Each summer, Michigan Rugby sends one or two select players to New Zealand to train with our partner club, Poneke FC. Shea Loughnane and Luke Zana are there now, and Luke is writing about his experiences abroad each week. This post concerns July 14-20. This week involved the huge first round of the playoffs, against …
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Poneke Blog, Week 10: Playoff Prep
Each summer, Michigan Rugby sends one or two select players to New Zealand to train with our partner club, Poneke FC. Shea Loughnane and Luke Zana are there now, and Luke is writing about his experiences abroad each week. This post concerns July 7-13. After the trip down to the south island last week it …
Poneke Blog, Week 9: The South Island
Each summer, Michigan Rugby sends one or two select players to New Zealand to train with our partner club, Poneke FC. Shea Loughnane and Luke Zana are there now, and Luke is writing about his experiences abroad each week. This post concerns June 29-July 5. This week was completely different, so naturally, this blog will …
Poneke Blog, Week 8: Red and Black Night
Each summer, Michigan Rugby sends one or two select players to New Zealand to train with our partner club, Poneke FC. Shea Loughnane and Luke Zana are there now, and Luke is writing about his experiences abroad each week. This post concerns June 22-28. This week I got the chance to check out some high …
Poneke Blog, Week 7: Comeback and Zealandia
Each summer, Michigan Rugby sends one or two select players to New Zealand to train with our partner club, Poneke FC. Shea Loughnane and Luke Zana are there now, and Luke is writing about his experiences abroad each week. This post concerns June 15-21. This week I took advantage of the time off I had …
Poneke Blog, Week 6: Martinborough
Each summer, Michigan Rugby sends one or two select players to New Zealand to train with our partner club, Poneke FC. Shea Loughnane and Luke Zana are there now, and Luke is writing about his experiences abroad each week. This post concerns June 8-14. This week I got the chance to check out movie theaters …
Poneke Blog, Week 5: All-Blacks and Animals
Each summer, Michigan Rugby sends one or two select players to New Zealand to train with our partner club, Poneke FC. Shea Loughnane and Luke Zana are there now, and Luke is writing about his experiences abroad each week. This post concerns June 1-7. After officially spending a full month in New Zealand, I was …
Poneke Blog, Week 4: Memorial Game
Each summer, Michigan Rugby sends one or two select players to New Zealand to train with our partner club, Poneke FC. Shea Loughnane and Luke Zana are there now, and Luke is writing about his experiences abroad each week. This post concerns May 25-31. This week Shea and I both got to play in a …
Poneke 2023, Week 3: Exploration and First Game
Each summer, Michigan Rugby sends one or two select players to New Zealand to train with our partner club, Poneke FC. Shea Loughnane and Luke Zana are there now, and Luke is writing about his experiences abroad each week. This post concerns May 18-24. Week three had another huge milestone, as Shea started for the …
Poneke 2023, Week 2: Settling In
Each summer, Michigan Rugby sends one or two select players to New Zealand to train with our partner club, Poneke FC. Shea Loughnane and Luke Zana are there now, and Luke is writing about his experiences abroad each week. This post concerns May 11-17. Week two saw us settle down a bit, including finding more …
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