Horowhenua Kapiti Senior Club Rugby to be Live Streamed   The Horowhenua Kapiti Rugby Football Union has teamed up with Beach FM 106.3 and Umbrella Multimedia to live stream the 2020 Horowhenua Kapiti Senior Club Rugby, which kicks off this Saturday, 20 June 2020.   A feature match will be live streamed on the HKRFU…

Hi all, A fantastic late development has seen Senior Reserve sides from Waikanae RFC and Foxton RFC join the Senior Reserve competition. Thank you to all Clubs for your collaborative and inclusive work with this. Please see below the draw for the Premier and Senior Reserve grades which has been updated from the draw circulated…

HKRFU SCRUM SCHOOL 💪   Applications are now open for Scrum School, a new programme that will develop our front rowers in Horowhenua Kapiti!   Players will meet every few weeks for scrum-specific training with a number of different resource coaches. Any front rower wanting to improve themselves should apply!   Check out some details…

Monday 18th May 2020 NuaHealth After the launch of the Horowhenua Kapiti Rugby Union NuaHealth programme in 2019, given the current climate around Covid-19 and the associated lockdown, HKRFU would like to remind its members of the NuaHealth initiative. Chief Executive Officer and NuaHealth programme lead Corey Kennett said, “The NuaHealth initiative is something that…

| What will community rugby look like in the coming weeks? Rugby clubs around the country will start a three-stage approach to getting back on the grass. We have included the three different phases below: (Phase 1 ) – We will be working with our rugby clubs to put procedures in place to ensure all…

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has welcomed the Government’s announcement today that professional rugby and netball will resume at COVID-19 alert level two. “For our fans, our players and everyone involved in Investec Super Rugby, we are thrilled that the Sports Minister has given the green light for professional sport to resume at level two,” said…

Good afternoon everyone,   Please see the two attachments below which outline the NZR Community Rugby Return to Play guidelines which have been developed. With the health and well-being of all our participants and their families our primary concern, the intent of this guideline is to give our community participants an indication of what they…

Community and club rugby is postponed until COVID-19 alert levels are once again at a safe level for sport, in line with Ministry of Health guidance. Further clarification was necessary given the initial postponement of all matches, training and face-to-face education courses was until Saturday, 18 April. Given the subsequent nationwide Alert Level 4 lockdown,…

2020 Representative Rugby Season   In these unprecedented times, please see a press release below confirming the cancellation of all Representative rugby below Mitre 10 Cup and Farah Palmer Cup, including the Heartland Competition.   Changes to 2020 representative rugby   To help secure the future of the sport, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Provincial…