Swindale Shield / June 2023
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POLL: Pick the 2023 Jubilee Cup winner, plus competition explainer
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The 2023 Jubilee Cup kicks off this coming Saturday, 1 July. Final Swindale Shield Standings Paremata-Plimmerton – 60 Johnsonville – 51 Old Boys University – 51 Upper Hutt Rams – 45 Marist St Pats – 44 Petone – 44 Tawa – 42 Oriental-Rongotai – 42 Hutt Old Boys Marist – 41 Pōneke – 22 Wainuiomata...
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Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Matchday Highlights: Paremata-Plimmerton (43) v Old Boys University (31)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Paremata-Plimmerton beat Old Boys University 43-31 in the deciding match of the 2023 Wellington club rugby Premier Swindale Shield competition. OBU scored first, but Paremata-Plimmerton hit back had and fast to lead 28-5 and then 33-12 at halftime. OBU came back, but the Hammerheads pulled away at the end. Pare-Plimmerton won their maiden Swindale Shield...
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Paremata-Plimmerton and Tawa seal first round title wins on dramatic final afternoon
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Paremata-Plimmerton celebrate with Ol’ Swinny at Rugby League Park this afternoon, the first time they have savoured first round success. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Paremata-Plimmerton and Tawa are the latest two title winners in Wellington club rugby, the former winning the Swindale Shield for the first time in the club’s history and the...
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Last round of Swindale Shield and Harper Lock Shield competitions tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Scott MacLean Draws & Teamlists as received HERE Some say 13 is an unlucky number. But it won’t be for the two clubs that win this year’s first round Premier Swindale and Premier 2 Harper Lock Shield titles tomorrow. A cracking set of matches is in store in both competitions in their 13th and...
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Clarke and Paremata-Plimmerton want to seal silverware
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian Paremata-Plimmerton is hoping to take the Swindale Shield back to their clubrooms this coming Saturday evening. Paremata-Plimmerton overpowered Petone 53-24 while nearest rivals Old Boys University slipped 25-31 at Upper Hutt leaving a five-point gap between the Hammerheads and the Billygoats ahead of their final round fixture at Rugby League Park on...
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Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Lealava’a reaches 150 games for Wainuiomata
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Michael Lealava’a playing in his 150th match for Wainuiomata this past Saturday. Photo: T-Paul Gale. By Adam Julian Michael Lealava’a was going to retire from rugby in 2023. With four children, diploma study, and his demanding job for Housing New Zealand in the “facility management space” another season was a big ask. On Saturday Lealava’a...
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Upper Hutt Rams v Old Boys University scoring highlights
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Upper Hutt Rams sealed their 2023 Swindale Shield Jubilee Cup spot and put themselves on track to make the top four and earn a semi-final with one week to space with this 31-25 win over Old Boys University. OBU scored a converted try on fulltime to give themselves a bonus point and to stay...
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Sideline Conversions 19 June (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Another exciting day at Ngati Toa Domain for Paremata-Plimmerton’s supporters on Saturday. Photo: Stewart Baird. +++++ Morning edition: Welcome to the deepest, darkest week of the year. We have one round to play in the 2023 Swindale Shield and several other competitions are heating up considerably. Premier Swindale Shield matches are a glance this coming...
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Women’s winners found, as Paremata-Plimmerton have one hand on the Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Marist St Pat’s Women’s team – Division 1 Championship Tia Paasi Cup winners today. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean and Adam Julian Results & Scoring (as received) HERE Two club rugby titles were decided today in Wellington club rugby, while a third is on ice until next week – but for...
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Wellington club rugby scoring updates 17 June
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It is the 12th round of 13 of the 2023 Wellington club rugby season. The 12th round slate of the Premier Men’s Swindale Shield competition sees all seven matches kick-off at their usual time of 2.45pm. Today’s Swindale Shield radio broadcast match is the Paremata-Plimmerton v Petone match. The E Tu Whanau Footy Show is on...
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Connor Lemon hoping to put the squeeze on Poneke in Grbich interclub trophy match in his 100th game
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Connor Lemon running out to play at home at the Polo Ground earlier this season. Photo: David Brownlie. Oriental-Rongotai front-rower Connor Lemon is set to play in his sixth Jimmy Grbich Shield match in his 100th Premier game this Saturday for Oriental-Rongotai on their Old Timers’ Day at the Polo Ground against Poneke. The Grbich...
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Tawa v Poneke Swindale Shield scoring highlights
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Tawa put themselves on track to make this year’s Jubilee Cup in July by earning a bonus point 52-21 win over Poneke in their 11th round Swindale Shield fixture on Saturday. Tawa opened the scoring through a penalty try early and then doubled their score to make it 14-0. They crossed twice more to lead...
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Sideline Conversions 12 June (some rugby news and happenings to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Morning edition: Two weekends of the Premier Swindale Shield to go, and the Women’s Division 1 and 2 championship finals this coming Saturday. The Division 1 Tia Paasi final is between Marist St Pat’s and Petone at Evans Bay Park and the Division 2 Izzy Ford Cup decider is between home team Paremata-Plimmerton and HOBM/Wainuiomata....
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Petone win McBain as MSP and Tawa climb into top eight positions in Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Carne Green races away to score for Petone in their McBain Shield win over Hutt Old Boys Marist today. Photo: Andy McArthur Results & Scoring as received HERE By Steven White & Scott MacLean Petone have won the 2023 McBain Shield interclub match against Hutt Old Boys Marist. In front of a large Hutt Recreation...
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Crunch time in club rugby as business end of the first round comes into focus
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Both Wainuiomata and Northern United are Hardham Cup-bound, but both can affect other team’s Jubilee Cup aspirations over the final three weeks of the first round. Wainuiomata play Avalon tomorrow and Norths meet Johnsonville. Photo: T-Paul Gale. By Scott MacLean Draws & Teamlists (as received) HERE It’s very much business time at the sharp end...
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A Testimonial by Old Boys University for Trapper
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian When Old Boys University (OBU) hosts Oriental Rongotai at Rugby League Park this Saturday the Billygoats will be wearing Inglewood-themed jerseys. Inglewood is a small Taranaki town 16km southeast of New Plymouth, close to Mount Egmont. It’s known for servicing dairy farming and as being the hometown of legendary All Blacks halfback...
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Petone Hoping to Keep McBain in the Fridge
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian July 25, 2020, music is rumbling, the chat is short, shrieking, and joyous. Petone Rugby Club is rocking. The Premiers have reclaimed the McBain Shield from Hutt Old Boys Marist. It’s roughly 10:37 pm. Something is missing. Goochy. Several hours earlier the Petone captain was hauled from the field seriously injured. Attempting...
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Ories v Avalon Swindale Shield scoring highlights
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Oriental-Rongotai snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Avalon Wolves 48-27 in their 1oth round Swindale Shield fixture at Fraser Park on Saturday. Ories soared to victory on a strong second half, after trailing 14-15 at halftime and again 14-20 soon after the break when Avalon scored soon after the re-start. Ories took the...
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Johnsonville and HOBM win away in tenth round Swindale Shield thrillers
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Results and scoring as received HERE By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Andy McArthur The Johnsonville Hawks and the Hutt Old Boys Marist Eagles both swooped late for big wins on the road in the tenth round set of Swindale Shield matches played around the Wellington region under blue skies today. Johnsonville held on over...
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Wellington club rugby scoring highlights 3 June
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It is the 10th round of the 2023 Wellington club rugby season. The 10th round slate of the Premier Men’s Swindale Shield competition sees all seven matches kick-off at their usual time of 2.45pm. The draw with teamlists is HERE Today’s Swindale Shield radio broadcast match is the the Upper Hutt Rams and Johnsonville. The E Tu...
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Blockbuster King’s Birthday weekend of rugby lined up [first edition]
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Ories and Avalon meet in a crunch match at Fraser Park tomorrow, while HOBM travel to Tawa in a similarly key encounter for both sides,and in hopefully kinder weather conditions after rain over the past two weekends. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Scott MacLean Draws & Results HERE The first iteration of King’s Birthday in over...
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Ben Hendry reaches 100-game milestone for the Wellington Axemen
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Ben Hendry in his 100th Premier match for the Wellington Axemen last weekend at home at Hataitai Park. Photo: Brad Roberts/ Wellington Football Club. By Steven White Premier wins have been few and far between for the home team at Hataitai Park in recent times. But front-rower turned openside flanker Ben Hendry is just the...
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