https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-club-weekly+rugby Items tagged with Wellington Club Weekly and Rugby. https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/31/club-college-and-representative-rugby-all-being-played-this-weekend/ 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... rugby sport Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/31/club-college-and-representative-rugby-all-being-played-this-weekend/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-31T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/30/back-with-iron-cam-ferreira-on-jim-brown-medal-win/ 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... petone rugby places sport Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/30/back-with-iron-cam-ferreira-on-jim-brown-medal-win/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/30/msp-and-petone-meeting-in-colts-division-1-decider-this-saturday/ 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... petone rugby places sport Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/30/msp-and-petone-meeting-in-colts-division-1-decider-this-saturday/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/31/aisle-be-back-afrika/ 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... rugby sport Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/31/aisle-be-back-afrika/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/29/club-rugby-winners-around-the-country-2026/ 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... petone porirua rugby places sport Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/29/club-rugby-winners-around-the-country-2026/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/29/rugby-coming-up-in-august/ 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... rugby sport Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/29/rugby-coming-up-in-august/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/28/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-135-ralph-caulton/ 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... rugby sport Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/28/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-135-ralph-caulton/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-28T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/27/finals-day-sideline-reflections/ 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... petone rugby places sport Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/27/finals-day-sideline-reflections/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-27T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/27/sideline-conversions-27-july-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ 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... kilbirnie rugby places sport Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/27/sideline-conversions-27-july-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-26T00:00:00Z -41.3166456 174.7980932 Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/25/petone-avalon-and-paremata-plimmerton-win-finals-day-trophies/ 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... petone plimmerton porirua rugby paremata places sport Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/25/petone-avalon-and-paremata-plimmerton-win-finals-day-trophies/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-25T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/24/finals-day-takes-top-billing-tomorrow-in-community-rugby/ 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... porirua rugby places sport Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/24/finals-day-takes-top-billing-tomorrow-in-community-rugby/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/24/taranaki-v-wellington-xv-npc-pre-season-livestream/ 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)... rugby sport Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/24/taranaki-v-wellington-xv-npc-pre-season-livestream/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/25/wellington-club-rugby-live-streaming-listening-and-scoring-updates-25-july-finals-day/ 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. rugby sport Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/25/wellington-club-rugby-live-streaming-listening-and-scoring-updates-25-july-finals-day/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/23/extra-time-extraordinaire-jacob-waikari-jones-on-jubilee-cup-final/ 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... petone upper-hutt rugby places huttvalley sport Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/23/extra-time-extraordinaire-jacob-waikari-jones-on-jubilee-cup-final/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/24/the-engine-room-10-instances-of-storming-games-by-tight-forwards-in-jubilee-cup-finals/ 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... rugby sport Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/24/the-engine-room-10-instances-of-storming-games-by-tight-forwards-in-jubilee-cup-finals/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/22/st-pats-town-win-old-boys-cup-with-last-play-try-against-st-pats-silverstream/ 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... silverstream rugby upper-hutt huttvalley places sport Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/22/st-pats-town-win-old-boys-cup-with-last-play-try-against-st-pats-silverstream/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z -41.1489813 175.0117941 Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/23/hobm-preparing-for-title-defence-in-final-against-great-rivals-petone/ 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... petone porirua rugby places sport Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/23/hobm-preparing-for-title-defence-in-final-against-great-rivals-petone/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/21/st-bernards-college-rugby-history-captured-in-beefy-book/ 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... lower-hutt rugby huttvalley places sport Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/21/st-bernards-college-rugby-history-captured-in-beefy-book/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z -41.2125751 174.9057626 Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/21/new-names-galore-in-2026-lions-squad/ 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... rugby sport Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/21/new-names-galore-in-2026-lions-squad/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/22/axeman-archie-a-sharp-scorer/ 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... wainuiomata rugby places sport Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/22/axeman-archie-a-sharp-scorer/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/21/matchday-scoring-highlights-paremata-plimmerton-35-v-marist-st-pats-25/ 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,... paremata plimmerton rugby places sport Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/21/matchday-scoring-highlights-paremata-plimmerton-35-v-marist-st-pats-25/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/20/sideline-conversions-20-july-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-new-week-in-rugby/ 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... petone plimmerton rugby paremata places sport Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/20/sideline-conversions-20-july-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-new-week-in-rugby/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-19T00:00:00Z -41.0819811 174.8652978 Plimmerton, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5026, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/18/premier-premier-2-womens-finalists-found-as-tawa-win-paul-potiki-shield-u85kg-final/ 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... kilbirnie tawa rugby places sport Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/18/premier-premier-2-womens-finalists-found-as-tawa-win-paul-potiki-shield-u85kg-final/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-18T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/18/wellington-club-rugby-links-to-live-scoring-streaming-commentary-and-updates-18-july/ 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,... rugby sport Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/18/wellington-club-rugby-links-to-live-scoring-streaming-commentary-and-updates-18-july/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-17T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/17/all-set-for-premier-and-premier-2-semi-finals-this-saturday/ 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,... petone tawa upper-hutt rugby places huttvalley sport Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/17/all-set-for-premier-and-premier-2-semi-finals-this-saturday/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-17T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/16/poneke-and-tawa-to-meet-in-u85kg-division-1-decider/ 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,... kelburn tawa rugby places sport Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/16/poneke-and-tawa-to-meet-in-u85kg-division-1-decider/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-16T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/17/aisle-be-back-new-zealand-v-ireland/ 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... rugby sport Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/17/aisle-be-back-new-zealand-v-ireland/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-16T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/15/zack-attack-sinks-st-bedes-as-town-wins-traditional/ 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... rugby sport Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/15/zack-attack-sinks-st-bedes-as-town-wins-traditional/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-15T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/16/semi-finals-confirmed-and-polls-for-jubilee-and-hardham-vc-memorial-cups-this-saturday/ 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... porirua rugby places sport Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/16/semi-finals-confirmed-and-polls-for-jubilee-and-hardham-vc-memorial-cups-this-saturday/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-15T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/15/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-134-rod-heeps/ 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... rugby sport Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2026/07/15/pioneers-of-rugby-in-wellington-134-rod-heeps/ Wellington Club Weekly 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z