RUGBY IN 1922 (part TWO REPRESENTATIVE rugby)

by clubrugby - February 4, 2022

The Wellington team that toured the South Island in 1922. Whilst club rugby at the Senior Championship level was as strong and competitive as ever, before or since, the second great era of the Wellington rugby team drew to a close in 1922. ‘Five-eighths’ later summed up a frustrating representative campaign in

All you need is Ruben

by clubrugby - January 31, 2022February 2, 2022

Ruben Love playing for the Hurricanes last year against the Rebels. PHOTO: Mike Lewis. By Steven White Ruben Love is the first player since Jeff Wilson to represent New Zealand secondary schools’ teams at both rugby and cricket and the first player to be born this century to play for the

Bond Banter 31 January (news and information to start the week in rugby)

by clubrugby - January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

The Upper Hutt Rams at pre-season training last week. The shadows are slowly lengthening, which means the start of the rugby competitions are drawing nearer. In theory, we are counting down to the start of the 2022 rugby season. As scheduled, the Super Rugby squads play their first two matches this coming

LOOKING BACK A CENTURY: RUGBY IN 1922 (PART ONE CLUB RUGBY)

by clubrugby - January 28, 2022January 28, 2022

Following a memorable 1921 season, particularly on the representative front with Wellington ending the year with the Ranfurly Shield locked away and the All Blacks hosting the Springboks in their inaugural series, 1922 failed to reach the same lofty heights. Wellington fell away – and lost the Shield to Hawke’s Bay

All Blacks Sevens squad wins Bula Fiji 7s but Whanganui Fijians impress

by clubrugby - January 22, 2022January 23, 2022

The two teams that met in the Cup final, winners the Ignite New Zealand Sevens and runners-up Whanganui Fijians. The Ignite NZ Sevens team, also known as the All Blacks Sevens squad, comfortably won Saturday’s inaugural Bula Fiji 7s tournament at a sun-drenched Porirua Park. As to be expected from the national