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Lots in store in round four matches tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Paremata-Plimmerton’s Tane McMillan-Parata plucks out a lineout last week against Avalon. The defending first round champions are back at home tomorrow to play the Upper Hutt Rams, while the Wolves are in Miramar to meet Jubilee Cup holders Oriental-Rongotai. Photo: Stewart Baird (who is on assignment in Hawke’s Bay club rugby this weekend). By Scott...
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Leon Tuiloma taking his opportunities in higher rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian When Norths junior Leon Tuiloma suffered a 106-7 defeat playing for the Wellington Axemen against his former club in 2022, he entertained thoughts of quitting rugby altogether. But Tuiloma is not a quitter and has a history of being the standout player in struggling teams. The robust and dynamic 20-year-old can play...
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Laursen still going strong after 150 Premier games
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Steven White When Club Rugby caught up with Brandyn Laursen in 2017 he was flatting with a group of Hutt Old Boys Marist Eagles teammates and was just starting out as a qualified builder. Now he’s a Kapiti Coast family man with a one-year-old son and is in business with his former rugby playing...
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Great Days in Club Rugby 010: Upsets and Boilovers
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- In 2016 when first-five Greg Mullany scores one of his two tries for Poneke to win the game and end OBU’s 19-match winning streak. Photo: Andy McArthur. Since the first season that the Jubilee Cup was contested in 1929 there have been approximately 8,000 Senior A/Premier club rugby matches contested in Wellington. In this new...
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Matchday scoring highlights: Petone (40) v Old Boys University (29)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The two clubs met for the Marc Verhoeven Trophy in round three of the 2024 Swindale Shield. It was also Old Boys University’s Old Timers’ Day. The match was played in ideal conditions in front of a healthy crowd of supporters from both clubs. Petone had the use of several represeantive contracted players in backs,...
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MSP and HOBM unbeaten as Petone and Ories come from behind
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Article contributors: Steven White, Scott MacLean, Adam Julian and Martyn Bridge Photos: Andy McArthur, Caroline Lewis Results and scoring (as received) at: https://www.
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Chance for early frontrunners to stretch away and inaugural School Round tomorrow
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- Lookout for more tightly contested rugby in the third round of the Swindale Shield.
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OBU captain Calvert looking forward to big early season clash this Saturday with Petone
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- Hooker Louie Calvert carries the attack to Johnsonville in the opening round. He returns to the Goats for his second season and is captain this year. The Goats are hosting Petone this Saturday on their Old Timers’ Day. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Steven White It’s been a mostly even start to this year’s Swindale Shield...
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Great Days in Club Rugby 009 Stirring wins
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Lock Polonga Pedro scores for HOBM against Ories in their third round Jubilee Cup fixture of 2011. Despite this, Ories would win a roller-coaster 36-31 victory, helping to propel them to the Jubilee Cup title later in the winter. Since the first season that the Jubilee Cup was contested in 1929 there have been approximately...
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Matchday scoring highlights: Johnsonville (32) v Northern United (28)
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- The two clubs met for the Barlow Trophy in round two of the 2024 Swindale Shield. Both were coming off narrow opening round losses so were eager to put their best foot forward. So was the weather, and a nasty southerly struck just before the match kicked off, with light rain turning heavy for a...
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Four teams unbeaten after two rounds of the Swindale Shield as southerly change hits
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- Article Contributors: Steven White, Adam Julian, Scott MacLean Photos: Andy McArthur, Hugh Pretorius For results from the day’s play visit Draws & Results across the top of this page or go here: https://www.
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Second round to heat up tomorrow despite forecast damp conditions
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Scott MacLean Into week two of the season and already they weather has turned, with the possibility of early winter conditions tomorrow. That seems unlikely to change the approaches of teams much but could be something of a leveller. The preview below is the 12.00pm edition – we expect to update this later on...
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Petone v Tawa Swindale Shield Match Highlights
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- Petone opened their 2024 Wellington club rugby Premier Swindale Shield season with a five tries to one 37-10 win over Tawa at home on Saturday. Petone led 13-7 at halftime and 13-10 early in the second half, before pulling away in the second with a three-try burst to extend this to 32-10 before 60 minutes...
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Sideline Conversions 8 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The HOBM Eagles were the weekend’s biggest winners, defeating the Wellington Axemen 81-7. Photo: Warwick Burke. Photo galleries of all the weekend’s Swindale Shield matches at https://clubrugby.smugmug.com/2024/2024-Swindale-Shield- and more to come. MONDAY MORNING EDITION: Round one is done and dusted and the season proper is underway. This Thursday the St Pat’s Silverstream First XV hosts...
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Contrasting wins in opening round of Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Article contributors: Steven White, Adam Julian, Scott Maclean and Martyn Bridge Photos: Andy McArthur and Caroline Lewis Wellington club rugby exploded like an air burst over Tunguska this afternoon with a series of thrilling set of matches across all grades. The wait was worth it for the latest start to the season in a number...
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Club Rugby A-Z 2024
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Scott MacLean The 2024 club season kicks off on Saturday with the first of 13 rounds in the Premier Men’s Swindale Shield along with the Premier 2 Harper Lock Shield, Colts Paris Memorial, and the Women’s Rebecca Liua’ana Trophy. Our ninth annual A-Z looks at the season ahead. A – Administration: It can be...
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The wait is over as Wellington club rugby starts tomorrow
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- By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime version – this preview will hopefully be updated later this afternoon as the final few teams are revealed. And so it begins once more. After a month or so of preseason warmups, the regions 14 Premier sides hit the field for real tomorrow with the opening round of the Swindale...
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Jubilee Cup Final replays – stats on past rematches and who have you got on Saturday?
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- The opening weekend of Wellington club rugby Premier Swindale Shield matches sees seven epic battles. Not least the replay of last July’s Jubilee Cup final, between champions Oriental-Rongotai and first round winners Paremata-Plimmertn at the Polo Ground at 2.45pm. See below for a table and some commentary on the previous 19 Jubilee Cup final replays...
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Great days in club rugby 007: Supernovas
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- Teenager Buxton Popoalii scores one of his two tries for Northern United in the 2008 Jubilee Cup semi-final win over Petone. Since the first season that the Jubilee Cup was contested in 1929 there have been approximately 8,000 Senior A/Premier club rugby matches contested in Wellington. In this new series for 2024 as part of...
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Wellington club rugby Gains and Losses 2024
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- The 2024 Wellington club rugby season gets underway this Saturday, with Round one Swindale Shield teams named here in the Draws & Results section (above) on Friday. As is the norm these days, there’s a good deal of movement between clubs while there is also those coming into the province or leaving in search of other opportunities....
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Some players to watch in club rugby 2024
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- By Scott MacLean A regular part of our pre-season coverage has been our selection of players to watch. As usual, we’ve taken a look at the likely Premier squads and picked one player to keep an eye on across the season from each of them. This year’s group are mostly impressive youngsters with a couple...
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Sideline Conversions 1 April (some news and information to start the week)
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- Above: When Faifili Levave (2007) and Victor Vito (2008) raised the Swindale Shield. The new season kicks off this Saturday. Who will be crowned the 2024 champion? This is it. The start of the first week of the season for Wellington’s clubs. For the first time in several years, all WRFU’s grades go off together...
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Some School Leavers to watch in club rugby in 2024
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- Wellington College players and supporters celebrate winning the Quadrangular Tournament last winter – many players involved in matches like this will be entering the senior club rugby ranks in 2024. Photo: Andy McArthur. The Wellington club rugby competition consistently produces new talent. From Joe Karam and Grant Batty in the early 1970s to Ardie Savea...
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Club Rugby pre-season resumes tomorrow for Wellington and lower NI clubs
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- Week two of club rugby pre-season matches sees four inter-club matches in Wellington involving Swindale Shield sides, a quadruple header at North Park in Petone and a handful of matches further afield including the annual New Zealand Marist Spillane tournament held in Taupo. A brief preview of what’s happening tomorrow follows. Staying in Wellington, the...
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Enthusiasm building for 2024 season with release of Swindale Shield draw
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- Action from this year’s Swindale Shield decider between Old Boys University and Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Stewart Baird. The 2024 community rugby season in Wellington is drawing nearer. Next year’s Swindale Shield draw was recently finalised and released by the WRFU, with the Premier competition kicking off on Saturday 6 April 2024. The WRFU has also confirmed...
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Alex Ropeti – Family Ties Building Momentum
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Alex Ropeti playing against Poneke. Photo: David Brownlie. By Adam Julian Oriental Rongotai has faced Jubilee Cup elimination for five weeks and won five times to set up a meeting with Swindale Shield winners Paremata-Plimmerton in the final at the Hutt Rec on Saturday. “We are the eighth seed. It’s a great feeling being underdogs...
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Superior strikepower key to Paremata-Plimmerton’s continued success
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Paremata-Plimmerton left wing Louis Northcott on his way to the try-line against Petone a few weeks ago. By Steven White When Paremata-Plimmerton and Old Boys University met just under three weeks ago at Rugby League Park in the deciding match of the first round Swindale Shield, Paremata-Plimmerton tore through the Billygoats to take a 28-5...
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POLL: Pick the 2023 Jubilee Cup winner, plus competition explainer
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The 2023 Jubilee Cup kicks off this coming Saturday, 1 July. Final Swindale Shield Standings Paremata-Plimmerton – 60 Johnsonville – 51 Old Boys University – 51 Upper Hutt Rams – 45 Marist St Pats – 44 Petone – 44 Tawa – 42 Oriental-Rongotai – 42 Hutt Old Boys Marist – 41 Pōneke – 22 Wainuiomata...
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Matchday Highlights: Paremata-Plimmerton (43) v Old Boys University (31)
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- Paremata-Plimmerton beat Old Boys University 43-31 in the deciding match of the 2023 Wellington club rugby Premier Swindale Shield competition. OBU scored first, but Paremata-Plimmerton hit back had and fast to lead 28-5 and then 33-12 at halftime. OBU came back, but the Hammerheads pulled away at the end. Pare-Plimmerton won their maiden Swindale Shield...
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Paremata-Plimmerton and Tawa seal first round title wins on dramatic final afternoon
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Paremata-Plimmerton celebrate with Ol’ Swinny at Rugby League Park this afternoon, the first time they have savoured first round success. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Paremata-Plimmerton and Tawa are the latest two title winners in Wellington club rugby, the former winning the Swindale Shield for the first time in the club’s history and the...
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