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Aidan Morgan making a break for Wellington in their first-class friendly at Porirua Park last year. By Steven White Last year the Wellington Lions lost five matches in the National Provincial Championship by scores inside a converted try. High on the heartbreak scale amongst those defeats was their second round 37-43 loss
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 022: Ernie Dodd and Eric Watkins
Fraser and Wilson, Jarden and Clark, Ellison and Gage – examples of memorable partnerships in Wellington Rugby. Watkins and Dodd are also on that list, great friends and front row partners for club, province and briefly the All Blacks in the early years of the previous century. Ernest Henry Dodd and Eric
Former Petone midfielder Nick Grigg relishing Hawke’s Bay opportunity
A younger Nick Grigg diving over to score for Petone against Paremata-Plimmerton in 2015. Since then he has gone on to play several seasons in Scotland and made nine international appearances for that country. By Steven White Nick Grigg played 85 Premier matches for Petone between 2011-15, during which time he
The Monday Wrap 1 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)
Monday midday edition: Two weekends to play in Wellington club rugby competitions three in college rugby and representative rugby just getting underway. The three are set to intersect this coming weekend, with feature club semi-finals, the final round of what is now a highly compelling First XV competition and some representative
Lachlan Lam set to sign deal with Leigh Centurions
The rugby world has been intrigued this season as Lachlan Lam caught the attention of professional rugby league club Leigh Centurions. The world-renowned club is set to sign the 24-year-old Roosters junior player. Lachlan Lam has been a player for the Sydney Roosters – an Australian professional rugby league football team