Eagles go top after Kilbirnie thrillers

Draws & Results HERE  UPDATED SUNDAY MORNING: The Hutt Old Boys Marist Eagles have soared to the top of the 2019 Swindale Shield standings after the opening month, hanging on to beat Poneke 36-34 this afternoon and registering their fourth straight win to start the season. The Eagles put on a strong

Short Passes – 1 April

  Above: HOBM edged Twa 25-24 on Saturday in one of several close games in hot conditions. PHOTO: Warwick Burke. Two weeks into the Premier season, and there are eight unbeaten teams of 28 in the Premier and Premier Reserve grades that have been in action so far. View the Draws &

Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Chiefs

By Kevin McCarthy. Ngani Laumape plays his 50 th match for the Canes this round so its as good a time as any to wonder why he is still seemingly a fringe All Black selection. Given his consistent form for nigh on two seasons, and this, and his clear talents as a

Club Rugby A-Z 2019

Above: Northern United players celebrate their 2018 opening win over Petone. Norths went on to win the Swindale Shield and make the final of the Jubilee Cup. PHOTO: NZ Lenz.  The 2019 club season gets underway across the province next weekend, with the first round of the now-abridged Premier Swindale Shield

NZ Development Men’s and Women’s 7s teams head to Japan

  The New Zealand Men's and Women's 7s Development teams will assemble this weekend to travel to Okinawa, Japan for matches against the Japanese national sevens teams. The All Blacks Sevens Development team is Losi Filipo Wellington Dan Fransen Canterbury Taylor Haugh Otago Jacob Kneepkens Taranaki Peni Lasaqa Bay of Plenty James Little North Harbour Josh Moorby Waikato Curtis Reid North Harbour Adam Simpson Wellington Te Puoho Stephens Tasman Te Rangatira