News and information about rugby activities at Hautapa Sports Club
Hautapu Sports has acknowledged the hard work put in by all members during a challenging 2021. At a club function late in the year, we recognised those who were outstanding in their efforts to make our club stronger. The Wayne … Read More
New Zealand rugby is encouraging clubs, coaches, players and supporters to become more aware of concussion injuries. The NZ Rugby Toolbox has made the following 6-minute video to increase awareness of concussion and how to deal with it.
Cancer affects too many New Zealanders and the Hautapu Sports community has not been spared. In 2021, our club established the Hautapu Whaanau Support Fund to provide financial support to members of our club community or for their loved ones … Read More
In 1978, the Hautapu Rugby Football Club (as we were then) celebrated its 75th Jubilee. To mark the event, the club commissioned a written history of the club, retelling the story of our beginnings and the events that had a … Read More
In 1998, Hautapu Sports Club reached the final of the Waikato Draught Shield, facing hot favourites and shield holders Old Boys RFC. The Hamilton team was expected to comfortably win but the team from Cambridge had other ideas and took … Read More
From Keith Dawson Arnold in 1947 to more recent All Blacks, Hautapu Sports Club is proud of those members who have represented New Zealand at various levels of competition. Here’s our club’s Roll of Honour: All Blacks Keith Dawson Arnold … Read More
Hautapu rugby teams have been representing the Cambridge community for more than a hundred years. Here’s our photographic tribute to teams of the past! Click on image to open to full size When it all began – 1903 The Early … Read More