Plenty of college and representative rugby this weekend

by clubrugby - September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

The Centurions carry on from their win last weekend against their Taranaki counterparts to play the Manawatu Evergreens in Palmerston North on Saturday. 1.oopm updates: There are several representative matches and more college rugby that headlines the weekend’s community rugby around the Wellington region and in the Manawatu this weekend. The rugby

Aisle be Back: Message to the All Blacks. Please just win this weekend. Just win

by clubrugby - September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

By Kevin McCarthy Message to the All Blacks. Please just win this weekend. Just win. Because we can’t take much more of this. Just win, because you were winning last week by the 50-minute mark. Yet inexplicably you let an average Argentinian side with a game plan circa 1960s and an ace

The day Wellington teams re-took the Ranfurly Shield off Southland and beat the All Blacks

by clubrugby - September 1, 2022

This is a previous article on this website from 2016. Re-publishing it here ahead of the Wellington Lions versus Southland match and the second All Blacks versus Argentina fixture this coming weekend. World War One disrupted a great era for Wellington rugby teams. Wellington had captured the Ranfurly Shield in 1914 off

Powerful Prodigy – Peter Lakai

by clubrugby - August 31, 2022October 15, 2022

Peter Lakai playing for Petone against Norths earlier this season, with Riley Higgins in support. The two teams later met in the Jubilee Cup final. PHOTO: Stewart Baird. By Adam Julian Peter Lakai is eligible to play Colts rugby until 2024 but is already a dominant loose forward in the Wellington

Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 026: Arthur Kelly and the Pro Blacks

by clubrugby - August 31, 2022

Arthur Kelly staked his reputation on his fearless tacking ability – which seemingly led to the set of events that saw him join the ‘Pro Blacks’ team on their momentous overseas tour of 1907/08 and subsequently play several seasons for the St Helen’s club in England. Born in Petone on Christmas