NZ Club Rugby 2023 ( General)

[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.

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[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.

[Tim]

Massey heading for their first loss this season, when they Takapuna.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrfFsyJpBYu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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[mikedogz]

Counties Energy Club Rugby Results - 29 April
McNamara Cup (Premier Men):
Patumahoe 41-10 Bombay
Manurewa 43-14 Ardmore Marist
Karaka 26-31 Pukekohe
Papakura BYE

Coleman Shield (Premier Women):
Silverdale 0-66 Pukekohe
Papakura defaulted to Ponsonby
Manurewa 39-5 North Shore
Waitemata 15-15 Weymouth
Patumahoe 42-5 College Rifles