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Tawa and HOBM earn week off, while Upper Hutt Rams and Pōneke drop out of Jubilee Cup race
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wing Jacob Walmsley scored one and was in the thick of at least two more tries for Johnsonville, to send them into the Jubilee Cup elimination round next weekend against Ories at the Polo Ground. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Steven White, Scott MacLean and Adam Julian Premier draw next weekend at a glance: Jubilee Cup:...
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Crunch afternoon in club rugby in final set of round-robin games
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Some teams will be jumping for joy later on Saturday afternoon as the Premier and Premier 2 order of finishing is decided on the last afternoon of the round-robin season. Both the Upper Hutt Rams and Hutt Old Boys Marist have much to play for. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Scott MacLean & Steven White Update...
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Plenty on the line for Zino in his 100th Premier match against the Axemen this Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- James Zino on the charge against the Upper Hutt Rams in a recent Swindale Shield match. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Steven White James Zino hopes he doesn’t lose in his 100th Premier match this coming Saturday. The repercussions could be painful. “I have a bet with my good mate and flatmate and Wellington Axemen flanker...
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Round-up of midweek school rugby on Wednesday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Rongotai College supporters celebrate their team’s opening try today. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Adam Julian and Scott MacLean Wednesday 4.20pm updates – this article will be updated this evening, but first is the account of the St Pat’s Silverstream v Rongotai College game There were three First XV matches played today amongst Wellington...
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Josh Hunt popular double centurion in Wellington club rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Steven White Josh Hunt is the player that every team wants in their squad. As well as being one of the most experienced players playing Premier rugby in Wellington this season, personal reflections and achievements are secondary to team ones, although there are many of both spanning the past two decades. The Upper Hutt...
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Late dropped goal wins traditional for Silverstream over Wellington College
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian & Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur There were four First XV matches that went ahead in the Wellington region today, headlined by the blockbuster St Pat’s Silverstream – Wellington College fixture that was won by St Pat’s Silverstream 16-15. More on this match under the sub-heading below. That Silverstream – Wellington...
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Watch Wellington College v St Pat’s Silverstream at 12.05pm live and free
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The annual Ken Gray First XV Traditional between hosts Wellington College and St Pat’s Silverstream kicks off at 12.05pm. Wellington College won this fixture 27-24 last year, while there have been plenty of blockbusting finishes to the game down the years, such as Stanley Solomon’s winning try game in 2021 and going further back Aviata...
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Sideline Conversions 2 June (some news and information to start the new week and month)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Club rugby under the stars on Friday night, with the Upper Hutt Rams hosting the Wellington Axemen. With King’s Birthday Weekend, the winter rugby season is fast closing in and we are up to week 10 of the Swindale Shield, with five rounds to play before the start of the Jubilee Cup. Ories have...
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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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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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Wins for Makoura, Tawa, Silverstream, Francis Douglas and Manukura in Wednesday school matches
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Action from the Taita College v Makoura College fixture for the Fuller Cup. Photo: Peter McDonald. By Adam Julian & Steven White A round-up of some college rugby matches played involving Wellington schools on Wednesday. Makoura College account for Taita College Taita College were soundly beaten this afternoon by Makoura College in overcast conditions in...
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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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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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St Pat’s Silverstream and Wellington College the teams to beat in First XV Premiership
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Scott MacLean This story is being published on College Sport Wellington. Club Rugby will be at the season opener between St Pat’s Town and Wellington College on Wednesday at Evans Bay Park, kick-off 1.30pm. With qualifying complete, the 2025 College Premiership gets underway this week with the now-regular opener this Wednesday afternoon; the Traditional...
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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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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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Matchday highlights: Upper Hutt Rams v Petone
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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...
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Ories only unbeaten team as three Swindale Shield matches decided late
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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...
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Sideline Conversions 21 April (some news, information and tidbits to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Upper Hutt Rams fullback Todd Svenson, with Jack Wright in support, fends off OBU’s Malu Manuao in their first home win of the season at Maidstone Park this season. Monday morning edition: Another short week coming up, with public holidays on Easter Monday and Friday (Anzac Day). Plenty of content coming up on Club...
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Pre-seasons underway for traditional leading First XV contenders
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Members of the St Patrick’s College, Silverstream and touring Marlborough Boys’ College First XVs after their match at NZCIS on Thursday afternoon. By Adam Julian The seasons of the top four schools from the 2024 Wellington First XV Premiership are all underway in earnest in 2025. Squads are named, pre-season fixtures have commenced and the...
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Close matches in Swindale Shield under sunny skies
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: General action from the Swindale Shield match at Evans Bay Park between Marist St Pat’s and the Upper Hutt Rams. The visitors won 26-27. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Swindale Shield Round 2 results at a glance: Pōneke 69 – Avalon 0; Paremata-Plimmerton 35 – Wainuiomata 27; Hutt Old Boys Marist 32 –...
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Colts Round One Highlights: Tawa (45) v OBU (29)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The opening round of the Colts round-robin Paris Memorial Trophy was in Wellington on Saturday, with Petone defeating Wellington 88-0 and Norths also holding Avalon scoreless winning 57-0. Pare-Plim also topped 50, beating Johnsonville 64-15, and the Upper Hutt Rams opened with a 36-14 win over Ories. MSP won their Battle of Kilbirnie 31-17 over...
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Sideline Conversions 31 March (some news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Flashback to the opening round a decade ago in 2015 when Pōneke and the Upper Hutt Rams dramatically drew 35-35. Monday morning edition – updates expected. “If this is it, please let me know”, went the lyrics of a popular 1980s song. Well, Huey Lewis and the News (perhaps best known for this absolute...
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They didn’t make their First XVs
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: When Upper Hutt and Poneke met in the Jubilee Cup round of 2008. Ahead of the annual ‘School Leavers to Watch’ article coming out later this week. Many young up and coming players destined for higher honours or long club rugby careers are well known before they join the senior ranks, having already made...
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Sideline Conversions 24 March (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Avalon and Wellington Axemen Premier squads in action at Naenae College on Saturday. Photo: Hugh Pretorius. More photos from this game and others at https://clubrugby.smugmug.com/2025 Monday morning edition – check back for updates and editions: It’s the end of the Kali Yuga cycle this week but supporters are gearing up for a rugby eruption,...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 092: George Martin
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Hutt Valley has long been a hotbed of sporting talent and achievement. There would be fewer more gifted all-round sports people out to come out of there than George Martin. Lifelong Lower Hutt stalwart George Martin excelled in athletics, rugby and rugby league from a young age, and later played softball and golf to...
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Crusaders U20s account for Hurricanes U20s at Upper Hutt (plus full scoring highlights)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Jacob Kennedy runs clear to score the first try of the day of the Hurricanes, with Oscar Ritchie (blue headgear) and Stanley Solomon in support in the foreground. By Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur The visiting Crusaders U20s beat the Hurricanes U20s 57-22 in their one-off U20s match at NZCIS at Upper Hutt on...
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New venue for Bula 7s this Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It is the same tournament, but with a new venue, as the fourth annual Bula 7s Invitational tournament returns this Saturday to usher in the new year in rugby. For the first time, the tournament moves to the Hutt Valley, with William Jones Park taking over hosting duties from Porirua Park where the tournament has...
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Five Wellington teams heading to Condor 7s this weekend
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Five Wellington schools are joining some 80 others from around the country at Blake Park, Mt Maunganui this weekend for the annual Condor 7s tournament. St Patrick’s College Silverstream’s U15 Boys team is joined in the tournament by the Hutt International Boys’ School’s and Scots College’s Open Boys teams and the St Mary’s College’s and...
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