Rugby / July 2015
August 2015 | June 2015-
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Jubilee and Hardham Cups finals, lower grade and college previews
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Starting with several matches tonight, a big weekend of rugby is anticipated around Wellington.
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Oriental-Rongotai and Northern United gearing up for Women’s final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Norths captain Helen Collins making in-roads against Ories when they met at the Petone Rec earlier this season.
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Experienced No.8 Tokakece bolstering MSP’s Jubilee Cup title hopes
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: After almost a decade away in the Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, Fiji, Germany and Sri Lanka, Peniasi Tokakece has returned to Marist St Pat's this season and has earned his Premier blazer.
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Former player recalls Poneke and Oriental joining forces to win back-to-back Jubilee Cups
- Wellington Club Weekly
- In 1942 Poneke and Oriental joined forces to compete in the Wellington club championship, owing to the second world war and the depleted numbers playing in the Senior competitions.
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The Jim Brown Plate for the Player of the Final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Last year's Player of the Jubilee Cup final, Hutt Old Boys Marist lock Steven Bradshaw, with past winners TJ Perenara (2010) and Steven So'oialo (2013) inset.
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Wes Goosen hoping for Goats success on Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wes Goosen in familiar pose, diving to score a try in a recent match for Old Boys University The last time Wes Goosen played a final at Porirua Park was in 2013.
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Wellington against international teams:versus British Isles 1983
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Match Details Result: British Isles 27 – Wellington 19When: 25 May 1983Weather: Overcast and coolCrowd: 30,000 The Tour The All Blacks enjoyed a 4-0 series sweep over the British Isles in 1983, highlighted by the Test in Wellington on 18 June in which the All Blacks won 9-0 and protected a narrow lead throughout the second half into the teeth of a howling gale.
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OBU and MSP to meet in Jubilee Cup final after epic afternoon of playoff rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Peniasi Tokakece scoring one of his two tries for Marist St Pat’s in their Jubilee Cup semi-final against Tawa this afternoon.
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Excitement building for Wellington club rugby playoffs
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action from the 2013 Jubilee Cup semi-final that was won by Oriental-Rongotai 30-27 in an extra-time thriller.
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1955: The year the suburbanites won the Jubilee Cup
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The history of the Jubilee Cup is littered with fairytale wins.
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St Pat’s Silverstream beat St Pat’s Town in annual midweek Traditional
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Mum's the word as Silverstream second five-eighth Losi Filipo crashes over to score his side's fourth and bonus point try this afternoon against St Pat's Town.
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So’oialo motivated for Evans Bay Park playoff this Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- This Saturday’s Jubilee Cup semi-final between 2012 champions Marist St Pats and 2013 winners Tawa could come down to goal-kicking.
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The biggest crowd in a Wellington club rugby match
- Wellington Club Weekly
- As we move into the business end of the 2015 club rugby season, we thought to find out what the record for the biggest crowd in a Wellington club rugby match.
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Semi-finalists decided in explosive last round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action from today’s top-of-the-table U85kg Division One clash between the Tawa Titans and the OBU Onslow Bunnies.
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Several teams jostling for playoff positons in big last round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Wellington and Ories packs battle it out last week.
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Louis Karl looking forward this weekend’s final Hardham Cup round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- There’s sure to be some tense faces among the Northern United, Avalon and Poneke squads this Saturday, but for Johnsonville and their loose forward and occasional midfielder Louis Karl who is playing his 100th game the afternoon should be more enjoyable.
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O’Connor leading from the front at MSP
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Isaac O'Connor is not a Catholic, but he laughs his Irish surname and ginger hair over qualify him to play for Marist St.
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Jubilee Cup wide open says Ories captain Whetu Henry
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Then there were four.
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Tyral Vigne to play 100th Premier match for Petone
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Tyral Vigne lunching at the line earlier this season against Marist St Pat's.
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Wellington against international teams: versus Scotland 1981
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Match Details Result: Wellington 19 – Scotland 15When: 30 May 1981Weather: Fine and sunny Crowd: 26,000 The Tour 1981 was a controversial year for international rugby in New Zealand and a famous one for Wellington rugby.
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Semi-finalists sorted in Jubilee Cup rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Dark days.
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Possibilities abound in tomorrow’s sixth round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Norths Colts side suffered their first loss of the season last week, to MSP, so will be eager to bounce back and maintain their grip on the top of the table It could be all-on or all-over for several teams after tomorrow’s penultimate round of Premier matches.
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Loyalty and commitment sets Cameron Cross apart ahead of his 100th Premier game
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Cameron Cross playing in a recent Swindale Shield match against Wellington.
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Sam Chamberlain eyeing up Jubilee Cup semi-finals in his maiden season
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: OBU's Sam Chamberlain skipping into the tackle of All Blacks Sevens player Lote Raikabula with flanker Mitch Clarke in support, in a recent Jubilee Cup match against Marist St Pat’s.
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Lovelocks Club Profile: Stokes Valley RFC
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Teams representing Stokes Valley have been a permanent fixture on Wellington’s rugby fields since the club’s formation in 1949.
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Wellington against international teams: versus Fiji 1980
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Match Details Result: Wellington 24 – Fiji 8 When: 9 August 1980Weather: Cold southerly and showersCrowd: Not known The Tour Fiji had previously toured New Zealand in 1939, but had not played any internationals.
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OBU unbeaten, as Tawa and Ories hold on to win thrillers
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Oriental Rongotai wing Aukuso Tuitama runs in a try early in the second half for his side in today's Jubilee Cup win over Wainuiomata.
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Key weekend for Jubilee and Hardham Cup semi-final hopefuls
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: After missing out to unbeaten Old Boys University last Saturday, the Marist St Pat’s Premiers will be hoping to steer a course towards the Jubilee Cup semi-finals when they take on the Wellington Axemen at Hataitai Park in the fifth round tomorrow.
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Wins for St Pat’s Silverstream, Christ’s College and Nelson College
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: No way through for Wellington College.
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