Wellington Gold win U16s tournament, Lions preparing for Hawke’s Bay in final Ranfurly Shield match of the year

by clubrugby - September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

Wellington Lions players Kemara Hauiti-Parapara and Ruben Love celebrate with Losi Filipo after the latter's seventh try of the season last Sunday against North Harbour. Photo: Andy McArthur. Wellington Gold won the Hurricanes U16s tournament played this week in Hastings in a thriller. In the final on Thursday, Wellington Gold and Hawke’s

Aisle be Back:

by clubrugby - September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy I’m very confident the All Blacks can win the world cup. The 2015 World Cup, unfortunately. After two weeks of doing nothing on an actual live rugby pitch, the 2023 iteration are thankfully finally back in the actual tournament. Not so much flying under the radar, as failing

Bird and Lions hoping to soar high for Hawke’s Bay challenge

by clubrugby - September 28, 2023September 28, 2023

By Steven White Wellington Lions lock Dominic Bird has Magpies blood in his veins, but he will be giving it his all to help the Wellington Lions stave off Hawke’s Bay’s challenge in their seventh and final challenge of the year (eighth overall in this tenure) on Saturday afternoon. “For us,

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 061: Artie Lambourn

by clubrugby - September 27, 2023September 27, 2023

Arthur 'Artie' Lambourn was a regular fixture of Petone and Wellington teams throughout the 1930s. His name is linked closely to rugby in the region in the years up to World War Two, and he played 45 first-class games for his province from 1932-39 and 40 matches for the All Blacks

Updated: Sideline Conversions 25-26 September (some news and information for Monday and Tuesday)

by clubrugby - September 25, 2023September 27, 2023

Updates Tuesday: The opening day of the Hurricanes U16s tournament was in Hastings on Monday, with both Wellington teams winning their Division A Don Broughton Cup fixtures. Wellington Gold beat Hawke’s Bay A 17-10 and Wellington Black defeated Manawatu 10-8. In Division B Saracens Cup matches, Wairarapa-Bush beat Ngati Porou East Coast