Rugby / February 2013
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Former Wellington Lions coach Bill Freeman passes away
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wellington flanker Graham Williams, who captained Wellington in Freeman's last year as coach of the Lions in 1970, is unable to haul in Hawke's Bay wing Mick Duncan neat the corner flag in a famous Ranfurly Shield challenge in Napier in 1967.
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Popoalii right at home as a Highlander in 2013
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Buxton Popoalii on his way to the tryline in his last game for Northern United - the 2010 Jubilee Cup Final at Westpac Stadium With a Rolls Royce back division, comprising no fewer than five current or former Wellington players, plus a sixth, Tamati Ellison, who is sidelined after having shoulder surgery but still very much part of the set-up, it’s little wonder that big things are predicted for the Highlanders this Super Rugby season. Their contracted players from Wellington that they can call on over the next five months are Old Boys-University first five-eighth Lima Sopoaga, Oriental-Rongotai second five-eighth Ma’a Nonu, Tawa midfielder Shaun Treeby, Hutt Old Boys Marist wing Hosea Gear and Northern United wing/fullback Buton Popoalii...
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The rise and rise of Ardie Savea
- Wellington Club Weekly
- From New Zealand Secondary Schools captain 18 months ago to Hurricanes hotshot on the cusp of making his Super Rugby debut, Ardie Savea has the rugby world at his feet.
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New Chief Solomona Sakalia looking forward to Super Rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Solomona Sakalia packing down with his club teammates last year in a match against Tawa.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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National Club Sevens Championship this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action between Upper Hutt (maroon) and Wainuiomata at Porirua Park in October in the Wellington American Ambassador’s Series.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Coles preparing for another big year in 2013
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Dane Coles in action for the Hurricanes against the Chiefs last year in their last match of the season.
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Greytown Sevens this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action from a recent Greytown Sevens tournament.
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Easter Monday start for Wellington club rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Hutt Old Boys Marist loosehead prop Simon Malaeulu lifting the Swindale Shield in June last year.
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