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Lifetime Contribution Award for Denys Latham at WRFU Awards
- Wellington Club Weekly
- 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...
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Sideline Conversions 6 October (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Lions gather in one of their last huddles of the year on Saturday at Porirua Park. Photo: @Braydzmedia_ That is the end of the 15s season for 2025 for rugby in Wellington and most players. The exception being those who are still involved in the Heartland Championship. The Wellington Lions lost seven out...
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Irving and Leota-Johnson in line for debuts as Lions look to disrupt Steamers in their last game
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Lions will be looking to up-end the Steamers when they host them in their final match of the season at Porirua Park on Saturday. Eleven months ago the Wellington Lions were on top of the domestic rugby world, having beaten Bay of Plenty 23-20 in a tightly contested final that went to extra-time. On...
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Sideline Conversions 29 September (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A good last game of the season for the Wellington Māori and Centurions U18s teams, with the Māori winning 30-22. Photo: Andy McArthur. The Wellington Lions have one more match to come in their 2025 NPC campaign, hosting the Bay of Plenty Steamers this coming Saturday at Porirua Park, but for home fans there is...
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Lions welcome back three All Blacks in must-win match against Stags at Porirua Park
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Lions welcome back three of their All Blacks on Saturday afternoon when they play the Southland Stags at home at Porirua Park in what is a must-win fixture for them. The Lions have three round-robin matches to play, and two of them are at home. This weekend’s match against Southland is followed by...
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Wellington Lions v Auckland some numbers and stats
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Each week throughout the NPC, Hurricanes and Wellington statistician Peter Marriott will provide the numbers and statistics, records and happenings that you need to know about the game that has just played. Next up is the Wellington v Auckland fifth round match from Porirua Park this past Sunday. Round 5 v Auckland: Won 36-17 Wellington and Auckland...
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Lions and Auckland looking for change in fortunes in Fred Lucas Cup game
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Both the Wellington Lions and Auckland will be seeking an uptick in fortunes when they meet on Sunday at Porirua Park in round five of the NPC and in their annual Fred Lucas Memorial Cup game. Both sides have misfired early in their campaigns, especially Auckland who have yet to register a win, making this...
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Sideline Conversions 25 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Action from Saturday’s match between the Manawatu Evergreens and Wellington Samoa at Porirua Park, with the visitors taking the win. Photo: Stewart Baird. Both these sides are scheduled to be playing in Palmerston North against different opposition this coming Saturday. Monday morning edition – updates expected later on: Yet another big week and weekend of...
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Lions hunting first home win on Sunday against Otago
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Lions host Otago on Sunday at Porirua Park, kick-off 2.05pm in their third round NPC fixture. Team news In some team news, Brad Shields returns from a head knock to captain the side at No. 8, with Dom Ropeti dropping to the pine alongside former Hastings Boys’ High School’s Matolu Petaia as loose...
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St Pat’s Silverstream defend First XV Premiership with emphatic win over Wellington College
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur St Patrick’s College, Silverstream are back-to-back Wellington Premiership First XV champions. Silverstream defeated Wellington College 35-14 in today’s final at Porirua Park to complete an unbeaten Premiership season and win their ninth title overall. It was a cold afternoon with lashings of icy rain blowing down Jerry Collins...
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St Pat’s Silverstream and Wellington College preparing for Sunday’s First XV Final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Steven White St Pat’s Silverstream and Wellington College meet this coming Sunday at Porirua Park at 12.05pm in the 2025 Wellington First XV Premiership decider. In a replay of last year’s final, won by Silverstream, supporters of both sides will lay strong arguments as to why their side will win this year and then...
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Wellington Lions gunning for four-peat over Canterbury in NPC opener
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Lions step out on to their new permanent home ground of Porirua Park (playoff matches aside, they are at the Wellington Stadium) to host Canterbury in their National Provincial Championship opening round match on Saturday. Traditionally this match to open this year’s NPC against Canterbury is a blockbuster fixture between two traditional rivals,...
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Sideline Conversions 9 June (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Action from Old Timers’ Day at Porirua Park, where home team Northern United wore a specially designed jersey commemorating Jerry Collins, who tragically died in a car accident in France a decade ago this weekend. Photo: Stewart Baird. The Swindale Shield could well be decided with a fortnight to spare after this weekend, while the...
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Matchday Swindale Shield Highlights: Upper Hutt Rams (36) v Northern United (19)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Upper Hutt Rams Premiers beat Northern United 36-19 in their Premier Swindale Shield fixture at Porirua Park on Saturday, for the Terry Farrow Memorial Cup. The match was played in bright sunshine at Jerry Collins Stadium, with the Rams having advantage of the little wind on offer in the first half and racing to...
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Tawa College retain Beard Trophy in opening series match, Hastings beat Town
- Wellington Club Weekly
- There were two First XV matches in Wellington on Wednesday afternoon, and two clear-cut margins of victory for the winners. At Evans Bay Park, visitors Hastings Boys’ High School defeated St Pat’s Town 52-26, after leading 31-7 at halftime. At Porirua Park, Tawa College opened their 2025 Beard Trophy defence with a 39-12 win over...
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Matchday scoring highlights: Oriental-Rongotai (55) v Northern United (10)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The two teams met at Porirua Park 2 on Easter Saturday in the third round of the Swindale Shield. Visitors Oriental-Rongotai won nine tries to two, with left wing Herman Seumanufagai scoring two tries and seven other individual scorers. Norths led 33-0 at halftime. The teams played for the To’omaga Alex Iona Memorial Cup. Scoring...
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Sideline Conversions 7 April (some news and information to start the new week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Rugby returned to Porirua Park with a bang on Saturday with three matches on Jerry Collins Stadium and three wins for Norths teams. This month Norths is supporting Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month and their teams are sporting colourful socks. A rip-roaring opening weekend of club rugby in Wellington, Wairarapa-Bush and Manawatu. In Wellington,...
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Ken Gray Jersey Series – Scotland Jersey # 8, 1964
- Wellington Club Weekly
- At the Ken Gray induction into the Porirua Hall of Fame. Joy Gray. Keryn Martin, Anita Baker (Mayor of Porirua), Lauren Grant (Granddaughter of Oliver Grant) and Cragie Smith (PPRFC Chair) By Adam Julian The mystery began in 2019. Keryn Martin and Logan Ainsworth were preparing the walls of the Paremata-Plimmerton Rugby clubrooms for a...
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New venue for Bula 7s this Saturday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It is the same tournament, but with a new venue, as the fourth annual Bula 7s Invitational tournament returns this Saturday to usher in the new year in rugby. For the first time, the tournament moves to the Hutt Valley, with William Jones Park taking over hosting duties from Porirua Park where the tournament has...
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Wellington Lions preparing for 50th Ranfurly Shield challenge on Sunday
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Steven White and Peter Marriott Wellingtonians, Huttites and Poriruaians have a spring in their steps this week because the region’s rugby team is on a tear, having won their sixth straight NPC win of the season on Wednesday night and with a Ranfurly Shield challenge this coming Sunday to look forward to. The squad’s...
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U19s retain silverware, Centurions beat Tasman B, Hurricanes U18s competition underway
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Steven White & Scott MacLean Wellington retained the Hurricanes U19s competition Central Region Shield with a 65-7 win over the Hurricanes Heartland U20s at Porirua Park today. Playing into the strong wind, Wellington led 34-7 at halftime and maintained their dominance on the scoreboard throughout the remainder o the match. Wellington scored 11 tries...
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Wellington Lions v Manawatu Turbos Stat Attack
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Ories teammates collide. Manawatu’s Pena Va’a and Wellington’s Julian Savea meet in their match on Sunday. Photo: Andy McArthur. Wellington beat Manawatu 39-31 in their third round NPC match on Sunday at Porirua Park. Some facts and figures by Peter Marriott. Round 3 v Manawatu: Won 39-31 The two sides have met on 30 occasions...
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Wellington v Manawatu the history, and the 1981 Ranfurly Shield match
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Wellington Lions and Manawatu Turbos meet on Sunday at Porirua Park in the third round of the 2024 NPC season. Wellington have won their first two matches, while Manawatu have lost both of theirs. The two teams meet for the Coronation Cup. This was presented by the Arnott family to the Manawatu Rugby Union...
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Sideline Conversions 19 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Julian Savea scores one of his two tries for the Lions in a splash at Porirua Park yesterday. Savea scored two tries for Wellington in an NPC game for the first time since a 37-35 win over Bay of Plenty at Sky Stadium in the first round of the 2022 NPC. With rugby supporters back...
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First XV Finals – the last 10 MVPS
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Steven White & Adam Julian The St Pat’s Silverstream and Wellington College First XVs meet in their Premiership final on Sunday at Porirua Park at the curious kick-off time of 11.15am. Since 2004 the the Player of the Wellington club rugby Premier Jubilee Cup has been awarded the Jim Brown Plate. What about a...
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Thriller at Porirua Park as representative season gets underway and college semi-finals confirmed
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington Māori tighthead prop Geordie Bean scores the second of his two tries today at Porirua Park, as part of their high scoring narrow win over the Horowhenua-Kapiti Heartland Championship squad. By Steven White & Scott MacLean The atmosphere at Porirua Park today was several notches more subdued than a week prior on club rugby...
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Matchday Scoring highlights Hardham Cup Final: Wainuiomata (24) v Paremata-Plimmerton (19)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The two teams met at Porirua Park on Saturday in the 2024 Wellington club rugby Premier 2 Hardham Cup final. A report of the fixture is here: Wainuiomata win Hardham Cup with win over Paremata-Plimmerton Highlights of this match are below: Bonus Track: Old Boys University beat Tawa 27-21 to win the Jubilee Cup...
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Sideline Conversions 29 July (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Home club Northern United won the first final of the day on Saturday at Porirua Park, the Colts Division 1 decider. That’s a wrap for most of club rugby this year in Wellington, with just the final two weeks of the Reserve Grade Division 2 competition to come in the competitive grades. It is also...
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Wainuiomata win Hardham Cup with win over Paremata-Plimmerton
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Fulltime in the Hardham Cup final. Wainuiomata are the 2024 Premier 2 Hardham Cup champions, beating Paremata-Plimmerton 24-19 in the final at a fine but breezy Porirua Park early this afternoon. It was close throughout, but it was a 76th minute long-range penalty to first-five Andrew Wells that put them 10 points up and make...
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OBU, Wainuiomata, HOBM win major club rugby finals
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Six champions were crowned at Porirua Park this afternoon. A round-up of the action that we covered follows. JUBILEE CUP They’ll be Harkin about it all summer. Old Boys University won a Jubilee Cup final for the ages on Jerry Collins Stadium. OBU won 27-21, holding off waves of Tawa attack on their own goal...
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