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- Extra Time Extraordinaire: Jacob Waikari-Jones on Jubilee Cup Final
  - 23 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - Jacob Waikari-Jones celebrates another try in last week’s 100-minute semi-final between Petone and the Upper Hutt Rams. He scored four of them and 26 points in total. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian & Steven White Jacob Waikari-Jones was the star of the show in Petone’s 100-minute semi-final last week, scoring four tries and 26...
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- !!!finals footy this weekend!!!
  - 23 Jul 2026
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  - Get along to Porirua Park this Saturday at 12:45pm to support our Finalists, the mighty Premier Reserves Hawks!!!
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- Congratulations Jacob!
  - 23 Jul 2026
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  - Congratulations to Jacob Kennedy for being selected for the Wellington Centurions Squad.
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- Raphael Roars Loudest in Right Royal Town Win
  - 22 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - St Pat’s Town openside flanker Raphael Mettrick crosses for the winning try that was converted on fulltime for the win. By Steven White & Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur The First XV Premiership resumed with a flourish this afternoon at Evans Bay Park with St Pat’s Town pipping St Pat’s Silverstream 38-36 in a...
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- HOBM preparing for title defence in final against great rivals Petone
  - 22 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - By Steven White Ben Tuiomanufili says the banter is flying on both sides of the Ewen Bridge this week as local clubs Hutt Old Boys Marist and Petone prepare for the final this Saturday at neutral Porirua Park to decide the 98th Jubilee Cup champion. “I have had groups of people come up to me...
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- St Bernard’s College rugby history captured in beefy book
  - 21 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - St Bernard’s College, a Catholic boys’ school at 183 Waterloo Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, boasts a long and noteworthy rugby history. On three occasions, St. Bernard’s First XV were Wellington Premier 1 Champions: 1988, 1989, and 2001. Their only All Black, the late John Dougan, was the first to score a four-point try in...
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- New names galore in 2026 Lions squad
  - 21 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - By Club Rugby contributors Wellington Lions supporters will be banking on an outside player injection being the winning formula in this year’s National Provincial Championship. The squad is in the graphic here: The five-time NPC champions will be hoping that the arrival of several new players will offset the loss of a number of well-known...
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- Axeman Archie a sharp scorer
  - 21 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - By Adam Julian Photos by Brad Roberts Archie Treadwell can’t stop scoring tries. The Wellington Axemen lock has scored 16 tries in 14 matches, easily the best effort by a lock in a single Premier club season. Kane Gush (Wainuiomata) 2010, Cole Stewart (Pōneke) 2017, Glen Angus (Wainuiomata) 2018, James Poloniata (OBU) 2019, and Tane...
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- Matchday Scoring Highlights: Paremata-Plimmerton (35) v Marist St Pat’s (25)
  - 20 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - The two teams met at Ngati Toa Domain in fine, breezy conditions in their 2026 Hardham VC Memorial Cup semi-final. Visitors Marist St Pat’s had won their past two encounters against Paremata-Plimmerton and a third victory on the trot would send them to the final. They kicked two penalties and Pare-Plim scored two unconverted tries,...
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- Sideline Conversions 20 July (some news and information to start the new week in rugby)
  - 19 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - Monday morning edition – updates expected: The 2026 club rugby Premier, Premier 2 and Women’s finals are upon us. It’s the defending champions Hutt Old Boys Marust against the first round winners and multiple past champions Petone in this coming weekend’s Jubilee Cup final, while Paremata-Plimmerton and Wellington meet in the Hardham VC Memorial Cup...
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- Premier, Premier 2, Women’s finalists found as Tawa win Paul Potiki Shield U85kg final
  - 18 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - By Steven White and Scott MacLean The eight finalists have been determined in the Premier, Premier 2 and Women’s grades, while the Tawa Ducks held on to win a three-peat of U85kg Division 1 Paul Potiki Shield titles with a 19-13 win over the Poneke Wanderers in the final. At Kilbirnie Park, the Ducks saw...
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- Team Lists 18 July 2026
  - 17 Jul 2026
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  - Team Lists for 18 July 2026
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- All set for Premier and Premier 2 semi-finals this Saturday
  - 17 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - Tawa’s George Risale takes on the Upper Hutt Rams’ defence in their most recent match two weeks ago at NZCIS. In tomorrow’s semi-finals, the Rams are back at this venue to host Petone whilst Tawa are playing Hutt Old Boys Marist at the Hutt Rec. Photos: Andy McArthur. By Scott MacLean So here we are,...
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- Wellington club rugby links to live scoring, streaming, commentary and updates 18 July
  - 17 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 18 July 2026) CLICK on the link directly below for live Jubilee Cup/Hardham VC Memorial Cup 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,...
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- Pōneke and Tawa to meet in U85kg Division 1 Decider
  - 16 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - By Steven White Whilst it’s semi-finals time in Premier, Premier 2 and Women’s grades, it’s the finals of the 2026 U85kg second round competitions. Both finals are being played in town with 2.45pm kick-off times. In the Division 2 Tony O’Brien decider, the OBU Scallywags host the Hutt Old Boys Marist Howlers at Kelburn Park,...
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- Aisle be Back: New Zealand v Ireland
  - 16 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - By Kevin McCarthy We’ve all sussed out the All Blacks strategy this weekend. Three locks, designed to take the wind out of a decent Irish forward pack, but a potentially fragile scrum underbelly. Then in the last 20, or so, the young guns are unleashed off the bench in Anton Segner and Peter Lakai to...
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- Zack Attack sinks St Bede’s as Town wins Traditional
  - 15 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - By Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur St Pat’s Town broke their decade-long drought in their annual traditional First XV match against Christchurch’s St Bede’s College with a 53-26 win this afternoon. In fine, breezy conditions at Evans Bay Park, St Pat’s Town raised their half century with two late forwards-oriented tries in the southeastern...
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- Semi-Finals Confirmed and Polls for Jubilee and Hardham VC Memorial Cups this Saturday
  - 15 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - Above: Porirua Park will be the scene of next week’s Finals Day, but first teams need to get through their semi-final opponents this Saturday and more than a couple of these matches are hard to pick and could go either way. There are winners off the field as well as on it this year, as...
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- Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 134: Rod Heeps
  - 14 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - Rod Heeps was a speed merchant and national sprint champion and a prolific try scoring wing or centre in Wellington club rugby and for Wellington and the All Blacks, whose career spanned the latter part of the 1950s and the early 1960s. Heeps’ topflight career wasn’t long, but it left a lasting impact. He still...
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- The most capped Premier players in Wellington club rugby
  - 13 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - By Club Rugby Enthusiasts Following the recent story out of Southland club rugby that 48-year-old Jason Rutledge had played his 300th Premier club rugby fixture for his Woodlands club, we investigated who might be the most capped players of all time in the Wellington Premier (formally Senior 1) competitions. Closer to the Swindale Shield and...
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- Sideline Conversions 13 July (some news and information to start the rugby week)
  - 12 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - The moment of victory – Bulls players celebrate the fulltime whistle after beating Te Kawau 48-20 to win the Houlihan Cup in the Manawatu Premier club rugby curtain-raiser match inside the Stadium on Ssturday. Welcome to the resumption of community rugby in Wellington. In scheduled Premier semi-final matches this weekend at a glance these are...
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- Kia Toa emphatic Manawatu Champions, as Whanganui, Hawke’s Bay and Taranaki winners found
  - 11 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - Kia Toa captain Trent Reti with the Hankins Shield and his victorious teammates celebrating today after their win over Varsity in the final. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Kia Toa were emphatic winners of the Hankins Shield for Manawatu club rugby supremacy this afternoon at Arena Manawatu. Kia Toa beat last year’s champions Varsity...
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- Schedule for remainder of Premier and Premier 2 club season set, with semis and finals on 18 and 25 July
  - 9 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - The following statement was released at noon Thursday, by the WRFU to all club delegates for distribution: Following consultation with councils regarding venue availability and scheduling options, WRFU has carefully explored opportunities to provide clubs with the option of rescheduling Premier and Premier 2 fixtures during the coming week. While there was a genuine desire...
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- No Games Saturday 11 July 2026
  - 9 Jul 2026
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  - No Games Saturday 11 July 2026
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- Statement from the Chairperson re the 2026 Season
  - 9 Jul 2026
  - Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
  - Statement from the Chairperson re the 2026 Season
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- WRFU Update: Season Format & Competition Outcome
  - 9 Jul 2026
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  - WRFU Update: Season Format & Competition Outcome
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- Finals and Semi-Finals this weekend in lower North Island club rugby competitions
  - 9 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - Above: Just two points separated Paraparaumu and Waikanae when they met in this match in early May. They play a Ramsbotham Cup semi-final at Waikanae Park tomorrow. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Scott MacLean Whilst Wellington club rugby falls silent this weekend and then has two more weeks to play to take it through to the...
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- PNBHS beat Wellington College in the mud in traditional
  - 8 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - Lineout action in today’s traditional between Wellington College and Palmerston North Boys’ High School. The visitors won 14-5. By Steven White Palmerston North Boys’ High School beat Wellington College 14-5 in a mudheap at Wellington College on Wednesday afternoon in their First XV traditional. The two teams were playing for the 143 Shield, which was...
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- Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 133: Rongo Wirepa (Taita)
  - 7 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - Rongo Wirepa was Taita’s captain and talismanic tighthead prop who played in Wellington club rugby throughout the latter 1950s and the 1960s. He never played for Wellington, but was a Māori All Black in 1960 and 1964. During his career Taita were always competitive and showed flashes of being a top level side, with several...
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- Matchday scoring updates: Oriental-Rongotai (28) v Paremata-Plimmerton (28)
  - 6 Jul 2026
  - Wellington Club Weekly
  - Visitors Oriental-Rongotai beat Paremata-Plimmerton in a hard fought fixture in windy conditions at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday in their opening match of the championship rounds in Wellington. This was the first round of the 2026 Jubilee Cup and was between sixth placed qualifier Paremata-Plimmerton and seventh Oriental-Rongotai. This meant that, while the winner would...
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