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Premier grade refresh coming in 2026
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Scott MacLean Wellington Rugby’s Premier Men’s competition will have a new look next year, but just what that might be is currently out for consultation. The current requirements were put in place for the 2015 season, aiming to give clubs greater stability without the threat of relegation. That provided a lifeline to Johnsonville, who...
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Jubilee and Hardham Cup Cups semi-finals: Just the teamlists
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Just the teamlists for week 16 of Wellington Premier club rugby as at 12.00pm Friday – the third round (semi-finals) of the 2025 Jubilee and Hardham Cup competitions. All teams subject to change. A full round preview will be published as a separate feature article on this website later on Friday afternoon. TAWA () JOHNSONVILLE...
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POLLS – Who do you think will win this weekend’s Jubilee and Hardham Cup semi-finals?
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It’s semi-finals time in Wellington Premier club rugby. Games below: Jubilee Cup: Hutt Old Boys Marist v Paremata-Plimmerton at the Hutt Rec and Tawa v Johnsonville at Lyndhurst Park Hardham Cup: Pōneke v Old Boys University at Kilbirnie Park and Upper Hutt Rams v Marist St Pat’s at Maidstone Park Wellington club rugby Premier, Premier...
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Top four sides decided in Premier and Premier 2 grades as Swindale champions Ories bow out
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Fulltime at the Polo Ground, with members of Johnsonville’s side celebrating their win over Oriental-Rongotai. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Adam Julian The top four sides for next week’s championship semi-finals were decided today on a passionate afternoon of club rugby throughout the Wellington region. In the major Jubilee Cup semi-finals...
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Big battles expected in second week of championship rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Action from a muddy Polo Ground last week, where home side Oriental-Rongotai returns to tomorrow for their second bite at the Jubilee Cup semi-finals against Johnsonville. HOBM, along with Tawa, will put their feet up tomorrow with byes. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Scott MacLean & Steven White With the season on the line for several...
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Lucas Aukuso and Johnsonville Hawks preparing for Ories challenge this Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Lucas Aukuso runs out to face Wainuiomata earlier this season. Photo: @braydzmedia_ By Steven White Two years ago, Oriental-Rongotai knocked over Johnsonville at Helston Park in the Hawks’ home Jubilee Cup semi-final. Ories won 39-26 that day and went on to win the Jubilee Cup the following week. On Saturday, Johnsonville head to the Polo...
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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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Matchday Scoring highlights: Johnsonville (32) v Northern United (24)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Johnsonville and Northern United sides contested their Barlow Trophy match at Jerry Collins Stadium on Saturday. Visitors Johnsonville built a 22-5 lead by the 30-minute mark, which also cemented their place in the upcoming Jubilee Cup. There were missed conversions, which opened the door for Norths who had Super Rugby player Jackson Garden-Bachop in...
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Ories win Swindale Shield, top eight all but decided
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A lone Johnsonville player in a sea of Tawa defenders today at Helston Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Adam Julian & Scott MacLean They will be dancing in the streets of Miramar this evening as home team Oriental-Rongotai are the 2025 first round Premier Swindale Shield champions. Ories beat the Wellington Axemen 36-3...
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Swindale Shield matchday scoring highlights: Petone (25) v Johnsonville (17)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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,...
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HOBM heat up at Kilbirnie Park as chasing pack behind leaders Ories tightens up
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ories on top as Pōneke, Petone and Paremata-Plimmerton leave it late for wins
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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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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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Tawa win Jubilee Cup final replay on spectacular opening afternoon of club rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Tawa fullback Jacob Denyer beats Mitchell McLeod to the tryline in this afternoon’s opening Swindale Shield fixture between Tawa and Old Boys University at Rugby League Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Swindale Shield Round One Results at a glance: Johnsonville 46 Paremata-Plimmerton 28 Poneke 25 – Marist St Pat’s 10...
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MSP Internationals win club title, U85kg matches underway and college finalists found
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Poneke U85kg side on their way to scoring one of their 13 tries today through replain their National Knockout Cup win over Coastal. Poneke were one of four Wellington teams to win their U85kg matches today, but a fifth, Johnsonville, lost to the other Taranaki side New Plymouth Old Boys by a similar wide...
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Sideline Conversions 22 July (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Johnsonville’s Olly Paotonu tries his hand at water polo on Saturday against Paremata-Plimmerton. Saturday’s round was just the second in 16 weeks (the other being round two) played in wet conditions. The weather has generally been kind for club rugby in 2024. Supporters will hope it holds this Saturday. Photo: Stewart Baird. A busy week...
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Sideline conversions 8 July (some rugby news from the ground up to start the new week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The HOBM v Johnsonville Presidents teams after their match on Saturday. Rugby was the winner on the day. Photo: Warwick Burke. Monday morning edition: We are now into week 15 of the Wellington club rugby competitions, with just three weeks to play in most grades including this one. In the Premier grade, it’s knockout rugby...
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Ha’amea Ahio and Johnsonville looking ahead to the Hardham Cup
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Johnsonville Premier team players and members on the field after their win over Marist St Pat’s last Saturday. Captain Ha’amea Ahio top, second from the right. Photo: James/Natural Light Photography. By Steven White After a turbulent several weeks highlighted by three last-gasp losses at the death, the Johnsonville Hawks signed off their Swindale Shield campaign...
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Today speaks for tomorrow – Teru Time Reaches 200 games for Wainuiomata
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Teru Time playing in Wainuiomata’s recent win over Oriental-Rongotai – one of his favourite matches in green and black. Photo: Dave Brownlie By Adam Julian Teru Time will play his 200th match for Wainuiomata against Johnsonville at Helston Park on Saturday. Reflecting upon his milestone with the Wainuiomata squad on Tuesday night, Time said to...
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Referees: Records, Reflections, Milestones
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The criteria to receive a blazer for refereeing milestones from the Wellington Referees Association has been changed from 100 premier games to 50 premier games. Ben Van Berkel, who lobbied for the change, was the first to receive his blazer under the 50-game criteria after Petone played Johnsonville on April 27. Van Berkel had officiated...
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