Rugby / February 2015
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Junior Hurricanes blitz Blues in Taupo fixture
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A Hurricanes Under-20 selection has recovered from a sluggish start to thrash the Blues 38-13 at Owen Delany Park in Taupo this afternoon.
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Wellington against international teams: versus Australia 1905
- Wellington Club Weekly
- In the second of our series documenting Wellington’s tussles against international touring opposition, here’s a look at the first ever international match Wellington played against Australia.
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New RDO position at Poneke Football Club
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Poneke Football Club is seeking a Rugby Development Officer.
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Toa topple Tawa White at Tawa Sevens
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Toa (pictured above at the end of the day) are the inaugural Tawa Sevens champions, defeating Tawa White 10-7 in the Cup final at a festive Lyndhurst Park this afternoon.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Inaugural Tawa Sevens tournament tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- There promises to be no shortage of excitement on and off the field at tomorrow’s inaugural Tawa Invitational Sevens tournament.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Foundations laid for Wainuiomata’s National Sevens success
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Success starts with building a foundation, and this is especially so for the newly crowned national champions Wainuiomata Sevens team that started in 2006 when the club’s current Sevens Rugby programme was created (the team several years ago pictured above – many of the same players are still involved).
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington against international teams: Great Britain 1888
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Thomas Ellison, one of three Poneke players in Wellington’s side that met Great Britain in 1888 who went on to tour with the inaugural New Zealand Natives side later that year.
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Wainuiomata win National Club Sevens Championship
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The 2016 National Club Sevens tournament will be played in the Hutt Valley.
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Hurricanes rugby: 20 of the best
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Hurricanes are hours away from embarking on their 20th season of Super Rugby, which kicks off for them against the Lions in Johannesburg at 6.
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National Club Sevens tournament this Saturday in Tauranga
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Rangataua Sports and Cultural Club in Tauranga is hosting the annual New Zealand Club Sevens tournament this Saturday.
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2015 Swindale Shield draw released
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The WRFU has today released the confirmed first round Premier Swindale Shield and Premier Reserve Harper Lock Shield draws, New Zealand’s hottest club rugby competition.
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New Zealand Super Rugby teams preview
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Hurricanes and the Crusaders packing down in pre-season play in Eketahuna recently.
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St Pat’s Silverstream defend Marist College Sevens title
- Wellington Club Weekly
- St Pat’s Silverstream have defended their New Zealand Marist College Sevens title this afternoon at Evans Bay Artificial, running away at the end to beat Christchurch’s St Bede’s College 29-12 in the Cup final.
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Cobham Drive, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6022, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Hutt Old Boys Marist fall to North Harbour in Marist Sevens final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Two of the players of the tournament, North Harbour Marist’s captain Ben Paltridge beats the Ardmore Marist defender and the corner flag to score a try in their Cup semi-final, as teammate Michael Little comes across in support.
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New Zealand Marist College Sevens this Saturday and Sunday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Local teams St Pat’s Silverstream and hosts St Pat’s Town met in the final of this tournament in its inaugural playing last year.
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Wellington Sevens tournaments: Five of the best
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The superheroes are happy as local star Victor Vito crosses for the winning try at the death against Samoa in 2008.
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New Zealand Marist Club Sevens this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action from last year’s tournament between home team Marist St Pat’s and North Harbour MaristMany of New Zealand’s 29 Marist clubs, plus several more clubs and invitational teams, will descend on the Wakefield Park artificial grounds in Wellington this weekend for the annual New Zealand Marist Federation Club Sevens tournament.
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Murphy Taramai – The Right Medicine
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A couple of months ago Murphy Taramai was working fulltime at the Trentham army base packing pills.
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Greg Foe relishing opportunity to play for Samoa in Wellington
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Greg Foe taking on Johnsonville for Poneke in Wellington club rugby last year Three years ago, then Samoa U20 openside flanker Greg Foe came down to Wellington from Auckland to attend the Wellington Sevens as a spectator and he stayed.
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Geoff Cridge on the rise for the Hurricanes
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Geoff Cridge is a six foot seven lock who has just signed a Hurricanes contract.
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