NZ Club rugby (general)
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Waipu beat Mid Northern 18-15 to go add a 2nd title to their first ever title last season.
MN were lucky to avoid relegation last season, so a great turnaround from them.
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Waipu beat Mid Northern 18-15 to go add a 2nd title to their first ever title last season.
MN were lucky to avoid relegation last season, so a great turnaround from them.
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@taniwharugby how longs Wiseguy been playing for Waipu. last i saw of him was at AGGs i think.
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@Magic65 3rd season I think. Been around Northland side for those seasons but not quite cracked it.
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@taniwharugby ah, thats long enough to lose the import tag - i noticed a few import accusations being tossed about in chat on the livestream.
@Magic65 yeah waipu have done a bit of recruiting, but most been there 2+ seasons now, many work out there too, particularly a few of the fijian boys working at North Pine.
HH could be accused of that with Hawkins (OBM last year) Davies (Kawakawa last year) Pryor (back from Japan, but was OBM before going) and Dunn (although Dunn been an HH man for years but been up in Kawakawa last 2 seasons for work)
Always hear people from differing clubs accusing others of importing and paying players, yet they all do it in one way or another.
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I read recently that Waikato Club rugby compeition is only 50 years old. The Breweries Shield.
Anyone explain this? Before that was it sub-union based competitions?
@Rapido said in NZ Club rugby (general):
I read recently that Waikato Club rugby compeition is only 50 years old. The Breweries Shield.
Anyone explain this? Before that was it sub-union based competitions?
It looks like the Waikato-wide club competition only started in 1966.
Based on the info on the mooloo website there were separate sub-union club competitions before then.
1936 Taupiri, Waipa and Hamilton sub-unions combine for a club competition and compete for the Stag Trophy. The inaugural winner is Hamilton Old Boys. -
Watching East Coast final (found a Grassroots Rugby on my mysky I hadn't watched).
Both teams are wearing the same kit.
Both have Red shirts and black shorts but with some indescribable black swirls on the shirts supposedly making them 'different '.But to add to the confusion, 1 guy doesnt have his team kit and is wearing a Counties Manukau style jersey!
Wait. Looks like a sub has come on now in second half wearing a black Jersey. Now 4 different types of jerseys on the field, but unfortunately 28 of the players still look identical.
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@Bones Yip you guys where top of the table for most of the season then fell away to finish 5th OBU vs Norths for Jubilee Cup
@mikey07 said in NZ Club rugby (general):
@Bones Yip you guys where top of the table for most of the season then fell away to finish 5th OBU vs Norths for Jubilee Cup
Ahh gotcha, so they're not doing full rounds, just splitting 1-4 and 5-8? Good idea.
Axemen to get the axe.
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@mikey07 said in NZ Club rugby (general):
@Bones Yip you guys where top of the table for most of the season then fell away to finish 5th OBU vs Norths for Jubilee Cup
Ahh gotcha, so they're not doing full rounds, just splitting 1-4 and 5-8? Good idea.
Axemen to get the axe.
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@Bones They went full Swindale Shield so everyone played everyone then split top 4 5-8 and then 9-12
Axeman axes themselves to 13/14th
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@mikey07 And Axed Avalon so badly that they never even showed up! A very well celebrated 13th position if I say so myself.
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Hey @Bones sorry mate my Wainui boys beat HOBM 17-15 for the Hardham Cup I was quite surprised.
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Hey @Bones sorry mate my Wainui boys beat HOBM 17-15 for the Hardham Cup I was quite surprised.
@mikey07 said in NZ Club rugby (general):
Hey @Bones sorry mate my Wainui boys beat HOBM 17-15 for the Hardham Cup I was quite surprised.
Did you go watch mate? How did Rayasi look?
