Another first for Mahoney

Rugby > Another first for Mahoney

by Christine Dornan | 18 Dec, 2019 | Rugby, Sport

Rebecca Mahoney .. first woman to referee a Ranfurly Shield game in July. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz The accolades keep coming for Wairarapa-Bush rugby referee Rebecca Mahoney. The Alfredton farmer has been named as an assistant... read more

Tough ask for sevens squad

Rugby > Tough ask for sevens squad

by Christine Dornan | 13 Dec, 2019 | Rugby, Sport

Caleb Cavubati scoring a try for the NZ School Barbarians against the NZ Maori Under-18 last year. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Injuries have forced some late changes on the Wairarapa-Bush team to contest the national sevens... read more

Mahoney joins exclusive club

Rugby > Mahoney joins exclusive club

by Christine Dornan | 22 Nov, 2019 | Rugby, Sport

Rebecca Mahoney refereed her 50th first class game in the Farah Palmer Cup final. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Life doesn’t stand still for Wairarapa-Bush rugby referee Rebecca Mahoney. The Alfredton farmer has become the fourth New... read more

Coasties top of sevens tree

Rugby > Coasties top of sevens tree

by Christine Dornan | 13 Nov, 2019 | Rugby, Sport

Bryan Arnold scoring for East Coast. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz East Coast are the Wairarapa-Bush sevens champions after beating Martinborough in a tight final at Trust House Memorial Park on Saturday. The Coasties were in dominant... read more

Push to grow participation

Rugby > Push to grow participation

by Christine Dornan | 19 Sep, 2019 | Rugby, Sport

Cooper Veneberg beats the Horowhenua-Kapiti defence for the Wai-Bush Under-13s. PHOTO/KYLIE EVANS RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Union will make changes next year to draw more players and volunteers into the sport. The union’s... read more

Wai-Bush bag another five points

Rugby > Wai-Bush bag another five points

by Christine Dornan | 17 Sep, 2019 | Rugby, Sport

Ueta Tufuga bagged two tries in Wai-Bush’s win over Poverty Bay. PHOTOS/JADE CVETKOV Wai-Bush fight to the happy end WAIRARAPA-BUSH 36 POVERTY BAY 31 RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz A brilliant 60-metre individual try by Ueta Tufuga with three minutes to... read more

Pioneer back in premiers

Rugby > Pioneer back in premiers

by Christine Dornan | 14 Sep, 2019 | Rugby, Sport

Premier rugby will return to Jeans St in 2020. PHOTO/FILE RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz “There’s a hell of a lot of work to do.” That’s the word from Pioneer Rugby Club president Richard Dahlberg, after the club was granted premier status for the 2020... read more

Brothers galore in Wai-Bush team

Rugby > Brothers galore in Wai-Bush team

by Christine Dornan | 14 Sep, 2019 | Rugby, Sport

Logan Flutey [in green] is set to make his debut for Wairarapa-Bush. PHOTO/FILE Anderson’s season over RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Three sets of brothers have been named in the Farriers Wairarapa-Bush team to play Poverty Bay in a crunch Heartland... read more