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Wellington club rugby gains and losses 2023
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The 2023 Wellington club rugby season kicks off this coming Saturday. Round one Swindale Shield teams will be named here in the Draws & Results section (above) on Friday by the noon hour. As usual there’s plenty of player movement between clubs and players coming into senior rugby from school. There’s also the usual smattering of...
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[POLLS] The Swindale Shield and U85kg JC Bowl: who have you got?
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Three Wellington club rugby first round competitions start this coming weekend, these being the Premier Swindale Shield, Premier 2 Harper Lock Shield and U85kg JC Bowl. Three polls below. Poll 1: The Swindale Shield Defending Swindale Shield champion: Petone Swindale Shield draw HERE Poll 2: The U85kg JC Bowl Defending JC Bowl champion:...
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Sideline Conversions 27 March (some rugby news and information to start the new rugby week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Week 1 is upon us for many club rugby competitions throughout the land, including Wellington where up to five grades kick off on Saturday. The Premier Swindale Shield is locked in, as well as the first round Premier 2 draw, which was issued over the weekend. The second-tier reverts to a single-round format for the...
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Some players to watch in the Swindale Shield 2023
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Northern United players celebrate winning the Jubilee Cup on fulltime last July. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Scott MacLean We’ve cast our eye over the likely Premier squads and taken our pick of one player from each to keep an eye on. Here’s Club Rugby’s list of Players to Watch in 2023, listed alphabetically by surname....
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Some school leavers to watch in 2023
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: St Pat’s Town rumble towards the line for their winning try in last year’s semi-final against Wellington College. Town lost to St Pat’s Silverstream in the following week’s final. Many players on both sides will be making their club rugby debuts this year in the Premier and Colts grades. Photo: Andy McArthur. The Wellington...
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Sideline conversions 13 February (community rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The 15s season is underway, with matches coming up this Friday and Saturday: Friday: Hurricanes v Crusaders, Super Rugby pre-season, 5.00pm Levin Domain. Saturday: Hurricanes Women v South Island Women, Porirua Park (kick-off TBC) Saturday: Hawke’s Bay U20s v Wellington U20s, Palmerston North (venue and kick-off TBC) +++++ Changes to the Swindale Shield draw incoming....
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Much to see in 2023 with Swindale Shield draw finalised
- Wellington Club Weekly
- There will be no fooling around on Saturday 1 April when the opening weekend of Wellington Premier and Premier Reserve club rugby competitions gets underway around the region. Following consultation, the WRFU have moved to release the draw for 2023, which can be found here: 2023 Swindale Shield Draw FINAL and will be uploaded to our...
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Sideline Conversions 16 January (some rugby news from the ground up)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Welcome to 2023, and to Sideline Conversions, the name this year of our regular Monday news and information and tidbits column. To sign up to our new online newsletter please go HERE +++++ The 2023 Swindale Shield draw release is imminent. A draft was being circulated pre-Christmas, but we can’t publish anything yet unless there...
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One as important as the next: Norths ready for Petone
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Norths pack celebrates a try against Petone earlier this season in the Swindale Shield. Petone won 30-20. They meet on Jerry Collins stadium this Saturday in the Jubilee Cup final. By Adam Julian Aiden Cains retired from Premier rugby in 2016. The hooker was a centurion for Norths – scoring a try in a...
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End of Swindale Shield form guide
- Wellington Club Weekly
- When Northern United and Marist St Pat’s drew 10-10 in icy conditions in 2008 and shared the Jubilee Cup. With provisions for extra time now in place there can only be one winner in 2022. Who will it be? Opinion: The Swindale Shield is done and dusted for another year, and the second round Jubilee...
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Tawa v Old Boys University Match Highlights
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Tawa beat Old Boys University 26-20 on their 75th anniversary weekend celebrations at home at Lyndhurst Park on Saturday. Tawa established a 23-3 halftime lead, extending to 26-3, before a OBU second half comeback made things close at the end. Match/scoring highlights from that fixture here.. Scoring highlights below: Match details below:
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Petone win 15th Swindale Shield title on damp final afternoon
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Steven White & Adam Julian Results, standings and scorers (as received) HERE Petone are the 2022 Swindale Shield champions. They have won their first major club rugby title since last winning it in 2009 (shared with Norths) and their first outright since winning the 2005 Jubilee Cup. This was their 15th Swindale Shield win overall,...
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Wellington club rugby scoring updates 25 June
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It is Round 13 of the 2022 Wellington club rugby season. Some say it is an unlucky number, but for Petone or Hutt Old Boys Marist luck won’t come into it as the Swindale Shield is decided today. WRFU Men’s Premier The draw is here: http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/games-results.php?competition=1&season=19&round=13 The Paris Memorial Trophy Colts takes another break this long...
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Final round showdown for Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- After meeting last week, Paremata-Plimmerton are back home tomorrow in a local derby encounter against Northern United, whilst the Rams are in town to meet the Wellington Axemen. By Scott MacLean and Steven White Draws & teamlists (as received) HERE Petone or Hutt Old Boys Marist? One of those teams will be lifting the coveted...
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Fervid Ferreira on high standards in the Village
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Cam Ferreira races through to score his try for Petone against Hutt Old Boys Marist in the McBain Shield earlier in the round. By Adam Julian “If it doesn’t come off, bugger it and move on,” is how Cam Ferreira describes the mindset of Swindale Shield leaders Petone. The Villagers top the standings with a...
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Swindale Shield to be decided next week, Avalon win Women’s Division 2
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Upper Hutt Rams backs were prominent again today, in their 45-19 win over Paremata-Plimmerton on Old Timers’ Day at Ngati Toa Domain. Both teams are Hardham Cup-bound in the second round starting in a fortnight. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean, Adam Julian and Martyn Bridge Either Petone or Hutt Old Boys...
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Penultimate round fireworks expected in Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: After a shaky start to 2022, Bradley Crichton, Luke Kapene and Jackson Garden-Bachop and Norths will be playing for their seventh straight win tomorrow, over the Wellington Axemen gunning for an upset. Draws & Teamlists (as received) HERE By Scott MacLean and Steven White Lunchtime edition (updates to come): It’s the penulimate round of...
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Reuben rocking on the wing for Magpies
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian Photos by David Brownlie – more HERE “We just sucked,” Pena [Reuben] Va’a bluntly responded when asked to explain the slow start to the Swindale Shield by Oriental Rongotai. Three weeks ago the Magpies were soundly beaten by Hutt Old Boys Marist, and with a 3-5 record the Hardham Cup looked like...
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Hutt Old Boys Marist v Upper Hutt Rams match highlights
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Upper Hutt Rams hosted the Hutt Old Boys Marist Eagles at a breezy but dry Maidstone Park on Saturday, in their 11th round Swindale Shield Wellington club rugby fixture. The Eagles won the encounter 8 tries to 5. HOBM led 29-12 at halftime, but a Rams comeback closed the gap to 36-33 later in...
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Swindale Shield Petone’s to lose with Poneke, HOBM and OBU pushing hard
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Poneke captain Galu Taufale scores one of his two second half tries today in his team’s 31-29 win over Marist St Pat’s. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Steven White and Martyn Bridge Swindale Shield Results & Scoring (as received) HERE The 2022 Swindale Shield is seemingly Petone’s to lose, after beating the Avalon Wolves 52-19 for...
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Wellington club rugby scoring updates 11 June
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It is Round 11 of the 2022 Wellington club rugby season. The third weekend of the second round Women’s competition (Division 1) and fourth weekend and semi-finals of the Division 2 competition takes place. WRFU Women’s Premier The 11th round of the Premier Men’s Swindale Shield competition is being played today, with all scheduled matches kicking...
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All aboard the Zane train
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Zane Ainslie playing for Hutt Old Boys Marist against Petone in their recent Mcbain Shield match. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian Agile and astute, Zane Ainslie has been one of the best performed fullbacks in the Swindale Shield. He has been a key strike weapon for Hutt Old Boys Marist who are third in...
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Old Boys University v Johnsonville Swindale Shield highlights
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Old Boys University and Johnsonville met in the Battle of Burma Road this past Saturday in round 10 of the Swindale Shield at Nairnville Park. It was a closely contested, lively game, but OBU blew out in the second half to win 41-26. Johnsonville came back with two late and deserved tries. Scoring highlights of...
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Wellington club rugby scoring updates 4 June
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It is Round 10 of the 2022 Wellington club rugby season. The second weekend of the second round Women’s competition (Division 1) and third weekend of the Division 2 competition takes place. WRFU Women’s Premier The 10th round of the Premier Men’s Swindale Shield competition is being played today, with all scheduled matches kicking off at...
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Swindale Shield heating up in Queen’s Birthday Weekend round
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Scott MacLean & Steven White Club Rugby Draws & Teams HERE First XV Premiership draws HERE Lunchtime ediIt’s an abridged weekend of club and college rugby, with several grades having the holiday weekend off. But that’s not the case across the Premier levels who remain in action. We may have ticked over to June,...
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100 Premier games this weekend for Jerome Vaai
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Steven White. Photos by Chainsaw Photos. Jerome Vaai is contributing towards the next generation of Norths players. “I’ve got six kids and one on the way, due in a couple of weeks.” All so far have played rugby for the Norths Juniors, just like Jerome did before he left for his secondary schooling at...
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Galu Taufale driving Poneke towards the top
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian Much of this conversation with Galu Taufale was made in last week’s episode of the Huddy Hui, link to it in full below. This time last year Poneke was struggling, consigned to the Hardham Cup. What a difference a year makes. Having won that Premier 2 final in 2021, Poneke are now...
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Tawa v Upper Hutt Rams Swindale Shield match highlights
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Tawa beat the Upper Hutt Rams 23-14 in their ninth round Swindale Shield match at Lyndhurst Park on Saturday 28 May 2022. The Rams scored the game’s first try, but Tawa came back to win three tries to two. Results & Standings from this round: http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/games-results.php?competition=1&season=19&round=9 Some scoring highlights from this fixture below: Teams...
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Tight wins for MSP and Poneke as Petone stay on top of Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Marist St Pat’s centre Isaia Petelo makes a break in his side’s 48-38 Old Timers’ Day win over Old Boys University. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Adam Julian, Martyn Bridge and Scott MacLean. The race for upcoming championship Jubilee Cup places tightened up this afternoon following a hotly contested ninth round set of Swindale...
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Wellington club rugby live scoring updates 28 May
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It is Round NINE of the 2022 Wellington club rugby season. The opening weekend of the second round Women’s competition (Division 1) and second weekend of the Division 2 competition takes place. WRFU Women’s Premier The ninth round of the Premier Men’s Swindale Shield competition is being played today, with all scheduled matches kicking off at...
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