Rugby / May 2014
June 2014 | April 2014-
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MSP win Swindale Shield, Norths miss out on top eight
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Marist St Pat's are the 2014 Swindale Shield champions, while Northern United are the side to miss out on the ‘top eight' and will be playing in the Hardham Cup for the rest of the season.
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Final round fireworks predicted for Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The final chapter of what has been an enthralling first act of the club season will be played out on Saturday with the conclusion of the Swindale Shield.
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Exciting afternoon expected in lower grades this Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- While there will undoubtedly be much focus on the events taking place in the Swindale Shield from 3.
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Legends of the Jubilee Cup: Jim Grbich (Poneke
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Oriental-Rongotai – Poneke Swindale Shield match this Saturday takes on special significance for being the 50th anniversary Jimmy Grbich Memorial Shield match between the sides.
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When the Swindale Shield has gone down to the wire
- Wellington Club Weekly
- This Saturday Tawa and Marist St.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ories hang on to win first round Fleurs Trophy
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Oriental-Rongotai survived a scare against Wainuiomata but hung on for a 22-15 win to claim the first round Premier Women's Fleurs Trophy on Saturday (pictured above - photo courtesy of Ories Rugby).
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Tawa and MSP to play off for Swindale Shield after eventful tenth round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Kennedy brothers both had big games today for OBU in their 18-16 win over Tawa.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Johnsonville duo thriving in competitive Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Tomorrow marks the mid-point of the 2014 Wellington Premier club rugby season, which has been as competitive as ever this year.
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Much at stake for all teams this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It's the penultimate round of matches in both the Swindale and Harper Lock Shield competitions, with both having been shaken up by results that went somewhat against the form book in round nine.
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2014 College rugby season now in full flight
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: St Pat's Silverstream continued their good early season form today, beating visiting New Plymouth Boys' High School 46-13.
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Wellington club rugby team profile: MSP ‘Cougar’ Greens
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The second of our team profile series, taking a look at as many of Wellington club rugby's serious and social lower grade teams, is the Marist St Pat's ‘Cougar' Green team (pictured above at their recent 'Initiation' ceremony).
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Boots For Grassroots charity making a difference in community rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Don't be surprised if the next generation of Vanuatu or Cook Islands rugby players are fleet of foot, have booming punts and can run like the wind.
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Swindale Shield on tenderhooks as Frontrunners Tawa and MSP both defeated
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Upper Hutt Rams flanker Murphy Taramai probing for an opening against Poneke at Kilbirnie Park.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington club rugby team profile: OBU Onslow Spartans
- Wellington Club Weekly
- In the first of our team profile series, taking a look at as many as possible of Wellington club rugby's serious and social lower grade teams, their histories, and the personalities involved, we introduce the OBU Onslow Spartans.
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Pivotal ninth round this Saturday in Wellington club rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Round 9 of the Swindale Shield could prove pivotal in determining both the fate of the silverware and which sides qualify for the Jubilee Cup round, with the congested middle of the table providing plenty of discussion and potential outcomes.
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Bumper weekend of First XV rugby coming up
- Wellington Club Weekly
- While there is the usual host of club rugby action on Saturday, there is also a bumper crop of college rugby on hand with the conclusion of two separate sets of games.
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RobLawMax Labour Hire Player Profile: Liam Hallam-Eames (Ories)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Liam Hallam-Eames directing the lineout on Saturday for Ories against Tawa.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Matt Peni: Patience Pays Off
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Matt Peni playing for Marist St Pat's against Petone last week, his first game for MSP since being selected in the New Zealand U20 squad for the upcoming IRB Junior World Championship.
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Ruamahanga Whaitua Committee Elect Chair
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The election of the first Chairman of the Ruamahanga Whaitua Committtee (RWC), took place this week at a public meeting held in the Martinborough Town Hall.
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Tawa still in front after dramatic day of Swindale Shield rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Ories centre Paulo Aukuso struggles to get past Tawa defenders in today's big match at the Polo Ground.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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International survey exploring concussion experiences in rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: All Black Kieran Read has suffered two concussions within a month and missed last Saturday's Crusaders versus Brumbies match and also will not play in this coming Sunday's match against the Reds.
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The Swindale Shield: It keeps getting better
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The tension and drama ratchets up another gear this weekend as end of the Swindale round comes into view.
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Referee profile: Ohira enjoying stint in New Zealand
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Astute observers would have noticed a very distinctive face amongst the refereeing ranks this year in Japanese referee Noboru Ohira.
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RobLawMax Labour Hire Player Profile: Aukuso Tuitama (Northern United)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- One of five Wellington players currently in camp in Brisbane with the Samoa U20 team, Northern United's Aukuso Tuitama is a nephew of Hurricanes and Manu Samoa midfielder Alapati Leiua.
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Ories earn fourth bonus point win; McIntosh sisters score 48 points for Norths
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Oriental-Rongotai women's team earned their fourth straight bonus point win, while Northern United, aided by the scoring feats of the McIntosh sisters, made it clear they won't relinquish their Wellington Women's Premier rugby crown without a fight in the latest round of matches played on Saturday.
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Tawa hold off Upper Hutt Rams to remain unbeaten
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: MSP lock Nick Harrison takes on the Petone forward pack today at Kilbirnie Park.
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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2014 College rugby season starts in earnest this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Tomorrow sees the start of the competitive college rugby season, with two sets of games taking place in parallel over the next three weekends.
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Swindale Shield to pick up a gear over next five rounds
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Hard hitting: look for a lift in intensity this weekend from several teams jostling for top eight positions, including ninth placed Norths who play eleventh placed Wellington and fourth placed Ories who meet sixth placed Hutt Old Boys Marist.
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