Centurions and Hawke’s Bay winners in U18s competition, high scoring in Heartland games

by clubrugby - September 12, 2026

Centurions U18s centre Lome Va'a sets sail for the line to score the second of this two first half tries in his team's one-point win over the Manawatu U18s. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Defending champions the Centurions U18s and the Hawke’s Bay U18s will meet each other in a

Age Grade representative rugby, Heartland Championship and NPC competitions this weekend

by clubrugby - September 11, 2026September 12, 2026

By Scott MacLean & Steven White The second round of the Hurricanes U18s competition is this Saturday, with two matches in Napier, one in Palmerston North and one in Masterton. There are also U18s girls and U16 boys games, while the Heartland Championship and men’s and women’s NPC competitions continue. Representative The senior

Aisle be Back: All Blacks v South Africa 4.0

by clubrugby - September 11, 2026

By Kevin McCarthy 32-26. Not a score prediction for the fourth and final test of the thriller Boks v All Blacks. Though New Zealand would happily take a win of that margin. No, 32 is the average age of the Springbok starting XV, and 26 the same for the All Blacks during

Pride milestones in the era of Keira

by clubrugby - September 10, 2026

By Adam Julian Keira Su'a-Smith celebrated her 21st birthday last Friday. On Saturday, the milestones kept rolling at Rugby League Park. The fullback captained the Wellington Pride for the first time in their 34-24 win against North Harbour Hibiscus in the Dame Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) championship. She was the 22nd player

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 141: Jimmy Grbich (Pōneke)

by clubrugby - September 9, 2026

Jimmy Grbich was a popular and dynamic No. 8 who played for Pōneke and Wellington representative teams and for the New Zealand Māori team, throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. He tragically passed away in a vehicle accident near the Tawa motorway interchange at the end of 1962. He was 31. His