Swindale Shield / April 2014
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Hutt Old Boys Marist come back from the brink to beat Upper Hutt Rams
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Heart-stopper at the Hutt Rec: HOBM Eagles centre Taiso Silafai-Leaanaa scores in the corner today in HOBM's remarkable win over the Upper Hutt Rams Has there been a comeback like it in Wellington club rugby in modern times? Not since Tawa's 42-35 win over Poneke in 2010 when they came back from 7-35 perhaps? Today, the Hutt Old Boys Marist Eagles came back from being 17-40 down on the scoreboard and at that moment treading water on the Swindale Shield points table to bonus point 41-40 winners and within a matter of minutes right back in the race for first round Swindale Shield honours...
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Swindale Shield set to heat up at halfway mark
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Fighting for possession.
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Joint Ories and Poneke fundraising weekend for Grbich Memorial Shield match
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Rongotai College Old Boys Paulo Aukuso (Ories) and Ben Huntley (Poneke) in action against each other in the 2009 Swindale Shield and Jimmy Grbich Shield match The Oriental-Rongotai (Ories) and Poneke FC rugby clubs are jointly organising a fundraising weekend at the end of May to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Jimmy Grbich Memorial Shield, which is played for between the two clubs annually in their first round Swindale Shield match. The aim of the two clubs is to create the ‘Rongotai College Rugby Hub'...
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Swindale Shield goes down to the wire on Good Friday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Old Boys University wing Te Wehi Wright looks for a way through Poneke's staunch defence today in his side's last-gasp 24-21 win at Kilbirnie Park It was a Good Friday for Wellington club followers today following a pulsating set of matches had fans wanting much more.
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Local bragging rights at stake on Derby Day this Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- No laughing matter: Both Johnsonville and Norths, who met last week in a one-point thriller, will be hoping for convincing performances in Saturday's third round of the Swindale Shield.
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Big guns assist Ories to big win over Axemen and Johnsonville push Norths close
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Ories wing Hayden Whelan runs in his side's opening try of the afternoon against the Wellington Axemen A comfortable win for a Hurricanes-laden Oriental-Rongotai and a near-upset for Johnsonville were two of the many talking points in an electrifying second round set of Swindale Shield matches played in hard and fast conditions around Wellington this afternoon.
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Chance for school leavers to make their marks in Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- From First XV rugby to the Swindale Shield.
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