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      <title>Petone win Swindale Shield on day of late boilovers and upsets throughout club and college rugby</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/20/petone-win-swindale-shield-on-day-of-late-boilovers-and-upsets-throughout-club-and-college-rugby/</link>
      <description>Petone with the Swindale Shield on their home ground, following today’s win over Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Grant Wall. By Steven White &amp; 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...</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-20T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>June 2026 Newsletter</title>
      <link>http://www.cyclewellington.org.nz/june_2026_newsletter</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.cyclewellington.org.nz/june_2026_newsletter</guid>
      <dc:creator>Cycle Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-20T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Spotlight on club rugby in penultimate rounds of the Premier and Premier 2 competitions</title>
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      <description>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...</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-19T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Team Lists for Saturday 20 June 2026</title>
      <link>https://www.jrfc.co.nz/post/team-lists-for-saturday-20-june-2026</link>
      <description>Team Lists for Saturday 20 June 2026</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Johnsonville Rugby Football Club</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-19T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Johnsonville Rugby and Football Club, 80, Helston Road, Paparangi, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Cricket Wellington Farewells Sam Mills</title>
      <link>https://www.cricketwellington.co.nz/newsarticle/167073</link>
      <description>Cricket Wellington would like to thank Sam Mills, who will be finishing up with the organisation on Tuesday 23 June as...</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2026-06-19T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Wellington Club Rugby 20 June links to live scoring, updates, streaming and more</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/20/wellington-club-rugby-20-june-links-to-live-scoring-updates-streaming-and-more/</link>
      <description>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...</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-19T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Chiefs (Final)</title>
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      <description>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. I snared somewhere at nosebleed level which...</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/19/aisle-be-back-hurricanes-v-chiefs-final/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-18T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>New Moon Ride - Wed 15th July</title>
      <link>https://wmtbc.org.nz/news/new-moon-ride-series-dr74r-hd9d7-74n4p-kbfza-mpedk</link>
      <description>We’ve been thinking for a while that we might see if there’s interest in occasional organised club rides.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://wmtbc.org.nz/news/new-moon-ride-series-dr74r-hd9d7-74n4p-kbfza-mpedk</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Mountain Bike Club</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-18T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Weekly News: Winter Action</title>
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      <description>What an incredible winter weekend at the Club last weekend was! We had the Winter Speaker Series on Friday evening,...</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Evans Bay Yacht and Motorboat Club</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-18T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Evans Bay Yacht And Motor Boat Club, 447, Evans Bay Parade, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Matariki Festival: Early Bird Entries Closing</title>
      <link>https://www.ebymbc.org.nz/newsarticle/166992</link>
      <description>The 2026 edition of the Ākau Tangi Matariki Festival is now only 21 days away and approaching fast! So check out the ...</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Extra public transport and free travel for Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final</title>
      <link>https://www.metlink.org.nz/news-and-updates/news/extra-public-transport-and-free-travel-for-super-rugby-pacific-grand-final</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Extra public transport and free travel for Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Extra public transport and free travel for Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Midweek wins for St Pat’s Town, St Pat’s Silverstream and Wellington College</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/18/midweek-wins-for-st-pats-town-st-pats-silverstream-and-wellington-college/</link>
      <description>By Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur St Pat’s Town (Tuesday), St Pat’s Silverstream (Wednesday) and Wellington College (Thursday) enjoyed wins this week. Accounts of these games below, starting with the Quadrangular Tournament on Thursday. The 100th Quadrangular (Quad) final on Saturday will be contested between the most prolific winners of the competition, Wellington College...</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-18T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Qualifying times for Swimming Wellington 2026</title>
      <link>https://www.pirates.org.nz/qualifying-times-for-swimming-wellington-2026/</link>
      <description>Qualifying times for SW Short Course Champs The post Qualifying times for Swimming Wellington 2026 appeared first on Pirates.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.pirates.org.nz/qualifying-times-for-swimming-wellington-2026/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Pirates Swim Team</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-18T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Qualifying times Swimming NZ 2026</title>
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      <description>Swimming New Zealand Qualifying times for Short Course Qualifying times 2026 The post Qualifying times Swimming NZ 2026 appeared first on Pirates.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.pirates.org.nz/qualifying-times-swimming-nz-2026/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Pirates Swim Team</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-18T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Wellington College Quadrangular Tournament Team of the Century</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/17/wellington-college-quadrangular-tournament-team-of-the-century/</link>
      <description>By Adam Julian &amp; Steven White Rugby’s annual First XV Quadrangular Tournament, featuring Wellington College, Whanganui Collegiate, Nelson College, and Christ’s College, turns 100 this week (June 18-20) at Whanganui. Colloquially known as “The Quad,” it is the oldest four-way rugby tournament in New Zealand (and possibly the world) and together, the schools that contest...</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/17/wellington-college-quadrangular-tournament-team-of-the-century/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-17T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Reserve Grade heating up as OBU teams meet for the Ruru Shield this Saturday</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/18/reserve-grade-heating-up-as-obu-teams-meet-for-the-ruru-shield-this-saturday/</link>
      <description>By Steven White Almost half of all first round Premier Swindale Shield club rugby matches have an interclub trophy on the line, many involving Old Boys University, such as this Saturday’s Jack Lamason Trophy match against Marist St Pat’s. The OBU club social teams have also contested the Ruru Shield amongst each other continuously since...</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/18/reserve-grade-heating-up-as-obu-teams-meet-for-the-ruru-shield-this-saturday/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-17T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 130: Cam Stewart</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/17/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-130-cam-stewart/</link>
      <description>Cam Stewart was Marist’s first-five and playmaker and vice-captain of the side that won or shared the Jubilee Cup in 1960, 1962, 1963 and 1964. He also played for the Wellington representative team over several seasons and played in many of their big matches at the time. He later played for Manawatu after moving to...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/17/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-130-cam-stewart/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-16T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Hurricanes v Blues Semi-Final Stat Attack</title>
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      <description>Asafo Aumua added his name to the list of try scorers in the win over the against the Blues. He now has 19 in 89 matches. It was his 5th against the Blues, a record for him against another side, one more than his four against the Chiefs. By Peter Marriott Semi-Final v Blues: Won...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/16/hurricanes-v-blues-semi-final-stat-attack/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-16T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Result: Dorne Cup</title>
      <link>https://www.olympicharriers.nz/results/event.php?eid=1851</link>
      <description>This yearand#39;s Dorne Cup was held on the same course as the last few years. I...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.olympicharriers.nz/results/event.php?eid=1851</guid>
      <dc:creator>Olympic Harriers</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-15T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Result: Dorne Cup</title>
      <link>https://www.olympicharriers.nz/results/event.php?eid=1851</link>
      <description>This yearand#39;s Dorne Cup was held on the same course as the last few years. I...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.olympicharriers.nz/results/event.php?eid=1851</guid>
      <dc:creator>Olympic Harriers</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-15T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Henry in top form for Petone in McBain Shield win</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/15/henry-in-top-form-for-petone-in-mcbain-shield-win/</link>
      <description>Henry gets his pass away on Saturday. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian It was a boisterous night on Udy Street as Petone foiled Hutt Old Boys Marist 29-16 to regain the McBain Shield from the Jubilee Cup champions and move within a whisker of winning the Swindale Shield for a record 16th time. The...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/15/henry-in-top-form-for-petone-in-mcbain-shield-win/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-15T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Petone, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Wellington Athletes with International Honours</title>
      <link>https://athleticswellington.org.nz/wellington-athletes-with-international-honours/</link>
      <description>2026 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow GBR – July James Preston – Scottish (800m), James ran his season best of 1:45.07 at the Adelaide Classic… Read More »</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://athleticswellington.org.nz/wellington-athletes-with-international-honours/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Athletics Wellington</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-15T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Matchday Scoring Highlights: Upper Hutt Rams (33) v Wainuiomata (32)</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/16/matchday-scoring-highlights-upper-hutt-rams-33-v-wainuiomata-32/</link>
      <description>As the one-point margin of victory suggests, this fixture contained several twists and turns before eventually being settled in the 76th minute with a try to replacement halfback Kaide McCashin, burrowing over from a ruck after a concerted crescendo of phase play in front of the line. This wasn’t the end of it though. Replacement...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/16/matchday-scoring-highlights-upper-hutt-rams-33-v-wainuiomata-32/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-15T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>New Moon Ride - Wed 17th June</title>
      <link>https://wmtbc.org.nz/news/new-moon-ride-series-dr74r-hd9d7</link>
      <description>We’ve been thinking for a while that we might see if there’s interest in occasional organised club rides.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://wmtbc.org.nz/news/new-moon-ride-series-dr74r-hd9d7</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Mountain Bike Club</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-15T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Sideline Conversions 15 June (some rugby news and information to start the week)</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/15/sideline-conversions-15-june-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/</link>
      <description>Action from the Petone Rec on Saturday, during the latter stages of the first round Colts decider. Photo: Warwick Burke Visitors HOBM won the Paris Memorial Trophy, joining the Tawa Ducks (U85kgs) and Petone Women as first round winners so far. Will the Swindale Shield and Harper Lock Shield titles be decided in this coming...</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/15/sideline-conversions-15-june-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-14T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Twin tripping to Howletts and Daphne Huts </title>
      <link>https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/twin-tripping-to-howletts-and-daphne-huts/</link>
      <description>I don’t think many of us could quite trust the more-or-less perfect forecast as the trip weekend approached, and a few times were we reminded that there had been many WTMC attempts at this area of the Ruahines, all thwarted in some way or another by bad weather. Well, it seems we finally lifted the ... Read more</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/twin-tripping-to-howletts-and-daphne-huts/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-14T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Petone win McBain and have Swindale in their sights, but chasing pack bunched together</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/13/petone-win-mcbain-and-have-swindale-in-their-sights-but-chasing-pack-bunched-together/</link>
      <description>Petone run in the opening try on the McBain Shield today in their win over Hutt Old Boys Marist. By Steven White, Scott MacLean, Adam Julian &amp; Andy McArthur (photos) Petone beat Hutt Old Boys Marist 29-16 in their biggest regular season match of the year, while other results today meant the chasing pack is...</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/13/petone-win-mcbain-and-have-swindale-in-their-sights-but-chasing-pack-bunched-together/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-13T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Bumper weekend for club rugby in Wellington and around the region coming up</title>
      <link>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/12/bumper-weekend-for-club-rugby-in-wellington-and-around-the-region-coming-up/</link>
      <description>The Avalon and Petone scrums pack down last week at Fraser Park. Avalon are back there in the 11th round hosting Marist St Pat’s, while Petone are at home against Hutt Old Boys Marist for the McBain Shield. By Scott MacLean It’s a bumper weekend for club rugby coming up, with top-of-the-table clashes as well...</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/06/12/bumper-weekend-for-club-rugby-in-wellington-and-around-the-region-coming-up/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Wellington Club Weekly</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-12T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Petone, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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