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Club, college and representative rugby all being played this weekend
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- Action from last week’s Colts semi-finals semi-final between Poneke and Norths. Poneke are back at home tomorrow hosting Old Boys University in the Division 2 decider. Photo: Bob O’Neill. By Scott MacLean & Steven White It’s the club rugby Colts finals, the start of the National U85kg Knockout Cup competition, Reserve Grade quarter-finals and Presidents...
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Back with Iron – Cam Ferreira on Jim Brown Medal win
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- Above: Number one – fulltime in the Jubilee Cup and Petone halfback Cam Ferreira celebrates victory, alongside lock Archie Schrader and No. 8 and captain Connor Tuifao who both also had big games. By Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur When Cam Ferreira slipped a disc in his lower back on June 13 during Petone’s...
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MSP and Petone meeting in Colts Division 1 decider this Saturday
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- By Steven White A week after Marist St Pat’s beat Petone 17-13 the MSP and Petone Colts team do it all again this Saturday in the season decider, only this time in MSP territory at Evans Bay Park by virtue of that win. The standings heading into this straight final saw MSP finish on 20...
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Aisle be Back: Afrika
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- By Kevin McCarthy They reckon it helps to have suitable mood music going in the background when you need to concentrate and write. Bach, Handel, you know the sort. Very rarely do they recommend Afrikaans. But anyway, right now I’ve got a YouTube video playing of the full 3rd test, All Blacks v South Africa, at...
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Club Rugby winners around the country 2026
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- And just like that, club rugby has largely come to an end for 2026 with the last five finals played over the weekend just gone. In Wellington Petone defeated their eternal rivals Hutt Old Boys Marist 18-10 at Porirua Park to claim the Jubilee Cup for the first time since 2005. But what about everywhere...
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Rugby coming up in August
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- Now that club rugby is mostly over – with just this coming weekend’s Colts finals to come and the Reserve Grade deciders after that – attention is turned to the ‘representative’ season. Starting for August, here is much of what is happening in rugby in Wellington and the lower North Island. This is just a...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 135: Ralph Caulton
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- All Black number 600, Ralph Caulton was a leading outside back in Wellington club rugby, Wellington provincial rugby and for the All Blacks from the late 1950s to the first half of the 1960s. Caulton, who was a centre or wing, was Pōneke’s first All Black selected in 21 years when he played against the...
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Finals Day Sideline Reflections
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- Saturday’s 98th Jubilee Cup final was also a celebration of 100 years of radio broadcasts. More below. By Adam Julian It was double delight for Petone in the Jubilee Cup and Tia Passi Memorial Cup finals. In the Tia Passi women’s decider, Petone extended their winning streak to 21 consecutive matches with a 31-12 win over Oriental...
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Sideline Conversions 27 July (some news and Information to start the week)
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- Monday morning edition – updates expected: Congratulations to all winners of the club finals on Saturday, now the club season turns to the ride its conclusion of the Colts and Reserve Grade competitions. The Colts finals this coming Saturday at both at the Kilbirnie precinct, with Marist St Pat’s emerging as top qualifier to earn...
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Petone, Avalon and Paremata-Plimmerton win Finals Day trophies
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- By Steven White & Scott MacLean The Petone club won all three finals that they contested on Porirua Park 1 on WRFU’s Finals Day today, with the Premier Men’s winning the Jubilee Cup with an 18-10 win over Hutt Old Boys Marist, their Premier 2s winning the Ed Chaney Cup with a 19-8 win over...
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Finals Day takes top billing tomorrow in community rugby
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- By Scott MacLean Friday noon edition – updates expected later on: There are six club rugby finals at Porirua Park tomorrow, three on Porirua Park 1 and three up top on Porirua 2. Grade deciders in action include both Women’s divisions, both Premier 2 Divisions and the Premier Hardham VC Memorial Cup and Jubilee Cups...
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Taranaki v Wellington XV NPC pre-season livestream
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- A Wellington XV plays the Taranaki NPC squad in their second and final NPC pre-season match on Friday afternoon in coastal Taranaki, in a fixture dubbed the ‘Battle of the Beach.’ Check out the home team’s livestream of the encounter below: The teams are: Wellington (as received): 1. Jake Turnbull (USA) 2. James O’Reilly (HOBM)...
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Wellington club rugby live streaming, listening and scoring updates 25 July (Finals Day)
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- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 25 July 2026 – Finals Day) WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Colts Alternatively, follow live scores and get results off the WRFU site at: https://www.
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Extra Time Extraordinaire: Jacob Waikari-Jones on Jubilee Cup Final
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- Jacob Waikari-Jones celebrates another try in last week’s 100-minute semi-final between Petone and the Upper Hutt Rams. He scored four of them and 26 points in total. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian & Steven White Jacob Waikari-Jones was the star of the show in Petone’s 100-minute semi-final last week, scoring four tries and 26...
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The engine room – 10 instances of storming games by tight forwards in Jubilee Cup finals
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- The Jim Brown Plate has been awarded to the Player of the Jubilee Cup Final since 2004. It has been awarded to tight forwards on seven occasions. A recap of those winners and their performances below, as well as some other picks. Jubilee Cup finals are often decided by a big play in the backs...
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Raphael Roars Loudest in Right Royal Town Win
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- St Pat’s Town openside flanker Raphael Mettrick crosses for the winning try that was converted on fulltime for the win. By Steven White & Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur The First XV Premiership resumed with a flourish this afternoon at Evans Bay Park with St Pat’s Town pipping St Pat’s Silverstream 38-36 in a...
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HOBM preparing for title defence in final against great rivals Petone
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- By Steven White Ben Tuiomanufili says the banter is flying on both sides of the Ewen Bridge this week as local clubs Hutt Old Boys Marist and Petone prepare for the final this Saturday at neutral Porirua Park to decide the 98th Jubilee Cup champion. “I have had groups of people come up to me...
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St Bernard’s College rugby history captured in beefy book
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- St Bernard’s College, a Catholic boys’ school at 183 Waterloo Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, boasts a long and noteworthy rugby history. On three occasions, St. Bernard’s First XV were Wellington Premier 1 Champions: 1988, 1989, and 2001. Their only All Black, the late John Dougan, was the first to score a four-point try in...
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New names galore in 2026 Lions squad
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- By Club Rugby contributors Wellington Lions supporters will be banking on an outside player injection being the winning formula in this year’s National Provincial Championship. The squad is in the graphic here: The five-time NPC champions will be hoping that the arrival of several new players will offset the loss of a number of well-known...
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Axeman Archie a sharp scorer
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- By Adam Julian Photos by Brad Roberts Archie Treadwell can’t stop scoring tries. The Wellington Axemen lock has scored 16 tries in 14 matches, easily the best effort by a lock in a single Premier club season. Kane Gush (Wainuiomata) 2010, Cole Stewart (Pōneke) 2017, Glen Angus (Wainuiomata) 2018, James Poloniata (OBU) 2019, and Tane...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Paremata-Plimmerton (35) v Marist St Pat’s (25)
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- The two teams met at Ngati Toa Domain in fine, breezy conditions in their 2026 Hardham VC Memorial Cup semi-final. Visitors Marist St Pat’s had won their past two encounters against Paremata-Plimmerton and a third victory on the trot would send them to the final. They kicked two penalties and Pare-Plim scored two unconverted tries,...
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Sideline Conversions 20 July (some news and information to start the new week in rugby)
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- Monday morning edition – updates expected: The 2026 club rugby Premier, Premier 2 and Women’s finals are upon us. It’s the defending champions Hutt Old Boys Marust against the first round winners and multiple past champions Petone in this coming weekend’s Jubilee Cup final, while Paremata-Plimmerton and Wellington meet in the Hardham VC Memorial Cup...
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Premier, Premier 2, Women’s finalists found as Tawa win Paul Potiki Shield U85kg final
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- By Steven White and Scott MacLean The eight finalists have been determined in the Premier, Premier 2 and Women’s grades, while the Tawa Ducks held on to win a three-peat of U85kg Division 1 Paul Potiki Shield titles with a 19-13 win over the Poneke Wanderers in the final. At Kilbirnie Park, the Ducks saw...
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Wellington club rugby links to live scoring, streaming, commentary and updates 18 July
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- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 18 July 2026) CLICK on the link directly below for live Jubilee Cup/Hardham VC Memorial Cup and lower grade Scoring and fulltime scores updated as they happen. WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted U85 WRFU Colts Alternatively,...
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All set for Premier and Premier 2 semi-finals this Saturday
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- Tawa’s George Risale takes on the Upper Hutt Rams’ defence in their most recent match two weeks ago at NZCIS. In tomorrow’s semi-finals, the Rams are back at this venue to host Petone whilst Tawa are playing Hutt Old Boys Marist at the Hutt Rec. Photos: Andy McArthur. By Scott MacLean So here we are,...
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Pōneke and Tawa to meet in U85kg Division 1 Decider
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Steven White Whilst it’s semi-finals time in Premier, Premier 2 and Women’s grades, it’s the finals of the 2026 U85kg second round competitions. Both finals are being played in town with 2.45pm kick-off times. In the Division 2 Tony O’Brien decider, the OBU Scallywags host the Hutt Old Boys Marist Howlers at Kelburn Park,...
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Aisle be Back: New Zealand v Ireland
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- By Kevin McCarthy We’ve all sussed out the All Blacks strategy this weekend. Three locks, designed to take the wind out of a decent Irish forward pack, but a potentially fragile scrum underbelly. Then in the last 20, or so, the young guns are unleashed off the bench in Anton Segner and Peter Lakai to...
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Zack Attack sinks St Bede’s as Town wins Traditional
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- By Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur St Pat’s Town broke their decade-long drought in their annual traditional First XV match against Christchurch’s St Bede’s College with a 53-26 win this afternoon. In fine, breezy conditions at Evans Bay Park, St Pat’s Town raised their half century with two late forwards-oriented tries in the southeastern...
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Semi-Finals Confirmed and Polls for Jubilee and Hardham VC Memorial Cups this Saturday
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- Above: Porirua Park will be the scene of next week’s Finals Day, but first teams need to get through their semi-final opponents this Saturday and more than a couple of these matches are hard to pick and could go either way. There are winners off the field as well as on it this year, as...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 134: Rod Heeps
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- Rod Heeps was a speed merchant and national sprint champion and a prolific try scoring wing or centre in Wellington club rugby and for Wellington and the All Blacks, whose career spanned the latter part of the 1950s and the early 1960s. Heeps’ topflight career wasn’t long, but it left a lasting impact. He still...
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