Rugby / May 2012
June 2012 | April 2012-
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Silverware up for grabs in top three grades in penultimate round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- First round champions could be found in each of Wellington club rugby's top three grades with a week to spare if the respective Swindale Shield, Harper Lock Shield and National Mutual Cup frontrunners win their penultimate round games this weekend and other results work in their favour.
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Sciascia enjoying being back in Wellington Premier rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Peter Sciascia on the charge against Upper Hutt in 2008, the year he helped MSP win the Swindale Shield-Jubilee Cup double in his first season with the club.
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Significant wins for Tawa and OBU as Wainui draw with Norths
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: OBU first five-eighth Seminar Manu is caught in the tackle of Poneke's Ben Huntly with nowhere to go.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Leading contenders to clash in ninth round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- This season's Swindale Shield is proving as wide open as its been for several years, but the race to the title could become clearer after this Saturday's ninth round set of matches.
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Wellington College the team to beat
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The start of the Wellington College haka in their recent Traditional win against Napier Boys' High School Wellington College will be the team to beat when they line up against cross-tunnel rivals St Pat's Town in the Wellington Premier 1 First XV competition opener at Wellington College today at 1.
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Marist clubs on top, big guns Poneke and Norths in trouble
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Upper Hutt halfback Kayne Hammington clears the ball during his side's four tries to one win over the Wests Roosters to see them move into outright third on the Swindale Shield points table after eight rounds.
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Sink or swim time for top eight battlers this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Hurricanes lock James Broadhurst on the charge for Rimutaka against Wainuiomata last weekend.
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Busy season for women’s rugby players
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Northern United Premier Women's team was presented with the first Wellington club trophy of the year on Saturday, the first round Fleurs Trophy (above).
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Wellington Lions Trial Match
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington Lions head coach, Chris Boyd, will be holding a trial next week to help pick his squad for the upcoming ITM Cup season.
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Eagles soar high in another Swindale Shield thriller
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Northern United Women's team celebrating their first round Fleurs Trophy victory at Porirua Park on Saturday.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Much at stake for title hopefuls in seventh round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wet weather has struck Wellington this week but it hasn't dampened supporters' enthusiasm for this weekend's round seven set of Wellington club rugby matches.
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100 games for Va'a a proud achievement for high flying Wainuiomata
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Former Samoan and Pacific Islands international and Wainuiomata stalwart Justin Va'a recently played his 100th game for the green and blacks.
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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On Fire Poneke Slammers Dunk Newlands
- Keith Johnson
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Newlands, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Upper Hutt join HOBM at the top in another cracking round of matches
- Wellington Club Weekly
- UPDATED SUNDAY: Midway through the first round, the 2012 Swindale Shield is fast unraveling as one of the closest in recent years.
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Key games in the Swindale Shield this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- As the Swindale Shield reaches its halfway point, two nearby games at Evans Bay and Kilbirnie Parks are key matches this weekend.
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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