Coach tips surprises for big clash

New blood will feature prominently in the Wairarapa-Bush rugby side to play fellow Heartland team Horowhenua-Kapiti in a non-championship match at Featherston on Saturday. It's not that head coach Mark Rutene and his assistant, Paddy Gough, have taken a deliberate stance to give a host of debutants the chance to strut

Nelson Rugby Review from the TRU Rd5

Rugby Rugby, though the weather was average the rugby certainly wasn’t. The big clash of the season so far was Wanderers hosting Waitohi at Brightwater. Both teams went into the contest unbeaten and both teams were confident of remaining so. The weather set the tone with the slippery conditions adding more

Marlborough Rugby Review from TRU Rd5

Follow @RedefinedRugby Waitohi scored a very impressive victory over fellow competition leaders Wanderers in Brightwater on Saturday. The match was a very tight affair played in wet and windy conditions. Wanderers held a slender 3 nil lead until near full time but Waitohi snatched the game 7 points to 3 with a

Wintry burst works well for Ruapehu

When Wanganui Car Centre Kaierau stuck their heads out the window on Saturday morning and saw storm clouds gathering around Mt Ruapehu, they had to know it was going to be one of those days. After a Tasman Tanning Premier competition that started at the tail-end of summer, it was a