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The two teams met at a windswept Rugby League Park on Saturday. The match would go down to the wire, with a 14-player Centurions side holding up Tasman over the line with the last act of the match to hang on and win. A few minutes earlier, Wellington replacement wing Pose Tuileapa
Sideline Conversions 9 September (some rugby news and information to start the new week)
News this morning that Jackson Garden-Bachop has signed with Moana Pasifika for 2025. Photo: Hugh Pretorius. A few days off this week, then another big weekend of rugby coming up. There are two National Knockout Cup U85kg matches at Evans Bay Park on Saturday, with the OBU Scallywags and Poneke teams hosting
Manukura and Hamilton BHS win Top 4 titles
Manukura with the defence of the Hine Pounamu Trophy. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian Manukura (girls) and Hamilton Boys’ High School (bwon Sunday’s National First XV Top 4 Championship finals in Palmerston North. Accounts of both matches follow. Manukura: 39 (Danica Talitonu 2; Maia Davis, Te Maia Sweetman, Elley-May Taylor, Kingston Taiapa, Pewhairangi
U19s retain silverware, Centurions beat Tasman B, Hurricanes U18s competition underway
By Steven White & Scott MacLean Wellington retained the Hurricanes U19s competition Central Region Shield with a 65-7 win over the Hurricanes Heartland U20s at Porirua Park today. Playing into the strong wind, Wellington led 34-7 at halftime and maintained their dominance on the scoreboard throughout the remainder o the match.
Bumper weekend of rugby coming up [UPDATED]
Jonah Ngan-Woo touches down for the Wellington Pride against Manawatu. She plays her 100th first-class game, for the Pride against Otago in Dunedin tomorrow. By Scott MacLean UPDATED. Another bumper weekend of rugby coming up in and around Wellington. A preview of Saturday's action is below. Representative The season edges ever closer to its