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    Wins for Wellington Samoa Men’s and Centurions U18s teams

    • 23 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Joe Faleafaga with the match-winning try for the Wellington Samoa Men’s team in their match against the Samoa Sports Club. Photo: Andy McArthur. Round-up by Steven White. There were two matches played in Wellington today. At Kilbirnie Park the Wellington Samoa Senior Men’s side held on at the death to beat the Samoa Sports Club...
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    Hugo Plummer taking his opportunities with the Wellington Lions

    • 21 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Steven White Hugo Plummer was one of the Wellington Lions’ biggest fans growing up and now he is one with a bright future. “I was a massive fan of the Lions when I was a kid. I remember when they won the Ranfurly Shield last time [2008]. I got up and close with it...
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• • Horan new Director of Rugby

    • 21 Sep 2023
    • Marist St Pats Rugby
    • Marist St Pats is thrilled to announce former Black Ferns Sevens coach Sean Horan as the Club's new Director of Rugby...
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    Quality over quantity in representative rugby this weekend

    • 21 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Friday morning edition – updates to come. There are just a handful of matches on in the lower North Island this weekend, but what is on looks good. The ground could shake at Kilbirnie Park tomorrow when the Wellington Samoa and Auckland Samoa players square off, with their feature senior men’s match kicking off at...
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 060: Herb Lilburne

    • 19 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Herb Lilburne could be one of the most valuable players to have ever transferred from Canterbury to Wellington. In the 1920s and 1930s, New Zealand rugby and especially Wellington was blessed with super-talented backs that were popular and helped draw big crowds to the game in an era of wing forwards and 2-3-2 scrum formations...
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    Sideline Conversions 18 September (some rugby news and information to start the week)

    • 17 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Two regular season rounds to play in the National Provincial Championship. After beating the BoP Steamers yesterday and registering their 20th straight win and 18th consecutive NPC victory, the Wellington Lions return home this coming Sunday to host North Harbour at Porirua Park. The Ranfurly Shield is on the line for this match, and also...
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    Wellington Gold and Hawke’s Bay A win U16s openers as Hawke’s Bay wins U18s feature match

    • 16 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Hurricanes U16s competition opened today around the region. In two Division 1 games, the Hawke’s Bay As beat Manawatu 12-5 at Ongley Park, Palmerston North and Wellington Gold defeated Wellington Black 22-10 for a bonus point win in their intra-union match at Tawa. In Division 2 U16 tournament openers, Whanganui beat Horowhenua-Kapiti 33-24 and...
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    Hurricanes U16s tournament underway, U18s matches tomorrow

    • 14 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The 2023 Hurricanes U16 tournament starts tomorrow with the opening round of ‘pre-tournament’ matches, while the Hurricanes U18s series continues with a couple of highly anticipated match-ups. The U16s tournament is spit into A and B Divisions, with last year’s winners Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay A and both Wellington teams compete for the A division for...
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    Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Welwitschias

    • 14 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy It’s only day 6 of the Special Rugby Operation, and everything is going to plan. The All Blacks have successfully fooled the world into thinking they are in fact the fourth-best side in the pecking order and flirting with fifth or sixth. They’re keeping their strategies safe for future matches, so that...
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    Justine McGregor selected as youngest player in Black Ferns XV

    • 14 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The following interview and article was prepared for and published by College Sport Wellington. Re-posting here below in case it is missed there and also for the website’s records. St Mary’s College year 13 rugby player Justine McGregor had no inclination of her selection in the Black Ferns XV rugby team that was named at...
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    Naitoa Ah Kuoi and Steamers looking forward to Lions test on Sunday

    • 14 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Naitoa Ah Kuoi playing in his only match for Marist St Pat’s this year, a draw with Johnsonville. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White There is plenty of synergy between Wellington and Bay of Plenty, in terms of playing style, team culture and the sort of individuals that thrive in both unions. Current BoP head...
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    Justine McGregor selected as youngest player in Black Ferns XV

    • 14 Sep 2023
    • College Sport Wellington
    • Story courtesy of College Sport Media St Mary s College year 13 rugby player Justine McGregor had no inclination of...
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 059: Hugh McLean, Don Oliver and the 1930 Wellington Axemen

    • 12 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Hugh McLean (left) and Don Oliver (right) – both Wellington Axemen All Blacks in 1930. In 1930 the Wellington Football Club won Wellington’s Senior B Championship in emphatic style – scoring 508 points and conceding 29 in 15 matches, in an era of three-point tries. This was perhaps unsurprising, given that the team featured five...
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    James Dwan – Ranfurly Shield Repair Man

    • 11 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Lions running out to defend the ‘new’ Ranfurly Shield recently against Southland. Photo: Hugh Pretor By Adam Julian When silversmith James Dwan received the Ranfurly Shield for restoration he said, “She’s had a hard life. There’s a lot that’s happened to it, on it, around it.” Who was the All Black that made love...
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    Sideline Conversions 11 September (some rugby news and information to start the week)

    • 10 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Monday morning edition: The representative rugby season is winding down, but it starts early this week with the New Zealand Universities Women’s team assembling today and Wellington and playing two local matches. The NZU Women’s side played a Wellington Invitational team (a wider FPC/U18s team) tomorrow (Tuesday) night at NZCIS at 7.00pm. Their second match...
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    Wellington U19s retain title, OBU Scallywags miss out in semi, Samoans beat Centurions in U18s derby game

    • 9 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Rongotai College and Wellington Samoa U18s halfback Sila Fa’avae gets his pass away amongst a sea of Wellington Centurions U18s defenders in today’s U18s competition match at Lyndhurst Park. Fa’avae scored one of five tries as his side won 31-24. Photo: Andy McArthur The Wellington U19s completed an unbeaten season and retained the Central Region...
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    Wellington U19s on the road in last match, OBU Scallywags hosting U85kg semi-final

    • 8 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Version 1.o (any updates or additional teamlists wil be added before version 2.0 later this afternoon): The Wellington U19s require just two bonus points, from a draw or a high scoring close loss, to retain the Hurricanes U19s Central Region Shield this coming weekend against the Manawatu U19s in Palmerston North. But they are not...
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    Weekly News: Working Bee Weekend

    • 7 Sep 2023
    • Evans Bay Yacht and Motorboat Club
    • It s Working Bee weekend, and as an added bonus we have organised the All Blacks to play their first 2023 Rugby World...
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    Record Wellington Lions Win Streaks

    • 7 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Adam Julian & Steven White Being a Wellington Lions fan can be a frustrating experience. Between 2001 and 2021 Wellington appeared in eight NPC finals all of which were lost: 2003 v Auckland at Wellington, 2004 v Canterbury at Wellington, 2006 v Waikato at Hamilton, 2007 v Auckland at Auckland, 2008 v Canterbury at...
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    Aisle be Back: The Rugby World Cup begins

    • 7 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Kevin McCarthy You can’t go anywhere right now without someone talking about who’s going to win the World Cup. Ask the question and get five or more different answers. Important question of course, but not one to focus on. After all, there are 24 teams. So, what is that – four per cent of...
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    Rugby Stars After the Game: A Peek into the Leisure Pursuits of Top Players

    • 7 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • In the exhilarating world of rugby, players show immense tenacity and vigor on the field. But what happens when they unlace their boots and step off the pitch? Like anyone, they need to unwind. For these top athletes, relaxation isn’t just a luxury, but a necessity to balance their high-octane lives. Whether it’s getting lost...
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    Troy Plumtree Standing Tall for Wellington College Basketball

    • 6 Sep 2023
    • College Sport Wellington
    • Story courtesy of College Sport Media Troy Plumtree (Year 12) is from a high-profile rugby family. His father John...
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    2023 Hurricanes U18 Boys Rugby Camp Naming

    • 6 Sep 2023
    • College Sport Wellington
    • Congratulations to the Wellington secondary school rugby players invited to the 2023 Hurricanes U18 Camp in October to...
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    Club Rugby Awards of the Year

    • 6 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Club Rugby contributors In a semi-regular tradition, we look back at the club and college seasons, and a mix of the serious and not-quite-so CLUB Premier Match of the Year: Jubilee Cup semi-final, Pare-Plim vs OBU Three weeks after meeting in the last round of the Swindale, the Hammerheads and Goats went at it...
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 058: Jimmy Tilyard and Beethoven Algar

    • 5 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Having one of your players captain the All Blacks is a proud honour for any rugby club. What about providing two All Black captains in the same year? That is what Poneke did in 1920 – both Jimmy Tilyard and Beethoven Algar captaining the All Blacks in matches that season. Both players were famous rugby...
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• • Coach at MSP in 2024

    • 4 Sep 2023
    • Marist St Pats Rugby
    • Marist St Pats is now seeking applications for coaches for 2024 for most grades including our Premier sides...
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• • MSP seeks Director of Rugby

    • 4 Sep 2023
    • Marist St Pats Rugby
    • Marist St Pats is seeking applications from experienced candidates for a newly created Director of Rugby position...
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    Scoring highlights: Wellington Centurions (55) v Hawke’s Bay Saracens (19)

    • 4 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The two teams met at Rugby League Park, Newtown, on Saturday. Wellington won 9 tries to 3, after leading 17-7 at halftime, in fine clear conditions. The match was well-contested at the breakdown, but Wellington had a clear advantage up front and at scrum time. That and two separate sin-binnings to Hawke’s Bay players, allowed...
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    Results - 2023 Hurricanes U15 Boys Rugby Tournament

    • 3 Sep 2023
    • College Sport Wellington
    • Division 1 St Peter s 21-0 Dilworth (FINAL) Kelston 40-19 Feilding (3 rd /4 th ) Silverstream 19-19 Gisborne BHS (5 ...
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    Southland BHS and Manukura win Top 4 school titles

    • 3 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Adam Julian PHOTOS By Andy McArthur Wins today at the National Top 4 championships in Palmerston North for Southland Boys’ High School (boys) and Southland Girls’ High School (girls). In a monumental surprise, Southland Boys’ High School became the first South Island school since Christchurch Boys’ High School in 2006 to claim National honours,...
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