https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-club-weekly+places Items tagged with Wellington Club Weekly and Places. 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 -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, 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 https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/07/swindale-shield-matchday-scoring-highlights-round-one-msp-58-v-norths-22/ Round One of the 2026 Swindale Shield came to Porirua Park where home team Northern United met Marist St Pat’s for the Maurice Standish Cup. In breezy conditions, home side Norths scored first and late led 12-7 during the first half. MSP got their noses ahead 19-12 by halftime. Early in the second half a... porirua swindale rugby places sport Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/07/swindale-shield-matchday-scoring-highlights-round-one-msp-58-v-norths-22/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-06T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/06/sideline-conversions-6-april-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Upper Hutt Rams celebrate a job well done, beating Poneke 66-32 in their Swindale Shield season opener. Is this the year of the Ram? Photo: Tane Nathan/Kinetic Images. The first weekend of Wellington club rugby saw seven entertaining Premier fixtures played throughout the region and the opening round of Premier 2 games. There were Premier... upper-hutt rugby swindale huttvalley places sport Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/06/sideline-conversions-6-april-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-05T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/04/paremata-plimmerton-pip-first-round-defending-champions-second-half-blowouts-elsewhere/ Ethan Webster-Nonu scores a key try against his former side today in round one of the Swindale Shield. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Oriental-Rongotai played through last year’s first round Wellington club rugby Premier Swindale Shield with 13 straight bonus point wins. In today’s 2026 season opener, Ories were pipped at... plimmerton swindale rugby paremata places sport Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/04/04/paremata-plimmerton-pip-first-round-defending-champions-second-half-blowouts-elsewhere/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-04-04T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/03/31/pasilio-tosi-giving-back-to-community-rugby/ Pasilio Tosi playing for Paremata-Plimmerton in 2023. This Friday he will present his All Blacks jersey to his Wellington club, just down the road from where grew up in Levin. By Adam Julian It’s a Good Friday to be at Ngāti Toa Domain, Porirua. Paremata-Plimmerton will receive an All Blacks Test rugby jersey from prop... plimmerton rugby porirua paremata places sport Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/03/31/pasilio-tosi-giving-back-to-community-rugby/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-03-30T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/03/30/sideline-conversions-30-march-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Lyndhurst Park scene – looking very lush as it starts its new year of hosting rugby and is always good for a thriller or two such as last July’s semi-final between Tawa and Johnsonville. The days are counting down until the start of the 2026 Wellington club rugby competition. Three grades kick off this Saturday,... johnsonville tawa rugby places sport Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/03/30/sideline-conversions-30-march-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-03-29T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/03/06/club-rugby-pre-season-underway-this-saturday/ Action from last year’s Hardham Cup final, with Poneke playing in Paraparaumu tomorrow and the Upper Hutt Rams meeting Linton away. Photo: Tane Nathan. It’s the opening weekend of the 2026 club rugby pre-season, with many clubs holding their own internal club days but also a number of others in actual on the field against... upper-hutt paraparaumu rugby huttvalley places kapiti sport Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/03/06/club-rugby-pre-season-underway-this-saturday/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/03/06/aisle-be-back-hurricanes-v-waratahs-6/ Petone’s Brad Shields and others celebrate Oriental-Rongotai wing Fehi Fineanganofo’s try against Moana Pasifika in their opening game. By Kevin McCarthy What are you planning to do in the next 15 months? If you answer, trying to win a world cup, sorry – that’s gone. Dave Rennie, new All Blacks coach, also has the tour... petone rugby places sport Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/03/06/aisle-be-back-hurricanes-v-waratahs-6/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-03-05T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/03/02/sideline-conversions-2-march-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Action from the Academy Series at Massey on Saturday. Photo: Club Rugby pre-season starts this coming weekend. The summer is almost over and with it games below include (but not limited to in case there’s more on we don’t know about): Paraparaumu v Pōneke, Soldier Field Paraparaumu Northern United v Marist St Pat’s, Porirua Park... porirua paraparaumu rugby places kapiti sport Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/03/02/sideline-conversions-2-march-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/26/club-rugby-pre-season-2026-whats-coming-up-in-march/ The scheduled kick-offs of major club rugby competitions in Wellington (4 April), Manawatu (28 March), Hawke’s Bay (21 March) and Wairarapa-Bush and Horowhenua-Kapiti (both TBC) are in sight. All matches that have been collated below and ordered by date are assumed to be between ‘Premier [Senior A]’ squads unless stated, although many are Premier/Premier Reserve... swindale rugby wairarapa kapiti sport places Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/26/club-rugby-pre-season-2026-whats-coming-up-in-march/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-02-25T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/19/what-happened-100-years-ago-part-2-representative-rugby-in-1926/ A look back at how the season panned out 100 years ago. A recap of the 1926 representative season below. As discussed in part 1 of this series looking at the 1926 club and grassroots season, Athletic won the Senior Club Championship with University runners-up, ending the multi-year dominance of Petone and Poneke. The representative season... petone rugby places sport Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/19/what-happened-100-years-ago-part-2-representative-rugby-in-1926/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-02-18T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/16/sideline-conversions-16-february-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-new-week-in-rugby/ Above: Flashback to the 2007 Swindale Shield clash between Upper Hutt and Wainuiomata. Upper Hutt won 19-17. These two teams meet this year in round 11 on 13 June. All photos are here: https://clubrugby.smugmug.com/ Plenty of activity behind the scenes as the autumn leaves of the off-season gather (or in the case of Sunday night’s... rugby swindale wainuiomata upper-hutt sport places huttvalley Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/16/sideline-conversions-16-february-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-new-week-in-rugby/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/09/sideline-conversions-9-february-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Ethan Webster-Nonu flies in for his match-winning try in home team Paremata-Plimmerton’s 21-17 semi-final win over Nelson Marist on Saturday. paremata plimmerton rugby places sport Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/09/sideline-conversions-9-february-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-02-08T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/07/hobm-national-7s-champions-in-all-wellington-final/ By Steven White & Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur Hutt Old Boys Marist holds the McBain Shield, Jubilee Cup, Ambassador Sevens, and now the National Club Sevens titles. They dethroned hosts and reigning national champions Paremata Plimmeton 19-12 in an all-local final at a sun-kissed Ngati Toa Domain. With fatigue mounting, the decider was... paremata rugby places sport Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/07/hobm-national-7s-champions-in-all-wellington-final/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-02-07T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/06/national-club-sevens-all-day-saturday-at-ngati-toa-domain/ For the third time in the past decade, the National Club Sevens comes to Wellington, with Paremata-Plimmerton hosting the 2026 tournament at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday. Paremata-Plimmerton will be seeking to become the first Wellington club of the modern era to successfully defend it on home soil, following Wainuiomata’s and Northern United’s unsuccessful defences... paremata plimmerton wainuiomata rugby places sport Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/06/national-club-sevens-all-day-saturday-at-ngati-toa-domain/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-02-05T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/05/community-match-for-the-hurricanes-on-saturday/ The corporate veil will soon descend over the Hurricanes for another year, but first fans can view the team in action up close when they take on the Chiefs at Porirua Park on Saturday, kick-off 1.00pm. The Hurricanes have traditionally brought a pre-season match to their community, with Wainuiomata last year, Levin the year before... porirua wainuiomata rugby places sport Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/02/05/community-match-for-the-hurricanes-on-saturday/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/11/22/ories-and-hobm-eagles-unbeaten-after-first-leg-of-american-ambassadors-series/ General crowd scene as seen from tournament headquarters at Mary Crowther Park on Saturday. Oriental-Rongotai and Hutt Old Boys Marist are the two unbeaten teams in the men’s division at the conclusion of the first of two Wellington club rugby sevens tournaments, played at Wainuiomata’s Mary Crowther Park on Saturday. But the Upper Hutt Rams... wainuiomata upper-hutt rugby places huttvalley sport Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/11/22/ories-and-hobm-eagles-unbeaten-after-first-leg-of-american-ambassadors-series/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-11-22T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/11/16/paremata-plimmerton-win-inaugural-feilding-blitz-7s/ Wellington club Paremata-Plimmerton won the inaugural Rosebowl Blitz 7s tournament on Saturday. Paremata-Plimmerton beat Whanganui’s FullSend in the final in the tournament that was played in blustery but fine conditions at Johnston Park on Saturday. The tournament was well run by the Feilding Yellows club and the competition was well-contested with the rugby trumping the... paremata plimmerton rugby places sport Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/11/16/paremata-plimmerton-win-inaugural-feilding-blitz-7s/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-11-15T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/11/08/st-pats-silverstream-st-bernards-and-aotea-colleges-condor-sevens-winners/ St Bernard’s College with the Roderick Solo Cup for winning the Wellington region Condor 7s U15 tournament. By Steven White. Photos by Andy McArthur. For the first time since 2020, St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, are Wellington Open Boys Condor Sevens champions. Silverstream added the Christian Cullen Cup to their First XV Premiership title from last... silverstream rugby upper-hutt huttvalley places sport Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/11/08/st-pats-silverstream-st-bernards-and-aotea-colleges-condor-sevens-winners/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-11-08T00:00:00Z -41.1489813 175.0117941 Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/11/05/club-rugby-awards-of-the-year-2025/ By Scott MacLean, Steven White & Adam Julian The final piece of our club season coverage for this year is our Annual Awards. A mix of the serious and silly, here’s ours for 2025. Team of the Year: The Upper Hutt Rams Colts. Melding any age-group team together is a skillful operation, dealing with players... upper-hutt rugby huttvalley places sport Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/11/05/club-rugby-awards-of-the-year-2025/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-11-05T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/11/03/solomona-and-meroiti-win-college-sport-wellington-rugby-awards/ Elijah Solomona playing for the St Pat’s Silverstream 7s team on Saturday. Photo by Club Rugby. St Pat’s Silverstream captain and openside flanker Elijah Solomona and Tawa College and Northern United utility back Baylee Meroiti are the 2025 College Sport Wellington boys and girls Rugby Players of the Year. The pair won these awards at... tawa silverstream rugby places upper-hutt huttvalley sport Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/11/03/solomona-and-meroiti-win-college-sport-wellington-rugby-awards/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-11-03T00:00:00Z -41.1489813 175.0117941 Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/10/26/condor-7s-chance-for-smaller-rugby-schools-to-shine/ Defending champions Hutt International Boys’ School return to the scene of their triumph when they line up alongside nine other Senior Boys school teams at the annual Wellington region Condor 7s tournament at Naenae College tomorrow. Last year HIBS beat then two-time defending champions Scots College 19-17 in a blockbuster final to win their first... naenae rugby huttvalley places sport Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/10/26/condor-7s-chance-for-smaller-rugby-schools-to-shine/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-10-26T00:00:00Z -41.200486 174.9537984 Naenae, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/10/21/best-fairest-teams-of-the-season-2025/ By Scott MacLean A regular of our end of season coverage is to name teams based on the Men’s Billy Wallace and Women’s Erin Rush Best & Fairest standings, which represent the outstanding and consistent performers across the club season. Last week the WRFU announced the two winners – Men’s winner Esi Komaisavai from Paremata-Plimmerton... paremata plimmerton rugby swindale places sport Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/10/21/best-fairest-teams-of-the-season-2025/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-10-20T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/10/17/lifetime-contribution-award-for-denys-latham-at-wrfu-awards/ Coach Denys Latham and the Porirua College First XV in 1973, after winning the Wellington secondary schools First Grade competition. By Steven White Denys Latham has been involved in rugby in Wellington as a player, coach and administrator almost continuously since he moved south from Taranaki to become a founding teacher of Porirua College in... porirua rugby places sport Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/10/17/lifetime-contribution-award-for-denys-latham-at-wrfu-awards/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-10-17T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand