NZ Club Rugby 2024 ( General)

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[Chris]

Ritchie Mounga has been helping out and training with his Linwood club in Christchurch the last 3 weeks good to see him around his club.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Chris i do love hearing stuff like that, seems like such an easy win to get down and do some stuff with your old club. Back in the day Taine Randell was often seen down at Dunedin even if not playing

[Chris]

@Kiwiwomble said in NZ Club Rugby 2024 ( General):

@Chris i do love hearing stuff like that, seems like such an easy win to get down and do some stuff with your old club. Back in the day Taine Randell was often seen down at Dunedin even if not playing

Yeah me too it is good to see,Ritchie has been at the Saturday games as well.
Don’t ever forget where you came from holds true.

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[mikedogz]

Counties Energy Senior Club Rugby Results
McNamara Cup
Patumahoe 19-15 Bombay
Pukekohe 55-14 Papakura
Karaka WBD-LBD Ardmore Marist

Premier Reserves Cup (Development Women’s) Final: Patumahoe Champions
Papakura 17-20 Patumahoe

Massey Cup (Under 21) Final: Karaka Champions
Karaka 59-14 Patumahoe

Bright Cup (Under 19) Final: Manurewa Champions
Ardmore Marist 17-22 Manurewa

[mikedogz]

Hoskins Sotutu had a run off the Bench for Papakura.

[Frank]

@mikedogz Was he good on both sides of the ball?

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Sport, Waikato News, New Zealand, The Country

New club rugby trophy honours legacy of Waikato All Blacks greats

The first match for the Clarke Family Cup took place in Morrinsville last weekend.

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Sir Bryan 'BeeGee' Williams fights to save Ponsonby Rugby Club from Western Springs eviction

[Bovidae]

If the weather is good I am trying to watch all the Premiership/Championship clubs at least once. Just two out-of-town Championship clubs to go.

This week was Fraser Tech v United Matamata Sports. UMS won with a penalty with time up. Varsity with the big upset win over Hautapu.

[Dan54]

I se Dane Coles had a run for Paraparaumu against Athletic in Levin on weekend. Betting my prediction from last year going to happen this year. Colesy will be seen In the Mighty Nua in Heartland I still predict!

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A growth area in Counties club rugby is women's rugby. Only one team, Manurewa in the Auckland Premier grade but in the Development grade the four Counties teams finished 1 to 4. The winners Patumahoe qualified fourth.

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[SouthernMann]

Semi final day down in Dunedin. Green Island finished top after round robin, and are facing a pretty hot Southern side looking for three championships on the trot. Southern have been building well, especially after the return of Jack Leslie at 10. Green Island will be wanting Finn Hurley to be heavily involved from the back. Big Oli Haig will.be coming off the bench.
Dunedin will be playing Varsity in the second semi. I reckon the winner of this will tip up Southern in the final. Dunedin has a better front row with Vaka and Wingham. Varsity has better locks with Tinnock and Aho. Palmer for Dunedin is quality, just has redhead problems. In the backs, Varsity will be focusing their attack around Umaga-Jensen at centre. Jeremiah Asi will ne making his return after a long injury lay off as well. While the young Dunedin back three of the two Southland contracted players Tayne Harvey and Augustine, as well as Otago injury replacement Kyan Rangitutia should cause issues.
I'm picking a Dunedin v Southern final. Repeat of 2023. Bearing in mind this pick is made from my lounge in the Hutt Valley, on the back of reading and watching club footy write ups and videos.

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SFs in Waikato club rugby as well. Marist (1) vs Hamilton OB (4), and Varsity (2) vs Hautapu (3). I will go and watch the latter game although both games are to be played only a few hundred metres from each other. Roe (HOB) is the only regular SR player involved.

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