Category Archives: Marlborough Boys
Press Cup Match Of The Round: MBC Win On The Road After Big First Half By Michael Emery
Marlborough Boys’ College: 34 (Sekope Lopeti 2, Abe Rood, Tailah Love, TC Campbell, Adam Smtih; Mitch Smith 2 Con) Beat Lincoln High School: 3 (Ashton Berry pen)
The 2012 Season In Review
Interest in college rugby might be at an all-time high. In 2012 the Rugby Channel’s Landrover First XV series televised 34 matches from Wakworth to Gore and no less than 12,000 spectators attended the 1A Auckland championship final at Eden Park.
Nelson’s Pace Overcomes Determined Marlborough, May 24, 2012
Nelson College: 34 (Finn Hart-Strawbridge 2, Kerehama Barrett, Mitchell Hunt tries: Mitchell Drummond 3 pen, 1 con, Hunt 1dg) Marlborough Boys’ College: 22 (Atu Moli, Jarome Leonard, Braden Stewart tries: Michael Dillon 2 con, 1 pen) HT: 15-12, M.B.C
Head to Head: Nelson v Marlborough
Played: 48 Nelson Won: 35 Marlborough Won: 9 Drawn: 4 Games Decided By Seven Or Less: 18 Nelson Biggest Win: 55-7, 2001 Marlborough Biggest Win: 43-14, 2006
Top South Kieran Keane And The Rise Of M.B.C
In 1991 rugby at Marlborough Boys College was in a perilous state. Low playing numbers, a lack of quality competition and the school’s isolation all contributed to the game’s suffering. Today Marlborough Boys boasts a rugby academy, a position in the Press Cup and very healthy playing numbers as it has gone onto become one [...]
MBC Magic Moments: 1901-1981
Recent seasons have seen the standard of rugby at Marlborough Boys College lift considerably. However, in the days before All Black Kieran Keane was a coach at the school and the introduction of The Press Cup, there were many highlights in nearly ninety years of history. Here is a snapshot of some magic Marlborough moments.