Wellington Lions to meet Manawatu in final match of 2020 on Saturday

by clubrugby - November 12, 2020

By Peter Marriott and Steven White The Wellington Lions and the Manawatu Turbos resume their long-established rivalry after a two-year hiatus and contest the Coronation Cup when they meet on Saturday afternoon at Wellington Stadium. This fixture goes back to 1887 when Wellington enjoyed what was then a reasonably comfortable 11-0

Short Passes 9 November – some news and happenings in rugby

by clubrugby - November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

Luca Rees scores in the corner for Norths in their 43-0 semi-final win over Petone on Saturday. They were met with sterner opposition in Ories in the final, winning 15-14. Photo: Tom Minton. Midday edition: Just one more weekend of rugby in Wellington to bring the curtain down on a long, often

Norths and Ories win opening leg sevens tournaments

by clubrugby - November 7, 2020November 9, 2020

The Northern United Men's side and Oriental-Rongotai Women's team were the winners of the opening leg of the American Ambassador's Sevens tournament at Onepoto Park today. But only just. Both sides survived second half comebacks in their finals and won by a thread. Norths beat Oriental-Rongotai 15-14 in the Men's final, hanging

Aisle be Back: Bledisloe #4 in Brisbane

by clubrugby - November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

By Kevin McCarthy He is of course one of those players who was marked down at an early stage as a potential Rolls Royce, but sadly with a Ford Escort engine.Let’s try this experiment. Treat Akira Ioane as if you’ve never seen him before, when he starts his first test

American Ambassador’s club sevens series underway

by clubrugby - November 6, 2020November 7, 2020

UPDATE 2: A short, sharp sevens season in Wellington starts this Saturday at Onepoto Park, Titahi Bay, with the first tournament of the two-leg American Ambassador’s club series. Some 16 teams will descend on Onepoto Park for the opening tournament, with the second and final leg set to be contested at