by Christine Dornan | Mar 7, 2019 | Rugby, Sport
Tui Cup champions Gladstone will start their title defence with a rematch of the 2018 final. PHOTOS/FILE RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz A rematch of last year’s final will kick off the 2019 Wairarapa-Bush premier club rugby season. Carterton will host...
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by Christine Dornan | Mar 2, 2019 | Rugby, Sport
Soli Malatai … star winger has moved to play in Wellington. PHOTOS/FILE RUGBY ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz Coach Joe Harwood believes a tough draw for the upcoming Heartland Championship will help Wairarapa-Bush take their game to the next level – but they will have to...
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by Christine Dornan | Feb 25, 2019 | Rugby, Sport
Alistair Payne refereeing last year’s Tui Cup final between Gladstone and Carterton. PHOTO/FILE RUGBY ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz While players dust off their boots in preparation for the upcoming rugby season, the Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Referees Association still has a...
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by Christine Dornan | Feb 12, 2019 | Rugby, Sport
Ma’a Nonu was heavily involved in the first try after halftime, and scored the next to turn the tide the Blues way in Mangatainoka. PHOTOS/JADE CVETKOV RUGBY BLUES 38 HURRICANES 31 ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz While it’s hard to draw conclusions from pre-season matches...
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by Christine Dornan | Jan 18, 2019 | Rugby, Sport
The Eketahuna Women’s rugby team were a “leading light” in the women’s rugby space. PHOTOS/FILE RUGBY ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz On January 31 a pre-season gathering for women is being held at Carterton Rugby Club. It’s casual, just a barbecue and a chat, but...
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by Christine Dornan | Dec 22, 2018 | Rugby, Sport
Rebecca Mahoney getting a run at the Hong Kong Sevens in July. PHOTOS/FILE RUGBY Rebecca Mahoney’s ground-breaking year has just got better. The Wairarapa whistle blower has been appointed to run two games in the women’s Six Nations championship – Scotland v Wales and...
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by Christine Dornan | Dec 19, 2018 | Rugby, Sport
Jack Eschenbach in action for Rathkeale College against Lindisfarne College. PHOTO/FILE RUGBY ELI HILL eli.hill@age.co.nz Wairarapa-Bush may have lost all their matches at the national sevens championships in Tauranga over the weekend, but the experience gained will...
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by Christine Dornan | Dec 13, 2018 | Rugby, Sport
Rebecca Mahoney, left, refereeing at the Hong Kong Sevens. PHOTO/SUPPLIED RUGBY JAKE BELESKI jake.beleski@age.co.nz Rugby season may be finished for most New Zealanders, but the accolades keep rolling in for Wairarapa referee Rebecca Mahoney. The former Eketahuna and...
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