https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-club-weekly+wairarapa Items tagged with Wellington Club Weekly and Wairarapa. 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/2025/10/04/wairarapa-bush-big-winners-in-heartland-and-npc-action-on-saturday/ By Scott MacLean & Steven White Replacement halfback Sam Walton-Sexton was the hero for Wairarapa Bush, as his extra-time try lifted the home side to a 29-24 win over Poverty Bay at Memorial Park in Masterton this afternoon. Earlier a Jack Eschenbach penalty had put Wai-Bush ahead early on, but the visitors crossed twice to... wairarapa rugby places sport Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/10/04/wairarapa-bush-big-winners-in-heartland-and-npc-action-on-saturday/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-10-04T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/10/03/lions-heading-bringing-their-curtain-down-while-heartland-teams-part-of-bumper-last-round/ By Scott MacLean Just two matches in the lower North Island this weekend. The Wellington Lions are at home for their final match, while Wairarapa-Bush are also at home for their final round-robin match but hoping it is not their last at home. Horowhenua-Kapiti are playing away. Representative As covered in Monday’s column, Northland’s draw... kapiti northland wairarapa rugby places sport Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/10/03/lions-heading-bringing-their-curtain-down-while-heartland-teams-part-of-bumper-last-round/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-10-03T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/10/04/lions-heading-bringing-their-curtain-down-while-heartland-teams-part-of-bumper-last-round/ By Scott MacLean Just two matches in the lower North Island this weekend. The Wellington Lions are at home for their final match, while Wairarapa-Bush are also at home for their final round-robin match but hoping it is not their last at home. Horowhenua-Kapiti are playing away. Representative As covered in Monday’s column, Northland’s draw... kapiti northland wairarapa rugby places sport Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/10/04/lions-heading-bringing-their-curtain-down-while-heartland-teams-part-of-bumper-last-round/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-10-03T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/09/30/matchday-scoring-highlights-horowhenua-kapiti-22-v-wairarapa-bush-21/ The two teams met in their eighth round Heartland Championship match at Levin Domain on Saturday 27 September, with the home team winning by a point in a tightly fought match dominated by turnovers and penalties. There were plenty of errors early in this match as Horowhenua-Kapiti posted the first points with a penalty to... kapiti wairarapa rugby places sport Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/09/30/matchday-scoring-highlights-horowhenua-kapiti-22-v-wairarapa-bush-21/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-09-29T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/09/27/poneke-miss-out-late-in-u85kg-final-as-lower-north-island-heartland-championship-derby-goes-down-to-the-wire/ Pōneke coach Ross Bond talks with his team after their narrow loss to Christchurch’s HSOB at Eden Park this afternoon. Photo: Dave Lintott Photography. By Steven White, Brad Hudson & Scott MacLean Some close contests in club and representative rugby this afternoon as Pōneke narrowly missed winning the national U85kg title and Horowhenua-Kapiti edged Wairarapa-Bush... kapiti wairarapa rugby places sport Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/09/27/poneke-miss-out-late-in-u85kg-final-as-lower-north-island-heartland-championship-derby-goes-down-to-the-wire/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-09-27T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/09/20/wellington-centurions-wairarapa-bush-win-u18s-titles-as-poneke-advance-to-u85kg-final/ The Wellington Centurions with the Division A Hurricanes U18s title after their tight win in Napier today. By Steven White & Scott MacLean The Wellington Centurions U18s and the Wairarapa-Bush U18s won today’s respective HYCRC U18 competition deciders with victories away from home. The Centurions U18s defeated their Hawke’s Bay counterparts 21-19 at Napier to... wairarapa rugby places sport Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/09/20/wellington-centurions-wairarapa-bush-win-u18s-titles-as-poneke-advance-to-u85kg-final/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-09-20T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/07/sideline-conversions-7-april-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-new-week/ 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,... porirua wairarapa rugby places sport Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2025/04/07/sideline-conversions-7-april-some-news-and-information-to-start-the-new-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2025-04-06T00:00:00Z -41.1354918 174.8396887 Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/10/04/lions-to-host-hawkes-bay-and-heartland-teams-vying-for-semi-finals/ By Scott MacLean & Steven White The sole fixture in Wellington tomorrow is the ninth and final NPC round-robin match at Wellington Stadium between the Wellington Lions and Hawke’s Bay, while Wellington’s immediate neighbours, Horowhenua-Kapiti and Wairarapa-Bush are vying for Lochore Cup semi-finals spots next week. The Lions could wind up anywhere from first to... kapiti wairarapa places rugby sport Thu, 03 Oct 2024 22:12:57 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/10/04/lions-to-host-hawkes-bay-and-heartland-teams-vying-for-semi-finals/ Wellington Club Weekly 2024-10-03T22:12:57Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/09/28/comeback-wins-for-wellington-samoa-u18s-and-wairarapa-bush-as-horowhenua-kapiti-well-beaten/ There was 70 points scored at Evans Bay Park in the final fixture of the year for both the Wellington Samoa and Wellington Māori U18s teams. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean A round-up below of rugby that we covered today, which included the final U18s representative match of the year and... kapiti wairarapa rugby places sport Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/09/28/comeback-wins-for-wellington-samoa-u18s-and-wairarapa-bush-as-horowhenua-kapiti-well-beaten/ Wellington Club Weekly 2024-09-28T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/12/wellington-college-topple-st-pats-silverstream-wins-for-wairarapa-taita-and-st-pats-pats-town/ There were four First XV matches in the Wellington region today, headlined by the blockbuster St Pat’s Silverstream – Wellington College fixture that was won by Wellington College 27-24. More on this match under the sub-heading below. That Silverstream – Wellington College was one of two contests to start the fourth round of the... wairarapa silverstream rugby places upper-hutt huttvalley sport Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2024/06/12/wellington-college-topple-st-pats-silverstream-wins-for-wairarapa-taita-and-st-pats-pats-town/ Wellington Club Weekly 2024-06-12T00:00:00Z -41.1489813 175.0117941 Silverstream, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2023/08/17/ranfurly-shield-match-savers-wellington-v-hawkes-bay-1982/ The Match: Wellington v Hawke’s Bay, 21 August 1982 Referee: Bob Francis (Wairarapa-Bush) Conditions: Fine and breezy. Crowd: 32,000. The Result: Wellington 13 – Hawke’s Bay 12 The Teams: Match Notes: In 1981, Wellington became the first union to do the NPC-Ranfurly Shield double in the same year. They locked both away for the summer, returning... wairarapa rugby places sport Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2023/08/17/ranfurly-shield-match-savers-wellington-v-hawkes-bay-1982/ Wellington Club Weekly 2023-08-16T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2023/08/07/sideline-conversions-7-august-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ The Wellington Samoans players after their match in Wainuiomata on Saturday against Wairarapa-Bush. They are on the road this weekend for their second game. Morning edition – updates expected throughout the day. More Finals coming up this weekend, in the school and club rugby competitions. There are four club rugby finals across two club grades... wainuiomata wairarapa rugby places sport Sun, 06 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2023/08/07/sideline-conversions-7-august-some-rugby-news-and-information-to-start-the-week/ Wellington Club Weekly 2023-08-06T00:00:00Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2023/07/06/ranfurly-shield-match-savers-wellington-v-wairarapa-1905/ Above: The Wellington team in 1904 – the inaugural Ranfurly Shield winners. The nucleus of this team – minus Billy Wallace, Duncan McGregor and Fred Roberts who were away with the ‘Originals’ All Blacks – played in Ranfurly Shield defences in 1905 including this one against Wairarapa. The Match: Wellington v Wairarapa, 16 August 1905,... wairarapa places rugby sport Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2023/07/06/ranfurly-shield-match-savers-wellington-v-wairarapa-1905/ Wellington Club Weekly 2023-07-05T00:00:00Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2023/06/07/wins-for-wairarapa-college-and-mana-college-on-wednesday-afternoon/ Wairarapa College beat Tawa College 19-5 and Mana College beat Porirua College 24-0 in two First XV matches this afternoon. Wairarapa College’s win was part of a sports exchange between the two schools and was their fifth round Premiership match brought forward a week and a half. More on this game below. Mana College’s win... porirua tawa wairarapa rugby places sport Wed, 07 Jun 2023 06:30:00 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2023/06/07/wins-for-wairarapa-college-and-mana-college-on-wednesday-afternoon/ Wellington Club Weekly 2023-06-07T06:30:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2022/10/28/sevens-tournaments-in-wellington-and-wairarapa-tomorrow/ After a two-year hiatus, sevens rugby returns to Wellington tomorrow, with the WRFU Colts tournament the first of three consecutive weekends of sevens heaven.  There are two sevens tournaments being played tomorrow at Evans Bay Park in Wellington and the Gladstone Rugby Club in the Wairarapa for rugby supporters to follow. Low entries continue to... wairarapa rugby places sport Fri, 28 Oct 2022 02:17:13 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2022/10/28/sevens-tournaments-in-wellington-and-wairarapa-tomorrow/ Wellington Club Weekly 2022-10-28T02:17:13Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2022/10/06/manawatu-and-poverty-bay-win-hurricanes-youth-council-u16-division-1-and-2-titles/ Manawatu and Poverty Bay are the 2022 Hurricanes Youth Council’s U16 tournament winners. Manawatu won the Division A Don Broughton Shield, while Poverty Bay won the Division 2 Saracens Cup. In the first game on Finals Day at a cool, windy Campus of Innovation and Sport in Upper Hutt on Wednesday, Poverty Bay and Wairarapa-Bush... wairarapa upper-hutt places huttvalley rugby sport Thu, 06 Oct 2022 04:34:57 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2022/10/06/manawatu-and-poverty-bay-win-hurricanes-youth-council-u16-division-1-and-2-titles/ Wellington Club Weekly 2022-10-06T04:34:57Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2022/09/16/last-round-of-hurricanes-u18s-competition-final-development-team-match-and-ranfurly-shield-challenge-tomorrow/ The Hurricanes Youth Council’s U18 competition is finely poised heading into this weekend’s third and final round of matches, heading into next week’s Finals Day. Added to the mix, the scheduled eight-team competition at the start of the term has been further reduced, with Wairarapa-Bush joining Manawatu in withdrawing from the Trustbank Secondary School Shield.... wairarapa places rugby sport Fri, 16 Sep 2022 01:16:56 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2022/09/16/last-round-of-hurricanes-u18s-competition-final-development-team-match-and-ranfurly-shield-challenge-tomorrow/ Wellington Club Weekly 2022-09-16T01:16:56Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/08/06/weekend-of-transition-in-community-rugby-as-representative-season-gets-underway/ The Wellington Maori and Wellington Centurions team will both be in action for the first time since 2019 when they take the field tomorrow. The Maori side opens its campaign at the Hutt Rec against the Taranaki Pasifika team and the Centurions – who have merged with the Wellington Development team – play the Wairarapa-Bush Heartland... wairarapa rugby places sport Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:22:54 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/08/06/weekend-of-transition-in-community-rugby-as-representative-season-gets-underway/ Wellington Club Weekly 2021-08-06T00:22:54Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/05/18/wins-for-wairarapa-schools-over-wellington-first-xvs/ Above: The Rathkeale First XV. PHOTO CREDIT: Rathkeale College Rugby Club Facebook Wins early this week to the two visiting Wairarapa First XVs against Wellington schools. Accounts of both games – with similar scorelines – below. Rathkeale College 21 – HIBS 7 Rathkeale College held Hutt International Boys’ School (HIBS) scoreless in the second-half to... wairarapa rugby places sport Tue, 18 May 2021 05:55:49 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/05/18/wins-for-wairarapa-schools-over-wellington-first-xvs/ Wellington Club Weekly 2021-05-18T05:55:49Z https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/06/26/otaki-domain-double-header-for-sams-day/ Ōtaki Domain will be packed out for Sam’s Day on September 5th when Manawatū Turbos play Wellington Lions in a Mitre 10 Cup pre-season game and Horowhenua Kapiti take on Wairarapa Bush as a fundraiser for Sam Doyle. Three of the four teams in action once had Sam Doyle running around in their colours. Sam... kapiti wairarapa wellington places rugby sport Fri, 26 Jun 2020 06:20:09 GMT https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2020/06/26/otaki-domain-double-header-for-sams-day/ Wellington Club Weekly 2020-06-26T06:20:09Z http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1404 This coming weekend sees the start of competition proper in the top two Premier grades, with several matches being played at club grounds as part of the ‘College at Club’ round which is intended to showcase and smooth the way for school leavers into the senior club game. wairarapa tawa places rugby sport Wed, 20 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1404 Wellington Club Weekly 2015-05-20T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1265 Above: Brandyn Laursen (left) and Mike Clamp (right) who we think hold the respective Wellington club rugby single season points and try scoring records. worserbay newlands roseneath hataitai paraparaumu newtown cubastreet khandallah arovalley lyallbay stokes-valley mountvictoria tawa seatoun kapiti eastbourne paremata islandbay berhampore ngaio kelburn miramar johnsonville waterfront karori orientalbay titahi-bay wairarapa mountcook kilbirnie civic-square northland huttvalley brooklyn wadestown wainuiomata makara thorndon wilton porirua begonia-house places rugby sport Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1265 Wellington Club Weekly 2015-03-07T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1224 The Hurricanes have played a special pre-season fixture in the Wairarapa every year since 2010. wairarapa places rugby sport Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1224 Wellington Club Weekly 2015-01-29T00:00:00Z http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1079 Above: Wellington U19s loose forward Luke Tau'alupe on the charge with teammates in support in their recent match against the Wairarapa-Bush Development side. wairarapa places rugby sport Fri, 05 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1079 Wellington Club Weekly 2014-09-05T00:00:00Z http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1057 Above: The Tawa College First XV celebrating winning the Wellington secondary school Premier 2 title today, beating Wairarapa College 15-11. wairarapa tawa places rugby sport Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1057 Wellington Club Weekly 2014-08-23T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1053 Above: Defending Premier 2 champions and undefeated Wairarapa College should be well supported again in their Murray Jensen Cup final against Tawa College tomorrow afternoon at St Pat's Silverstream. wairarapa tawa places rugby sport Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=1053 Wellington Club Weekly 2014-08-22T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand