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    Wellington and Canterbury to kick-off second half century of NPC battles

    • 30 Sep 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Steven White and Peter Marriott Wellington versus Canterbury is one of the most heated battles of all since the start of the National Provincial Championship, but the home side has the upper hand in Christchurch. Wellington has played Canterbury 50 times in NPC matches: Both sides have won 24 times and there have been two...
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    Ories only unbeaten team as three Swindale Shield matches decided late

    • 26 Apr 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Replacement outside back Josh Love about to score the match-winner on fulltime for the Upper Hutt Rams against Petone. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Oriental-Rongotai are now the only unbeaten team in Wellington Premier club rugby, emerging as one of three winners in thrilling circumstances on the fourth afternoon of the...
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    Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Short Passes 5 October (news in briefs)

    • 4 Oct 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: The Poneke U85kgs scored off a cross-kick in injury time to beat Morrinsville Sports in their National U85kg knockout fixture on Saturday. PHOTO: https://www.facebook.com/WaikatoU85kgRugby  Believe it or not, there’s still club footy being played and it was a hugely positive one for all three Wellington sides that travelled north for the opening fixtures in...
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    Carkeek Ridge (and Carkeek Hut)

    • 7 Mar 2021
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • I have been determinedly Tararua hut-bagging for a couple of years now, having realised I’d haphazardly visited about three quarters of them. Carkeek Hut is one of the most difficult to get to being right in the middle of the range with no DoC-maintained tracks to it. I was waiting for a good weather weekend ... Read more
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• • Club champs 2021 great performances

    • 4 Apr 2021
    • Wellington Tennis Club
    • A big thank you and well done to all the participants and supporters of last week’s Club Champs. There were some great performances: Naomi Burwell made the finals in the Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles Peter Scott and Clare Docherty won two doubles titles each Feng Yeo made two semi-finals and one final […]
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    Social Media Thursday

    • 15 Apr 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • A new social round-up of posts curated from Monday-Thursday from around the #clubrugby and #communityrugby traps. Because the rugby news cycle rolls on 24/7 and many people aren’t on social media. This post is a corroborative one. Please message us any and all newsworthy or interest social media posts you see or email to editor@clubrugby.co.nz...
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• • Mitre 10 MEGA Petone Settlers Talent Centre Term Two Registrations Open

    • 22 Apr 2021
    • Petone FC
    • Now that the 2021 season is underway, we’re planning our Mitre 10 MEGA Petone Settlers Talent Centre junior and youth development programmes for Term Two. Starting from Monday 10 May we’re running our Skill Centre, Fun Football and Goalkeeping programmes. The sessions will for one hour each Monday until 5 July (excluding Queens Birthday). Registrations are now open […]
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• • Family fun session this Saturday evening

    • 3 May 2021
    • Wellington Tennis Club
    • A fun, all-ages, family club session is on this Saturday evening (8 May, 2021) from 5-7.30pm. Come along! Perfect for families, but everyone is very welcome. As well as the tennis (similar to the senior club sessions), the bbq will be on and the fridge open. Click here to see what a previous one looked […]
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    Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Rebels

    • 20 May 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Dane Coles captains the Hurricanes at hooker, while Du Plessis Kirifi plays openside flanker, as the Hurricanes take on the Rebels tonight at Wellington Stadium.  By Kevin McCarthy Are you getting the hang of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman? It’s a bit like Russian roulette, with five (Aussie) chambers, one of which is potentially fatal to...
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• • The Weather Machine

    • 25 Jan 2024
    • Newtown Festival
    • One part soulful longing, two parts theatrical glam, and a heaping spoonful of retro-nostalgia indie-rock abandon, The Weather Machine is a tasty, wholesome audio treat. Hailing from the rainy green river city of Portland, Oregon, project lead Slater Smith has been troubadouring under the band-moniker The Weather Machine for the better part of a decade, […]
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    Top six showdowns highlight sixth round

    • 24 Jul 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Scott MacLean Teams and draws HERE It’s a mouthwatering slate of matches tomorrow in the Swindale Shield with the collisions of several big names and a round that seems fairly even across the board. That theme continues applying down the grades as there is at least one high-profile game in each plus the return...
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    St Pat’s Town too strong for Wellington College in traditional

    • 5 Aug 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Adam Julian and Steven White St Pat’s Town has retained the Centennial Shield for a third consecutive year defeating Wellington College 39-19 in the 135th annual traditional fixture. With a one-man advantage, and only down 20-14 at halftime, Wellington had a real chance to reverse the ascendancy. Instead, two poor clearances cost two tries as...
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    The Unit hoping to bring down MSP

    • 16 Sep 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Adam Julian It is 2013 when a diminutive and raucously outspoken halfback captured the attention of Dave Loveridge at an Old Boys University Colts practice. “Look at this unit,” Trapper quipped at 18-year-old Matt Fowler. The name stuck. “It’s an honour to be bestowed my nickname from Dave who boasts one of the great...
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    Everything on the line on semi-finals Saturday in club rugby

    • 18 Sep 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Above: MSP outside backs Sagele Aukusitino and Andrew Wells and MSP are hoping to take down OBU in one Jubilee Cup semi-final tomorrow, while the Wellington Axemen have beaten the Avalon Wolves by default in their wooden spoon playoff match. PHOTO: Tom Minton.  By Scott MacLean FRIDAY LUNCHTIME EDITION: So after a season that has...
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    Aisle be Back: The Ardieocalypse

    • 25 Jul 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Ardie Savea playing against the Crusaders for the Hurricanes in 2023. [logoshowcase cat_id=”43″] By Kevin McCarthy I think we can survive the Ardieocalypse. In fact, we already did. Which is no mean feat, considering he was World Player of the Year, and still at his peak internationally. There is no one like him as an...
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    Hurricanes v Rebels Stat Attack

    • 26 Mar 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Peter Marriott The Hurricanes went 5/0 this past weekend to start the 2024 season. Some facts and figures from the game here by Peter Marriott. Week 5 v Rebels: Won 54-28 The Hurricanes and the Rebels have now met on 12 occasions. The Hurricanes have won 11 matches to theRebels one. There have been...
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    Short Passes 9 November – some news and happenings in rugby

    • 8 Nov 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Luca Rees scores in the corner for Norths in their 43-0 semi-final win over Petone on Saturday. They were met with sterner opposition in Ories in the final, winning 15-14. Photo: Tom Minton. First edition: Just one more weekend of rugby in Wellington to bring the curtain down on a long, often stressful and bizarre...
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    Mt Rolleston – the highs and lows

    • 21 Jan 2021
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • In August 2016 we completed our AIC (Alpine Instruction Course) at Temple Basin in Arthurs Pass. I remember one morning after emerging from our snow cave high up above the ski field, we got the best views of the rising sun lighting up the mountains across the pass. The most prominent of the lot was ... Read more
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    National Club 7s on Saturday

    • 28 Jan 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The annual National Club 7s tournament is being played at Bruce Pulman Park, Takanini, on Saturday. Twelve of the country’s leading club sevens teams will contest the tournament for the Middlesex County Wavell Wakefield Cup, hosted by last year’s winners Ardmore Marist. This year the tournament is a one-day shootout with 12 teams, although it is...
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    Taranaki maunga east ridge

    • 14 Feb 2021
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • What do WTMC trampers do after they have declared they are ‘all tramped-out’ after many trips over the previous six weeks of fine summer weather and they are then presented with a forecast for a further one-day window of perfect weather at a cool little mountain where fine days are rare? Well – they just ... Read more
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    Matakesi goes back-to-back at Shannon

    • 27 Feb 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Composite side Matakesi retained their Shannon 7s crown at a sun-drenched Shannon Domain on Saturday. Matakesi went through the day unbeaten with four straight wins before the final in which they beat Manawatu’s College Old Boys 31-5 in the Cup decider. Matakesi won the final five tries to one, after leading 19-5 at halftime. Their...
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    Bond Banter (news in briefs) 8 March

    • 7 Mar 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Upper Hutt Rams hosted Johnsonville and Feilding Yellows in a game of three halves on their Open Day at Maidstone Park on Saturday. All three clubs will step up their pre-season preperations this coming weekend. PHOTO: Tackld.  The first week of pre-season 15s down, one to go before match-week for the opening round if...
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• • Five-minute bird counts resurrected on Mana, April 2021

    • 16 Apr 2021
    • Friends of Mana Island
    • Earlier this year Colin Miskelly produced a proposal to resurrect the 5-minute bird count surveys on Mana. The island is the focus of one of the most comprehensive ecological restoration programmes in New Zealand. However, there is little information published on how the landbird community on Mana has changed over time. The last farm stock […]
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    Mana Island, Moki Street, Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Speargrass weevil survey gets underway, Feb 2021

    • 16 Apr 2021
    • Friends of Mana Island
    • Late in 2020 Colin Miskelly proposed a one-off survey of speargrass weevils on Mana Island for early 2021. The expectation was for similar surveys to be undertaken occasionally (e.g. at 3–5 year intervals) to assess whether speargrass weevils are being impacted by the Beauveria fungus that is being spread by the flax weevils. The background to […]
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    Mana Island, Moki Street, Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Hurricanes v Force Stat Attack

    • 2 Jun 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Peter Marriott SUPER RUGBY TRANS-TASMAN Round 3 v Force: Won 43-6 The Hurricanes record against the Force is now played 12, won 11, lost one and drawn none. The Hurricanes have won their last 10 matches in a row against the Force. This is a new record for most consecutive wins against another Super...
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    Puke Ariki Traverse: Belmont Regional Park

    • 16 May 2021
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Belmont Regional Park is one of my favourite places in the Wellington area. The Park has plenty of tracks and is easily accessible by public transport. The Puke Ariki Traverse travels the length of the Park from the Dry Creek entrance to Cornish Street in Petone. The total length is about 24km. Polly and I ... Read more
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    Scoring highlights: Colts Division 1 Petone (31) v Tawa (19)

    • 14 Jun 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Petone defeated Tawa 31-19 in their Wellington club rugby Colts Division 1 John E Kelly Cup match on Saturday at Redwood Park. Petone made a fast start, racing to a 12-0 lead, that became 19-0 after 20 minutes, the halftime score. Tawa came back in the second half to trail 14-24 at one point, but...
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    PAST CLUB RUGBY MATCHES IN PHOTOS: 011 HOBM v Petone 2013

    • 1 Jul 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • In association with Mike Lewis Pictures , a series telling the story of the match behind a photo This photo goes back to 2013, the HOBM-Petone McBain Shield clash of that year. HOBM lock James Wall crashes over to score one of his two tries that day against Petone, in a comprehensive 50-22 win. Openside flanker Jason...
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    Nelson College win Quad, Wellington College fourth

    • 8 Jul 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Wellington College lost narrowly to hosts Christ’s College on day one. PHOTO: Wellington College Facebook By Adam Julian Nelson College are the 2021 Quadrangular Tournament champions, while multiple former champions Wellington College finished fourth. Nelson College beat hosts Christ’s College 27-25 in the final, while Wellington College missed out to Whanganui Collegiate 24-15 in the...
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    Semi-final Saturday in club rugby

    • 23 Jul 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Tawa and Hutt Old Boys Marist meet in the one Jubilee Cup semi-final on Saturday, while Marist St Pat’s and Northern United meet in the other. More details below. PHOTO: Stewart Baird. By Scott MacLean Jubilee Cup semi-finals and teams HERE Hardham Cup semi-finals and teams HERE Teams as received. Friday lunchtime edition: Crunch time...
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    Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)