Round 4 Review Returning Northern United openside flanker Serge Lilo played a leading hand in his side?s triumphant victory over Upper Hutt in their top-of-the-table round four Jubilee Cup clash on Saturday. In a narrow contest, characterised by outstanding defence from both teams, New Zealand Colts tearaway Lilo was consistently first to the breakdowns, where he led a committed Norths pack to a popular win at home at Porirua Park, and to a three-point lead at the top of the points table.This result also sees Petone leapfrog Upper Hutt into second, after the Villagers bounced straight back from losing to them last week with a comfortable win over Avalon...More

Round 4 Preview It is the clash of the titans at Porirua Park this weekend as Jubilee Cup favourites Upper Hutt take on defending champions Northern United in round four action. Both these teams are near certainties to feature in the playoffs, and based on their 2005 form, this game could be an overture for the final on August 14. This is a virtual replay of the clash between these two sides in round five of the Swindale Shield when both went into that encounter on a collision course as the two unbeaten teams...More

Round 4 Preview The feature match for Round four of the Hardham Cup sees top of the table Hutt Old Boys Marist take on winless Northern United. HOBM will be expecting to remain unbeaten and take their fourth win for the Hardham Cup. Norths with nothing to lose at the bottom of the table will be itching to get off the mark and grab their first win. However, HOBM will be eager to take maximum points this weekend in the build up to their encounter against Old Boys-University in Round five. Heading into this week?s round HOBM and OBU are joint leaders with 14 points...More

Round 3 Review Old Boys University again came out on top beating Oriental Rongotai 26-14 in round three of the Hardham cup. The feature match was dominated for nearly the entire 80 minutes by OBU dictating play from start to finish. Poneke took their first win 31-8 over bottom of the table Northern United who again failed to obtain any competition points. Hutt Old Boys Marist had another win against Petone on Saturday 57-8, bringing them level with OBU on 14 points. Johnsonville had their second win, convincingly beating Marist St Pats 27-8 putting them in third place and in good shape to make the semi-finals...More

Round 3 Review It was a set of thrilling games in the Jubilee Cup, but Northern United and Upper Hutt emerged as the two unbeaten teams after round three. The match of the round saw the remarkable Upper Hutt absorb all sorts of pressure before edging out Petone. At the other end of the table Tawa beat Western Suburbs by the same three-point margin to realistically end Wests? hopes of a playoff berth, and Avalon pipped Marist St. Pats to register their first win of their Cup campaign. Meanwhile, Norths continued their recent dominance over Poneke, despite the red-and-blacks pushing them close all the way...More

Round 3 Preview Can Old Boys-University continue their winning form and remain on the top of the Hardham Cup table when they play Oriental-Rongotai at the Polo Ground this weekend? After a winless Swindale Shield OBU have collected maximum points from their opening two Hardham Cup games and a win in round three will see them on track for a strong showing in the playoffs. Hutt Old Boys Marist will also want to remain unbeaten coming up against Petone at the Hutt Recreation Ground, who are even with HOBM on nine points with two wins also...More

Round 3 Preview It will be a clash of the form sides at Maidstone Park in Jubilee Cup round three action, as Swindale Shield champions Upper Hutt host hot-to-trot Petone in a possible dress rehearsal for the playoffs. Both these sides have that winning feeling at the moment, and whoever wins this game will head into the final six weeks of the competition as firm favourites to lift the Cup. Upper Hutt have lost only one game out of 13 all season, their only blemish against Marist St. Pats three weeks ago, while Petone have won their last seven games...More

Round 2 Review Petone, Northern United and Upper Hutt are the unbeaten teams after two rounds of the Jubilee Cup. Of the trio, Norths enjoyed the easiest ride in round two, winning comfortably over neighbours Tawa, while Petone made hard work of beating an unimaginative Marist St. Pats, and Upper Hutt outlasted Western Suburbs. Poneke were the other winners of the round, dining out on Avalon. The leading three sides have already opened up a handy buffer over the three winless teams, Avalon, Wests and Tawa, who find themselves in a must-win situation next week to keep in touch...More

Round 2 Review The second round of the Hardham Cup now has three unbeaten teams with Old Boys University continuing their return to form with a big win over Northern United (46-21). For the first time this season OBU are leading the bunch, ahead on 10 points. Closely following are Hutt Old Boys Marist who narrowly beat Oriental-Rongotai in the feature match of the weekend. Petone just managed to pip Marist St Pats 31-26 taking their second win of the Hardham Cup. Johnsonville bounced back from their loss against HOBM downing Poneke 53-10...More

Round 2 Preview Round two?s feature match sees multiple Jubilee Cup winners Petone and Marist St. Pats meet. Petone beat Poneke 24-7 and MSP held off Tawa 29-22 last week, to see both gain maximum points from the first round. With MSP and Petone winning the Cup six and four times respectively since 1990, each of these sides will know more than anyone that two wins from two will put them in good stead to be challenging six weeks later. Petone are in top form at the moment. They have won their last six games, including a 25-20 victory over MSP just three weeks ago and they haven?t lost at home since round one, when they were pipped by Upper Hutt...More