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The Colts Division 1 John E Kelly Cup (left) and Division 2 Vic Calcinai Cup (right). By Steven White & Ian Knightly UPDATED #2: There are two Wellington club rugby Colts finals at the opposite ends of the region tomorrow. At the northern gates, the Upper Hutt Rams Colts host the
Dominic Ropeti – Maintaining faith while stealing the ball
Dominic Ropeti (left) with the Jim Brown Plate and brother Alex with the Jubilee Cup, surrounded by supporters and family. It was fitting Dominic Ropeti kicked the ball out to end the Jubilee Cup final. The Oriental Rongotai flanker won the Jim Brown Memorial Medal as the best player in the decider,
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 052: Norman Millard
For the much of its existence as Wellington’s Premier rugby ground, the far side of Athletic Park was known as the western bank, and its denizens were known as western bankers. Not for the faint-hearted, the western bank was a precarious, often dangerous, and sometimes feral embankment that was upgraded following
Moana Kuma – Build It and they will come, Bunnings Assist a Game Changer
The Wainuiomata Women's team after a win on their Old Timers' Day last season. Photo: T-Paul Gale. When Wainuiomata Rugby Club originally built their bathroom facilities they weren’t really designed with females in mind. There was a single bathroom at the back of the clubhouse that could only be accessed by passing
Matchday scoring highlights: Oriental-Rongotai (34) v Paremata-Plimmerton (21)
Oriental-Rongotai beat Paremata-Plimmerton 34-21 in Saturday's 2023 Jubilee Cup final. In cool, cloudy conditions at the Hutt Rec in front of an estimated 3,000-strong crowd, Ories went out to an early 8-0 lead with the wind in their favour. Paremata-Plimmerton came back to old a 14-8 lead, but Ories struck three