https://wellington.gen.nz/rugby https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/01/19/community-rugby-coming-to-upper-hutt/ It’s a game of three halves in the community. Upper Hutt’s Maidstone Park will play host to the Hurricanes pre-season clash against the Blues and the Chiefs. The match is being played on Saturday 13 February, kick-off time and match details to be confirmed at a later time. It is anticipated that All Blacks may... Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:08:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/01/19/community-rugby-coming-to-upper-hutt/ Wellington Club Weekly 2021-01-18T19:08:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/01/17/looking-back-a-century-rugby-in-1921/ A typical ‘western bank’ Athletic Park crowd on any given Saturday in the early 1920s. Photo: Sydney Charles Smith (full details in article credits below). A look back at the rugby scene from a Wellington perspective 100 years ago. As was previously covered in this article here about the 1919 season, the end of the first... Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:29:08 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/01/17/looking-back-a-century-rugby-in-1921/ Wellington Club Weekly 2021-01-16T18:29:08Z https://oburugby.com/nominations-for-office-holders-for-2021/ In accordance with Section 12 (a) of the Constitution of WCOB & VUW RFC Inc, nominations are hereby called for Office Holders for the 2021 season, effective from the 30th Annual General Meeting, to be held Friday 26 February 2021. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 01:45:21 GMT https://oburugby.com/nominations-for-office-holders-for-2021/ Old Boys - University Rugby Club 2021-01-15T01:45:21Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/01/09/jubilee-cup-and-swindale-shield-title-winners-ranked/ Wellington College Old Boys won their first and only Jubilee Cup in 1933  Since their inceptions in 1929 (Jubilee Cup) and 1969 (Swindale Shield) the two major trophies in Wellington club rugby have been contested a combined 144 occasions. Since 1969 when the two competitions have been running together as first round (Swindale Shield) and... Fri, 08 Jan 2021 18:48:46 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/01/09/jubilee-cup-and-swindale-shield-title-winners-ranked/ Wellington Club Weekly 2021-01-08T18:48:46Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/01/02/burning-questions-2021/ Welcome to 2021. To usher in the new year, here are 21 questions in no particular order to ponder ahead of the season.   Sevens heaven Starting next month, will we see the National Club 7s title returning to Wellington, from Counties Manukau’s Ardmore Marist in Porirua at the start of 2020? Norths are confirmed... Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:30:13 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/01/02/burning-questions-2021/ Wellington Club Weekly 2021-01-01T19:30:13Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/23/jubilee-cup-winning-captains-xv/ The Jubilee Cup for Wellington club rugby supremacy has been contested every year since 1929, with some 19 clubs winning the title over nine decades. See a XV below made of up winning Jubilee Cup captains. As with these sorts of posts the below is not a definitive list or best of list, rather a... Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:14:45 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/23/jubilee-cup-winning-captains-xv/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-12-22T21:14:45Z https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/merry-xmas-from-the-jrfc Thank You! I hope you are all looking forward to the festive break as much as I am. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 06:09:35 GMT https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/merry-xmas-from-the-jrfc Johnsonville Rugby Football Club 2020-12-22T06:09:35Z http://www.msprugby.co.nz/Site/Club/News-Events/Latest_News/christmas_greetings_2020.aspx 2020 has been a year like no other! As we wind down for Christmas, Chairman Rob Evans reflects on the year we've had... Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://www.msprugby.co.nz/Site/Club/News-Events/Latest_News/christmas_greetings_2020.aspx Marist St Pats Rugby 2020-12-22T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/21/short-passes-21-december-seasons-greetings-edition/ What a ride! It’s the end of 2020, and may we end this year with some Christmas cheer before wiping the slate clean and blasting into 2021. Club Rugby wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and thanks everyone for their ongoing support. Look out for our annual Christmas Day article... Sun, 20 Dec 2020 18:37:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/21/short-passes-21-december-seasons-greetings-edition/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-12-20T18:37:00Z http://www.msprugby.co.nz/Site/Club/News-Events/Latest_News/coaches_announcement_2021.aspx Consistency is a theme across most of our coaching team for 2021. While the returning Colts get a shot in the arm... Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://www.msprugby.co.nz/Site/Club/News-Events/Latest_News/coaches_announcement_2021.aspx Marist St Pats Rugby 2020-12-18T00:00:00Z https://www.wrfu.co.nz/news/post/statement-regarding-ambassador-sevens-tournament-in-upper-hutt/News/detail/ Following an incident at the Ambassador Sevens Tournament in Upper Hutt in November in which a match was called off and players were red-carded, the... Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wrfu.co.nz/news/post/statement-regarding-ambassador-sevens-tournament-in-upper-hutt/News/detail/ Wellington Rugby Football Union 2020-12-18T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/18/2021-swindale-shield-draw-released/ The run up to the southern hemisphere’s most hotly contested local rugby competition starts today, with the release of the 2021 Wellington club rugby Swindale Shield draw. The 2021 season starts a little later this year, with opening day on Saturday 10 April. That is the date for the first of 13 games on consecutive... Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:23:17 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/18/2021-swindale-shield-draw-released/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-12-17T23:23:17Z https://www.wrfu.co.nz/news/post/2021-swindale-shield-draw-confirmation/News/detail/ Wellington's 2021 Swindale Shield draw will shape up as a real test for the union's 14 premier clubs when the rugby season kicks off on 10 April with... Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wrfu.co.nz/news/post/2021-swindale-shield-draw-confirmation/News/detail/ Wellington Rugby Football Union 2020-12-17T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/14/sweet-sevens-success-for-st-marys/ By Scott MacLean For only the second time in the event’s history, one of the Cup titles at the Condor Sevens is making it’s way to the capital. This time it’s St Mary’s College and their Under 15 side who are champions – emulating the 2016 success of their senior side – after beating Auckland’s... Sun, 13 Dec 2020 19:00:03 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/14/sweet-sevens-success-for-st-marys/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-12-13T19:00:03Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/11/hamilton-and-howick-heroes-at-colossal-condor-sevens/ The Hamilton Boys’ High School team that won their school a sixth consecutive Condor Sevens title. PHOTO: HBHS Facebook  By Adam Julian With 40 plus referees, 50 teams (30 boys, 20 girls – that’s 600-odd players in addition to a platoon of coaches and management) competing in 170 matches on four fields, backed by 29... Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:46:43 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/11/hamilton-and-howick-heroes-at-colossal-condor-sevens/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-12-11T08:46:43Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/09/change-in-structure-for-2021-club-season-agreed-upon/ WRFU release: Wellington Rugby Football Union’s 14 premier clubs have agreed on a structure for the 2021 Men’s Premier competition. Two options were presented by a working group made up of Club Chairs and Delegates who proposed competition formats in line with club feedback, and existing representative programmes. Central to the working group’s recommendations was... Wed, 09 Dec 2020 03:29:48 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/09/change-in-structure-for-2021-club-season-agreed-upon/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-12-09T03:29:48Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/09/nine-wellington-teams-heading-to-condor-sevens/ By Scott MacLean This week sees the final act of the rugby season, with college Condor Sevens taking place once again at Auckland’s King’s College. This year a record nine Wellington teams will venture north, with a twist on this year’s event. Owing to its place on the schedule and with other events on, the... Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:14:10 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/09/nine-wellington-teams-heading-to-condor-sevens/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-12-08T18:14:10Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/09/seven-wellington-teams-heading-to-condor-sevens/ By Scott MacLean This week sees the final act of the rugby season, with college Condor Sevens taking place once again at Auckland’s King’s College. This year seven Wellington teams will venture north, with a twist on this year’s event. Owing to its place on the schedule and with other events on, the Open tournament... Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:14:10 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/09/seven-wellington-teams-heading-to-condor-sevens/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-12-08T18:14:10Z https://www.wrfu.co.nz/news/post/2021-junior-rugby-season-dates/News/detail/ We hope you’re looking forward to the 2021 Junior Rugby season like we are! For those super organised parents who like to use the holiday period to... Tue, 08 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wrfu.co.nz/news/post/2021-junior-rugby-season-dates/News/detail/ Wellington Rugby Football Union 2020-12-08T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/07/short-passes-7-december-news-in-briefs-and-happenings/ The fifteens season is over, but resumes early in the New Year when the Super Rugby teams embark on their pre-season programmes. The representative sevens season is all but over, just this coming weekend’s Condor Sevens in Auckland to come. We will preview this from a Wellington schools perspective in a couple of days. +++++... Sun, 06 Dec 2020 18:25:37 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/07/short-passes-7-december-news-in-briefs-and-happenings/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-12-06T18:25:37Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/03/patafilo-included-in-hurricanes-squad/ Tawa outside back and Wellington Lion Pepesana Patafilo has joined the Hurricanes for 2021. Patafilo and Hawke’s Bay wing Lolagi Visinia have filled up the final two spots for next year. Patafilo is a former Wellington College First XV centre, in the 2013 winning team captained by his new Hurricanes teammate James Blackwell and featuring... Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:30:59 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/03/patafilo-included-in-hurricanes-squad/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-12-02T19:30:59Z https://www.wrfu.co.nz/news/post/wellington-fc-opportunities/News/detail/ Wellington FC warmly invite you and your family to the Hataitai Park on Monday 14 December, 6:00pm. Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wrfu.co.nz/news/post/wellington-fc-opportunities/News/detail/ Wellington Rugby Football Union 2020-12-02T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/02/luke-campbell-joins-hurricanes/ Former Wellington College, Wellington U19s and Old Boys University halfback is joining the Hurricanes in 2021, from Bay of Plenty where he has been based for the past four years. Campbell says to achieve the goal with his hometown team is a surreal feeling. “It’s hard to describe how it feels, but it really is... Tue, 01 Dec 2020 18:33:41 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/12/02/luke-campbell-joins-hurricanes/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-12-01T18:33:41Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/30/short-passes-30-november/ Above: Two months on from club rugby Finals Day, but only three months before pre-season is in full swing!  Congratulations to Hawke’s Bay (Championship) and Tasman (Premiership) for winning this year’s National Provincial Championship titles. The 15s rugby season is just about over in New Zealand, with just this coming weekend’s match between the Maori... Sun, 29 Nov 2020 18:48:08 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/30/short-passes-30-november/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-11-29T18:48:08Z http://www.msprugby.co.nz/Site/Club/News-Events/Latest_News/annual_report_presented.aspx The annual report presented at the club's AGM on 26 November revealed strong member support in a tough year... Sat, 28 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://www.msprugby.co.nz/Site/Club/News-Events/Latest_News/annual_report_presented.aspx Marist St Pats Rugby 2020-11-28T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/25/eight-new-caps-in-maori-all-blacks-squad/ Māori All Blacks Head Coach Clayton McMillan (Ngāi Te Rangi/Ngāi Tamawhariua/Te Rangaihouhiri) has named eight new caps in a 24-strong squad to prepare for a one-off match against Moana Pasifika in Hamilton. Hawke’s Bay and Highlanders hooker Ash Dixon (Ngāti Tahinga) will captain the side against Moana Pasifika on Saturday, 5 December, kick-off 7.05pm. The... Wed, 25 Nov 2020 05:02:24 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/25/eight-new-caps-in-maori-all-blacks-squad/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-11-25T05:02:24Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/24/inaugural-moana-pasifika-squad-named-to-play-maori-all-blacks/ Above: Tomasi Alosio in action in club rugby this year – one of six players in the 26-man Moana Pasifika squad not aligned with a Super Rugby team.  The Inaugural Moana Pasifika squad has been named to play Māori All Blacks. The colours of Pacific nations Fiji, Samoa and Tonga will come together under the... Tue, 24 Nov 2020 04:50:05 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/24/inaugural-moana-pasifika-squad-named-to-play-maori-all-blacks/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-11-24T04:50:05Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/23/short-passes-23-november-rugby-news-and-happenings/ Salesi Rayasi continued his brilliant season for Auckland when he scored yet another try in the 23-18 win over Waikato in their Premiership semi-final on Saturday. He has now crossed the strip 14 times in 2020. The Auckland record is held by 1987 World Cup winning wing Terry Wright who scored 19 tries in 1984.... Sun, 22 Nov 2020 18:19:38 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/23/short-passes-23-november-rugby-news-and-happenings/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-11-22T18:19:38Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/20/hurricanes-sharing-the-love/ The Hurricanes are sharing the Love – for the next three years. A year out of school, Love has been contracted to the Hurricanes for 2021, 2022 and 2023. Love joined Wellington from Palmerston North Boys’ High School in 2020, linking with the Wainuiomata club, making the following appearances: Date Competition Rnd Pos Team 1... Fri, 20 Nov 2020 06:08:42 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/20/hurricanes-sharing-the-love/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-11-20T06:08:42Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/20/aisle-be-back-no-panicking-after-back-to-back-losses/ By Kevin McCarthy They’re in those history books now, to borrow Jeff Wilson’s phrase after the 1996 toppling of the Boks in South Africa. Of course, the history is Argentina defeating the All Blacks for the first time. Which let’s face it, is overdue. They probably should have broken the duck at home during the... Fri, 20 Nov 2020 05:31:47 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/11/20/aisle-be-back-no-panicking-after-back-to-back-losses/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-11-20T05:31:47Z