Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Blues

by clubrugby - March 10, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy Move on. Move on. Heard that a bit this week, after Ardie Savea’s infamous throat-slit gesture. Moving on for some meant justifying or rationalising the act. Odd stance. You can’t really do that and expect an apology to be enough. No-one thinks it was meant in a literal

Feverish Finishes Part 3

by clubrugby - March 9, 2023

Poneke celebrate their extra time Hardham Cup final win over Petone in 2021. In the lead-up to the 2023 season, Club Rugby is running a series on social media called Feverish Finishes. A look at some of the many crazy finishes and roaring comebacks in Wellington club rugby in recent years -

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 033: Patrick McEvedy and Arthur O’Brien

by clubrugby - March 7, 2023

Arthur O'Brien (left) in 1904 and Patrick McEvedy in 1908. Two players who attended St Pat’s Town a couple of years apart in the 1890s and played against the All Blacks for Great Britain/Anglo-Welsh teams on their tours in 1904 and 1908. Of the pair, McEvedy, is the most well-known, primarily because

Sideline Conversions 6 March (some rugby news and information to start the week)

by clubrugby - March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

Hurricanes Hunters fullback Chicago Doyle makes a break against the Crusaders Knights on Friday. Monday morning edition: A quad-tacular of Hurricanes matches this coming weekend in Wellington, and week two of pre-season fixtures in club rugby. As well as inter-club pre-season rugby, all four Hurricanes teams will be in action on Saturday,

Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Rebels

by clubrugby - March 3, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy. We couldn’t lose to the Rebels tonight, could we? Yes, we could. But surely it hasn’t been keeping any Hurricanes fans sleepless this week, sweating like the players were in last weekend’s thumping of the Reds. If you can’t win the title in rounds one and two, you surely

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