Tag: Auckland Rugby Union
PURC take three honours at Auckland Rugby awards
Pakuranga United Rugby Club (PURC) has been honoured at the recent Auckland Rugby awards night, scooping up three trophies.
After an outstanding year coaching the...
NZ Rugby league and union’s newest rising star
At only 16-years-old, it is hard to comprehend what Braxton Sorensen-McGee has achieved as an athlete.
Whether it be being recognised as the NZ Rugby...
Prems put on 90, PURC taking charge
The Pakuranga United Rugby Club’s (PURC) top three sides have all recorded another weekend of wins and taken charge of their respective competitions.
The premier...
Cracking wordsmith and proud West Coaster
When Kiwi runner John Walker became history’s first sub-3:50 miler on August 12, 1975, a tall, wiry sports journalist was right there with...
Thomas wins ARU most promising coach
Pakuranga United Rugby Club's U21 Cannons coach Mark Thomas has won the most promising coach award at the 2022 Auckland Rugby Union prizegiving.
Thomas lead...
Farewell Black Panther
By award-winning sports writer Ivan Agnew
Black Panther Waka Nathan ended a long battle with dementia, dying peacefully before his family at Dannemora's Bruce...
How will the Howick Pakuranga Prems shape up?
This week see's the start of the Auckland Rugby Union Premier and Premier Development competitions with PIC Insurance Brokers Pakuranga United set to represent...
For the love of the game
Rugby is a game for everyone, a game for all shapes and sizes.
The latest participation figures reveal that the old adage still holds true...