NZ Club Rugby 2023 ( General)

[Stargazer]

It may have been posted already, but Freedom Vahaakolo is playing his club rugby for Takapuna in the North Harbour competition.

[Bovidae]

I see that both Adam Lennox and Fiti Sa are playing for Varsity in the Waikato club competition, even though they are contracted to Taranaki. I assume both are attending the University of Waikato. Tom Florence did the same, but played for Hautapu.

[mikedogz]

Counties Energy Club Results - 15th April
McNamara Cup (Premier Men):
Pukekohe 22-22 Bombay
Patumahoe 62-17 Papakura
Karaka 67-17 Ardmore Marist
Manurewa BYE

Coleman Shield (Premier Women):
Silverdale 5-51 Manurewa
Papakura 12-60 North Shore
Pukekohe 15-22 Marist

Sid Marshall Shield (Championship):
Weymouth 43-3 Waiuku
Tuakau 14-67 Drury
Te Kauwhata 17-9 Maramarua
Puni 17-18 Te Kohanga
Patumahoe 12-13 Onewhero
Manurewa BYE

Bob Chandler Cup (Premier Reserves):
Pukekohe 28-17 Bombay
Patumahoe 90-0 Papakura
Karaka 75-10 Ardmore Marist
Manurewa BYE

Massey Cup (Under 21):
Karaka 61-7 Ardmore Marist
Manurewa 12-20 Pukekohe
Patumahoe 29-12 Papakura

Under 85kg:
Ardmore Marist 27-0 Drury
Onewhero 0-22 Waiuku
Beachlands Maraetai 20-12 Pukekohe
Karaka 13-19 Patumahoe

[Bovidae]

[Donsteppa]

Week one of the under 85kgs in Waikato

[SouthernMann]

Pretty ugly result in Dunedin over the weekend, with Dunedin beating Alhambra 99 - 0.

[mikedogz]

A few pro guys playing club this weekend

Alex McRobbie - Bombay

Atu Moli - Waikato Uni
Ngane Punivai - Waikato Uni
D'Angelo Leuila - Fraser Tech
Liam Coombes-Fabling - Fraser Tech

[Canes4life]

@mikedogz said in NZ Club Rugby 2023 ( General):

A few pro guys playing club this weekend

Alex McRobbie - Bombay

Atu Moli - Waikato Uni
Ngane Punivai - Waikato Uni
D'Angelo Leuila - Fraser Tech
Liam Coombes-Fabling - Fraser Tech

Wellington club rugby:

Peter Umaga-Jensen - Wainuiomata
Peter Lakai - Petone
Riley Higgins - Petone
Caleb Delany - OBU
Naitoa Ah Koui - Marist St Pats

[Bovidae]

@mikedogz said in NZ Club Rugby 2023 ( General):

A few pro guys playing club this weekend

And McWhannell on the bench for Hautapu.
Sinkinson - Melville.

I'm surprised Dyer is playing too.

[foobaNZ]

@Canes4life weird that Ah Koui is playing club footy in Welly rather than Hamilton.

[Stargazer]

@foobaNZ Wellington is 'home' to him. If he'd play club rugby in his NPC province, it would be BOP, not Waikato (unless he's returning to Wellington, this year).

[Canes4life]

@Stargazer said in NZ Club Rugby 2023 ( General):

@foobaNZ Wellington is 'home' to him. If he'd play club rugby in his NPC province, it would be BOP, not Waikato (unless he's returning to Wellington, this year).

He hasn't played club rugby in Wellington for a while so maybe he's moving back? If so, he'll be another solid off-season signing for the Lions.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer said in NZ Club Rugby 2023 ( General):

@foobaNZ Wellington is 'home' to him. If he'd play club rugby in his NPC province, it would be BOP, not Waikato (unless he's returning to Wellington, this year).

It is definitely 'home' to him, more especially so when I think you will find that his father is one of the senior Vice Presidents of the Wellington RFU.

[Chris]

Solomon Alaimalo played club rugby for Sydenham today in ChCh Metro comp.

[Bovidae]

[chchfanatic]

@Chris he was pretty average in a losing side too. Sumner too strong

[mikedogz]

Counties Energy Club Rugby Results - 22 April

McNamara Cup (Premier Men):
Ardmore Marist 7-62 Patumahoe
Bombay 22-37 Karaka
Papakura 24-24 Manurewa
Pukekohe BYE

Coleman Shield (Premier Women):
Papakura 0-56 Manurewa
Pukekohe 12-21 College Rifles

[Chris]

@chchfanatic said in NZ Club Rugby 2023 ( General):

@Chris he was pretty average in a losing side too. Sumner too strong

I am not surprised he was average,he has fallen off a cliff the last few years form wise.

[foobaNZ]

@Stargazer yea, just a bit strange during the Super season he's down here, since he's aligned with BOP and the Chiefs now.

If he's coming back to the Lions that'd be great. Adding him and I'd assume Shields is Lions aligned would make me very happy!

[Bovidae]

I noticed that Ah Kuoi was playing with his children on the field after the Hurricanes-Chiefs game. It could have been just as simple as he was spending the week in Wellington with family so it was more convenient to play club rugby there.

Ngane Punivai has played for a Taranaki and Waikato club in the last 2 weeks.