https://wellington.gen.nz/swindale+petone Items tagged with Swindale Shield and Petone. https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/17/swindale-shield-set-to-heat-up-in-round-three/ 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... petone swindale rugby places sport Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/17/swindale-shield-set-to-heat-up-in-round-three/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-17T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/14/swindale-shield-matchday-highlights-round-two-tawa-26-v-pare-plim-25/ 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... petone plimmerton swindale tawa rugby paremata places sport Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/14/swindale-shield-matchday-highlights-round-two-tawa-26-v-pare-plim-25/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-13T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/11/axemen-raise-the-half-century-as-first-round-form-reverses-for-some-teams/ 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... petone upper-hutt rugby swindale places huttvalley sport Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/11/axemen-raise-the-half-century-as-first-round-form-reverses-for-some-teams/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-11T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/09/where-are-they-now-martin-leslie-petone-and-scotland/ 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... petone swindale rugby places sport Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/09/where-are-they-now-martin-leslie-petone-and-scotland/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-09T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/28/petone-win-premier-2-ories-complete-perfect-first-round-and-next-weeks-match-ups-decided/ Above: Fulltime in the McBain Shield with Hutt Old Boys Marist having held on to be at Petone. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Adam Julian & Scott MacLean Petone are the 2025 Premier 2 Harper Lock Shield champions, while already crowned first round champions Oriental-Rongotai made history by becoming the first team in the... petone rugby swindale places sport Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/28/petone-win-premier-2-ories-complete-perfect-first-round-and-next-weeks-match-ups-decided/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-06-28T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/26/hrstich-primed-for-mcbain-shield-match-in-his-100th-game/ Jarrod Hrstich running freely for Petone against Paremata-Plimmerton last weekend. This Saturday he raises the century for Petone against HOBM in their McBain Shield match. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Adam Julian Jarrod Hrstich is poised to raise a century for Petone in a McBain Shield against Hutt Old Boys Marist this coming Saturday. He’s endured... petone plimmerton swindale rugby paremata places sport Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/26/hrstich-primed-for-mcbain-shield-match-in-his-100th-game/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-06-26T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/26/champion-teams-016-hutt-1934/ The Hutt side won the Jubilee Cup twice in the early 1930s, the second of which was the first time they contested the famous McBain Shield against Petone, winning 6-5. More about Alexander McBain below, from an article published on this website on 12/4/18: In 1886, the small Horowhenua settlement of Manakau was created around... petone rugby swindale places sport Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/26/champion-teams-016-hutt-1934/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-06-25T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/21/petone-paremata-plimmerton-win-womens-finals-top-8-decided-for-jubilee-cup/ The Petone Ponies with the Division 1 Women’s Tia Paasi Memorial Trophy after their win over Northern United today at Rugby League Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean, Adam Julian & Martyn Bridge. Congratulations to Petone (Division 1) and Paremata-Plimmerton (Division 2) for winning the 2025 Wellington Women’s titles. Petone beat Northern... petone plimmerton swindale rugby paremata places sport Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/21/petone-paremata-plimmerton-win-womens-finals-top-8-decided-for-jubilee-cup/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-06-21T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/10/swindale-shield-matchday-scoring-highlights-petone-25-v-johnsonville-17/ Petone beat Johnsonville 25-17 away at Helston Park in their 10 round Swindale Shield fixture. In cold conditions, Johnsonville swept to a 12-0 lead early playing into the wind. Petone rallied and came back to level 12-12 and then go ahead 19-12. The second half was a gritty affair, with rain added to the mix,... johnsonville petone rugby swindale places sport Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/10/swindale-shield-matchday-scoring-highlights-petone-25-v-johnsonville-17/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-06-09T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/07/hobm-heat-up-at-kilbirnie-park-as-chasing-pack-behind-leaders-ories-tightens-up/ Hutt Old Boys Marist No. 8 Mika Alaifatu crashes over through the tackle of fullback Nick Robertson and a sea of defenders to score for the Eagles. Photo: Andy McArthur. Round 10 Swindale Shield just the scores: Hutt Old Boys Marist 52 – Pōneke 15 Petone 25 – Johnsonville 17 Tawa 19 – Wellington Axemen... johnsonville petone rugby swindale tawa kilbirnie places sport Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/06/07/hobm-heat-up-at-kilbirnie-park-as-chasing-pack-behind-leaders-ories-tightens-up/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-06-07T00:00:00Z -41.3166456 174.7980932 Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/30/time-to-shine-in-round-nine-for-swindale-shield-hopefuls/ Petone and Old Boys University will be looking to run away from their opposition tomorrow – Petone to stay in touch of leaders Ories for Swindale Shield glory and OBU to keep their Jubilee Cup chances alive. PHOTO: Wall Sport Media By Scott MacLean The weather gods continue to be kind to Wellington fans and... petone swindale rugby places sport Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/30/time-to-shine-in-round-nine-for-swindale-shield-hopefuls/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-05-30T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/28/performer-of-the-week-braith-ingram/ This week’s Club Rugby Performer of the Week is Petone openside flanker Braith Ingram, who had a busy match for his side against Old Boys University on Saturday in their Mark Verhoeven Trophy and Billy Brien Challenge defence win on Saturday. Ingram scored three tries and was the unofficial Player of the Match in Petone’s... petone rugby swindale places sport Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/28/performer-of-the-week-braith-ingram/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-05-27T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/24/ories-continue-to-set-pace-as-petone-edge-obu-and-leaders-fall-in-three-lower-grades/ A tightly contested match on Old Timers’ Day at William Jones Park for the Hakaraia Shield between home team Wainuiomata and visitors Pōneke who won 38-28. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean and Adam Julian The Swindale Shield is Oriental-Rongotai’s to lose, following their eighth straight bonus point win today to move themselves... petone rugby swindale wainuiomata places sport Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/24/ories-continue-to-set-pace-as-petone-edge-obu-and-leaders-fall-in-three-lower-grades/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-05-24T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/23/plenty-on-the-rugby-plate-in-round-eight-matches/ Above: big afternoons for the Norths and OBU Premier teams tomorrow to stay in the hunt with the mid-table teams. OBU plays Petone away and Norths host the Upper Hutt Rams. By Scott MacLean & Steven White Fine weather is set to continue for the eighth round of the Premier Swindale Shield and Premier 2... petone rugby swindale upper-hutt places sport huttvalley Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/23/plenty-on-the-rugby-plate-in-round-eight-matches/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-05-23T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/17/more-tight-results-in-swindale-shield-as-womens-first-round-shared/ By Steven White & Scott MacLean Swindale Shield Round 7 results at a glance (unofficial): Marist St Pat’s 22 – Wainuiomata 20 Paremata-Plimmerton 38 – Wellington Axemen 28 Poneke 30 – Upper Hutt Rams 22 Oriental-Rongotai 29 – Petone 24 Johnsonville 79 – Avalon 0 Old Boys University 44 – Northern United 27 Hutt Old... johnsonville petone plimmerton swindale upper-hutt wainuiomata rugby paremata places sport huttvalley Sat, 17 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/17/more-tight-results-in-swindale-shield-as-womens-first-round-shared/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-05-17T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/10/scoring-runs-hot-in-sixth-round-swindale-shield-matches/ Competition frontrunners Ories on the attack at home this afternoon against Marist St Pat’s. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean There was some hot scoring and more surprise results in Wellington club rugby in mild, sunny conditions on Saturday, with Petone, Hutt Old Boys Marist and Johnsonville all pushing past 50 points... johnsonville petone rugby swindale places sport Sat, 10 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/10/scoring-runs-hot-in-sixth-round-swindale-shield-matches/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-05-10T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/03/ories-on-top-as-poneke-petone-and-paremata-plimmerton-leave-it-late-for-wins/ Dominic Ropeti and Ories attack the line today in their win over Tawa in the Swindale Shield. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Adam Julian Swindale Shield Round 5 results at a glance: Pōneke 41 – Johnsonville 38 Hutt Old Boys Marist 55 – Wellington Axemen 17 Wainuiomata 67 – Northern United... johnsonville petone plimmerton swindale tawa wainuiomata rugby paremata places sport Sat, 03 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/05/03/ories-on-top-as-poneke-petone-and-paremata-plimmerton-leave-it-late-for-wins/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-05-03T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/29/matchday-highlights-upper-hutt-rams-v-petone/ Matchday scoring highlights of Saturday’s fourth round Swindale Shield affair between the Upper Hutt Rams and Petone. The home team the Rams won on a last play try, taking the game 32-29 on their Old Timers’ Day. The Rams also won the Connolly Cup, their interclub trophy first presented to Petone in 1968. With a... petone rugby swindale upper-hutt places sport huttvalley Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/29/matchday-highlights-upper-hutt-rams-v-petone/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-04-28T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/26/ories-only-unbeaten-team-as-three-swindale-shield-matches-decided-late/ 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... petone rugby swindale upper-hutt places sport huttvalley Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/26/ories-only-unbeaten-team-as-three-swindale-shield-matches-decided-late/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-04-26T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/23/anzac-day-round-thrillers/ Anzac Day 2018 at the Petone Recreation Ground. Photo: Andy McArthur This Saturday’s fourth round of the Swindale Shield is being played a day after Anzac Day on Friday. There has been no shortage of thrillers contested when games have fallen on Anzac Day down the years. A few examples below from the Today in... petone swindale rugby places sport Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/23/anzac-day-round-thrillers/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-04-23T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/19/ories-and-petone-unbeaten-as-msp-win-on-fulltime-against-paremata-plimmerton/ Above: Marist St Pat’s with the winning try on fulltime against Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Adam Julian There were five teams unbeaten heading into today’s third round of the Swindale Shield; now there are just two. Those unbeaten sides are Oriental-Rongotai and Petone, who both piled on the points... petone plimmerton swindale rugby paremata places sport Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/19/ories-and-petone-unbeaten-as-msp-win-on-fulltime-against-paremata-plimmerton/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-04-19T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/17/pepe-and-petone-positioning-for-strong-season/ Above: Petone fullback Jermaine Pepe in action on debut for his new club in round one against the Wellington Axemen. Photo: Mike Lewis Pictures. By Steven White If he stays injury free, expect outside back Jermaine Pepe to influence more matches than not for Petone throughout the remainder of the club season, and by extension... petone rugby swindale places sport Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/17/pepe-and-petone-positioning-for-strong-season/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-04-16T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/15/swindale-shield-matchday-scoring-highlights-petone-28-v-tawa-24/ The Petone and Tawa teams in action during the match. Photo: Grant Wall. The two teams met at Lyndhurst Park, Tawa in the second round of the 2025 Swindale Shield competition, in bright, sunny conditions on 12 April. On the anniversary of the Titanic sinking, the home team didn’t go down easily and indeed did... petone tawa swindale rugby places sport Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/15/swindale-shield-matchday-scoring-highlights-petone-28-v-tawa-24/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-04-14T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/11/questions-to-be-answered-in-second-round-as-five-of-seven-matches-played-in-town/ Above: Thumbs up for Round Two of the Swindale Shield tomorrow. The Wellington Axemen are one of five city and town clubs playing at home, hosting Northern United, whilst Petone are on the road at Tawa. By Scott MacLean & Steven White Week one is done and dusted, and while some questions were answered in... petone rugby swindale tawa places sport Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/11/questions-to-be-answered-in-second-round-as-five-of-seven-matches-played-in-town/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-04-10T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/11/12/new-players-to-feature-in-super-rugby-squads-in-2025/ The Hurricanes have nine new signings in their 38-player squad, some of whom could also be in line to make their Swindale Shield debuts next season. The full squad, as released this morning, is listed below. There are 12 Wellington players in the Hurricanes squad, these being: Asafo Aumua (Avalon), TJ Clarke (Petone) Caleb Delany... petone rugby swindale places sport Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:38:28 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/11/12/new-players-to-feature-in-super-rugby-squads-in-2025/ Wellington Club Weekly 2024-11-12T05:38:28Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/29/wellington-club-rugby-scoring-updates-29-june/ It’s week 13 of the 2024 Wellington club rugby season today. Today’s the day when the first round Premier, Premier 2 and U85kg champions will be found. It is likely that Old Boys University teams will win both the Swindale Shield and Harper Lock Shield competitions, but waiting in the wings are Petone (to share... petone rugby swindale places sport Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/29/wellington-club-rugby-scoring-updates-29-june/ Wellington Club Weekly 2024-06-28T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/28/first-round-silverware-and-seedings-for-championship-round-decided-this-weekend/ Above: Poneke teams are at home at Kilbirnie Park to host Petone and Hutt Old Boys Marist are away at Miramar to play Oriental-Rongotai By Scott MacLean Version 1 preview below. Tawa and the Wellington Axemen meet this afternoon at Lyndhurst Park, so this preview and the results page will be updated accordingly later this... petone rugby miramar swindale tawa kilbirnie places sport Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/28/first-round-silverware-and-seedings-for-championship-round-decided-this-weekend/ Wellington Club Weekly 2024-06-28T00:00:00Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/22/petone-win-womens-title-after-100-minute-final-swindale-shield-to-be-decided-next-week/ Petone with the first round Division 1 Tia Paasi Memorial Trophy after today’s extra-time final at William Jones Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Adam Julian. The Petone Ponies and Oriental-Rongotai drew 24-24 at the end of 100 minutes of today’s Division 1 Tia Paasi Memorial Cup final, but Petone was... petone swindale rugby places sport Sat, 22 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/22/petone-win-womens-title-after-100-minute-final-swindale-shield-to-be-decided-next-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2024-06-22T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/15/obu-hold-off-ories-petone-win-mcbain-to-stay-in-contention-as-top-eight-decided/ Villami Fine crosses for his try in Petone’s emphatic McBain Shield win over Hutt Old Boys Marist today. petone rugby swindale places sport Sat, 15 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/15/obu-hold-off-ories-petone-win-mcbain-to-stay-in-contention-as-top-eight-decided/ Wellington Club Weekly 2024-06-15T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/14/mcbain-shield-top-billing-in-clutch-swindale-shield-eleventh-round/ Big games tomorrow for both Poneke and Oriental-Rongotai, with the former away to play Johnsonville and the latter at home at the Polo Ground hosting Swindale Shield frontrunners Old Boys University. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Scott MacLean and Steven White The annual McBain Shield (since 1934) between Petone and Hutt Old Boys Marist is the... johnsonville petone rugby swindale places sport Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/14/mcbain-shield-top-billing-in-clutch-swindale-shield-eleventh-round/ Wellington Club Weekly 2024-06-14T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand