Wellington Club Weekly / August 2020
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Covid rugby commentator a hit at Wellington College
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- Andrena Patterson at work live streaming and commentating Wellington College’s games and inset, with Hurricane Ngani Laumape and with friend and Harbour Hawks Highlander Patelesio Tomkinson. By Adam Julian When Radio Sport made the decision to cut local rugby broadcasting this year there was genuine concern about how much coverage the game would receive. Add...
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Short Passes 31 August (news in briefs)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Two more weekends of Premier club rugby before this year’s Swindale Shield winner is found and then on to the Jubilee Cup semi-finals. All six of the leading teams are in with a chance – mathematically – of winning the Swindale Shield, although Marist St Pat’s supporters are on the home straight this week with their...
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Grounded Hawks take flight
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- The Hawks fended of Avalon for their first win in over two years yesterday. PHOTO: Hugh Pretorius. By Adam Julian “At last, at f****last,” Johnsonville captain PJ Sheck responded when describing the emotion following the Hawks 38-12 win over Avalon in the Swindale Shield yesterday. The prop won’t be awarded a bonus point in subtlety...
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Eagles edge OBU with last minute try to stay in the hunt, as MSP take the lead
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- Draws & Results HERE The HOBM Eagles got up to beat the Old Boys University Goats with a last-gasp converted try today at the Hutt Rec to keep their hopes alive for a top four berth and a shot at the Jubilee Cup. HOBM’s Wellington Lions halfback Connor Collins darted at the line to score after...
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29 August 2020: Rolling club rugby updates
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- Draws & Results HERE Premier (Swindale Shield) 29/8/2020 2:45pm Upper Hutt Rams RFC: Premier vs Wainuiomata RFC: Premier 29/8/2020 3:00pm Avalon Rugby: Midnite Roofing Avalon vs Johnsonville RFC: Premier 29/8/2020 3:00pm Hutt Old Boys Marist RFC: Premier vs Old Boys University RFC: Premier 29/8/2020 3:00pm Marist St Pats RFC (Senior): Premier vs Paremata-Plimmerton Rugby Football Club...
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Tussle for playoff spots set to heat up this weekend
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- By Scott MacLean and Steven White Draws & Results HERE The pointy end of the Premier season is drawing near, so with just three weeks to play before the championship semi-finals, there is much at stake in Wellington club rugby tomorrow for all 14 teams in the Swindale Shield. As an added bonus for fans following...
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Tavita-Metcalfe, Aumua-Peseta, Poloniati notable new names in Lions squad
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- Above: The Wellington Lions after beating Northland last year. There are plenty of returning faces and some new names in this year’s squad, named on Friday. Northern United’s Josiah Tavita-Metcalfe, Tawa’s Ben Aumua-Peseta and OBU’s James Poloniati are notable newcomers in a 36-strong Wellington Lions squad named for the 2020 National Provincial Championship. Tavita-Metcalfe, who...
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From the Chatham Islands to the JC – Sam Clarke
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- By Adam Julian Sam Clarke arrived at Norths from Tawa in Round 3 of the Swindale Shield. At that stage, his former club was undefeated, and his new club had dropped their first two games. The reigning Jubilee Cup champions are now amid an eight-game win streak and Tawa reside outside the top four. Furthermore,...
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Aotea suppress Mana with strong second-half to retain Beard Trophy
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- Aotea College has successfully defended the Beard Trophy with a 26-8 victory over Mana College. The first half was a tense affair with little separating the teams. Aotea seized the initiative after the break peppering the visitors try line, three times held up over the whitewash and denied points when winger Shaun Wilson stepped into...
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Short Passes 24 August (some news and information to start the week)
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- Just three rounds to play in the Premier Swindale Shield competition. Games this coming weekend at a glance: #1 – HOBM v OBU (Wood Cup) #2 – Avalon v J’ville #3 – Marist St Pats v Pare-Plim #4 – Ories v Norths (To’omaga Alex Iona Memorial Cup) #5 – Petone v Tawa #6 – Upper...
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Late wins for Goats and Rams sets Swindale Shield alight
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- The winning OBU Goats team after today’s game against Petone. There were pyrotechnics in the Swindale Shield late this afternoon when both the Old Boys University Goats and the Upper Hutt Rams sealed death-knock victories over their opposition in the 10th round set of matches, played in fine, breezy conditions throughout the Wellington region today....
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Club Rugby Saturday 22 August – scoring and results updates post
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- Draws and Teamlists HERE Premier (Swindale Shield) 22/8/2020 2:45pm Paremata-Plimmerton RFC vs Northern United RFC Ngati Toa Domain: 1 22/8/2020 2:45pm Upper Hutt Rams RFC vs Hutt Old Boys Marist RFC Maidstone Park: 1 22/8/2020 3:00pm Johnsonville RFC vs Wainuiomata RFC Helston Park: 1 22/8/2020 3:00pm Old Boys University RFC vs Petone Porirua Park: 1...
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Swindale Shield to heat up in 10th round
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- Above: Romu meets Ryan. Senileba’s Tawa returns home tomorrow to host Wellington for the Alan and Murray Mexted Cup, while Setefano’s Marist St Pat’s crosses the road to face Poneke for the Horan-Millar Trophy, in the 10th round of the Swindale Shield. Draws and Teamlists HERE By Scott MacLean After last weekend’s aborted events, rugby...
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Aisle be Back: The North-South match and Hurricanes end campaign
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- Wainuiomata midfielder Peter Umaga-Jensen dots down against the Chiefs a fortnight ago. He has been named at centre in the upcoming North South match. By Kevin McCarthy The comedy Seinfeld was famously a show about nothing. Sometimes looking at rugby in Covid-19 times, it can feel the same way although without the laughs. Will we...
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Rongotai roar into third place with historic Heron Cup win over Wellington College
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- By Adam Julian For the first time in two decades Rongotai College have beaten Wellington College in consecutive years, winning Wednesday afternoon’s traditional First XV fixture 27-2o at home in drizzly conditions. There were five lead tries and seven tries in an exciting game, which in reality Rongotai should have won by more but for...
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Short Passes 17 August (news in briefs and weekend wrap)
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- Nine weeks down and four to go before the Jubilee Cup semi-finals. Here’s hoping we get there! A couple of high-profile matches headline the coming week’s round of the Swindale Shield, with Old Boys University hosting Petone in a top of the table clash (venue TBD), with Poneke and Marist St Pat’s meeting in...
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O for Awesome – Ories Women steamroll Norths to win season decider
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- Above: The winning Ories Women’s team. PHOTO: David Brownlie Photos By Adam Julian, Steven White and Scott MacLean With a combined tally of 35 first and second-round championships, five Black Ferns, 15 Wellington Pride representatives and unbeaten records this season the last round Premier Women’s match between Ories and Norths to decide the Rebecca Luia’ana...
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Uncertainty hangs over club and college rugby tomorrow
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- Petone will be looking to maintain their lead at the top of the Swindale Shield standings, with the Villagers scheduled to host the Upper Hutt Rams in the ninth round. PHOTO: Tom Minton. By Scott MacLean Draws & Results HERE As we write this preview, the nation waits to see what further action is undertaken...
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Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Highlanders
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- Should they play, Poneke hooker Dane Coles will become the most capped Hurricanes forward this weekend when the Hurricanes take on the Highlanders in Dunedin. By Kevin McCarthy It was nice while it lasted. I hope you got out to enjoy the roar of the crowd in the past few months, because who knows where...
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Dhys on a consistent roll
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- By Adam Julian “We can’t play the game too early. We must stay in the present and have a clear mind backing our ability to pressure them. We are a good side and it’s a great challenge,” Dhys Faleafaga responded when asked how Norths can stop Oriental Rongotai in Saturday’s Rebecca Luia’ana Trophy decider. With...
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Media Update – Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa and Community Rugby
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- New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and its Super Rugby clubs are continuing to work through the impact of the Government’s COVID-19 announcement on this weekend’s Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa matches. The Auckland region moved to COVID-19 Level 3 at midday today while the rest of the country is at COVID-19 Level 2, with the restrictions in...
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Most points in the Premier club rugby match
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- Last Saturday, Wainuiomata bounced back from a heavy loss to Norths to beat Paremata-Plimmerton 63-19. As part of Wainuiomata’s points was an individual haul of 38 by second five-eighth Tyler Tane. The former Marist St Pat’s and Upper Hutt Rams midfielder cut through to score four tries and he converted all nine conversions. Tane’s 38 points...
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Short Passes 10 August
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- Above, Wainuiomata midfielder Peter Umaga-Jensen celebrates a try on Saturday, to the bemusement of those around him, including Old Boys University teammate Wes Goosen who was playing his 50th game for the Hurricanes. Draws & Results HERE Another big week of rugby starts on Wednesday with the next round of the Wellington Schoolgirls competition, a...
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Eagles and Streetkids win tight matches on chilly afternoon
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- Draws & Results HERE By Steven White, Adam Julian & Scott MacLean. The Hutt Old Boys Marist Eagles and Poneke Streetkids both won hard fought victories today in the eighth round of the Swindale Shield competition, played in fine but cold and blustery conditions around the Wellington region. HOBM beat Marist St Pat’s 24-22 to...
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Club rugby scores and results 8 August
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- Draws & Results HERE Premier (Swindale Shield) 8/8/2020 2:45pm Avalon Rugby 🆚 Old Boys University RFC 8/8/2020 2:45pm Hutt Old Boys Marist RFC 🆚 Marist St Pats RFC 8/8/2020 2:45pm Poneke FC 🆚 Oriental Rongotai FC 8/8/2020 2:45pm Tawa Rugby Football Club 🆚 Johnsonville RFC 8/8/2020 2:45pm Upper Hutt Rams RFC 🆚 Northern United RFC...
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Race for top four places heats up in eighth round
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- By Scott MacLean Draws & Results HERE With the halfway point passed, the race is now on for the Swindale Shield and those all-important top four places to contest the Jubilee Cup at season’s end, while the action continues across all grades of senior club and college rugby. It’s a milestone day for two players...
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Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Chiefs (last home game)
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- Above: Du’Plessis Kirifi running strong against the Highlanders recently. He has this week re-signed with the Hurricanes until 2023, while he is also expected to be Wellington Lions captain in the upcoming NPC. PHOTO: Mike Lewis Pictures. By Kevin McCarthy I guess the mathematicians will be right and we’re effectively now playing for second in...
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Grbich Shield on the line for Poneke-Ories match this Saturday
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- Ories’ Tuakana Metuarau and Poneke’s Galu Taufale in action in their 2017 first round clash, which was drawn 30-30. This Saturday’s eighth round Swindale Shield match for the Jimmy Grbich Memorial Shield between Poneke and Oriental-Rongotai is one of several leading interclub trophy matches on the Wellington club ruby calendar. And one that has lived...
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Rei rumbles to 100 Eagles games
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- Rei Manaia playing against Ories in the opening round of this year. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian Hutt Old Boys Marist have been a model of consistency for the past decade. The 2014 Jubilee Cup champions were runners up in 2017 and have featured in the semi-finals an additional three times since 2011. In...
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St Pat’s Town too strong for Wellington College in traditional
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- By Adam Julian and Steven White St Pat’s Town has retained the Centennial Shield for a third consecutive year defeating Wellington College 39-19 in the 135th annual traditional fixture. With a one-man advantage, and only down 20-14 at halftime, Wellington had a real chance to reverse the ascendancy. Instead, two poor clearances cost two tries as...
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This week in club rugby history: 3-9 August
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- Norths and MSP’s teams after drawing the 2008 Jubilee Cup 10-10. Some selected highlights in Wellington club rugby history from the past. 3 August 1964: Marist and University go into this title defining clash as joint front-runners on the table and 10 points clear of the field. In front of a 12,000-strong crowd, University triumph...
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Short Passes (news in briefs) 3 August
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- Upper Hutt Rams halfback Kaide McCashin scores in the corner in his side’s 15-10 Alby Makeham Shield win over Poneke. We are now into the second half of the 2020 Wellington club rugby season, and, whilst some contenders have dropped off the pace, all competitions are still wide open. Lots to play for this coming...
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MSP, Norths and HOBM pile on the points in seventh round
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- Above: Hurricanes players look on as blindside flanker Iona Apineru crosses for Petone in their Jim Brown Memorial Trophy win over Oriental-Rongotai. Draws & Results HERE By Steven White and Adam Julian Big wins for Marist St Pat’s, Northern United and Hutt Old Boys Marist offset much tighter victories for Old Boys University, Petone, Wellington...
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Club Rugby round-up 1 August
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- Draws & Results HERE Premier (Swindale Shield) 31/7/2020 RESULT Avalon Rugby 14 🆚92 Marist St Pats RFC 1/8/2020 2:45pm Johnsonville RFC 🆚 Wellington FC 1/8/2020 2:45pm Northern United RFC 🆚 Wainuiomata RFC 1/8/2020 2:45pm Petone 🆚 Oriental Rongotai FC: Premier 1/8/2020 2:45pm Paremata-Plimmerton RFC 🆚 Hutt Old Boys Marist RFC 1/8/2020 2:45pm Tawa Rugby Football...
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