Upper Hutt Rams light the fuse in winning opening sevens tournament

by clubrugby - November 5, 2022

By Steven White. Photos by Mike & Caroline Lewis and Andy McArthur The Upper Hutt Rams laid on the fireworks in the Cup final in winning the opening leg of the WRFU American Ambassador’s Sevens tournament at Wise Park this afternoon. The Rams easily accounted for Oriental Rongotai 47-12 in the

New winners to be crowned in scaled down American Ambassador’s series

by clubrugby - November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

Updated 2: Names of new winners will be etched on the men’s and women’s Wellington club rugby sevens trophies this season, as the scheduled two-leg series gets underway at Wise Park in Wainuiomata on Saturday. As is the theme in sevens rugby this year, numbers are significantly down. This is a

Aisle be Back: Black Ferns semi-final and All Blacks v Wales

by clubrugby - November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

The Black Ferns sing the national anthem. PHOTO: Sky Sport. By Kevin McCarthy Nothing captures the current zeitgeist of rugby than to watch the Black Ferns and the All Blacks sing the national anthem. The All Blacks, pretty uniformly, sing with well, not gusto, and with the demeanour of men facing if

All Blacks v Japan Stat Attack

by clubrugby - November 2, 2022

The All Blacks defeated Japan this past Saturday in the opening leg of their end of year Northern tour. Some fact and figures from the match by Peter Marriott below. New Zealand v Japan: Won 38-31 New Zealand and Japan first met at test level in Johannesburg during the 1995 Rugby World

New Zealand Rugby to introduce safety rule changes in 2023

by clubrugby - November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced three game innovations that will be trialled for the 2023 community rugby season, designed to improve player safety, flow of the game and keep the ball in play more. The changes are supported by the 26 Provincial Unions and include a significant reduction in tackle