Wellington Club Weekly and Northland
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 074: Jock Wells
- Wellington Club Weekly
- John ‘Jock’ Wells was described as a robust forward and an honest toiler who gave it his all whenever he took the field. These traits saw the Northlander turned Wellingtonian play three matches and one Test for the All Blacks in 1936. Wells played those games for the All Blacks as a flanker, but the...
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Silver Linings Du’Plessis Kirifi Leads Lions to NPC Semis
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Du’Plessis Kirifi leads the Lions charge against Taranaki earlier this season. PHOTO: Mike Lewis Pictures. By Adam Julian Seven weeks ago, Wellington Lions captain and openside flanker Du’Plessis Kirifi led his side to a horror 6-15 loss to the Northland Taniwha on his club home ground at Jerry Collins Stadium. The Taniwha kept the Lions...
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Resilient Rory Woods looking forward to South African tour
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- Rory Woods playing for the Wellington Academy last year. He has since moved to join the Northland Academy and has recently been selected in the New Zealand U19s for their tour which kicks off overnight on Monday in South Africa. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. The following article by Adam Julian was first published on AllBlacks.com last...
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Wellington Lions v Northland Stat Attack
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- The Wellington Lions played their third round NPC match this past Saturday against Northland. Some facts and figures from the game by Peter Marriott below. Round 3 v Northland: Lost 6-15 Unusually, both sides failed to score points during the second half of the match. For Wellington it was the second match in succession they...
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Bruce Kauika-Petersen bringing experience to Northland
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- Bruce Kauika-Petersen playing for Northern United against Marist St Pat’s in last year’s Jubilee Cup semi-final. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Steven White Bruce Kauika-Petersen will be a well-known player amongst the visiting Northland Taniwha squad this Saturday afternoon at Jerry Collins Stadium, having played numerous matches at this venue for various representative teams and for...
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Wellington Lions v Northland Taniwha Stat Attack
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- Taine Plumtree scored a hat-trick for the Lions against Northland, just the sixth Wellington Wellington forward to score three tries in a NPC match. More details below. By Peter Marriott Week 1 v Northland: Won 54-7 Wellington’s record in all NPC matches is now played 468, won 293 (62.6%), lost 163 and drawn 12. Wellington’s...
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Tavita-Metcalfe, Aumua-Peseta, Poloniati notable new names in Lions squad
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- Above: The Wellington Lions after beating Northland last year. There are plenty of returning faces and some new names in this year’s squad, named on Friday. Northern United’s Josiah Tavita-Metcalfe, Tawa’s Ben Aumua-Peseta and OBU’s James Poloniati are notable newcomers in a 36-strong Wellington Lions squad named for the 2020 National Provincial Championship. Tavita-Metcalfe, who...
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Who are the single season points and try scoring record holders?
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Brandyn Laursen (left) and Mike Clamp (right) who we think hold the respective Wellington club rugby single season points and try scoring records.
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The Northland Taniwha: A tough opponent to crack
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Underneath a pile of bodies is John Schwalger, who has just scored the winning try in Wellington's 31-28 win over Northland in 2010.
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Strong representation of Wellington club players in ITM Cup squads
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The ITM Cup kicks off this Thursday night with Taranaki hosting Northland in New Plymouth and Wellin...
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