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Club Rugby Performer of the Week: Hemi Fermanis
- Wellington Club Weekly
- This week’s Club Rugby Performer of the Week is Tawa lock Hemi Fermanis. In two consecutive weeks, the Tawa Premiers have beaten Paremata-Plimmerton on the siren, and on both occasions have come back over the final few minutes to score two tries to win. In both matches, Hemi Fermanis has led from the front and...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Petone (37) v Poneke (15)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A stoic defensive shift combined with some sparkling counterattacks powered Petone to a convincing 37-15 victory over Pōneke in their opening Jubilee Cup fixture on Saturday. Petone scored two tries to left wing Jacib Tainui and first-five Rory Woollett kicked two penalties to give them a 23-3 halftime lead. Petone scored again early in the...
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Sideline Conversions 7 July (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Held up. Some tense moments at Maidstone Park on Saturday with a healthy crowd in the stand. Photo: Peter McDonald. Welcome sunshine on Sunday and Monday is drying out the grounds ahead of this weekend, but will the weather be stable on Saturday for another crucial set of club matches? Premier games at a glance...
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Tawa and HOBM earn week off, while Upper Hutt Rams and Pōneke drop out of Jubilee Cup race
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wing Jacob Walmsley scored one and was in the thick of at least two more tries for Johnsonville, to send them into the Jubilee Cup elimination round next weekend against Ories at the Polo Ground. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Steven White, Scott MacLean and Adam Julian Premier draw next weekend at a glance: Jubilee Cup:...
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Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington club rugby 5 July links to live scoring, radio and streaming
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It’s the first weekend of July and the opening weekend of the championship rounds in Wellington club rugby for 2025. The Jubilee and Hardham Cups are underway. Plenty to play for, and several sets of supporters will hope their side doesn’t sink beneath the waves this afternoon. Others could emerge stronger and be primed for...
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Jubilee and Hardham Cups Round 1 – just the teamlists
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Just the teamlists for week 14 of Wellington Premier club rugby at at 12.00pm Friday – the opening round of the 2025 Jubilee and Hardham Cup competitions. All teams subject to change. A full round preview will be published as a separate feature article on this website later on Friday afternoon. Note the Tawa v...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v France in Dunedin
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Kevin McCarthy The French are coming – but they’re sending the Marie-Louises. The young, callow conscripts that Napoleon had to call up in 1813 and 1814 to defend France – because, basically, he’d killed, maimed or frozen to death most of his old timers. The European monarchies found this terribly disrespectful, but decided to...
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Much to play for in opening weekend of second round matches in Premier and Premier 2 grades
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Scott MacLean & Steven White It’s the opening weekend of the second round of the Wellington club rugby Premier and Premier 2 competitions, and there is much on the line for many teams. The winners of the respective Jubilee Cup (Premier) and Ed Chaney Cup (Premier 2) ‘top 4’ matches earn next weekend off...
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Changes to Saturday's draw
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- Changes to Saturday 6 July draw
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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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Newsletter 4 July 2025
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- Newsletter 4 July 2025
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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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A timely reminder from WRFU
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- Key principles of sideline behaviour
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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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Tawa and Nigel Hunt calling on experience in upcoming Jubilee Cup round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Nigel Hunt in headgear celebrates Tawa’s 26-23 win over Paremata-Plimmerton on Saturday. Other evergreen Tawa players in shot include Tito Ioane, Hemi Fermanis and Randall Bishop. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Steven White Experience counts for a lot at this time of the club rugby season. The Jubilee Cup – and in particular knockout rugby –...
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Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Palmerston North Boys’ High School edge Wellington College in midweek First XV fixture
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington College halfback Bentley Faulkner makes a break for it early in the second half of a close First XV game. By Adam Julian Photos by Steven White Wellington College concluded a grueling fortnight of five fixtures with yet another heartbreaking defeat, pipped 24-22 by Super 8 leaders Palmerston North Boys’ High School in favourable...
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Champion Teams 017: Old Boys University 2024
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The 2025 Jubilee Cup is upon us. The four-week series to find this year’s Wellington club rugby champion commences on Saturday. However, there is guaranteed to be a new winner this year, with last year’s title taker Old Boys University having finished ninth and re-setting to start the tier 2 Hardham Cup. Whilst the defending...
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Luca Rees scores 100 tries in Premier Rugby and most tries in Premier rugby and UPDATED most tries list
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A significant achievement was reached in Wellington club rugby on Saturday when Northern United No. 8 Luca Rees scored his 100th Premier try, and is our Performer of the Week on social media. See below the graphic for an updated full list of men’s top try-scorers in Premier rugby in the Wellington competition in the...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 106: Alby Makeham
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Alby Makeham was a halfback and one of the most well-known and respected figures in Wellington rugby throughout the 1950s decade. From winning the Jubilee Cup at the start of the decade, to helping orchestrate a famous Ranfurly Shield win for Wellington in the middle of it, to bringing his representative career curtain down a...
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Matchday scoring highlights: Tawa (26) v Paremata-Plimmerton (23)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The two sides met in muddy conditions at Ngati Toa Domain in the 13th and final round of the Swindale Shield. Tawa won with a last-play try, after coming back from 23-14 behind in the last several minutes. Both teams made the ‘top 4’ for the upcoming Jubilee Cup – and this result means that...
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Sideline Conversions 30 June (some news and information to start the new week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Hugo Plummer wins the lineout for Tawa against Paremata-Plimmerton on Saturday. Photo: Stewart Baird Photography. The home stretch of the 2025 club rugby season is upon us. Opening weekend Jubilee Cup matches at a glance (the losers of the 6 v 7 and 5 v8 games drop down to the Hardham Cup for the following...
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Petone win Premier 2, Ories complete perfect first round and next week’s match-ups decided
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Fulltime in the McBain Shield with Hutt Old Boys Marist having held on to be at Petone. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Adam Julian & Scott MacLean Petone are the 2025 Premier 2 Harper Lock Shield champions, while already crowned first round champions Oriental-Rongotai made history by becoming the first team in the...
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Swindale Shield Round 13: Just the teamlists
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Just the teamlists – as at 12,00pm Friday – for Round 13 of the Swindale Shield on 28 June 2025. All teams subject to change. A full round preview will be published as a separate feature article on this website later on Friday afternoon. PŌNEKE () NORTHERN UNITED () Pōneke scorers updated after game… Norths...
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Crunch afternoon in club rugby in final set of round-robin games
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Some teams will be jumping for joy later on Saturday afternoon as the Premier and Premier 2 order of finishing is decided on the last afternoon of the round-robin season. Both the Upper Hutt Rams and Hutt Old Boys Marist have much to play for. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Scott MacLean & Steven White Update...
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Wellington club rugby 28 June links to live scoring, radio and streaming
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It’s the final weekend of the regular season round-robin Premier and Premier 2 competitions and there is lots on and plenty to play for. LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 28 June 2025) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU...
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Midweek College wrap – Nelson College beat Wellington College in Quad Final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian & Steven White Nelson College have maintained their stranglehold on the annual Quadrangular Tournament, prevailing for the sixth time in seven years by withstanding a furious fightback to win today’s final against Wellington College 31-24. Nelson was anchored inside their 22 for the best part of the last five minutes as Wellington...
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Hrstich primed for McBain Shield match in his 100th game
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Jarrod Hrstich running freely for Petone against Paremata-Plimmerton last weekend. This Saturday he raises the century for Petone against HOBM in their McBain Shield match. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Adam Julian Jarrod Hrstich is poised to raise a century for Petone in a McBain Shield against Hutt Old Boys Marist this coming Saturday. He’s endured...
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Plenty on the line for Zino in his 100th Premier match against the Axemen this Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- James Zino on the charge against the Upper Hutt Rams in a recent Swindale Shield match. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Steven White James Zino hopes he doesn’t lose in his 100th Premier match this coming Saturday. The repercussions could be painful. “I have a bet with my good mate and flatmate and Wellington Axemen flanker...
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Champion Teams 016: Hutt 1934
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Hutt side won the Jubilee Cup twice in the early 1930s, the second of which was the first time they contested the famous McBain Shield against Petone, winning 6-5. More about Alexander McBain below, from an article published on this website on 12/4/18: In 1886, the small Horowhenua settlement of Manakau was created around...
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Wellington College and Nelson College to contest 99th Quadrangular Final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian Wellington College and Nelson College will meet in the Final of the 99th Quadrangular Tournament that is being played in Christchurch this week. Thursday’s final follows day one results, which saw Nelson College beat Whanganui Collegiate 43-17 and Wellington College overcome tournament hosts Christ’s College 33-13. Wellington College held Christ’s College scoreless in...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 105: Frank Crist
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Frank Crist was a leading player in Wellington club rugby for the Wellington Axemen and for the Wellington representative team, who went on to become one of the leading local First XV coaches of all time. Crist was also a World War two fighter pilot and squadron leader. William Frank Crist was born in Dannevirke...
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Matchday Scoring highlights: Johnsonville (32) v Northern United (24)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Johnsonville and Northern United sides contested their Barlow Trophy match at Jerry Collins Stadium on Saturday. Visitors Johnsonville built a 22-5 lead by the 30-minute mark, which also cemented their place in the upcoming Jubilee Cup. There were missed conversions, which opened the door for Norths who had Super Rugby player Jackson Garden-Bachop in...
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Sideline Conversions 23 June (some rugby news and information to start the new week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: fulltime at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday. Photo: Stewart Baird. One round to play in the Premier Swindale Shield and Premier 2 Harper Lock Shield competitions and several teams will be looking for a pot of gold to improve their chances when the Championship rounds kick off in a fortnight. Swindale Shield matches at...
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Avalon Wolves Rugby Football Club
- Avalon Wolves Rugby welcomes players and supporters from all over the region. We currently have members throughout the Hutt Valley, including Stokes Valley and Upper Hutt as well as from Wellington City and the surrounding suburbs.
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Centurions Rugby Club
- The Centurions Rugby Football Club has been in Wellington for over 80 years. It is membership by invitation to those who have made a significant contribution to rugby through playing, coaching, refereeing or administration.
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Centurions Rugby Football Club
- The Centurions Rugby Football Club has been in Wellington for about 68 years. Its membership of almost 300 is made up of people who love the game of rugby union and who have excelled as players, referees, coaches or administrators.
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Chainsawphotos - Event and sport photography incl Wellington club rugby photos
- A photography site of a part time photographer involved in event and sport photography. Lots of Wellington club rugby photos, plus a few other photos around New Zealand.
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Hurricanes
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Hutt Old Boys Marist Rugby Club
- Hutt Old Boys Marist Rugby Club has been a strong performer in the Wellington Club competition with teams in the top three grades and good age grade sides. The Premier First side won the coveted Jubilee Cup in 2007 and has been one of the leading clubs in Wellington in recent years. The Club’s top Colts side has reached the Colt’s A grade final six times in the last ten years.
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Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
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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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Northern United Rugby Football Club
- Northern United Rugby Football Club Inc was established in 1990 as a result of the amalgamation of the Porirua and Titahi Bay Rugby Football Clubs after their 1989 season. Northern United RFC is known as ‘Norths’ within the Wellington Rugby Football Union. The initial playing strip was the Porirua Rugby Club jersey with the Titahi Bay Rugby Club shorts and socks but in 1990 the official blue and white playing strip was introduced, which remains prominent 30 years on.
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Paremata Plimmerton RFC
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Paremata Plimmerton Rugby Football Club
- The Paremata Plimmerton Rugby Club prides itself on providing good rugby for young people. There has always been a strong junior section at the Club with Christian Cullen playing here in his earlier days.
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Poneke Rugby
- The Poneke Club, founded in 1883, is the second oldest club behind the Wellington Football Club, still actively participating in the WRFU competition.
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Tawa Junior Rugby
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Vodaphone Wellington Lions
- The Vodafone Wellington Lions are Wellington's top representative side, having won the former Air New Zealand NPC first division competition on four occasions - 1978, 1981, 1986 and 2000. Wellington has also experienced nine Ranfurly Shield tenures and many more heartbreaking challenges.
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Wellington Football Club
- Founded in 1870, the Wellington Football Club (the Axemen) is New Zealands oldest playing through Rugby Club. Clubrooms are situated at Hataitai Park just through the Mount Victoria Tunnel.
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Wellington Sallies Rugby Team
- For over 50 years the Wellington Sallies Rugby Team has played under the club banner of the Wellington Rugby Football Club Inc. also known as "The Axemen", and currently compete in the local Senior 3rd competition.
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Upper Hutt RAMS blog
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Centurions Rugby Club feed
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Johnsonville Rugby Football Club feed
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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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OBU feed
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Petone Rugby club match reports
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HOBM news feed
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Petone Rugby Club news
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Ories news
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WRRA news
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Wellington Rugby Referees Associaton news feed
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WRFU Feed
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Rugby Club Weekly Feed
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Northern United Rugby Football Club Inc - NEWS
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