Congratulations to the Horowhenua Kapiti Sevens Team, who qualified for the 2015 Bayley’s National Sevens Tournament to be held in Rotorua on 17th – 18th January. The day started off with a comprehensive first up win against an East Coast invitational side 30 – 7, before losing to Wellington in their next game. A come-from-behind…

Congratulations to Dean File, who has been named as a finalist for the NZ Rugby Volunteer of the Year award, to be announced at the Steinlager Awards. Dean is the Shannon RFC Chairman and is the bar manager. Dean also looks after the club sponsorship and runs events, such as the Shannon 7’s. This year…

Horowhenua Kapiti secure Ranfurly Shield Challenge   The Ranfurly Shield will be on the line when Horowhenua Kapiti take on Hawkes Bay at McLean Park in Napier on Friday 17th July.   The Ranfurly Shield Challenge against Hawkes Bay comes after a strong Heartland Championship campaign where Horowhenua Kapiti narrowly lost to Buller in the…

Congratulations to Codie Taylor who was today named in the Maori All Blacks squad to tour Japan in the coming weeks. The Maori All Blacks will play against Japan on Saturday 1 November in Kobe and again on Saturday 8th November in Tokyo. Codie has strong links to Horowhenua Kapiti after playing his Junior Rugby,Secondary…

Congratulations to Michael Tambour, who has been named in the Heartland XV side. The Heartland XV play against NZ Marist on November 8 before departing for the Cook Islands where they will play two matches against the Cook Islands on November 11 and November 14. Tambour plays his club rugby for Paraparaumu RFC and was…