Woodlands provided the highlight in round five of the Southland premier grade club rugby competition on Saturday when they beat the Eastern Northern Barbarians 20-13 in Gore.
An oddity of the Central Otago premier club rugby competition is that four of the five leading try-scorers after five rounds of competition are props. Mostly seriously big props, and in Joji Ravula...
That was definitely not a rueful smile on coach Clarke Dermody’s face as he reflected on a game that was painful to watch but at least ended in a Highlanders victory.
The corner of the Riverton Rugby Club’s flag has been deliberately torn off — but the mutilated flag has only earned infinite respect and pride among members.
Green Island fullback Finn Hurley went from zero to hero to lead his side to a 32-29 win over Taieri in a Dunedin premier club thriller at Peter Johnstone Park this afternoon.
Spurred on by an outstanding scrummaging performance, the Crusaders have handed the Rebels a 39-0 hiding to claim their second win of the Super Rugby Pacific season.
Paul Dwyer talks to Murray (Roly) Ralston who has dusted off the clipboard and returned to the Taieri Eels, and Russ Lundy who is once again in charge of the Varsity Bookworms.