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Above: The Wellington Lions retained the Jonah Lomu Memorial Trophy on Thursday night with a 29-22 win over Counties Manukau. By Kevin McCarthy Two tries in three minutes and the Lions came roaring home at the death last night against Counties-Manukau. Talk about taking the win and all that, but the
Wellington Lions
Short Passes 26 August (afternoon edition)
Another month is drawing to a close, but before it does there is a banquet of rugby coming up over the next several days. This sumptuous rugby experience starts this Thursday when the Wellington Lions play the Counties Manukau Stadium Steelers at Wellington Stadium for the Jonah Lomu Trophy (more on
Wins for Centurions, Wellington Maori sides as college teams miss out in Hurricanes semis
Above: The Wellington and Manawatu teams after today's game in Palmerston North. There will be no capital boys First XV presence at this year’s Top 4 after both Wellington schools fell short in their Hurricanes region semi-finals today. St Pat’s Silverstream, beaten finalists from last Sunday, missed out 37-10 to Hastings Boys’
Aisle Be Back: All Blacks retain the Bledisloe as the Lions prepare for Canterbury
Short Passes 5 August
Above the Wellington Axemen U85kg side - back-to-back Division 2 U85kg division champions. The men's National Provincial Championship starts this Thursday when Southland host Northland but Wellington fans could be forgiven for barely knowing this given the Wellington media's general rejection of rugby and the closed shop nature of professional rugby. The