Rugby / August 2013
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Club and college finals wins today for MSP, Petone, Upper Hutt and Wellington College
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: the victorious MSP Blues team after winning their fourth straight Paul Potiki U85 kg Division 1 second round title today, beating Tawa 16-3 in the finalFinals wins for Marist St. Pat’s, Petone and Upper Hutt and Wellington College and some more hotly contested representative matches in and around Wellington a bit further afield in club, college and representative rugby today.Wellington College defeated Napier Boys’ High School 22-15 in the final of the Hurricanes region First XV competition at FMG Stadium in Palmerston North...
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington College gunning for National Top Four honours this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wellington College and Napier Boys’ High School at the start of their pre-season Hurricanes Festival and Amner Cup clash at Porirua Park in May. Napier won this match 32-30. Win and go to the National Top Four, lose and the season is over. This Saturday at FMG Stadium in Palmerston North that prospect faces Wellington College and Napier Boys’ High School (NBHS) who meet in the final of the Hurricanes regional qualifying tournament.Both are eager for a seat at the Top Four in Rotorua the following Saturday, against the winners of the Blues, Chiefs and combined South Island finals which are all also taking place this weekend...
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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MSP Blues and Tawa Titans both set for U85 kg Division 1 final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The MSP Blues and Tawa Titans teams in action when they met back in June at Te Whaea in the decider of the first round JC Bowl, which MSP won 16-12. Photo courtesy of MSP Rugby. To the fair-weather supporter, one thing that has seemingly been a given all season has been that the MSP Blues will march to another Paul Potiki Shield U85 kg Division 1 title. After all, the Blues have been the dominant team of this grade for the last few seasons and indeed the most consistent performing team across all of Wellington Senior rugby in this time...
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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What’s the best way forward for Wellington club rugby?
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- The following is an opinion piece written by Club Rugby news and story contributor Scott MacLean:It’s become something that’s as certain as night following day; the end of the club season being accompanied by calls to review the structure of Wellington’s Premier and Senior club competitions.The current structure has been in place for 20 years, following a period of club amalgamations that created Northern United, Old Boys-University and Hutt Old Boys-Marist.Reports since the Premier finals day three weeks ago has a number of the WRFU’s Club Coaching Co-ordinator Officers proposing an expansion of the Swindale Shield from the current 12 teams to 14...
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Cocktail of college, club, representative and international rugby tomorrow
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- Above: Wellington Samoans first five-eighth Fa’atonu Fili gets a pass way in last week’s match against the Wellington U20s.
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College sport Finals Day at Silverstream on Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The College Sport Wellington school Finals Day returns to St Pat’s Silverstream after being held at Rongotai College for the last two years. Although the major prize – the Premier 1 title – has already been decided, along with both Girls divisions, there are still no fewer than 14 grade and division titles to be decided on a full day of action across all five fields at Silverstream.
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Saint Patrick's College Silverstream, 207, Fergusson Drive, Heretaunga, Upper Hutt, Wellington, 5018, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Wellington club players in representative rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Petone’s Neemia Tialata (left), now playing in France, is one of well over 100 current or former Wellington Premier club players currently playing around New Zealand and overseas, while Northern United’s John Schwalger (right) has recently returned from France to re-join the Wellington Lions.
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Tawa win Ed Chaney Cup final with wholehearted performance
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- They’ve got the Swindale Shield and the Jubilee Cup.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Lower grade finals and semi-finals this weekend
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- Knockout club rugby continues in earnest around Wellington on Saturday.
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Paremata-Plimmerton and Tawa to contest Senior 1 final
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- Above: The Paremata-Plimmerton team on Ngatitoa Domain at the start of last week’s semi-final win over Hutt Old Boys Marist.
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Representative season just around the corner
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- Above: The Wellington Maori and Wellington Samoans clash at the end of August is one of many representative matches coming up to look forward to.
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Wellington College beat St Pat’s Silverstream in Premier 1 final
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- Above: members of the Wellington College team celebrating with the trophy after their 25-22 win over St Pat’s Silverstream in this afternoon’s finalWellington College were singing in the rain at Porirua Park this afternoon after beating St Pat’s Silverstream 25-22 and winning the 2013 Wellington Premier 1 First XV title.
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Paremata-Plimmerton and Tawa to meet in Senior 1 final
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- Above: Action from today’s Senior 1 semi-final between Wainuiomata and Tawa at William Jones Park.
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Premier 1 First XV final and Senior 1 semi-finals this weekend
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- Above: The Wellington College and St Pat’s Silverstream First XVs squaring off at the start of their midweek Traditional clash earlier in the season.
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When Wellington regularly defeated the All Blacks
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- Above: spectators at Athletic Park in 1910, possibly watching the All Blacks scrape to a 26-17 win over Wellington in this encounter, one of 13 matches between the two sides.
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OBU player to celebrate 300th match in the boxing ring
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Members of the OBU 69ers Reserve Grade team, including new triple-centurion Andy ‘Kamate’ Clark (front right) with the Jackie Ruru Shield in 2012.
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Billy Wallace Best and Fairest Team of the Season
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- Above: MSP’s Peter Sciascia (left) and Poneke’s Sam Tui are the halfback and No.
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Paremata-Plimmerton earn top billing for Senior 1 playoffs
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- Above: Paremata-Plimmerton No.
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Jubilee Cup Final : Pick the Score
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- Pick the score for Sunday’s Wellington club rugby Jubilee Cup final between Oriental-Rongotai and Tawa at the Hutt Recreation Ground and not only claim bragging rights but win double tickets to the Wellington Lions’ first two home ITM Cup matches.
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Whistleblowers Baker and Mexted set for finals
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- Above: Hardham Cup and Jubilee Cup finals day referees Tim Baker (left) and Hamish Mexted controlling matches earlier this year.
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OBU and HOBM teams to meet in Colts Final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It’s green versus green but only one will take the silverware.
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