up to the 2010s. 1880s - Poneke Championships

Rugby aplenty in 2020

by clubrugby - January 1, 2020February 1, 2020

Rugby players and supporters alike are recharging their batteries over the off-season. All are set to hit the ground running in 2020, as the start of the new year ushers in a new decade in rugby. The summer of sevens rugby continues in the New Year, while the Super Rugby season is

Rolling subs [updated] rugby news throughout the holiday period

by clubrugby - December 17, 2019February 1, 2020

Club Rugby news desk: editor@clubrugby.co.nz Earl Va'a to Norths Sydney, 28 December: Late last month it was revealed that former Scots College and Wellington Lions coach Earl Va'a is heading to the Shute Shield in Sydney in 2020: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5b8g2unnr_/ All Blacks lock Sam Strahan passes away Palmerston North 23 December: New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has