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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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by Christine Dornan | 10 Sep, 2019 | Rugby, Sport
Ueta Tufuga scores to give Wai-Bush a 25-14 lead. PHOTOS/JADE CVETKOV RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Take the five points and move on. That’s the attitude of Farriers Wairarapa-Bush coach Joe Harwood after their hard-fought 37-31 win over King Country at...
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by Christine Dornan | 7 Sep, 2019 | Rugby, Sport
Kirk Tufuga, right, to lead by example. PHOTO/FILE Tekii in line for debut RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz New captain Kirk Tufuga will take a ‘follow me, boys’ approach when he leads Farriers Wairarapa-Bush in their crucial Heartland Championship home...
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by Christine Dornan | 4 Sep, 2019 | Rugby, Sport
Rebecca Mahoney refereeing the Wanganui-Thames Valley Heartland Championship match on Saturday. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES RUGBY CHRIS COGDALE chris.cogdale@age.co.nz Wairarapa-Bush rugby referee Rebecca Mahoney will be on familiar ground when she becomes the first woman to...
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