https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-club-weekly+places Items tagged with Wellington Club Weekly and Places. https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/30/inspiring-close-wins-for-wainuiomata-avalon-ories-and-the-upper-hutt-rams-in-ninth-round-kings-birthday-weekend-fixtures/ 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 &... wainuiomata upper-hutt rugby swindale places huttvalley sport Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/30/inspiring-close-wins-for-wainuiomata-avalon-ories-and-the-upper-hutt-rams-in-ninth-round-kings-birthday-weekend-fixtures/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-30T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/29/plenty-on-the-line-in-round-nine-kings-birthday-weekend-fixtures/ 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... petone plimmerton swindale rugby paremata places sport Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/29/plenty-on-the-line-in-round-nine-kings-birthday-weekend-fixtures/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-29T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/28/walton-sexton-putting-overseas-domestic-and-heartland-experience-to-good-use-at-obu/ 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... plimmerton swindale rugby paremata places sport Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/28/walton-sexton-putting-overseas-domestic-and-heartland-experience-to-good-use-at-obu/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-27T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/26/matchday-scoring-highlights-upper-hutt-rams-39-v-johnsonville-27/ 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... johnsonville upper-hutt rugby swindale places huttvalley sport Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/26/matchday-scoring-highlights-upper-hutt-rams-39-v-johnsonville-27/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-25T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/25/sideline-conversions-25-may-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ 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... tawa rugby swindale places sport Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/25/sideline-conversions-25-may-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-24T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/20/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-127-jim-kinvig-onslow/ 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.... onslow rugby places sport Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/20/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-127-jim-kinvig-onslow/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-19T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/19/wellington-first-xv-teams-of-the-past-three-decades/ 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... silverstream rugby upper-hutt huttvalley places sport Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/19/wellington-first-xv-teams-of-the-past-three-decades/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-18T00:00:00Z -41.1489813 175.0117941 Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/18/sideline-conversions-18-may-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ 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.... petone rugby swindale places sport Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/18/sideline-conversions-18-may-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-17T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/16/tight-at-the-top-of-the-swindale-shield-as-tawa-new-outright-leaders-at-halfway-point/ 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... rugby swindale tawa sport places Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/16/tight-at-the-top-of-the-swindale-shield-as-tawa-new-outright-leaders-at-halfway-point/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-16T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/15/close-games-expected-as-swindale-shield-reaches-halfway-point/ 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... petone rugby swindale wainuiomata places sport Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/15/close-games-expected-as-swindale-shield-reaches-halfway-point/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-15T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/14/catholics-chipper-hhead-of-premiership-ffter-big-midweek-wins/ 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... silverstream rugby upper-hutt huttvalley places sport Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/14/catholics-chipper-hhead-of-premiership-ffter-big-midweek-wins/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-14T00:00:00Z -41.1489813 175.0117941 Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/14/the-bounce-of-the-ball/ 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... tawa rugby swindale places sport Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/14/the-bounce-of-the-ball/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-13T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/12/matchday-scoring-highlights-petone-v-northern-united/ Petone announced their serious challenge for this year’s Swindale Shield with this big win over Northern United. Petone led 17-7 at halftime and pulled clear to win 10 tries to 3 in the second half and the final score was 62-19. Northern United are rebuilding this year and there will be better days ahead for... petone swindale rugby places sport Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/05/12/matchday-scoring-highlights-petone-v-northern-united/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-05-11T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/30/cunning-cowie-a-hit-over-the-hill/ Above: Wainuiomata fullback Campbell Cowie flying in to score one of his two tries in their fourth round 34-17 win over Marist St Pat’s. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian Campbell Cowie bucks the trend of players quitting senior rugby due to tumbling numbers, other priorities, or a lack of motivation. Wainuiomata is his fourth... wainuiomata rugby swindale places sport Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/30/cunning-cowie-a-hit-over-the-hill/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-30T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/28/matchday-scoring-highlights-paremata-plimmerton-39-v-upper-hutt-rams-12/ Paremata-Plimmerton stormed home in the second half to beat the Upper Hutt Rams 39-12 in their fourth round Swindale Shield encounter at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday. The Rams led 12-5 at halftime and were still very much in the game even after Paremata-Plimmerton had run in three quick tries early in the second half... plimmerton swindale upper-hutt rugby paremata places sport huttvalley Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/28/matchday-scoring-highlights-paremata-plimmerton-39-v-upper-hutt-rams-12/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-27T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/27/sideline-conversions-27-april-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Scene at Kilbirnie Park on Saturday in a high scoring match between Tawa and Poneke. Photo: Kinetic Images. We are into the fifth week of the club rugby season and the Swindale Shield and other competitions are just starting to heat up. A look at Premier Swindale Shield fixtures this coming Saturday in Wellington (Premier... rugby tawa swindale kilbirnie sport places Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/27/sideline-conversions-27-april-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-26T00:00:00Z -41.3166456 174.7980932 Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/25/bonus-point-wins-the-order-of-the-day-as-obu-remain-unbeaten/ Hooker Dion Lealofi, with loose forwards Braydon Soi and Fa’amanu Anae in close support for Wainuiomata in their convincing win over Wainuiomata today at Evans Bay Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean What a difference a week makes. After an awful afternoon last Saturday, the sun shone brightly over today’s Anzac... wainuiomata rugby swindale places sport Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/25/bonus-point-wins-the-order-of-the-day-as-obu-remain-unbeaten/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-25T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/23/murphy-taramai-bringing-experience-and-energy-to-the-rams-in-2026/ Above: Co-captains of the Upper Hutt Rams this year – Todd Svenson with ball in hand and Murphy Taramai hot on his heels in support. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White By the time this article is published (Thursday afternoon), Murphy Taramai could well be a proud father for the third time. Taramai’s partner is... upper-hutt rugby swindale huttvalley places sport Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/23/murphy-taramai-bringing-experience-and-energy-to-the-rams-in-2026/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-23T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/22/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-123-bill-dick-petone/ Prop Bill Dick was one of those players that binds the club competition and makes it stronger. The reliable, consistent Dick played in Petone’s front row for more than a decade throughout the 1950s and into the early 1960s and was later President of Petone. Dick was a four-time Jubilee Cup winner – in 1956,... petone rugby places sport Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/22/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-123-bill-dick-petone/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-22T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/21/matchday-scoring-highlights-johnsonville-23-v-wellington-3/ Johnsonville beat the Wellington Axemen in frightful conditions at home at Helston Park in their third round Swindale Shield and Mick Kenny Memorial Cup match. Johnsonville scored two first half tries, to first-five Niall Delahunt and to fullback Jacob Walmsley, and then kicked a penalty on halftime to lead 15-3 at the interval. A second... johnsonville swindale rugby places sport Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/21/matchday-scoring-highlights-johnsonville-23-v-wellington-3/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-20T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/20/sideline-conversions-20-april-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ The Northern United and Hutt Old Boys Marist teams in action at Porirua Park on Saturday. Photo: Kinetic Images. A wild Saturday saw most matches played in conditions more akin to mid-July than Mid-April, and a handful spanning at least four grades that didn’t go ahead. The most high profile of these was the Paremata-Plimmerton... plimmerton rugby porirua paremata places sport Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/20/sideline-conversions-20-april-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-19T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/18/more-close-results-in-third-round-matches-as-appalling-weather-dominates/ The Johnsonville and Axemen scrums pack down at a sodden Helston Park. Photo: Steven White. By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Adam Julian. There were a series of close results to mark the third round of the Wellington Premier Swindale Shield competition in atrocious conditions that swept through the Wellington region overnight and today. The... johnsonville swindale rugby places sport Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/18/more-close-results-in-third-round-matches-as-appalling-weather-dominates/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-18T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/17/swindale-shield-set-to-heat-up-in-round-three/ Action from the UHR Rams – Petone match last week. The Rams are back home hosting Oriental-Rongotai whilst Petone are away playing Old Boys University. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime edition – updates expected later this afternoon. Despite the forecast of bad weather for the first time this season, the Swindale Shield... petone swindale rugby places sport Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/17/swindale-shield-set-to-heat-up-in-round-three/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-17T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/16/randall-bishop-tawas-mr-reliable-set-to-play-his-200th-premier-match/ Randall Bishop gets his kick away last Saturday in Tawa’s one-point win over Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Steven White Some 15 seasons after making his Premier debut, and three Jubilee Cup titles two more finals appearances and a Horowhenua-Kapiti title later, Randall Bishop is set to run out to play his 200th match for... plimmerton swindale tawa rugby paremata kapiti places sport Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/16/randall-bishop-tawas-mr-reliable-set-to-play-his-200th-premier-match/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-16T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/14/swindale-shield-matchday-highlights-round-two-tawa-26-v-pare-plim-25/ Round Two of the 2026 Swindale Shield came to Lyndhurst Park where home team Tawa met Paremata-Plimmerton. Coming off a hefty first round loss to Petone, it took Tawa just a few minutes to score their opening try of the year. Paremata-Plimmeerton responded and eventually both teams were deadlocked 12-12 just before halftime when the... petone plimmerton swindale tawa rugby paremata places sport Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/14/swindale-shield-matchday-highlights-round-two-tawa-26-v-pare-plim-25/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-13T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/13/sideline-conversions-13-april-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Action from Old Boys University’s Peter Dunford Cup win over Wainuiomata on Saturday. Monday morning edition: The first full weekend of club rugby was played on Saturday. And we got lucky with the weather. Saturday was fine and warm but 24 hours later it was grey and wet. It’s the second week of school holidays... wainuiomata rugby places sport Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/13/sideline-conversions-13-april-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-12T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/11/axemen-raise-the-half-century-as-first-round-form-reverses-for-some-teams/ Above: Losi Filipo dives over to score one of two tries for Petone in their tight win over the Upper Hutt Rams. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Adam Julian An opening win of the competition for the Wellington Axemen against Pōneke and generally much closer matches than last week were two... petone upper-hutt rugby swindale places huttvalley sport Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/11/axemen-raise-the-half-century-as-first-round-form-reverses-for-some-teams/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-11T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/10/all-grades-underway-in-wellington-club-rugby-tomorrow/ Wainuiomata will be seeking their second straight win to start the year when they host Old Boys University in Round Two of the Swindale Shield, while Avalon are at home for the first time and playing Hutt Old Boys Marist. Photo: Hugh Pretorius. By Scott MacLean Welcome to the first full weekend of the club... rugby swindale wainuiomata sport places Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/10/all-grades-underway-in-wellington-club-rugby-tomorrow/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-10T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/09/where-are-they-now-martin-leslie-petone-and-scotland/ By Adam Julian The recent Six Nations broke many scoring records and was regarded as one of the best ever. Noteworthy was Scotland’s 50-40 win over eventual champions France. In 1999, Scotland beat France in a similarly dramatic match in Paris, dominated by Petone legend Martin Leslie. Petone started the 2026 Swindale Shield with a... petone swindale rugby places sport Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/09/where-are-they-now-martin-leslie-petone-and-scotland/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-09T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/09/barker-college-make-fast-start-on-three-game-tour/ By Adam Julian Barker College opened its three-game New Zealand tour with a 40-36 victory over St Patrick’s College, Silverstream on Wednesday. The North Sydney independent Anglicans stunned the 2025 Wellington Premiership winners by blasting to a 26-0 lead in under 10 minutes. Not since 2017, when Silverstream was caned by national championships, Hastings Boys’... silverstream rugby upper-hutt huttvalley places sport Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/09/barker-college-make-fast-start-on-three-game-tour/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-08T00:00:00Z -41.1489813 175.0117941 Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand