The 22 Vodafone Wellington Lions players selected for this Sunday's ITM Cup opener against Tasman won't be playing club rugby this weekend, but the rugby played in the final round of Jubilee and Hardham Cup matches without them promises to be as hard-fought as ever.
The battle for semi-final spots in the 2010 Jubilee Cup will intriguingly go down to the last round after a dramatic day of sixth round matches, that saw Upper Hutt hold on to draw with title favourites Northern United and decisive wins for Poneke, Hutt Old Boys Marist and Petone.
Leading trio Poneke, Northern United and Hutt Old Boys Marist will all be assured of places in the Jubilee Cup semi-finals with a round to spare if they win this week, but the fates of the other four remaining playoff contenders are wide open heading into the sixth and penultimate round set of matches.
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