Polls: Who do you think will win the Swindale Shield and Rebecca Liua’ana Trophy competitions?

News in briefs

by clubrugby - March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

The start of the 2022 club rugby season in Wellington is this Saturday, 2 April. The two competitions that are scheduled to get underway this Saturday are the Premier Men's Swindale Shield and Premier Women's Rebecca Liua'ana Trophy competitions. Fourteen teams will line up for the start for the Swindale Shield and

The rugby wrap-up 28 March (Community rugby news and information to start the week)

by clubrugby - March 28, 2022March 29, 2022

Updates TUESDAY: It is understood one, perhaps two, of this weekend's 11 opening Men's Swindale Shield/Women's Rebecca Liua'ana Trophy matches are possibly going to be cancelled because of Covid. If so, points will be shared. More details coming later in the week. The WRFU's AGM is tonight, with some new Life Members

Some players to watch in club rugby in 2022

by clubrugby - March 27, 2022March 28, 2022

The fulltime whistle in the Jubilee Cup final - a moment for every player on the winning team to relish and for opponents to look to vow to come back stronger next year. By Scott MacLean In this space the past two years we’ve taken a look at a player from

Aisle be Back: The return of the Hurricanes

Hurricanes

by clubrugby - March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

By Kevin McCarthy Why the gloom and despair out there folks. There seems to be at times a professional industry around talking down rugby and its future in this country. We’re told the All Blacks are sliding down the world rankings. That the northern hemisphere and South Africa are the new

Final pre-season matches tomorrow for many clubs

by clubrugby - March 25, 2022March 27, 2022

Johnsonville played 100 minutes against Feilding last week and themselves and the Wellington Axemen have matches lined up tomorrow before they meet each other in the opening round of the Swindale Shield competition next weekend. UPDATED Friday: Many Premier teams will be having their final round tune-ups – or in a