Swindale Shield / May 2025
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Tight results and heart stoppers in Swindale Shield matches
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Action from the OBU-Wainuiomata Premier match at Ian Galloway Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean, Adam Julian & Martyn Bridge There were a series of tight matches in the six Premier club rugby matches played on Saturday throughout the region in fine, blustery conditions – with four of the six only decided...
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Swindale Shield Round 9 – Just the Teamlists
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Teamlists, as received, as of 12.30pm Friday – all line-ups subject to change. Round 9 preview to come in a separate article Friday afternoon. Upper Hutt Rams v Wellington Axemen, Maidstone Park 1 (Hinaki-Mei Axe) [NOTE Friday night game, 30/5/25]. Referee: Campbell Barry. Marist St Pat’s v Johnsonville (Trent Eagle Cup), Evans Bay Park. Referee:...
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Time to shine in Round Nine for Swindale Shield hopefuls
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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...
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Wellington club rugby links to live scoring, streams and and updates 31 May
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The weekend started on Friday night at Upper Hutt, where the Upper Hutt Rams beat the Wellington Axemen 62-10. LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 31 May 2025) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted...
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Friends and family integral to Greg Lealofi in reaching 200-game milestone
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Greg Lealofi heads to the tryline last weekend for Wainuiomata against Pōneke. By Andy McArthur. By Steven White Wainuiomata captain and openside flanker Greg Lealofi says it’s the many lifelong friends he’s made off the field that has helped fuel his rugby career at Wainuiomata over more than 15 years of dedicated and loyal...
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Performer of the Week: Braith Ingram
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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...
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Matchday Swindale Shield Highlights: Upper Hutt Rams (36) v Northern United (19)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Upper Hutt Rams Premiers beat Northern United 36-19 in their Premier Swindale Shield fixture at Porirua Park on Saturday, for the Terry Farrow Memorial Cup. The match was played in bright sunshine at Jerry Collins Stadium, with the Rams having advantage of the little wind on offer in the first half and racing to...
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Ories continue to set pace as Petone edge OBU and leaders fall in three lower grades
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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...
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Round 8 Swindale Shield – Just the Teamlists
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Teamlists, as received, as of 12.00pm 12.30pm Friday. All line-ups subject to change. Round 8 preview to come in a separate article Friday afternoon. Wellington v Johnsonville (Mick Kenny Cup), Hataitai Park. Referee: James Taylor. Wainuiomata v Poneke (Hakaraia Trophy), William Jones Park. Referee: Ethan Loveridge. Hutt Old Boys Marist v Avalon (Billy Herbert Memorial...
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Plenty on the rugby plate in round eight matches
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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...
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Welllington club rugby links to live scoring, streams and and updates 24 May
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The weekend started on Friday night at Upper Hutt, where the home Colts side beat the Norths Colts 50-10 in a miasma of mist. Photo: WRRA. LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 24 May 2025) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU...
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Fitter and faster: Esi Komaisavai leading Paremata-Plimmerton to more success this season
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: A familiar sight for opposition players. Esi Komaisavai heads off to score another try. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Adam Julian For the best part of a decade, Esi Komaisavai has been one of the most exciting players in Wellington rugby. The 2019 Jubilee Cup winner enjoyed a stellar spell at Northern United, where he...
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Swindale Shield Matchday Scoring Highlights: MSP (22) v Wainuiomata (20)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Marist St Pat’s Premiers beat Wainuiomata 22-20 in their Premier Swindale Shield fixture at William Jones Park on Saturday, for the Rona-Morrissey Cup. This was a tight and gritty fixture in blustery conditions. There was no scoring until after 25 minutes when the home side kicked a penalty. After 90 seconds of phase play,...
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Sideline Conversions 19 May (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Joyner Gaualofa scores for Tawa against HOBM on Saturday. There have now been over 200 individual try-scorers in Wellington Premier club rugby this year. Photo: Stewart Baird. We have breezed through the halfway stage of the first round Swindale Shield competition. Round 8 games this coming Saturday at a glance are: Wellington v Johnsonville...
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More tight results in Swindale Shield, as Women’s first round shared
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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...
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Wellington club rugby Round 7 – just the Swindale Shield teamlists
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Round 7 teamlists below for Round 7, 17 May 2025. Line-ups as received as at 12.30pm Friday – check local guides for matchday changes. Wainuiomata and Ories to be advised. WELLINGTON ( ) PAREMATA-PLIMMERTON ( ) Scorers added after the game Scorers added after the game Wellington Line-up: 1. Perry Laumalili, 2. To’e Lokeni, 3....
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Key matches tomorrow as Swindale Shield reaches halfway mark
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Action from Fraser Park last week. The Avalon Wolves are away at Johnsonville tomorrow, while it’s Old Timers’ Day for the Wellington Axemen as they host Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Tane Nathan. By Scott MacLean & Steven White The 2025 Swindale Shield compeititon crosses its midpoint marker tomorrow, with all 14 teams still with much to...
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Wellington club rugby links to live scoring and updates 17 May
- Wellington Club Weekly
- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 17 May 2025) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring 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 and get results off the WRFU site – although visitors there need to...
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Paotonu and Johnsonville Hawks seeking consistency
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Johnsonville second-five Olly Paotonu in typical attacking form, against the Upper Hutt Rams last year. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White When fit and firing, second-five Olly Paotonu is a key cog in Johnsonville’s ongoing success since their revival from competition back-marker to contender that started three seasons ago. Paotonu says that with more consistency...
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Swindale Shield Matchday Scoring Highlights: Johnsonville (51) v OBU (26)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Johnsonville Premiers beat Old Boys University 51-26 in their Premier Swindale Shield fixture at home at Helston Park on Saturday. Johnsonville scored two tries and kicked a penalty to go 15-0 up inside 20 minutes. OBU came back with two tries in the far corner, but Johnsonville scored twice more to lead 27-12 at...
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Sideline Conversions 12 May (some news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The dying stages of a high-paced Swindale Shield fixture at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday. Photo: Stewart Baird. Monday morning edition – updates expected. It’s come along just like that, but the halfway stage of the Swindale Shield arrives this weekend, which means that the race to make the top eight Jubilee Cup for...
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Scoring runs hot in sixth round Swindale Shield matches
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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...
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Wellington club rugby Swindale Shield Round 6 – just the teamlists
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Preview coming separately Friday afternoon. PAREMATA-PLIMMERTON () PONEKE () Scorers to be advised after the match Scorers to be advised after the match PP Hammerheads Line-up: 1. Pasilio Tosi, 2. Toby Mallon, 3. Werdna Maligi-Leota, 4. Zeke Fiso, 5. Ihakara Masoe, 6. Alex Fidow, 7. Christian Fa’avae, 8. Peni Tapau, 9. Esi Komaisavai, 10. Dale...
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All teams fighting to stay in the mix in round six
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Action from Kilbirnie Park last Saturday. Home team Poneke are away playing Paremata-Plimmerton tomorrow, while Johnsonville are back home hosting Old Boys University. Photo: Tane Nathan. By Scott MacLean and Steven White It is the sixth round of the Wellington Premier Swindale Shield and the promise of more tight and thrilling rugby around the region...
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Wellington club rugby links to live scoring and live streaming 10 May
- Wellington Club Weekly
- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 10 May 2025) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring 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 and get results off the WRFU site at: https://www.wrfu.co.nz/senior/draws-results Round 6 teamlists at this...
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Maiava leading from the back for Ories in Swindale Shield
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Oriental-Rongotai fullback Tom Maiava chasing the action in his side’s win over Tawa this past Saturday. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White “If we win, we win, if we don’t we learn, it is always God’s plan for us, and we trust that,” Oriental-Rongotai fullback Tom Maiava summed up his team’s fortunes this year, when...
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Matchday highlights: Hutt Old Boys Marist v Wellington Axemen
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Matchday scoring highlights of Saturday’s fifth round Swindale Shield affair between Hutt Old Boys Marist and the Wellington Axemen. The home team the Eagles won comfortably in the end, pulling clear after leading 24-17 at halftime. Second five Kienan Higgins scored three tries and two players scorers two each in the nine tries to two...
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Sideline Conversions 5 May (some news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Veteran lock Teofilo Paulo makes a concerted surge at the defence against the Wellington Axemen on Saturday. The Eagles won 55-17. Photo: Peter McDonald. Monday morning edition, updates expected: Week six club rugby coming up and that means considerable amounts of club and college rugby for supporters to follow. Round 6 Swindale Shield matches at...
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Ories on top as Pōneke, Petone and Paremata-Plimmerton leave it late for wins
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- 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...
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Wellington club rugby Swindale Shield Round 5 teamlists
- Wellington Club Weekly
- PONEKE () JOHNSONVILLE () Scorers added after the game Scorers added after the game Pōneke Line-up: 1. Moses Tuifao-Galuvao, 2. Andrew Jones, 3. Noah Tuifao-Galuvao, 4. Adam McRandle, 5. Maea Tema-Schmidt, 6. David Taoipu, 7. Luca Bellucci, 8. DJ Taoipu, 9. Mike Brown, 10. Carlos Hihi, 11. Ifeanyichukwu Nnebechukwu, 12. Caleb Robson, 13. Issac Moe...
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Club rugby to heat up on back of stormy weather week
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Leaders Oriental-Rongotai are back at home this Saturday against Tawa, as are Old Boys University who are back in OBU colours and back at Rugby League Park to host Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Tane Nathan. By Scott MacLean and Steven White Winter weather has definitely arrived in the capital this week, and while the forecast for tomorrow...
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Wellington club rugby links to live scoring and live streaming 3 May
- Wellington Club Weekly
- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 3 May 2025) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring 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 and get results off the WRFU site at: https://www.wrfu.co.nz/senior/draws-results Round 5 teamlists...
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Robson and Pōneke pressing hard for strong season
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Caleb Robson on the burst for Pōneke against Avalon in their recent second round match at Kilbirnie Park. Photo: Hugh Pretorius. By Steven White Pōneke midfielder Caleb Robson says that close ties off the field are translating to good form on it for himself and teammates as the Swindale Shield unfolds this year. “It is...
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