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Petone win Swindale Shield on day of late boilovers and upsets throughout club and college rugby
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Petone with the Swindale Shield on their home ground, following today’s win over Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Grant Wall. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Petone are the 2026 Swindale Shield champions, winning the first-round title for the 16th time with next week’s final round to spare with a 43-17 win over Paremata-Plimmerton this afternoon. Petone and...
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Spotlight on club rugby in penultimate rounds of the Premier and Premier 2 competitions
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Trytime in last Saturday’s match between the Wellington Axemen and Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Stewart Baird. The Axemen are back home hosting Oriental-Rongotai in Round 12, while Paremata-Plimmerton are at Petone. By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime edition – updates to come later this afternoon as a handful of teamlists hadn’t been revealed by the noon hour: The...
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Midweek wins for St Pat’s Town, St Pat’s Silverstream and Wellington College
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur St Pat’s Town (Tuesday), St Pat’s Silverstream (Wednesday) and Wellington College (Thursday) enjoyed wins this week. Accounts of these games below, starting with the Quadrangular Tournament on Thursday. The 100th Quadrangular (Quad) final on Saturday will be contested between the most prolific winners of the competition, Wellington College...
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Henry in top form for Petone in McBain Shield win
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Henry gets his pass away on Saturday. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian It was a boisterous night on Udy Street as Petone foiled Hutt Old Boys Marist 29-16 to regain the McBain Shield from the Jubilee Cup champions and move within a whisker of winning the Swindale Shield for a record 16th time. The...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Upper Hutt Rams (33) v Wainuiomata (32)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- As the one-point margin of victory suggests, this fixture contained several twists and turns before eventually being settled in the 76th minute with a try to replacement halfback Kaide McCashin, burrowing over from a ruck after a concerted crescendo of phase play in front of the line. This wasn’t the end of it though. Replacement...
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Sideline Conversions 15 June (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Action from the Petone Rec on Saturday, during the latter stages of the first round Colts decider. Photo: Warwick Burke Visitors HOBM won the Paris Memorial Trophy, joining the Tawa Ducks (U85kgs) and Petone Women as first round winners so far. Will the Swindale Shield and Harper Lock Shield titles be decided in this coming...
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Petone win McBain and have Swindale in their sights, but chasing pack bunched together
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Petone run in the opening try on the McBain Shield today in their win over Hutt Old Boys Marist. By Steven White, Scott MacLean, Adam Julian & Andy McArthur (photos) Petone beat Hutt Old Boys Marist 29-16 in their biggest regular season match of the year, while other results today meant the chasing pack is...
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Bumper weekend for club rugby in Wellington and around the region coming up
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Avalon and Petone scrums pack down last week at Fraser Park. Avalon are back there in the 11th round hosting Marist St Pat’s, while Petone are at home against Hutt Old Boys Marist for the McBain Shield. By Scott MacLean It’s a bumper weekend for club rugby coming up, with top-of-the-table clashes as well...
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Stoic Maulolo On Petone & McBain Magic
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Lester Maulolo running freely for Petone in a recent Swindale Shield match against Ories. On Saturday Petone hosts HOBM for the McBain Shield. Photo: Kinetic Images. By Adam Julian Lester Maulolo wryly laughs. “If the body still works, I might as well use it.” On Saturday, the Petone midfielder will line up for his 93rd...
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The Kiss of Barry – Wellington Stops Silverstream Win Streak
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington College players and travelling supporters celebrate winning their traditional and ending Silverstream’s 21-game Premiership competition winning streak. By Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur The 21-game winning streak of St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, in the Premiership ended, out-thought by a gutsy Wellington College 26-17 in the 95th annual Ken Grey Cup match in Upper...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Wellington College (26) v St Pat’s Silverstream (17)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The two teams met in dry, still conditions at St Pat’s Silverstream on Wednesday in their annual midweek traditional for the Ken Gray Cup. Wellington College led 15-14 at halftime and went on to win 26-17, sealing their win with two late penalties after dominating possession and territory throughout much of the second half despite...
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Mana, McBain, Winner, Waylon Tuhoro-Robinson
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Waylon Tuhoro-Robinson gets his kick away in a recent match for HOBM against Paremata-Plimmerton. On Saturday they meet Petone for the McBain Shield. Photo: Andy McArthur. Waylon Tuhoro-Robinson has an air of authority that draws people in. He wasn’t always outspoken, but the tough, talented, versatile, diligent, honest, and articulate Hutt Old Boys Marist halfback...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Wainuiomata (48) v Northern United (31)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wainuiomata pulled away from Northern United in the second half to win well, to take home the Alf Keating Memorial Trophy, on Old Timers’ Day at Porirua Park. Norths had led 19-14 at halftime, through tries to flanker Ethan Lepou and lock Taniela Tuangalu whilst Wainuiomata No. 8 and earlier try scorer Emmanuel Solomona was...
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Sideline Conversions 8 June (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Lots going on in this scene in the Premier match on Saturday between Paremata-Plimmerton and Johnsonville, just like there is plenty happening this coming weekend. Photo: Stewart Baird Photography. Another stirring weekend of rugby, with some notable results across several grades. There are just three rounds to play in the Swindale Shield before this...
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Petone men’s create buffer at top of Swindale standings as their women win their first round title
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: The Petone Ponies with the Rebecca Liua’ana Trophy today after their last round top-of-the-table 33-15 win over Northern United today. More on this game in the Women’s round-up below. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Swindale Shield points table (unofficial) after 10 rounds: https://stats.clubrugby.nz/table/2026-swindale-shield/ Petone have one hand on the Swindale...
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Swindale Shield picture to become clearer in 10th round matches
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Petone celebrate a try against Marist St Pat’s last week. They are up river for their tenth round match to play Avalon while Marist St Pat’s cross the road to play Poneke at Kilbirnie Park. Photo: Wall Sport Media. By Scott MacLean and Steven White Friday early afternoon edition – updates later: The 2026 Wellington...
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Loads of talent in all-time colleges XVs
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The article below was first published on Club Rugby in 2015 and has been dusted off and re-posted below. There are few changes to the line-ups that were selected then. Selection at the time involved input from a few people. Challenges ahead are to select all-time XVs from other schools, such as Hutt Valley High...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Petone (59) v Marist St Pat’s (19)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Your 2026 Swindale Shield leaders. Petone produced a swashbuckling first half of attacking rugby to exhaust Marist St Pat’s defensive supplies, and went to halftime leading 40-5. The home side were in peak form, the visitors meeting a side playing like it was 1973 all over again. First year Left wing William Davis, out of...
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Inspiring close wins for Wainuiomata, Avalon, Ories and the Upper Hutt Rams in ninth round King’s Birthday Weekend fixtures
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Ifeanyichukwu Nnebechukwu runs in one of this three tries today for Pōneke against Oriental-Rongotai. Pōneke had come back from 0-24 down to draw level 24-24 at halftime and then lead late before two tries in the closing minutes took the game away from them and Ories won 39-34. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White &...
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Plenty on the line in round nine King’s Birthday Weekend fixtures
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Trytime at Evans Bay Park last Saturday. Marist St Pat’s are on the road to play Petone tomorrow, while Paremata-Plimmerton return home to host Old Boys University. With a month to play after these games, both a big fixtures. Photo: Tane Nathan/Kinetic Images. By Scott MacLean FRIDAY LUNCHTIME EDITION – updates later this afternoon: It’s a...
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Walton-Sexton putting overseas, domestic and Heartland experience to good use at OBU
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Sam Walton-Sexton has quickly become a key member of the OBU Goats Premier squad and has played in all eight matches so far this season. This coming Saturday they play Paremata-Plimmerton at Ngati Toa Domain in a key match for the Swindale Shield fortunes of both clubs. The halfback will have one ear on proceedings...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Upper Hutt Rams (39) v Johnsonville (27)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Despite a considerable number of penalties and some four yellow cards, there was no shortage of entertaining play for the neutral viewer at this game at Helston Park. The Rams scored early off a near side lineout back on their side of halfway, but Johnsonville ran in three tries before halftime, including two to wing...
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Sideline Conversions 25 May (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- General Swindale Shield action from Lyndhurst Park on Saturday, where competition leaders Tawa beat bottom placed Avalon. Like all their recent matches, Avalon were in the contest throughout much of the first half before falling away. Tawa won 47-7. Photo: Stewart Baird. Monday morning edition: The settled weather rolls on, but we don’t want to...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 127: Jim Kinvig (Onslow)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- James ‘Big Jim’ Kinvig was a leading player for Onslow throughout the 1950s and early 1960s and he played a number of times for the Wellington representative team. Kinvig was well known as a big goal-kicking forward, whose most usual position was lock but he also played at prop and No. 8 throughout his career....
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Wellington First XV teams of the past three decades
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- The First XV Premiership trophy reaches for the sky during last year’s final between winners St Pat’s Silverstream and Wellington College. The 2026 First XV Premiership starts this week, with the annual Wellington College – St Pat’s Town traditional fixture on Wednesday getting it underway. Kick-off at Wellington College is 12.30pm. Ten years ago we...
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Sideline Conversions 18 May (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A lineout scene in Saturday’s match between Petone and Ories. Petone won 39-10. Photo: Kinetic Images. Photos from the weekend at https://clubrugby.smugmug.com/2026 The Swindale Shield reached its halfway point on Saturday and the race for the first round title is heating up with several teams in the mix and no conclusive favourite at this point....
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Tight at the top of the Swindale Shield as Tawa new outright leaders at halfway point
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Northern United Women’s flanker Leah Conley celebrates a try in her 200th club match today. Norths beat Oriental-Rongotai 31-5. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean The Swindale Shield pecking order is starting to sort itself out, as the Wellington club rugby first round Premier club rugby competition reached its halfway point...
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Close games expected as Swindale Shield reaches halfway point
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wainuiomata are back home this weekend to host the Wellington Axemen for the Bill Jones Cup, while Oriental-Rongotai are on the road to play Petone for the Jim Brown Memorial Trophy. Both big games for the four teams involved and other rivals on the points table. By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime version – updates will...
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Catholics chipper ahead of Premiership after big midweek wins
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Action from the St Pat’s Silverstream – New Plymouth Boys’ High School fixture this afternoon in which the home team won by a point. In town, St Pat’s Town held off Palmerston North Boys’ High School. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian St Patrick’s College Wellington (Town) enjoyed their best pre-season win, rolling Super 8...
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The Bounce of the Ball
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- Tawa defend their line to the end in their recent tight victory over Old Boys University at Lyndhurst Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Ash Hayward Premier club rugby in Wellington is in a good place right now. The fast quality of play, high levels of fitness and supreme skill sets make many matches must watch...
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