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Lions – Mooloo opener in NPC this Saturday

by clubrugby - September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

Above: It was all and fun and games when the Wellington Lions beat Waikato in their last meeting last October in Wellington. PHOTO Hugh Pretorius. Mitre 10 Cup NPC Draws & Results HERE The Wellington Lions open their 2020 National Provincial Championship season this Saturday afternoon against Waikato in Hamilton, kick-off 2.05pm. It's

Season in Review 1930: (part three the representative season)

by clubrugby - February 26, 2020February 27, 2020

A highly competitive club rugby season, a successful representative season culminating in the return of the Ranfurly Shield and a hugely popular in-bound tour by Great Britain – 1930 remains one of the vintage seasons in Wellington rugby. As we build up to the 2020 year in rugby, we rewind

Short Passes 29 October

by clubrugby - October 29, 2019

This Saturday is the rescheduled opening leg of the WRFU American Ambassador's 7s series at Onepoto Park. The series becomes a two-tournament shootout, with the final leg at Upper Hutt next Saturday. The first one at Wainuiomata was washed out. Draws and teams to be confirmed later in the week, but

Aisle be Back: The RWC quarter-finals

by clubrugby - October 17, 2019

By Kevin McCarthy Guy who writes this blog has to confess he’s going to be stuck on a commercial plane flight right through the All Blacks’ quarterfinal against Ireland. Seriously. How do you manage to organise that rugby-watching apocalyptic scenario, you might ask. Or less politely, is he a complete idiot? Let’s

Short Passes 16 September (afternoon edition)

by clubrugby - September 15, 2019

Welcome to the last week of winter. The dark days might be behind us soon for another year, but there is an extra spring in the step of rugby players and supporters with the start of the Rugby World Cup just days away. The All Blacks start their campaign against the Springboks