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Pre-season fixtures continue, HOBM and MSP squads at Spillane tournament

by clubrugby - March 7, 2019

Wellington Premier club rugby kicks off on Saturday 23 March with the first round of the 2019 Swindale Shield. View the draw HERE The penultimate weekend of pre-season fixtures for Wellington clubs sees the following matches: Hutt Old Boys Marist and Marist St Pat’s at the Spillane tournament in New Plymouth

Short Passes – 4 March

by clubrugby - March 4, 2019

Above: Chase Tiatia in action on debut for the Hurricanes on Friday night. PHOTO: Dave Brownlie. Full gallery at https://photos.brownlie.kiwi.nz/p879609346 Just under three weeks to go before the greatest show in town kicks off. Check out the first week Swindale Shield draw HERE The first weekend of March saw many clubs in action

Short passes 20 February

by clubrugby - February 20, 2019

Short passes is Club Rugby’s news in briefs and noticeboard column for 2019. If you have news, notices or want a shout-out for anything email editor@clubrugby.co.nz or send us a message on social media. Club Rugby also welcomes assistance in putting this together, so if you want to help in the news in brief-gathering process please

Short passes – 6 February

by clubrugby - February 6, 2019

Short passes is Club Rugby’s news in briefs and noticeboard column for 2019. It is anticipated that this will be a regular midweek post when the season kicks into gear. If you have news, notices or want a shout-out for anything email editor@clubrugby.co.nz or send us a message on social media. Club Rugby also welcomes assistance in

Have we reached “peak rugby” in schools?

by clubrugby - February 3, 2019

By Touchline A recent study of participation in all forms of tackle football in United States high schools showed dramatic growth in the decade to 2008, a peak in 2009 and a decline thereafter. Since 2014, high school football is reported to have lost more than 45,000 participants. In the last