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    Jubilee and Hardham Cups underway this weekend

    • 9 Jul 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Isaia Petelo’s MSP and Isaac Bracewell’s Wellington follow different courses over the next month of the season. MSP host Ories tomorrow in a top four semi-final and Wellington host Johnsonville in their Hardham Cup opener. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Scott MacLean Jubilee Cup round one draw and teamlists HERE Hardham Cup round one draw and...
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    Tightly contested Colts Division 1 final expected this Saturday

    • 14 Jul 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Their most recent meeting three weeks ago was decided by an 86th minute winning penalty. The re-match in this Saturday’s Division 1 Colts final between Petone and OBU Green promises to be just as tight. The late penalty that day gave Petone a 13-10 win and helped propel them to the top qualifier’s berth for...
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    A draw to Awe – Scots and Silverstream Share Premiership Crown

    • 26 Sep 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Adam Julian A bemused atmosphere reigned at the conclusion of the Premiership Wellington final at Wellington Stadium on Sunday. St Patrick’s College Silverstream and Scots College shared a 36-36 draw in a breathless spectacle highlighted by outrageous twits in momentum. Officially the title was shared but had a National Top Four qualifying fixture followed...
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• • Lepper Family

    • 13 Aug 2021
    • Friends of Karori Cemetery
    • In the earliest Anglican area, there is a large solid column with an urn on top, all of which is wooden. Standing 8ft/2.44 metres tall it is an exact replica of a design more usually made in stone, and from a distance there is nothing to suggest it is wooden. The monument is carved from […]
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    Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Wellington Lions v Tasman Stat Attack

    • 10 Nov 2021
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Pepesana Patafilo scored five tries this year for the Lions including this one against Southland, joint top equal with Peter Umaga-Jensen. By Peter Marriott The Wellington Lions finished their 2021 NPC season last weekend against the Tasman Mako. Some facts and figures from that game below: Round 10 v Tasman: Lost 22-34 Wellington’s record in...
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• • Blues Clues

    • 21 Dec 2023
    • Newtown Festival
    • Blues Clues is a Wellington-based blues band that brings down & dirty, old-school blues into the modern age with a couple of twists and turns along the way. Classic blues songs by Muddy Waters, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, and more, passionately and energetically performed by some of Wellington’s top professional musicians! Featuring […]
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    Matchday Swindale Shield Scoring Highlights: HOBM (29) v Wainuiomata (13)

    • 27 May 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The two clubs met at the Hutt Recreation Ground. Conditions were fine, but breezy and underfoot conditions were greasy early on following a heavy shower of rain. HOBM won 29-13. A workmanlike Eagles side outscored Wainuiomata 5 tries to 1 on the day, their set-piece on top and their lineout the direct source for three...
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    Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Ninja A-League Round 21 Match Preview

    • 29 Mar 2025
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • A massive test awaits the Wellington Phoenix at Porirua Park this Sunday with the visit of top-of-the-table Melbourne City. Remarkably, City remain unbeaten with just three matches to play in the regular season, and Phoenix head coach Paul Temple sees... The post Ninja A-League Round 21 Match Preview appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Phoenix fullback called up to All Whites for October internationals

    • 29 Sep 2025
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • Wellington Phoenix fullback Tim Payne has been named in the All Whites squad for New Zealand’s upcoming internationals against two top 40 ranked men’s nations. The 83rd ranked All Whites will face Poland (FIFA ranked 36) and Norway (FIFA ranked... The post Phoenix fullback called up to All Whites for October internationals appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Sideline Conversions 1 September (some news and information to start the rugby week)

    • 31 Aug 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Manukura won their third straight NZSS Top 4 girls title and lifted the Hine Pounamu Trophy into the wet sky at Arena Manawatu, beating Hamilton Girls’ High School 20-17 with a last-play try. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. Monday morning edition (updates expected later in the day): A busy weekend that was and yet another bumper weekend...
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    Feilding High School win Hurricanes First XV final, a win and a loss for Wellington teams in Napier

    • 31 Aug 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Feilding High School tighthead prop Dane Johnston celebrates what would be the match-winning try with Feilding’s supporters behind the in-goal midway through the second half. Photo: Steven White. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Feilding High School will be representing the Hurricanes region at next weekend’s Top 4 NZSS First XV tournament after beating Palmerston...
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    Wellington club rugby scoring updates 1 July

    • 30 Jun 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • It is opening day of the second round of the 2023 Wellington club rugby season. The first round of the Premier top 8 Jubilee Cup and bottom tier Hardham Cup competitions sees all seven matches kick-off at their usual time of 2.45pm. Today’s Jubilee Cup radio broadcast match is the Marist St Pat’s v Oriental-Rongotai...
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    Luca Rees scores 100 tries in Premier Rugby and most tries in Premier rugby and UPDATED most tries list

    • 1 Jul 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • A significant achievement was reached in Wellington club rugby on Saturday when Northern United No. 8 Luca Rees scored his 100th Premier try, and is our Performer of the Week on social media. See below the graphic for an updated full list of men’s top try-scorers in Premier rugby in the Wellington competition in the...
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    Paremata-Plimmerton and Johnsonville earn week off, Petone and MSP drop to Hardham Cup

    • 1 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Tawa second five Lua Lualua on the charge against Petone in today’s opening round Jubilee Cup fixture, won narrowly by Tawa. Jubilee Cup results and scoring (as received) HERE Hardham Cup results and scoring (as received) HERE Club rugby round-up by Steven White and Scott MacLean The top two qualifiers from the first round, Swindale...
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    Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Irving and Leota-Johnson in line for debuts as Lions look to disrupt Steamers in their last game

    • 1 Oct 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Lions will be looking to up-end the Steamers when they host them in their final match of the season at Porirua Park on Saturday. Eleven months ago the Wellington Lions were on top of the domestic rugby world, having beaten Bay of Plenty 23-20 in a tightly contested final that went to extra-time. On...
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    Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    The 2024 Swindale Shield ‘By the Numbers’

    • 2 Jul 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The curtain has closed on the first round Swindale Shield competition, with the top eight finishing sides now progressing to start the four-week second round Jubilee Cup and the bottom six teams lining up in week one of the Hardham Cup. Some numbers and statistics from the first round Swindale Shield Premier competition (unless stated)...
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    Isuzu UTE A-League Round 19 Match Preview

    • 2 Mar 2024
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • Wellington Phoenix head coach Giancarlo Italiano is trying to ignore the increasing title talk surrounding his team. With the Phoenix unbeaten this year and still top of the Isuzu UTE A-League ladder with eight rounds remaining, questions are being asked... The post Isuzu UTE A-League Round 19 Match Preview appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Isuzu UTE A-League Round 3 Match Review

    • 2 Nov 2025
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • A virtuoso goalkeeping performance from former Socceroos shot stopper Andrew Redmayne has denied the Wellington Phoenix back-to-back wins in the Isuzu UTE A-League. The veteran goalkeeper has made a number of top class saves to earn the Central Coast Mariners... The post Isuzu UTE A-League Round 3 Match Review appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Sideline Conversions 3 July (some rugby news and information to start the week)

    • 2 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Action from the Reserve Grade match at Maidstone Park on Saturday between the Upper Hutt Rams J8s and the Poneke Ruffnuts. The J8s won 31-27. It is tight at the top of the Mike Copeland Cup competition with two rounds to play in the round-robin. The standings are: Johnsonville Cripples 47, UH Rams J8s 45,...
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    Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Isuzu UTE A-League Round 19 Match Review

    • 3 Mar 2024
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • The Wellington Phoenix have restored their three point lead at the top of the Isuzu UTE A-League. The Phoenix have beaten Adelaide United 3-2 at Sky Stadium in Wellington to move a win clear of defending champions Central Coast Mariners.... The post Isuzu UTE A-League Round 19 Match Review appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Lions playing Hawke’s Bay on Saturday, with Lokotui and Broughton-Winterburn on bench

    • 3 Sep 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • The Wellington Lions head to Napier, for their sixth round National Provincial Championship match with their NPC title defence hopes seemingly on shaky ground, although given a boost with their win over Auckland in the wet on Sunday. That said, with quarter-finals in this competition they only need to make the top 8 so a...
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    College semi-finals and Club and representative transition weekend

    • 4 Aug 2023
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • By Scott MacLean The bulk of the club season might be over, but there’s still plenty of rugby happening and some big matches over the next two weekends. College Top billing this weekend goes to the school ranks, with semi-finals in both the Premiership and Premier 2. After the smoke cleared from last week’s results,...
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    Ha’amea Ahio and Johnsonville looking ahead to the Hardham Cup

    • 4 Jul 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Johnsonville Premier team players and members on the field after their win over Marist St Pat’s last Saturday. Captain Ha’amea Ahio top, second from the right. Photo: James/Natural Light Photography. By Steven White After a turbulent several weeks highlighted by three last-gasp losses at the death, the Johnsonville Hawks signed off their Swindale Shield campaign...
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    Premier League club finalises deal for young Phoenix ‘keeper

    • 4 Jun 2024
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • Alex Paulsen has completed a landmark move to the Premier League after a breakthrough season for the Wellington Phoenix. The young goalkeeper has signed with A.F.C. Bournemouth, who recently finished 12th in their seventh season in English football’s top flight.... The post Premier League club finalises deal for young Phoenix ‘keeper appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Nix sign rising star to long-term deal

    • 5 Aug 2025
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • The Wellington Phoenix have secured one of New Zealand’s top young players from the country’s leading amateur women’s football club. The Phoenix have signed Auckland United forward Pia Vlok on a three-year contract, the first two of which are on... The post Nix sign rising star to long-term deal appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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• • Ben-Jammin

    • 5 Feb 2025
    • Newtown Festival
    • Originally from Bristol, UK, Ben-Jammin grew up immersed in soundsystem culture. As a teen, he spent his pocket money collecting vinyl, fueling a deep passion for the heavier side of electronic music. Having played alongside top underground DJs and producers across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK, Ben-Jammin knows exactly what it takes to keep a dance […]
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 111: Moray Bevan

    • 6 Aug 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Moray Bevan was a stalwart of Pōneke, Wellington and New Zealand Māori rugby throughout the 1950s, as a hard-working, reliable loose forward and inspiring leader on and off the field. Bevan struck success early in his career, winning the Jubilee Cup with Pōneke in 1951, and kept his side at or near the top of...
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    Ninja A-League Round 16 Match Review

    • 6 Feb 2026
    • Wellington Phoenix
    • The Wellington Phoenix have moved to the top of the Ninja A-League for the first time in the club’s history. The Phoenix have won their fourth straight match, beating Perth Glory 1-0 at Sky Stadium in Wellington, to move a... The post Ninja A-League Round 16 Match Review appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 082: Vince Bevan

    • 6 Aug 2024
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • For over a decade in the 1940s up to his retirement in 1956, Vince Bevan was one of Wellington’s leading players and the first-choice halfback for many of these seasons. For one reason or another, Bevan didn’t play as much top-level rugby as she should have, and certainly not for the All Blacks. One reason...
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    Wellington Lions v Bay of Plenty facts and figures

    • 7 Oct 2025
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Stanley Solomon was Wellington’s top try scorer in 2025 with eight tries and finished the regular season in second-equal place on the try scorers list. Each week throughout the NPC, Hurricanes and Wellington statistician Peter Marriott provides the numbers and statistics, records and happenings that you need to know about the game that has just played. Next...
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