NZ Club rugby (general)
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@dan54 yeah bit of a shitty day here.
Gonna head along to watch Kamo v Waipu.
My clubs are MId Western and Kamo (former due to playing junior rugby there, latter due to being involved with coaching junior rugby for 8 years and playing a handful of games for them) although I did play 2 seasons for Marist, before they became Old BOys Marist.
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Te Rapa is my current club. Onewhero is my home district club. Tairua was my very first club so I keep an eye on their results when they get a team out and also Gisborne HSOB that I spent half a season at.
Te Kohanga a small club in the same region as Onewhero has re started after a 12 year hiatus. Tuakau re started last year as well. With the growth of Pokeno hopefully it continues for that part of Counties Manukau.
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@mikedogz said in NZ Club rugby (general):
@dan54 In all the time I have been in the Waikato, Hautapu is one club I haven't played against or been to their club. My clubs have always been mainly in Division one. Never been to Otorohanga either.
No well I never been in there either mike, never really been in the Waikato during rugby saeson, brother is a keen supporter or has been over the years and sponsor's part of club.
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Assume conditions around Northland very similar to what it was like at Kamo, heavy downpours, but raining for full match (although the scoreline at MN v HH would seem to contradict that given that ground is heavy underfoot at the best of times) but mostly grounds these days hold up well
Was a pretty dark and gloomy game in the first quarter, I thought they shoulda played on the top field under the lights, but it did brighten up again.
Given the conditions, thought both teams handled the ball pretty well, but Kamo shaded Waipu across the park to take the game 16-7 (9-0 at HT)
No real standouts for either team, although a few players showed glimpses of class, Waipu Captain Sam McNamara was shown a red card about 10 mins form the end after accidentally taking the man in the air from a restart.
Waipus best was probably McNamara, with a massive workrate, Pisi Leilua, who looks every bit a player who plays NPC, along with a giant prop Waipu have, gets about the park!
For Kamo Mason Hohaia was one of thier best, while thier loosies (no idea of names as they hadnt put up a team sheet prior to game) all put in some work, thier 10 used his boot to direct play very well to make use of the conditions, while Jayden Laupepe looked dangerous on the wing.
Was also a livestream, not great though
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@mikey07 said in NZ Club rugby (general):
@dan54 My team I Support and that myself and my son play for is Good old Ken Laban country Wainuiomata.
Played against them many years ago in grade rugby when I played a season for Naenae. And played against them, with Ken Laban in it in Golden Oldies, I was playing for the original Crusaders rugby team (from Horowhenua)against the Wainui Wags (Wainuomata Alchohol Guzzler Society or some such thing)
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Waikato Draught Senior Men’s Pool A & B
Hamilton Marist 92-17 United Matamata Sports
Hautapu 72-7 University
Melville 28-22 Otorohanga
Morrinsville Sports 25-18 Hamilton Old Boys
Te Awamutu Sports 15-26 Fraser TechFull results:
Waikato Club Rugby Results 10 April 2021
Waikato Draught Senior Men s Pool A B Hamilton Marist 92-17 United Matamata Sports Hautapu 72-7 University...
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@mikey07 said in NZ Club rugby (general):
@dan54 funny I never knew it stood for that we just used to give them shit and say where are your husbands since your the wags went down a treat.😂
First time I played them, they informed us a tin bin was operating during game (meant you got sent to drink a can of beer at refs behest) as we walked onto field everyone was required to have a drink of rum, (which I couldn't stand the taste of) so in first scrum I let ref know I wondered about his eyesight, so got sent to tinbin as I wanted thinkingg beauty I can have beer to wash away rum. I should of checked that beer has actually got to tinbin so had to have another bloody rum! Seem to recall one other time playing them there were so many of us in tinbin the ref had to order us out of it!
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Key players step up each week to the delight of coach
Kamo and OBM joint leaders after three rounds of Northland club rugby.
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Dunedin RFC celebrating our 150th anniversary, NZ's second oldest club i believe, started the season with the loss though
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@kiwiwomble said in NZ Club rugby (general):
Dunedin RFC celebrating our 150th anniversary, NZ's second oldest club i believe, started the season with the loss though
You might be being a bit optimistic there with the second oldest rugby club claims. The Nelson Club was formed in 1868 and adopted the rules of rugby in 1870. The Wellington Football Club is the second oldest rugby club having been formed in 1870 but holds the distinction in being the oldest continuous club (Nelson fielding combined teams with another club - possibly Rival? during war time counts them out).
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=Wellington Football Club - Axemen
The Christchurch Football Club is NZ oldest but did not adopt the rules of rugby until after their Nelson and Wellington equivalents thus do not enter into calculations re "Oldest" claims! -
@higgins obviously cant prove it, happy to add "arguably", it just what we were always told and 1871 is right in the ball park
found this "The Club was formed in 1871 and is the longest consecutive running rugby club in the country." dont know if that plays into it
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@kiwiwomble There is a lot of feeling about these sort of things but my claims of Nelson being the oldest and Wellington the oldest continuous club cannot be disputed. Dunedin might have claims as the second oldest continuous club ie fielding teams in the club's own name (and not combined with another club) every season since 1871 but the Wellington Axemen have done so since 1870.
