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    Petone win McBain and have Swindale in their sights, but chasing pack bunched together

    • 13 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Petone run in the opening try on the McBain Shield today in their win over Hutt Old Boys Marist. By Steven White, Scott MacLean, Adam Julian & Andy McArthur (photos) Petone beat Hutt Old Boys Marist 29-16 in their biggest regular season match of the year, while other results today meant the chasing pack is...
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    Bumper weekend for club rugby in Wellington and around the region coming up

    • 12 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Avalon and Petone scrums pack down last week at Fraser Park. Avalon are back there in the 11th round hosting Marist St Pat’s, while Petone are at home against Hutt Old Boys Marist for the McBain Shield. By Scott MacLean It’s a bumper weekend for club rugby coming up, with top-of-the-table clashes as well...
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    Team Lists for Old Timers Day 13 June 2026

    • 12 Jun 2026
    • Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
    • Team Lists for Old Timers Day 13 June 2026
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    Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Wellington club rugby 13 June 2026 Links to live streaming, listening and scoring

    • 12 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 13 June 2026) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield and lower grade Scoring and fulltime scores updated as they happen. WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted U85 WRFU Colts Alternatively, follow live scores...
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    Stoic Maulolo On Petone & McBain Magic

    • 11 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Lester Maulolo running freely for Petone in a recent Swindale Shield match against Ories. On Saturday Petone hosts HOBM for the McBain Shield. Photo: Kinetic Images. By Adam Julian Lester Maulolo wryly laughs. “If the body still works, I might as well use it.” On Saturday, the Petone midfielder will line up for his 93rd...
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    50 Games for Johnsonville – Finlay Sharp

    • 11 Jun 2026
    • Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
    • 50 Games for Johnsonville – Finlay Sharp
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    Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    200 Games for Ha'amea 'Ahio

    • 11 Jun 2026
    • Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
    • 200th club rugby game for legend Ha'amea 'Ahio this Saturday
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    Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Blues semi-final in Wellington

    • 11 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy I’m not sure I should write anything this week. It is a home semi-final, and the winner goes through to the Super Rugby final against the Chiefs or the Crusaders. Is that enough? I mean, there should be jitters with any fan about somehow jinxing this Saturday night. Do you embrace that,...
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    The Kiss of Barry – Wellington Stops Silverstream Win Streak

    • 10 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Wellington College players and travelling supporters celebrate winning their traditional and ending Silverstream’s 21-game Premiership competition winning streak. By Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur The 21-game winning streak of St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, in the Premiership ended, out-thought by a gutsy Wellington College 26-17 in the 95th annual Ken Grey Cup match in Upper...
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    Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Matchday Scoring Highlights: Wellington College (26) v St Pat’s Silverstream (17)

    • 10 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The two teams met in dry, still conditions at St Pat’s Silverstream on Wednesday in their annual midweek traditional for the Ken Gray Cup. Wellington College led 15-14 at halftime and went on to win 26-17, sealing their win with two late penalties after dominating possession and territory throughout much of the second half despite...
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    Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Mana, McBain, Winner, Waylon Tuhoro-Robinson

    • 10 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Waylon Tuhoro-Robinson gets his kick away in a recent match for HOBM against Paremata-Plimmerton. On Saturday they meet Petone for the McBain Shield. Photo: Andy McArthur. Waylon Tuhoro-Robinson has an air of authority that draws people in. He wasn’t always outspoken, but the tough, talented, versatile, diligent, honest, and articulate Hutt Old Boys Marist halfback...
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    Hurricanes v Brumbies Quarter-final Stat Attack

    • 9 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Cam Roigard and Billy Proctor were in the thick of the action against the Brumbies. By Peter Marriott Qualifying Final v Brumbies: Won 66-12 The Hurricanes made up for last year’s 28-35 Qualifying Final loss against the Brumbies in Canberra by winning this year at home in Wellington. The two sides have a history of...
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 129: Peter Osborne (and OBU paying tribute to him and his teams this weekend)

    • 9 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • 10 June 2026: This coming Saturday Old Boys University will be wearing a one-off alternate jersey against Oriental-Rongotai – an all-green strip paired with white shorts – inspired by the great Jubilee Cup-winning Victoria University Rugby Club teams of the 1950s. It’s a throwback to one of the most successful eras in the club’s history. The...
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    Matchday Scoring Highlights: Wainuiomata (48) v Northern United (31)

    • 8 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Wainuiomata pulled away from Northern United in the second half to win well, to take home the Alf Keating Memorial Trophy, on Old Timers’ Day at Porirua Park. Norths had led 19-14 at halftime, through tries to flanker Ethan Lepou and lock Taniela Tuangalu whilst Wainuiomata No. 8 and earlier try scorer Emmanuel Solomona was...
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    Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Sideline Conversions 8 June (some rugby news and information to start the week)

    • 7 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: Lots going on in this scene in the Premier match on Saturday between Paremata-Plimmerton and Johnsonville, just like there is plenty happening this coming weekend. Photo: Stewart Baird Photography. Another stirring weekend of rugby, with some notable results across several grades. There are just three rounds to play in the Swindale Shield before this...
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    Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Petone men’s create buffer at top of Swindale standings as their women win their first round title

    • 6 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: The Petone Ponies with the Rebecca Liua’ana Trophy today after their last round top-of-the-table 33-15 win over Northern United today. More on this game in the Women’s round-up below. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Swindale Shield points table (unofficial) after 10 rounds: https://stats.clubrugby.nz/table/2026-swindale-shield/ Petone have one hand on the Swindale...
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    Swindale Shield picture to become clearer in 10th round matches

    • 5 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Petone celebrate a try against Marist St Pat’s last week. They are up river for their tenth round match to play Avalon while Marist St Pat’s cross the road to play Poneke at Kilbirnie Park. Photo: Wall Sport Media. By Scott MacLean and Steven White Friday early afternoon edition – updates later: The 2026 Wellington...
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    Bus to Pare-Plim on Saturday 6 June 2026

    • 5 Jun 2026
    • Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
    • Bus to Pare-Plim on Saturday 6 June 2026
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    Reading the Game Before the Whistle: How NZ’s Best Club Players Prepare

    • 5 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Somewhere in Waikato, there is a loosehead prop sitting in his car an hour before training starts, studying footage of the opposing team’s previous game. Not because he wants to watch the highlight reel, but because he’s studying the ugly stuff. Their scrum setup, how their defence reacts to different ruck locations, and how their...
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    Wellington club rugby live scoring, streaming, listening and updates 6 June 2026

    • 5 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 6 June 2026) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield and lower grade Scoring and fulltime scores updated as they happen. WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted U85 WRFU Colts Alternatively, follow live scores...
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    Loads of talent in all-time colleges XVs

    • 4 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The article below was first published on Club Rugby in 2015 and has been dusted off and re-posted below. There are few changes to the line-ups that were selected then. Selection at the time involved input from a few people. Challenges ahead are to select all-time XVs from other schools, such as Hutt Valley High...
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    Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Brumbies Quarterfinal in Wellington

    • 4 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Du Plessis Kirifi and Peter Lakai are two players returning for this game as the Hurricanes are back to full strength and back in the saddle for their quarter-final encounter against the Brumbies. By Kevin McCarthy The Classics, by which I mean the stuff written about times before the A.D. system was agreed on, is...
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    Wellington college brush past Rongotai College in Traditional

    • 3 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Trytime to Wellington College – one of 10 they scored in their fourth consecutive midweek Traditional win over Rongotai College. By Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur Wellington College beat Rongotai College 62-19 in their Premiership midweek Round 3 encounter for the Heron Scarf in fine, still conditions at Ma’a Nonu Stadium at Rongotai College...
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    First XV Scoring Highlights: Wellington College (62) v Rongotai College (19)

    • 3 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Accept the ball and pass it on. Wellington College beat brother school Rongotai College 62-19 in their Premiership midweek Round 3 encounter for the Heron Scarf in fine, still conditions at Ma’a Nonu Stadium at Rongotai College on Wednesday. Wellington College won 10 tries to three, after leading 38-0 at halftime and scoring six first...
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    Hurricanes v Crusaders Stat Attack (last round in Christchurch)

    • 2 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • When the Hurricanes played the Crusaders in Wellington a month ago. They return home this Friday to host the Brumbies in their quarter-final encounter. By Peter Marriott. Round 16 v Crusaders: Lost 14-47 Despite losing the match the Hurricanes still finished the regular season in first place with 55 points, four more than the Chiefs...
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 128: Mick Horan

    • 2 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Mick Horan was the talismanic hooker and captain of Marist Brothers Old Boys teams that enjoyed a purple patch in Wellington club rugby in the early 1960s. Horan played for Marist between 1955-65 and was credited with playing over 170 consecutive Senior A matches. He was involved in four winning Jubilee Cup teams and captain...
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    Matchday Scoring Highlights: Petone (59) v Marist St Pat’s (19)

    • 1 Jun 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Your 2026 Swindale Shield leaders. Petone produced a swashbuckling first half of attacking rugby to exhaust Marist St Pat’s defensive supplies, and went to halftime leading 40-5. The home side were in peak form, the visitors meeting a side playing like it was 1973 all over again. First year Left wing William Davis, out of...
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    Jordan Payne tackles rural mental health

    • 1 Jun 2026
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Former Chiefs player, Jordan Payne, has stepped off the rugby field and into a new arena, completing a PhD focusing on rural mental health in Aotearoa.
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    Sideline Conversions 1 June (some rugby news and information to start the week)

    • 31 May 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Jordan Soli dives over to score a first half try for Ories against Poneke on Saturday. He is the clear-cut leading points scorer in the Swindale Shield – more below. Photo: Andy McArthur. Welcome to a new week and new month of rugby. There is a whole lot going on over the next few weeks...
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    Inspiring close wins for Wainuiomata, Avalon, Ories and the Upper Hutt Rams in ninth round King’s Birthday Weekend fixtures

    • 30 May 2026
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Ifeanyichukwu Nnebechukwu runs in one of this three tries today for Pōneke against Oriental-Rongotai. Pōneke had come back from 0-24 down to draw level 24-24 at halftime and then lead late before two tries in the closing minutes took the game away from them and Ories won 39-34. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White &...
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