https://wellington.gen.nz/rugby https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/150-premier-games-aukuso-tuitama 150 Premier Games – Aukuso Tuitama johnsonville places rugby sport Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/150-premier-games-aukuso-tuitama Johnsonville Rugby Football Club 2026-07-03T00:00:00Z -41.2202925 174.81376357158047 Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/03/championship-rounds-kick-off-in-wellington-club-rugby-this-weekend/ The Jubilee Cup and Hardham VC Memorial Cups will take pride of place in Wellington Premier club rugby over the next month. By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime edition, to be updated later in the afternoon. It’s the start of the Jubilee and VC Hardham Memorial Cup rounds this weekend, with seven big battles coming up.... rugby sport Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/03/championship-rounds-kick-off-in-wellington-club-rugby-this-weekend/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-03T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/02/liam-giving-rising-rams-slight-edge/ Above: Liam Slight lighting up Maidstone Park with flanker Pene To’o in support in a recent match. Photo: @thephotoguy_nz By Adam Julian The Upper Hutt Rams have rocketed into the Jubilee Cup with nine consecutive wins and a second-place finish in the Swindale Shield, their best showing since winning it in 2005. In 2005, Pope... upper-hutt swindale rugby huttvalley places sport Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/02/liam-giving-rising-rams-slight-edge/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/03/aisle-be-back-all-blacks-v-france-4/ By Kevin McCarthy Dave Rennie would have flunked Cuisenaire rods at school. For younger listeners, these were painted wood rods of varying units of length that basically taught you simple maths. They were also good for sucking on, and ingesting various chemicals. 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Seemingly down and out, Aotea College came back... tawa rugby places sport Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/01/aotea-college-retain-beard-trophy-in-a-thriller/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/30/end-of-swindale-shield-stat-attack/ With the curtain having come down on the first round Swindale Shield on a wet afternoon on Saturday, see below for some stats and numbers from the Swindale Shield and other competitions recently completed. swindale rugby sport Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/30/end-of-swindale-shield-stat-attack/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/01/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-132-paul-russo-marist/ Above: Paul Russo highlighted in the back row, winning the Jubilee Cup with Marist in 1960, in his second year out of school at St Pat’s Silverstream. Paul Russo was a feature No. 8 of Wellington club rugby competitions and representative rugby throughout the 1960s. Russo was a four-time Jubilee Cup winner with Marist in... silverstream rugby upper-hutt huttvalley places sport Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/01/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-132-paul-russo-marist/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z -41.1489813 175.0117941 Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/30/matchday-scoring-highlights-paremata-plimmerton-19-v-wainuiomata-12/ Visitors Paremata-Plimmerton beat Wainuiomata 19-12 in a tough fixture at William Jones Park on Saturday in their Smith & Wilson Cup match in the last round of the 2026 Swindale Shield. It was always tight and it came down to who could take their chances. 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PHOTO: Petone Rugby Monday morning edition – updates expected later in the day: Four weeks until the end of the Wellington... petone rugby places sport Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/29/sideline-conversions-29-june-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-new-rugby-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-28T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/27/top-eight-to-start-the-jubilee-cup-found-on-wet-afternoon-of-club-rugby/ Mud and glory – Marzy Karim slides through to score the clincher for Paremata-Plimmerton over Wainuiomata. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White and Scott MacLean The top eight sides to start next weekend’s coveted Premier Jubilee Cup competition and next week’s opening round club rugby championship draw were found on a wet and wild afternoon... plimmerton swindale rugby wainuiomata paremata places sport Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/27/top-eight-to-start-the-jubilee-cup-found-on-wet-afternoon-of-club-rugby/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-27T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/26/round-13-lucky-for-some-as-knockout-rounds-seedings-decided-this-weekend/ By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime edition – updated expected later this afternoon. It is absolute carnage out there overnight, today and forecasted for tomorrow. As such junior rugby and all college rugby has been blanket cancelled already. Update #1 – this is unconfirmed but we are hearing that all rugby except for Men’s Premier and Premier... rugby swindale sport Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/26/round-13-lucky-for-some-as-knockout-rounds-seedings-decided-this-weekend/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-26T00:00:00Z https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/team-list-for-saturday-27-june-2026 Team List for Saturday 27 June 2026 johnsonville places rugby sport Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/team-list-for-saturday-27-june-2026 Johnsonville Rugby Football Club 2026-06-26T00:00:00Z -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/cancellations-27-june-2026 CANCELLATIONS - 27 June 2026 SENIOR RUGBY UPDATE: PREMIER WOMEN & MEN ONLY, ALL OTHER GRADES CANCELLED rugby sport johnsonville places Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/cancellations-27-june-2026 Johnsonville Rugby Football Club 2026-06-26T00:00:00Z -41.2202925 174.81376357158047 Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/27/wellington-club-rugby-links-to-live-updates-commentary-and-streaming-27-june/ LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 27 June 2026) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield and lower grade Scoring and fulltime scores updated as they happen. Just two grades going ahead today, Men’s Premier Swindale Shield and Women’s: WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Women’s Premier Alternatively, follow... rugby swindale sport Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/27/wellington-club-rugby-links-to-live-updates-commentary-and-streaming-27-june/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-26T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/25/proud-few-days-for-the-donaldsons-just-what-the-doctor-ordered/ Above: Luke Donaldson ordering the script for his forwards in last Saturday’s one-point win for Marist St Pat’s over Old Boys University. Donaldson was playing in his 50th blazer game. Photo: Tane Nathan (Kinetic Images). By Steven White It was a proud few days earlier this week for the Donaldson rugby family On Saturday eldest... rugby swindale sport Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/25/proud-few-days-for-the-donaldsons-just-what-the-doctor-ordered/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/26/aisle-be-back-the-afterglow/ Hurricanes players celebrating during their win last Saturday. Photo: Mike Lewis Pictures. By Kevin McCarthy 10 minutes into the second half. The Hurricanes have just notched up 41 points …. To nil. The woman next to me says: Good Game! I agree and add that I’ve never seen anything like it, 41-nil this early in... rugby sport Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/26/aisle-be-back-the-afterglow/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/24/aotea-college-new-beard-trophy-holders-with-win-over-tawa-college/ By Steven White A new era of the Beard Trophy has started – at least until next week’s third match of four in the 2026 series when Mana College have their challenge. 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The Hurricanes 60 points against the... rugby sport Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/23/hurricanes-v-chiefs-final-stat-attack/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/24/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-131-paul-delaney-onslow/ Paul Delaney was a self-employed plumber by trade, and he was Mr Fixit for many club and Wellington representative rugby teams he played for and coached over many years. 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They had earlier sprung to life midway through the first... tawa upper-hutt rugby swindale places huttvalley sport Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/23/matchday-highlights-uh-rams-24-v-tawa-19-first-win-over-tawa-in-a-decade/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-22T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/22/sideline-conversions-22-june-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Xavier Numia and Billy Proctor running freely during the Super Rugby Final. They won a College First XV Premiership final together in 2015 for St Pat’s Town and have now won the Super Rugby title together for the Hurricanes. Photo: Caroline Lewis. Monday morning edition – updates expected later today. It’s the last week of... rugby sport Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/22/sideline-conversions-22-june-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/20/petone-win-swindale-shield-on-day-of-late-boilovers-and-upsets-throughout-club-and-college-rugby/ Petone with the Swindale Shield on their home ground, following today’s win over Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Grant Wall. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Petone are the 2026 Swindale Shield champions, winning the first-round title for the 16th time with next week’s final round to spare with a 43-17 win over Paremata-Plimmerton this afternoon. Petone and... petone plimmerton swindale rugby paremata places sport Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/20/petone-win-swindale-shield-on-day-of-late-boilovers-and-upsets-throughout-club-and-college-rugby/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-20T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/19/spotlight-on-club-rugby-in-penultimate-rounds-of-the-premier-and-premier-2-competitions/ Trytime in last Saturday’s match between the Wellington Axemen and Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Stewart Baird. The Axemen are back home hosting Oriental-Rongotai in Round 12, while Paremata-Plimmerton are at Petone. By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime edition – updates to come later this afternoon as a handful of teamlists hadn’t been revealed by the noon hour: The... petone plimmerton swindale rugby paremata places sport Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/19/spotlight-on-club-rugby-in-penultimate-rounds-of-the-premier-and-premier-2-competitions/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-19T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/team-lists-for-saturday-20-june-2026 Team Lists for Saturday 20 June 2026 johnsonville places rugby sport Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/team-lists-for-saturday-20-june-2026 Johnsonville Rugby Football Club 2026-06-19T00:00:00Z -41.2202925 174.81376357158047 Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/20/wellington-club-rugby-20-june-links-to-live-scoring-updates-streaming-and-more/ LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 20 June 2026) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield and lower grade Scoring and fulltime scores updated as they happen. WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted U85 WRFU Colts Alternatively, follow live scores... rugby swindale sport Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/20/wellington-club-rugby-20-june-links-to-live-scoring-updates-streaming-and-more/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-06-19T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/19/aisle-be-back-hurricanes-v-chiefs-final/ By Kevin McCarthy Sitting there on Tuesday morning at my computer, buying a ticket to the grand final was a scary moment. I knew where I wanted a seat and headed straight there, and literally could see the available seats disappearing faster than Russian trucks heading for Crimea. 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