https://wellington.gen.nz/rugby https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/23/extra-time-extraordinaire-jacob-waikari-jones-on-jubilee-cup-final/ Jacob Waikari-Jones celebrates another try in last week’s 100-minute semi-final between Petone and the Upper Hutt Rams. He scored four of them and 26 points in total. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian & Steven White Jacob Waikari-Jones was the star of the show in Petone’s 100-minute semi-final last week, scoring four tries and 26... petone upper-hutt rugby places huttvalley sport Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/23/extra-time-extraordinaire-jacob-waikari-jones-on-jubilee-cup-final/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/finals-footy-this-weekend Get along to Porirua Park this Saturday at 12:45pm to support our Finalists, the mighty Premier Reserves Hawks!!! porirua places johnsonville rugby sport Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/finals-footy-this-weekend Johnsonville Rugby Football Club 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z -41.2202925 174.81376357158047 Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/congratulations-jacob Congratulations to Jacob Kennedy for being selected for the Wellington Centurions Squad. johnsonville places rugby sport Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/congratulations-jacob Johnsonville Rugby Football Club 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z -41.2202925 174.81376357158047 Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/22/st-pats-town-win-old-boys-cup-with-last-play-try-against-st-pats-silverstream/ St Pat’s Town openside flanker Raphael Mettrick crosses for the winning try that was converted on fulltime for the win. By Steven White & Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur The First XV Premiership resumed with a flourish this afternoon at Evans Bay Park with St Pat’s Town pipping St Pat’s Silverstream 38-36 in a... silverstream rugby upper-hutt huttvalley places sport Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/22/st-pats-town-win-old-boys-cup-with-last-play-try-against-st-pats-silverstream/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z -41.1489813 175.0117941 Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/23/hobm-preparing-for-title-defence-in-final-against-great-rivals-petone/ By Steven White Ben Tuiomanufili says the banter is flying on both sides of the Ewen Bridge this week as local clubs Hutt Old Boys Marist and Petone prepare for the final this Saturday at neutral Porirua Park to decide the 98th Jubilee Cup champion. “I have had groups of people come up to me... petone porirua rugby places sport Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/23/hobm-preparing-for-title-defence-in-final-against-great-rivals-petone/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/21/st-bernards-college-rugby-history-captured-in-beefy-book/ St Bernard’s College, a Catholic boys’ school at 183 Waterloo Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, boasts a long and noteworthy rugby history. 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The squad is in the graphic here: The five-time NPC champions will be hoping that the arrival of several new players will offset the loss of a number of well-known... rugby sport Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/21/new-names-galore-in-2026-lions-squad/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/22/axeman-archie-a-sharp-scorer/ By Adam Julian Photos by Brad Roberts Archie Treadwell can’t stop scoring tries. The Wellington Axemen lock has scored 16 tries in 14 matches, easily the best effort by a lock in a single Premier club season. 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It’s the defending champions Hutt Old Boys Marust against the first round winners and multiple past champions Petone in this coming weekend’s Jubilee Cup final, while Paremata-Plimmerton and Wellington meet in the Hardham VC Memorial Cup... petone plimmerton rugby paremata places sport Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/20/sideline-conversions-20-july-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-new-week-in-rugby/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-19T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/18/premier-premier-2-womens-finalists-found-as-tawa-win-paul-potiki-shield-u85kg-final/ By Steven White and Scott MacLean The eight finalists have been determined in the Premier, Premier 2 and Women’s grades, while the Tawa Ducks held on to win a three-peat of U85kg Division 1 Paul Potiki Shield titles with a 19-13 win over the Poneke Wanderers in the final. 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He still... rugby sport Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/15/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-134-rod-heeps/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/14/the-most-capped-premier-players-in-wellington-club-rugby/ By Club Rugby Enthusiasts Following the recent story out of Southland club rugby that 48-year-old Jason Rutledge had played his 300th Premier club rugby fixture for his Woodlands club, we investigated who might be the most capped players of all time in the Wellington Premier (formally Senior 1) competitions. Closer to the Swindale Shield and... rugby swindale sport Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/14/the-most-capped-premier-players-in-wellington-club-rugby/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/13/sideline-conversions-13-july-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-rugby-week/ The moment of victory – Bulls players celebrate the fulltime whistle after beating Te Kawau 48-20 to win the Houlihan Cup in the Manawatu Premier club rugby curtain-raiser match inside the Stadium on Ssturday. Welcome to the resumption of community rugby in Wellington. 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Kia Toa beat last year’s champions Varsity... rugby sport Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/11/kia-toa-emphatic-manawatu-champions-as-whanganui-hawkes-bay-and-taranaki-winners-found/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-11T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/09/schedule-for-remainder-of-premier-and-premier-2-club-season-set-with-semis-and-final-on-18-and-25-july/ The following statement was released at noon Thursday, by the WRFU to all club delegates for distribution: Following consultation with councils regarding venue availability and scheduling options, WRFU has carefully explored opportunities to provide clubs with the option of rescheduling Premier and Premier 2 fixtures during the coming week. While there was a genuine desire... consultation rugby sport Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/09/schedule-for-remainder-of-premier-and-premier-2-club-season-set-with-semis-and-final-on-18-and-25-july/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/no-games-saturday-11-july-2026 No Games Saturday 11 July 2026 johnsonville places rugby sport Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/no-games-saturday-11-july-2026 Johnsonville Rugby Football Club 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z -41.2202925 174.81376357158047 Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/statement-from-the-chairperson-re-the-2026-season Statement from the Chairperson re the 2026 Season johnsonville places rugby sport Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/statement-from-the-chairperson-re-the-2026-season Johnsonville Rugby Football Club 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z -41.2202925 174.81376357158047 Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/wrfu-update-season-format-competition-outcome WRFU Update: Season Format & Competition Outcome johnsonville places rugby sport Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/wrfu-update-season-format-competition-outcome Johnsonville Rugby Football Club 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z -41.2202925 174.81376357158047 Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/10/finals-and-semi-finals-this-weekend-in-lower-north-island-club-rugby-competitions/ Above: Just two points separated Paraparaumu and Waikanae when they met in this match in early May. They play a Ramsbotham Cup semi-final at Waikanae Park tomorrow. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Scott MacLean Whilst Wellington club rugby falls silent this weekend and then has two more weeks to play to take it through to the... paraparaumu waikanae rugby kapiti places sport Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/10/finals-and-semi-finals-this-weekend-in-lower-north-island-club-rugby-competitions/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/08/pnbhs-beat-wellington-college-in-the-mud-in-traditional/ Lineout action in today’s traditional between Wellington College and Palmerston North Boys’ High School. The visitors won 14-5. By Steven White Palmerston North Boys’ High School beat Wellington College 14-5 in a mudheap at Wellington College on Wednesday afternoon in their First XV traditional. The two teams were playing for the 143 Shield, which was... rugby sport Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/08/pnbhs-beat-wellington-college-in-the-mud-in-traditional/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/08/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-133-rongo-wirepa-taita/ Rongo Wirepa was Taita’s captain and talismanic tighthead prop who played in Wellington club rugby throughout the latter 1950s and the 1960s. He never played for Wellington, but was a Māori All Black in 1960 and 1964. 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