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

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

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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

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

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