Wellington Club Weekly / June 2015
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Pati Gaualofa and Tawa hoping for more Jubilee Cup success this year
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- Above: Tawa’s Pati Gaualofa, who recently played his 100th Premier match, playing against Ories in a Swindale Shield match earlier this year.
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Wellington against international teams: versus France 1979
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- Match Details Result: France 14 – Wellington 9When: 30 June 1979Weather: Cool southerly Crowd: 18,000 The Tour In 1961, Waikato fullback Don ‘the boot’ Clarke had famously kicked a sideline conversion into the teeth of a howling gale to clinch a 5-3 win over France at Athletic Park in a Test that became known as the ‘Hurricane’ Test.
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OBU in box seat for semi-finals, defending champions rue missed chances
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- Above: Old Boys University first five-eighth Levi Kemp flies in on Premier debut to score what proved to be his side’s match-winning try today against Marist St Pat’s.
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Fourth round fireworks expected across club rugby competitions
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- Above: It’s Old Timers’ Day tomorrow at Old Boys University, Avalon and Northern United, with home fans at all three venues hopeful of more tries like this being scored.
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Lovelocks club profile: Avalon Wolves
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- The Avalon Wolves are holding their Old Timers’ Day this coming Saturday with a club lunch and couch session with SKY TV personalities Scotty “Sumo” Stevenson and Mark Stafford and all its teams playing at home on the newly re-laid Fraser Park artificial and surrounding fields.
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Bentley enjoying being back in Wellington
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- Above: Jonathan Bentley back playing for Hutt Old Boys Marist recently after several years overseas.
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Wellington against international teams: versus British Isles 1977
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- Match Details Result: British Isles 13 – Wellington 6 When: 2 July, 1977Weather: Showery and coolCrowd: 30,000 The Tour For the second time in six years, and following recent visits by England (1973), Scotland (1975) and Ireland (1976), a full British Isles team embarked on a comprehensive tour of New Zealand.
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Former professional players giving back to club rugby
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- Above: Former Hurricane Tane Tu’ipulotu chatting with current Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd on the sidelines of Wellington club rugby earlier this season.
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Tawa and Old Boys University emerge unbeaten on darkest day
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- Above: OBU flanker Mitch Clarke emerges from the gloom with hooker Zeke Sopoaga in support.
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WRRA referee profile: Jamie Fairmaid
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- The WRRA has been catching up with some of referees and finding out about them and why refereeing rugby is appealing.
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Important clashes in third round Premier rugby
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- After several rounds in reasonably good conditions the weather has turned with wet and heavy conditions underfoot likely after the rain this week, though the gales are forecast to ease for Saturday.
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Championship Women’s rugby to start on Saturday
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- Above: The Northern United Women’s team last Friday night with the Fleurs Trophy.
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Lovelocks Jubilee Cup profile: Old Boys University
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- The Old Boys University Goats are searching for that elusive Jubilee Cup title this year.
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Hurricanes U18 Players Selected For Development Camp
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- Fifty seven of the Hurricanes region’s top under 18 years of age rugby players, have been selected to take part in the annual Development Camp being held in Feilding, from 6 to 10 July.
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Wellington against international teams: versus Scotland 1975
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- Match Details Result: Scotland 36 – Wellington 25When: 7 June, 1975Weather: Fine and sunny Crowd: 37,000 The Tour: For the first time, Scotland toured New Zealand under its own banner, following several previous visits by British Isles teams and by England in 1963 and 1973.
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Tawa Titans looking forward to U85kg second round competition
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- Above: The Tawa Titans on Saturday after winning the first round U85kg Restricted Division 1 JC Bowl.
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Ories, Tawa and OBU two from two, last year’s finalists remain winless in Jubilee Cup
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- Above: Ories first five-eighth Hayden Whelan on the charge in today’s Jubilee Cup against Petone.
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Second round pressure-cooker for beaten first round teams
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- Above: Tawa halfback Steven So'oialo gets a pass away last week in his side's narrow win against Wainuiomata.
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Women’s Fleurs Trophy wraps up tomorrow night
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- Above: Northern United flanker Leah Conley leads the way last week for her team who will be presented with the first round Fleurs Trophy tomorrow night after their match against the Old Boys University Impalas at Te Whaea.
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Lovelocks Jubilee Cup profile: Wellington Axemen
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- The Wellington Axemen have joined the Jubilee Cup for the first time since the mid 1990s.
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Loyalties to be tested in top flight local derby match
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- Above: The Chiefs will run out on to Yarrow Stadium for the fourth time as their home ground as Taranaki changed allegiances from the Hurricanes, a franchise they were apart of since the start of the Super Rugby season.
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St Pat's Silverstream sail home against Wellington College
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- Despite being without the services of a host of usual starters, St Patrick's College Silverstream were able to pile on the points at Wellington College today, winning 38-27 in trying conditions.
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Wellington against international teams: versus England 1973
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- Match Details Result: England 26 – Wellington 15 When: 5 September 1973Weather: Fine and sunny Crowd: 30,000 The Tour: 1973 was supposed to be the year of the Springboks.
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Jubilee Cup Lovelocks team profile: Wainuiomata
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- Last year the Wainuiomata Premiers (current and former members of ther pack pictured above during last year's Jubilee Cup finall) broke new ground by making the championship final for the first time.
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Wellington against international teams: versus British Isles 1971
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- Match Details Result: British Isles 47 – Wellington 9When: 5 June 1971Weather: Cool, under grey skiesCrowd: 45,000 The Tour The 1971 British Isles side was one of the strongest international touring sides to tour New Zealand.
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Hutt Old Boys Marist looking forward to Jubilee Cup defence
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- This coming Saturday, eight teams line up for the seven-week Jubilee Cup competition round-robin series, followed by semi-finals and the final on Sunday 2 August - two months from tomorrow.
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