Midwinter start for club rugby tomorrow

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By Scott MacLean Draws & Teamlists HERE    UPDATED: And so it begins. A little over three months after rugby – like almost everything else – was put on hold and the country headed into lockdown in response to the growing Covid-19 crisis, it’s back and we have a season that it looked

Aisle be Back: Hurricanes at home against the Crusaders

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By Kevin McCarthy (soon to be in quarantine) Remember all those highly-paid athletes complaining about long-haul flights to South Africa. They should try flying back to New Zealand from the Falkland Islands. We’ve decided to trek it home obviously because of the return of Aotearoa Super Rugby. That and the COVID-19 free

Lalaga sharing the love at Norths

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Parekura Lalaga and Norths with the Jubilee Cup last year.  By Adam Julian “I’ve been here at the highest points and the lowest points. It’s true, a winning club attracts people, but when we were in a slump the family buzz went missing. Today everyone has a voice,” Norths captain Parekura

Club Rugby A-Z 2020

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The 2020 club season finally gets underway across the province this weekend with the first round of a full 13 for the Premier Swindale Shield, and starts in the Premier Reserve Harper Lock Shield and Women’s Rebecca Liua’ana Trophy. Our fifth annual A-Z looks ahead at the campaign to come: A –