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Matchday highlights: Upper Hutt Rams v Petone
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Matchday scoring highlights of Saturday’s fourth round Swindale Shield affair between the Upper Hutt Rams and Petone. The home team the Rams won on a last play try, taking the game 32-29 on their Old Timers’ Day. The Rams also won the Connolly Cup, their interclub trophy first presented to Petone in 1968. With a...
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Sideline Conversions 28 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- Above: Ian Galloway Park, scene of the match on Saturday between Old Boys University and Oriental-Rongotai. Photo: Tane Nathan. Monday morning edition (updates expected): We are now into week five of the Wellington club rugby competitions, so starting to go deeper into the competition. Just a few days until the next round kicks off. Round 5...
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Ories only unbeaten team as three Swindale Shield matches decided late
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- Replacement outside back Josh Love about to score the match-winner on fulltime for the Upper Hutt Rams against Petone. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Oriental-Rongotai are now the only unbeaten team in Wellington Premier club rugby, emerging as one of three winners in thrilling circumstances on the fourth afternoon of the...
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Club Rugby ready to soar in round four matches
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- By Scott MacLean and Steven White It is the fourth round of the Wellington club rugby Premier Swindale Shield and the competition is ready for lift-off. It is also the fourth round of women’s and Premier 2 matches, while there are U85kg and Reserve Grade games and some more college pre-season rugby. The Colts grade...
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Wellington Premier club rugby teamlists for round 4, 26 April
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- Round 4 – just the Swindale Shield teamlists below (all line-ups subject to change on match-day). Swindale Shield 2025 Round 4, 26 April 2025 PONEKE () WELLINGTON AXEMEN ( ) Scorers added after match Scorers added after match Pōneke Line-up: 1.Lee Franzoni, 2. Andrew Jones, 3.Elijah Talalupe, 4. Adam McRandle, 5. Maea Tema-Schmitt, 6. Davis...
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Wellington Club Rugby live scoring updates 26 April
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- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted U85 WRFU Colts Alternatively, follow live scores and get results off the WRFU site at: https://www.wrfu.co.nz/senior/draws-results Round 3...
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Focus on junior player pathways with new OBU-Wests agreement
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- By Steven White This article is in association with TBI Health – providing sideline medical and physiotherapy services to the Old Boys University club. A focus on maintaining player pathways for junior players through to senior rugby has given impetus for a new agreement between the Old Boys University and Western Suburbs clubs to form...
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Anzac Day Round thrillers
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- Anzac Day 2018 at the Petone Recreation Ground. Photo: Andy McArthur This Saturday’s fourth round of the Swindale Shield is being played a day after Anzac Day on Friday. There has been no shortage of thrillers contested when games have fallen on Anzac Day down the years. A few examples below from the Today in...
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Matchday scoring highlights: Oriental-Rongotai (55) v Northern United (10)
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- 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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Ories and Petone unbeaten, as MSP win on fulltime against Paremata-Plimmerton
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- Above: Marist St Pat’s with the winning try on fulltime against Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Adam Julian There were five teams unbeaten heading into today’s third round of the Swindale Shield; now there are just two. Those unbeaten sides are Oriental-Rongotai and Petone, who both piled on the points...
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More tight contests predicted in club rugby Easter Saturday matches
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- Above: action from Thursday’s night’s affair at Hataitai Park that saw Wainuiomata beat the Wellington Axemen 33-13. Photo: Peter McDonald. By Scott Maclean & Steven White SWINDALE SHIELD TEAMLISTS AND SCORING 2025 RD3 Teams For Round 3 Premier teamlists, click the line above (the link opens a Word Document). Sadly, we still don’t have access to our...
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Wellington club rugby live scoring and updates 19 April
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- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday) Club Rugby in association with TRIBE bring you up-to-date Scores from Wellington Club Rugby CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted U85 WRFU Colts Alternatively, follow live scores...
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Pepe and Petone positioning for strong season
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- Above: Petone fullback Jermaine Pepe in action on debut for his new club in round one against the Wellington Axemen. Photo: Mike Lewis Pictures. By Steven White If he stays injury free, expect outside back Jermaine Pepe to influence more matches than not for Petone throughout the remainder of the club season, and by extension...
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Swindale Shield matchday Scoring highlights: Petone (28) v Tawa (24)
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- The Petone and Tawa teams in action during the match. Photo: Grant Wall. The two teams met at Lyndhurst Park, Tawa in the second round of the 2025 Swindale Shield competition, in bright, sunny conditions on 12 April. On the anniversary of the Titanic sinking, the home team didn’t go down easily and indeed did...
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Sideline Conversions 14 April (some rugby news and information to start the new week)
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- Rugby League Park looking a picture moments before kick-off on Saturday. Photo: Tane Nathan. Monday morning edition (updates expected): It is Easter weekend coming up, and that means rugby in Wellington. The third round of the Swindale Shield rolls around this Saturday, with six matches on Saturday, and as a treat for fans in town,...
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Close matches in Swindale Shield under sunny skies
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- Above: General action from the Swindale Shield match at Evans Bay Park between Marist St Pat’s and the Upper Hutt Rams. The visitors won 26-27. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Swindale Shield Round 2 results at a glance: Pōneke 69 – Avalon 0; Paremata-Plimmerton 35 – Wainuiomata 27; Hutt Old Boys Marist 32 –...
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Questions to be answered in second round as five of seven matches played in town
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- Above: Thumbs up for Round Two of the Swindale Shield tomorrow. The Wellington Axemen are one of five city and town clubs playing at home, hosting Northern United, whilst Petone are on the road at Tawa. By Scott MacLean & Steven White Week one is done and dusted, and while some questions were answered in...
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Tawa win Jubilee Cup final replay on spectacular opening afternoon of club rugby
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- Tawa fullback Jacob Denyer beats Mitchell McLeod to the tryline in this afternoon’s opening Swindale Shield fixture between Tawa and Old Boys University at Rugby League Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Swindale Shield Round One Results at a glance: Johnsonville 46 Paremata-Plimmerton 28 Poneke 25 – Marist St Pat’s 10...
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Wellington Club Rugby Live Scoring 5 April
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- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday) Club Rugby in association with TRIBE bring you up-to-date Scores from Wellington Club Rugby CLICK Below for More Live Scores WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted U85 WRFU Colts Round One teamlists at this link (it...
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Club Rugby A-Z 2025
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- By Scott MacLean Our A-Z preview of the season turns 10 this time around. We look ahead at the upcoming campaign, which gets underway this Saturday with first rounds in all six competition grades as well as the “friendly fire” of the Presidents grade. A – Anticipation: Just what will the season ahead bring? Champions...
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Wellington club rugby Gains and Losses 2025
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- The 2025 Wellington club rugby season gets underway this Saturday, with Round One Swindale Shield teams being named by their clubs on Friday. As is the norm these days, there’s a good deal of movement between clubs while there are also those coming into the province or leaving in search of other opportunities. For completeness...
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Club Rugby by the Numbers
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- The 2025 Wellington club rugby season kicks off this coming Saturday. The season starts with the opening round of the Premier Swindale Shield and Premier 2 Harper Lock Shield, Colts Paris Memorial Cup and Women’s Rebecca Liua’ana Trophy competitions. A mix of historical and recent stats and records below. 96 – The number of Jubilee Cups...
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Link here to club rugby Tipping Competition 2025 (with prizes)
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- For the first time online, a Wellington club rugby tipping competition is being run. The inaugural online tipping competition is for the Wellington men’s Premier competition – the Swindale Shield and Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup competitions. The link is here: https://www.faceyoursfears.com/games/WGTN2025/join Please head over and sign up with a username of your choice at...
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Link here to club rugby Tipping Competition 2025 (with prizes)
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- For the first time online, a Wellington club rugby tipping competition is being run. The inaugural online tipping competition is for the Wellington men’s Premier competition – the Swindale Shield and Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup competitions. The link is here: https://www.faceyoursfears.com/games/WGTN2025/join Please head over and sign up with a username of your choice at...
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Excitement building for 2025 Swindale Shield with draw released
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- The 2025 Swindale Shield draw is out, and clubs and supporters will be circling the big dates on the calendar. The season gets underway in the first weekend of April as it did this year, and then rolls through 13 weeks finishing in the last weekend of June, before the playoffs commence the following week...
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New players to feature in Super Rugby squads in 2025
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- The Hurricanes have nine new signings in their 38-player squad, some of whom could also be in line to make their Swindale Shield debuts next season. The full squad, as released this morning, is listed below. There are 12 Wellington players in the Hurricanes squad, these being: Asafo Aumua (Avalon), TJ Clarke (Petone) Caleb Delany...
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Ha’amea Ahio and Johnsonville looking ahead to the Hardham Cup
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- Johnsonville Premier team players and members on the field after their win over Marist St Pat’s last Saturday. Captain Ha’amea Ahio top, second from the right. Photo: James/Natural Light Photography. By Steven White After a turbulent several weeks highlighted by three last-gasp losses at the death, the Johnsonville Hawks signed off their Swindale Shield campaign...
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The 2024 Swindale Shield ‘By the Numbers’
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- The curtain has closed on the first round Swindale Shield competition, with the top eight finishing sides now progressing to start the four-week second round Jubilee Cup and the bottom six teams lining up in week one of the Hardham Cup. Some numbers and statistics from the first round Swindale Shield Premier competition (unless stated)...
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Goat-tastic – Old Boys University win first round Premier and Premier 2 titles
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- The OBU Goats with the Swindale Shield this afternoon.
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Wellington club rugby scoring updates 29 June
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- It’s week 13 of the 2024 Wellington club rugby season today. Today’s the day when the first round Premier, Premier 2 and U85kg champions will be found. It is likely that Old Boys University teams will win both the Swindale Shield and Harper Lock Shield competitions, but waiting in the wings are Petone (to share...
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