Sport / April 2026
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Cunning Cowie a hit over the hill
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Wainuiomata fullback Campbell Cowie flying in to score one of his two tries in their fourth round 34-17 win over Marist St Pat’s. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian Campbell Cowie bucks the trend of players quitting senior rugby due to tumbling numbers, other priorities, or a lack of motivation. Wainuiomata is his fourth...
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Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Crusaders in Wellington
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Ruben Love is set to play his 50th match for the Hurricanes against the Crusaders. Team news below. By Kevin McCarthy About this point in the Super season, I typically indulge in some , unscientific methods to see who has the toughest run in from here in the top 6. That is back of the...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 124: Colin Currie
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Colin Currie is part of the group of Wellington’s most capped hookers with 63 ‘A’ team appearances between 1959-65. He also spent one season in 1960 playing for Auckland and etched himself into that union’s folklore by winning a late tighthead that led to Auckland’s winning try over Canterbury in a Ranfurly Shield match. In...
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Club Rugby Highlights Series: Intercepts & Chargedowns Part 2
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Celebrating community rugby highlights of the past decade. Intercept and chargedown tries can turn games and take the breath out of opposing players and supporters alike. They are also often exciting and thrilling to watch, the sight of a winger coming up in the line and poaching a pass and doing what he or she...
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Vic brings the spirit, once again
- Wellington Rowing Club
- Victoria University Rowing Club has had another successful and spirited season, with brilliant results and an amazing...
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Hurricanes v Brumbies Stat Attack
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Fehi Fineanganofo (above) carried on with his try scoring habit becoming just the fourth Hurricanes player to score four tries in a Super Rugby match. The previous instances were by Ben Lam (against the Rebels at Melbourne in 2018), Ngani Laumape (against the Blues at Wellington in 2018, 10 matches after Lam) and Bailyn Sullivan...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Paremata-Plimmerton (39) v Upper Hutt Rams (12)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Paremata-Plimmerton stormed home in the second half to beat the Upper Hutt Rams 39-12 in their fourth round Swindale Shield encounter at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday. The Rams led 12-5 at halftime and were still very much in the game even after Paremata-Plimmerton had run in three quick tries early in the second half...
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April 2026 Newsletter
- Cycle Wellington
- https://www.cyclewellington.org.nz/april_2026_newsletter
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Kahurangi Keepers House – almost a club trip
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Kahurangi Keepers House is a DoC hut situated in a remote, beautiful location near the Kahurangi lighthouse on the far north of the West Coast. Access by land is either a multi-day bush bash from the Heaphy track via the Ministry of Works hut or a 3 to 4.5 hour beach walk from the north. ... Read more
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Sideline Conversions 27 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Scene at Kilbirnie Park on Saturday in a high scoring match between Tawa and Poneke. Photo: Kinetic Images. We are into the fifth week of the club rugby season and the Swindale Shield and other competitions are just starting to heat up. A look at Premier Swindale Shield fixtures this coming Saturday in Wellington (Premier...
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Valuable experience at North vs South Regatta
- Wellington Rowing Club
- Samuel Marsden rower Imogen Hille recently competed in the North vs South Regatta at Lake Karapiro on 17-18 April,...
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Bonus point wins the order of the day as OBU remain unbeaten
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Hooker Dion Lealofi, with loose forwards Braydon Soi and Fa’amanu Anae in close support for Wainuiomata in their convincing win over Wainuiomata today at Evans Bay Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean What a difference a week makes. After an awful afternoon last Saturday, the sun shone brightly over today’s Anzac...
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Early season top-of-the-table clash for Anzac Day round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Norths and HOBM teams in close-quarter action in the wet last weekend. Norths return home to host the Wellington Axemen and HOBM are at the Hutt Rec for the first time this year to play Old Boys University in an early season top-of-the-table fixture. Photo: Kinetic Images. By Scott MacLean FIRST EDITION PREVIEW –...
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Managamate Loop over Easter
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- The secret society of Central Whirinaki Hut left no evidence behind of their esoteric full moon ritual. While the Waikato vegan tramping club did catch a glimpse of our trip leader yodelling a particular song, no suspicion was raised as that group was busy fishing – catch and release, of course – or were they ... Read more
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Wellington club rugby links to live scoring, streams and updates 25 April
- Wellington Club Weekly
- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 25 April 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 and...
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Alison Andrews-Paul and Toby Gualter take top Awards honours
- Athletics Wellington
- Athletics Wellington Annual Awards of 2025 Athletics Wellington’s Annual Awards for the year 2025 were celebrated last evening at the Petone Club by over 90… Read More »
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Welcome Home Lucas Aukuso and Mike Faimalo
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- Welcome Home Lucas Aukuso and Mike Faimalo
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Team Lists for 25 April 2026 - note venue change
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- Team Lists for 25 April 2026 - note venue change
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Murphy Taramai bringing experience and energy to the Rams in 2026
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Co-captains of the Upper Hutt Rams this year – Todd Svenson with ball in hand and Murphy Taramai hot on his heels in support. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White By the time this article is published (Thursday afternoon), Murphy Taramai could well be a proud father for the third time. Taramai’s partner is...
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Weekly News: Busy ANZAC Weekend
- Evans Bay Yacht and Motorboat Club
- It s a busy one this weekend, with both the Limbies America Cup on the line.We are also hosting the NZ 12ft Skiff...
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Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Brumbies and Kirifi’s 100th
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Kevin McCarthy Not everyone will agree, but sometimes you’ve got to say a certain piece of building is worth every disputed dollar. At a bit over 600 million dollars , with inevitable turf battles over cost and who pays what, Christchurch and Canterbury tonight get back what many would feel was the beating heart,...
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Team Reports for 18 April 2026
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- Team reports for 18 April 2026
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2026 Winter Paddler Series – Race 1
- Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka Ama Association
- Introducing our hosts for the first race of the Hoe Tonga Winter Paddler Series – Ōtaki Waka Hoe!! Club coordinators can complete team entries using the Waka Ama NZ online portal Updated race information will be made available here: https://www.wakaama.co.nz/racecalendar/lookup/2454 … Continue reading →
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 123: Bill Dick (Petone)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Prop Bill Dick was one of those players that binds the club competition and makes it stronger. The reliable, consistent Dick played in Petone’s front row for more than a decade throughout the 1950s and into the early 1960s and was later President of Petone. Dick was a four-time Jubilee Cup winner – in 1956,...
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Magic Anzac Day Rounds of the past 25 years
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Trytime for Ories in their one-point Anzac Day win over Pōneke in 2015. Saturday’s fourth round of the 2026 Swindale Shield will be the fifth time that club rugby has been played on Anzac Day since our records began in 2002 (Anzac Day also fell on a Saturday in 2001 but we don’t have...
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Hurricanes v Chiefs Stat Attack
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Hurricanes emerge from the tunnel to play in a recent home match. Photo: Kinetic Images. In association with Hurricanes statistics compiler Peter Marriott, the Stat Attack returns in 2026. Facts and figures from the Hurricanes’ defeat to the Chiefs in Hamilton below. Round 10 v Chiefs: Lost 17-22 (a.e.t.) The Hurricanes have played the...
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Matchday Scoring highlights: Johnsonville (23) v Wellington (3)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Johnsonville beat the Wellington Axemen in frightful conditions at home at Helston Park in their third round Swindale Shield and Mick Kenny Memorial Cup match. Johnsonville scored two first half tries, to first-five Niall Delahunt and to fullback Jacob Walmsley, and then kicked a penalty on halftime to lead 15-3 at the interval. A second...
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Result: Senior track and field meeting #6 and 3000m champs
- Olympic Harriers
- Incorporating the 3000m Wellington Championships for all grades.
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Sideline Conversions 20 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Northern United and Hutt Old Boys Marist teams in action at Porirua Park on Saturday. Photo: Kinetic Images. A wild Saturday saw most matches played in conditions more akin to mid-July than Mid-April, and a handful spanning at least four grades that didn’t go ahead. The most high profile of these was the Paremata-Plimmerton...
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Junior Coaching Starts This Wednesday!
- Hutt Valley Harriers
- Our junior coaching programme kicks off this Wednesday, and we’re excited to support our young runners with structured, skills‑focused sessions to build confidence, technique, and enjoyment throughout the season. 📅 When: This Wednesday: 4.15pm–5.30pm From next week: Mondays and Wednesdays,…
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Junior Coaching Starts This Wednesday!
- Hutt Valley Harriers
- Our junior coaching programme kicks off this Wednesday, and we’re excited to support our young runners with structured, skills‑focused sessions to build confidence, technique, and enjoyment throughout the season. 📅 When: This Wednesday: 4.15pm–5.30pm From next week: Mondays and Wednesdays,…
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Result: Kaukau Skyline Traverse/NZ Mountain Running Champs
- Olympic Harriers
- This was the third running of the Olympic-organised Kaukau Skyline Traverse even...
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More close results in third round matches as appalling weather dominates
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Johnsonville and Axemen scrums pack down at a sodden Helston Park. Photo: Steven White. By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Adam Julian. There were a series of close results to mark the third round of the Wellington Premier Swindale Shield competition in atrocious conditions that swept through the Wellington region overnight and today. The...
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Swindale Shield set to heat up in round three
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Action from the UHR Rams – Petone match last week. The Rams are back home hosting Oriental-Rongotai whilst Petone are away playing Old Boys University. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime edition – updates expected later this afternoon. Despite the forecast of bad weather for the first time this season, the Swindale Shield...
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Result: Christchurch Marathon
- Olympic Harriers
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Ha'amea 'Ahio 150 games this Saturday!!!!
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- Ha'amea 'Ahio 150 games this Saturday!!!!
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Team Lists for Saturday 18 April 2026
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- Team Lists for Saturday 18 April 2026
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Wellington club rugby links to live scoring, streams and updates 18 April
- Wellington Club Weekly
- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 18 April 2026) Please be aware there is some bad weather around – leave early and bring wet weather gear to your games today. More here: CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield and lower grade Scoring and fulltime scores updated as they happen. WRFU...
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Friendship & Festivities – Nelson and Wellington Honour First College Rugby Game
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The match-day programme when Wellington College and Nelson College met in 1976. By Adam Julian When Wellington College hosts Nelson College in a one-off fixture on Saturday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first interprovincial secondary school game of rugby in New Zealand, it will bring together friends, old rivals – and even old...
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Randall Bishop – Tawa’s Mr. Reliable set to play his 200th Premier match
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Randall Bishop gets his kick away last Saturday in Tawa’s one-point win over Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Steven White Some 15 seasons after making his Premier debut, and three Jubilee Cup titles two more finals appearances and a Horowhenua-Kapiti title later, Randall Bishop is set to run out to play his 200th match for...
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Team Reports for Saturday 11 April 2026
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- Strong weekend for our Hawks whānau Plenty of heart, hustle, and pride on display. Check out this week’s team reports
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Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Chiefs
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Hurricanes come out to play in front of their teeming supporters last Saturday at home against the Blues. By Kevin McCarthy The demise of Moana Pasifika will be a sad story – but as Shakespeare might have said once, ‘tis a tragedy foretold. It’s also a canary in the coal mine for Super Rugby....
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 122: Bob Lendrum
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Not to be confused with the player of the same name and first-five who played 131 first-class games for Counties and one test for the All Blacks in 1973, Bob Lendrum’s first-class career went no higher than Wellington. Robert Edward Lendrum was a Wellington representative in 1963 and 1964, and a Wellington B representative up...
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Goal kicking forwards in rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It is mostly the backs that take goal kicks in rugby, but what about goal-kicking forwards? We put together the following article looking at some of these place-kicking players from the pack. Some international examples, followed by a few club rugby players. Let us know who we missed out. Brian Black (Great Britain) The 1930...
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Mountain Running Champs – This Saturday Morning
- Hutt Valley Harriers
- As if this Saturday is not busy enough we also have the NZ & Wellington Mountain Running Champs. This event is Athletics Wellington‑sanctioned, which means two great things for HVH members. If you’re a paid club member, your entry fee…
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Novices, President’s & Anne Huggins Races – This Saturday
- Hutt Valley Harriers
- This Saturday is a big day on the HVH calendar, along with our Annual General Meeting as mentioned in our previous post, we’ll also have the Novices, President’s Handicap, and Anne Huggins Memorial races at Sladden Park. After the AGM…
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Novices, President’s & Anne Huggins Races – This Saturday
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Mountain Running Champs – This Saturday Morning
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Hurricanes v Blues Stat Attack
- Wellington Club Weekly
- In association with Hurricanes statistics compiler Peter Marriott, the Stat Attack returns in 2026. Facts and figures from the Hurricanes’ win over the Blue in Wellington below. Round 9 v Blues: Won 42-19 These two sides played the first-ever Super Rugby match back on 1 March 1996 at Palmerston North. The Blues won 36-28 and...
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Celebrating a Season of Excellence 2025–26
- Cricket Wellington
- Celebrating a Season of Excellence 2025 26 Cricket Wellington wrapped up the 2025 26 season with three prizegiving...
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Annual Plan 26 Submission Guide
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Hutt Valley Harriers AGM – This Saturday
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Hutt Valley Harriers AGM – This Saturday
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Swindale Shield Matchday Highlights Round Two: Tawa (26) v Pare-Plim (25)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Round Two of the 2026 Swindale Shield came to Lyndhurst Park where home team Tawa met Paremata-Plimmerton. Coming off a hefty first round loss to Petone, it took Tawa just a few minutes to score their opening try of the year. Paremata-Plimmeerton responded and eventually both teams were deadlocked 12-12 just before halftime when the...
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Starling nationals test sailors in a range of conditions
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- Worser Bay Boating Club was proud to host the 2026 Starling National championship over four days in the term one school holidays.
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Sideline Conversions 13 April (some news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Action from Old Boys University’s Peter Dunford Cup win over Wainuiomata on Saturday. Monday morning edition: The first full weekend of club rugby was played on Saturday. And we got lucky with the weather. Saturday was fine and warm but 24 hours later it was grey and wet. It’s the second week of school holidays...
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Result: Maiden and Perston
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Result: Maiden and Perston
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Axemen raise the half century as first round form reverses for some teams
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Losi Filipo dives over to score one of two tries for Petone in their tight win over the Upper Hutt Rams. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Adam Julian An opening win of the competition for the Wellington Axemen against Pōneke and generally much closer matches than last week were two...
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Wellington club rugby links to live scoring, streams and updates 11 April
- Wellington Club Weekly
- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 11 April 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 and get...
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All grades underway in Wellington club rugby tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wainuiomata will be seeking their second straight win to start the year when they host Old Boys University in Round Two of the Swindale Shield, while Avalon are at home for the first time and playing Hutt Old Boys Marist. Photo: Hugh Pretorius. By Scott MacLean Welcome to the first full weekend of the club...
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Team Lists 11 April 2026
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- Here are the Team Lists for 11 April 2026 for the Premiers, Premier Reserves, Cripples, and Terrahawks U85. Up the Hawks!!
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Money or the Bag! Saturday 11 April 2026
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club presents…Money or the Bag! Saturday 11 April 2026
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Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Blues in Wellington
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Kevin McCarthy I said a year ago that somehow, I thought Scott Robinson would get his main man Richie Mo’ounga some how on the plane to South Africa for the great Trek. The duo would be on tour, despite the niceties in the NZR eligibility rules. Well, Scott Robinson strolled past me on Lambton...
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Where are they Now: Martin Leslie (Petone and Scotland)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian The recent Six Nations broke many scoring records and was regarded as one of the best ever. Noteworthy was Scotland’s 50-40 win over eventual champions France. In 1999, Scotland beat France in a similarly dramatic match in Paris, dominated by Petone legend Martin Leslie. Petone started the 2026 Swindale Shield with a...
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Girls and Women in refereeing evening
- Onslow Junior Soccer Club
- This season, Capital Football is refreshing and relaunching its initiative for the female refereeing community – running regular events designed to support, develop, and create a social platform for our members. These gatherings offer a relaxed, informal, and mutually supportive… » read more
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Coaching Award – NZF Fundamentals of Junior Coaching
- Onslow Junior Soccer Club
- Coming soon! This FREE course is for Coaches of teams in First Kicks (U5, U6 and U7) and Fun Football (U8 and U9) grades and is a must-do. This is a practical course, hosted by Maika Ruyter-Hooley from Capital Football.… » read more
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Barker College make fast start on three-game tour
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian Barker College opened its three-game New Zealand tour with a 40-36 victory over St Patrick’s College, Silverstream on Wednesday. The North Sydney independent Anglicans stunned the 2025 Wellington Premiership winners by blasting to a 26-0 lead in under 10 minutes. Not since 2017, when Silverstream was caned by national championships, Hastings Boys’...
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Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 121: Bill Freeman
- Wellington Club Weekly
- One of Wellington rugby’s most famed coaches, Bill Freeman was Wellington A representative coach between 1964-70. Under his coaching, Wellington teams enjoyed several memorable wins over the space of a few years, including twin victories over the touring Springboks and British and Irish Lions in 1965 and 1966, and for introducing some all-time great players...
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Schwalger leading from the front for Wellington College in 2026
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Z’kdeus Schwalger in action in a recent early season fixture. Photo supplied. By Adam Julian With his big hits and big hair, Z’kdeus Schwalger is a startling rugby personality. The Wellington College loose forward is determined to deliver a showstopping performance when his school hosts Nelson College in a one-off fixture on April 18. The...
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Enter now: Night Cross Country
- Hutt Valley Harriers
- Ever feel like you’re just running around in the dark? Why not take that experience and apply it for real in the new Athletics Wellington Night Cross Country event? This new event is due to take place on the evening…
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Register Now for the 2026 Season
- Hutt Valley Harriers
- Registration for the season are now open via our membership page. Feel free to sign up when you’re ready, but please make sure you’re registered by the the end of April. if you want to take part in the …
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Enter now: Night Cross Country
- Hutt Valley Harriers
- Ever feel like you’re just running around in the dark? Why not take that experience and apply it for real in the new Athletics Wellington Night Cross Country event? This new event is due to take place on the evening…
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Register Now for the 2026 Season
- Hutt Valley Harriers
- Registration for the season are now open via our membership page. Feel free to sign up when you’re ready, but please make sure you’re registered by the the end of April. if you want to take part in the …
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A Word From the Chair
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- The first A Word from the Chair newsletter for 2026
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Maadi 2026 Wrapup
- Wellington Rowing Club
- After an exciting season, four of the five schools rowing out of WRC sent contingents to the Maadi Regatta in Twizel,...
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From the President – April 2026
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Kia ora, April is here, daylight saving has ended and the term of the current Committee is coming to an end after a busy and eventful year. Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is on Wednesday 15 April at the TTC Hall in Mt Victoria – doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start. I encourage you ... Read more
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Swindale Shield Matchday Scoring Highlights: Round One MSP (58) v Norths (22)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Round One of the 2026 Swindale Shield came to Porirua Park where home team Northern United met Marist St Pat’s for the Maurice Standish Cup. In breezy conditions, home side Norths scored first and late led 12-7 during the first half. MSP got their noses ahead 19-12 by halftime. Early in the second half a...
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Coach the Coaches
- Onslow Junior Soccer Club
- Calling all prospective 2026 coaches – save these dates on your calendar now! Our Coaching Coordinator Jeremy Young will be facilitating some workshops designed for all our coaches (both new and returning). Jeremy will cover a range of topics –… » read more
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Unconventional SK and a scramble up and down memory lane
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Having had my West Coast dreams crushed by the wet weather over the Christmas break, I was waiting for a fine spell to do something local but interesting, which presented itself in the form of a Carkeek SK (Schormann’s-Kaitoke) with a twist in the first week of January. Several people in the club had been ... Read more
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Sideline Conversions 6 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Upper Hutt Rams celebrate a job well done, beating Poneke 66-32 in their Swindale Shield season opener. Is this the year of the Ram? Photo: Tane Nathan/Kinetic Images. The first weekend of Wellington club rugby saw seven entertaining Premier fixtures played throughout the region and the opening round of Premier 2 games. There were Premier...
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Paremata-Plimmerton pip first round defending champions, second half blowouts elsewhere
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Ethan Webster-Nonu scores a key try against his former side today in round one of the Swindale Shield. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Oriental-Rongotai played through last year’s first round Wellington club rugby Premier Swindale Shield with 13 straight bonus point wins. In today’s 2026 season opener, Ories were pipped at...
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Waipakihi River
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- The plan for the weekend was a Waipakihi Hut loop – heading in over Urchin and following the Waipakihi River to the hut on Saturday then out via the Umukarikari Range on Sunday. A perfect mix of tops and river travel. While this was a medium trip, I’d indicated to the group that we were ... Read more
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Blanketed in gray on top of the Tararuas
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- With a red warning storm on the doorstep, we barrelled out to the Tararuas early on Saturday to go for a wander. Heeding the forecast, we adjusted plans slightly to avoid getting drenched and battered, opting for a day mish, inevitably followed by a warm shower and cozy bed at home. We arrived at Holdsworth ... Read more
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Turkey’s Nest Biv
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- This trip started on the Thursday afternoon with just two of us from the original five after unfortunate incidents and accidents meant the other three could no longer come. James and I were still keen to get out and explore some new country in the Raglan range, so after an afternoon ferry and dinner at ... Read more
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Waipakihi Hut via the Umukarikari Track
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Two groups were heading to Waipakihi Hut in the Kaimanawa Forest this weekend: the EM group (seven members) travelling via the Umukarikari Track, and the M trip (five members) going in along the Waipakihi River. We all met at the railway station and were on the road shortly after 4:30pm on Friday. With light traffic, ... Read more
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Angelus Hut
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- 🎵What a way to start a medium tramp on a Thursday, cruiiiiising on the Interislander (okay it was the Bluebridge), sailing to the other side. After the ferry dropped our crew of 13 (including James’ MF group) in Picton, we grabbed a bite to eat from one of the many fine dining establishments in town. ... Read more
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Piripiri Hut: When a gamble pays off
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- While we had originally hoped to packfloat down the Waiohine river, a stormy couple of days earlier in the week and light rain in the forecast meant that we had to turn our minds to Plan B in the Ruahines. After last minute sickness in the group, only Tayla and I pitched our tents at ... Read more
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Wellington club rugby 4 April: Live scoring and updates, radio and livestreams
- Wellington Club Weekly
- CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield and Harper Lock Shield Premier 2 live Scoring on 4 April 2026: WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 Round 1 teamlists at this link in the line below (note we are aware of an issue with all teamlists not displaying correctly on mobiles or tablets,...
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Team Lists for Round 1 4 April 2026
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- First team lists of the year for the Johnsonville Hawks. Prem Reserves and Premiers both taking on the Billy Goats of OBU.
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MILO Fantails is returning to OJFC from Term 2
- Onslow Junior Soccer Club
- If you’ve got young girls wanting to give football a go, in a FUN and SAFE environment, MILO Fantails is the programme for you! MILO Fantails is a programme designed to attract new female players to the beautiful game –… » read more
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Club Rugby A-Z 2026
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Supporters was Finals Day last year. Photo Peter McDonald. Some of the themes that could play out this year in club and community rugby are below in the annual A-Z. By Scott MacLean It’s a bit of fun we have before the season gets underway. Here’s the 11th edition of our season preview in A-Z...
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Easter Saturday start for Premier and Premier 2 club rugby in Wellington
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Scott MacLean & Steven White And so it begins again, the 147th season of club rugby in the nation’s capital. It’s a staggered start to the season with only the Premier and Premier 2 underway tomorrow. The remaining club grades – Colts, Women’s, 85s, Reserve, and Presidents – start next week. Tomorrow’s 100th season...
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North Island trials for WRC rowers
- Wellington Rowing Club
- Thanks to a series of outstanding results over the 2025-26 season, Imogen Hille and Charlie Fitzgerald are now in...
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Wellington club rugby Gains & Losses 2026
- Wellington Club Weekly
- One of our most awaited columns in the lead-up to the season and a traditional story as featured in the newspaper in former years is the Gains & Losses, tracking player movement in and out of clubs and the province. This year is no exception, and this edition looks like a particularly bumper one! ________________________________________________________________________...
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Coach Rasch and HOBM Eagles looking to defend title in 2026
- Wellington Club Weekly
- HOBM Head Coach Otto Rasch with his family and the Eagles on the field after last July’s Jubilee Cup Final. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Adam Julian Otto Rasch cuts an imperious figure as a coach, physically imposing and forthright. He’s got Hutt Old Boys Marist humming, too. In February, the 2025 Jubilee Cup champions and...
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2026 Season starts this Saturday 4 April.
- Johnsonville Rugby Football Club
- 2026 Season starts this Saturday 4 April.
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2026 TT Wellington Autumn Open
- Table Tennis Wellington
- Entries close Monday 20 April at 11.59pm (enter online here).
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WRC begins rebuild at National Club Champs
- Wellington Rowing Club
- Wellington Rowing Club delivered a determined performance at the 2026 New Zealand Rowing Club Championships in...
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