Club rugby to come alive in round five

by clubrugby - July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

By Scott MacLean Swindale Shield teamlists HERE UPDATED: Tomorrow see’s one-third distance reached in the Premier season with the fifth round of the Swindale and Harper Lock Shields, with it again looking like ideal mid-winter conditions for playing rugby. No fewer than three players rack up centurion milestones tomorrow; two in the

Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Blues

by clubrugby - July 17, 2020

By Kevin McCarthy I am quite ashamed. After four plane flights over about 45 hours, spread across three weeks, with one cancellation and about eight million security checks, I arrived home to a quarantine hotel and tuned in 43 SECONDS late for the Hurricanes v Highlanders kick-off. I do not intend

Rugby fire still burning for Taufale

by clubrugby - July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Above: Galu Taufale in action last weekend against Tawa. He makes his 100th Premier start for Poneke against Petone on Saturday. By Adam Julian At the end of 2016, and after nearly a decade in club rugby, Galu Taufale entertained thoughts of hanging up his boots and starting a career as a

A dame of Women’s Rugby – Neroli Knight

by clubrugby - July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

By Adam Julian Neroli Matautia (nee Knight) was a high school star who kicked on to to enjoy a 22-year senior career. On August 26, 1990, Knight became possibly the youngest ever rugby international when she debuted for New Zealand aged 15 years, 11 months, and 7 days old against the

This week in History: 13-19 July

by clubrugby - July 14, 2020

Above: Isaac O'Connor (MSP) bears down on Steve So'oialo (Tawa) in their sixth round regular season match in 2013. MSP won this game 20-10 , but Tawa would win the final three weeks later. So'oialo's brother James also features this week in history, for Northern United in 2009. See below

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