It’s 4:45 PM on a Wednesday night. Across the city of Wellington, hospo workers are preparing for the dinner shift. They are setting tables, wiping down bars, and fixing kegs. If you’re reading this article, you’re probably a student, and the chances are you’re all too familiar with this ritual. Equally familiar is the pre-shift briefing. Depending on the temperament of your manager, this could sound like anything from group therapy to a fiery military pep talk. Tonight, though, I’ve been invited to sit in on one such briefing for the non-profit restaurant Everybody Eats.
St Bernard’s College, a Catholic boys’ school at 183 Waterloo Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, boasts a long and noteworthy rugby history. On three occasions, St. Bernard’s First XV were Wellington Premier 1 Champions: 1988, 1989, and 2001. Their only All Black, the late John Dougan, was the first to score a four-point try in...
By Club Rugby contributors Wellington Lions supporters will be banking on an outside player injection being the winning formula in this year’s National Provincial Championship. The squad is in the graphic here: The five-time NPC champions will be hoping that the arrival of several new players will offset the loss of a number of well-known...
