Wellington Club Weekly / May 2020
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Short Passes 1 June
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- Bernie Fraser scores in Bernie’s Corner in Wellington’s 1982 Ranfurly Shield defence against Hawke’s Bay. Wellington won 13-12. PHOTO: John Selkirk. It’s the start of June and – all going well – a return to rugby is imminent. Just one more weekend to cut the lawns before the rugby starts up again on 13 June...
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Kobus van Wyk humming with the Hurricanes
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- Kobus van Wyk crossing for the Hurricanes against the Blues in March. PHOTO: Mike Lewis Pictures. Despite a coronavirus lockdown, Kobus van Wyk is seeking more time with the Hurricanes. The 28-year old South African was signed on a single season contract but admits he’s hungry for more. “I’m feeling right at home with the...
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From the vault: 11th round matches in photos
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- Above: Peter Sciascia kicks ahead for Marist St Pat’s against Upper Hutt in the 11th and last round of the Swindale Shield in 2008. MSP were presented with the first round silverware after this match. If the season ran its usual course, Week 11 of the Wellington club rugby season would be this Saturday. The...
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What might the 2020 season look like?
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- The WRFU have released for consultation proposals for clubs to consider for the delayed 2020 season, planned to kick-off on June 20. Read more and view the proposals on the WRFU website HERE The proposals relate to the Premier grade – and by extension Premier Reserve as well – with the specifics for other club...
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Naitoa Ah Kuoi taking rugby return one step at a time
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- By Adam Julian Naitoa Ah Kuoi left Wellington to play Super Rugby for the Chiefs because it was a “great opportunity to grow my game and become more independent.” A Covid-19 lockdown and pair of twins later the 20-year old has grown up quicker than most youngsters migrating for career prospects. On April 9 his partner...
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Friday start for team training
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- Club rugby players can down tools and walk out on work, if they still have a job, at 12.01pm this Friday to meet their teammates and resume full squad training. Community sport took another step forward yesterday, with the government announcing the lifting of the restrictions of gatherings increasing from 10 to 100 souls. The...
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Short Passes 25 May
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- Big earthquake to start the week at Club Rugby HQ in Ōhau this morning. That’s all we need right now as we move closer to a re-start for community sport. Government is expected today to announce a decision on removing, or at least expanding on, the 10-person social limit put in place two weeks ago...
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From the vault: 10th round matches in photos
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- Above: OBU’s Greg Mullany sends over the winning kick at the Basin Reserve in their 18-16 win over Tawa. If Tawa had won they would have retained the Swindale Shield, finishing runners-up to MSP the following week. The 10th and, in the past two years concluding, round of the 2020 Swindale Shield was originally scheduled...
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This week in club rugby history: 11- 18 May
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- Above: This week in 2008, OBU beat Norths 37-26 at the Basin Reserve. PHOTO: Chainsaw Photos. Selected highlights of what happened this week in history in Wellington club rugby. 11 May 1968: Naenae Old Boys create the first major upset this season, toppling highly fancied University 8-6. St. Pat’s Old Boys hold last year’s runners-up...
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From the vault: ninth round matches in images
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- Above: Hutt Old Boys Marist Power-ed to a 30-28 win over Tawa in round nine of 2018 in a clash of two of the leading teams. PHOTO: NZ Lenz. The ninth and penultimate round of the 2020 Swindale Shield was originally scheduled this Saturday. The rugby fields remain unused as Covid-19 ravages the nation. We...
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Grounded Coles to finish on his terms
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- Above: Dane Coles playing for Poneke in his most recent club match, last year against Petone. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. There’s little that Dane Coles hasn’t achieved in rugby. A World Cup winner in 2015 with 69 All Blacks caps on his resume, he is also a Hurricanes centurion with the 2016 Super title to show...
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Waiting game continues for community rugby
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- Community rugby will just have to keep waiting, but there is hope. Last Thursday’s announcement by Government of what Level 2 in the Covid response would look like seemingly opened the door for rugby activities to resume. Although gatherings would be limited to 100, the guidance from Government and Sport NZ made it clear that...
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From the vault: eighth round matches in photos
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- Above: Jerry Collins playing for Northern United against Poneke in their 2007 Swindale Shield clash at Kilbirnie Park. Another loose forward, Serge Lilo, scored two tries in their 30-14 win. Norths would go on and win the 2007 Swindale Shield and Poneke would be second – making this match the deciding encounter in the first...
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Community rugby to begin preparation to play
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- Plans to prepare for the return of community rugby will begin in earnest when COVID-19 alert level two begins, following guidance about organised sport from Sport New Zealand on Thursday. NZR Chief Executive Mark Robinson said the guidelines provided clarity for provincial unions, clubs and schools, and meant staff and volunteers could make robust plans...
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This week in club rugby history: 4 May – 10 May
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- Joyner Key crossing for the winning try for the Upper Hutt Rams in their 31-30 win over Northern United in 2015. PHOTO: Chainsaw Photos. Selected highlights of what happened this week in history in Wellington club rugby. 4 May 2013: A day of dramatic results. Tawa their sixth win in seven matches over...
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Classic Matches: Petone v Marist St Pat’s 1980 (Jubilee Cup final)
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- Above: Marist St Pat’s midfielder Murray Tocker crosses the line for a try that wasn’t in the 1980 Jubilee Cup final against Petone. PHOTO: Evening Post. Petone 12 – Marist St Pat’s 3 All rugby roads led to the Petone Recreation Ground for the Jubilee Cup finale on 16 August 1980, between Petone and Marist...
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From the vault: Seventh round matches in photos
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- Ories players under their own posts against Marist St Pat’s in 2009. Ories came back from this early setback to win 30-24. The seventh round of the 2020 Swindale Shield was originally scheduled this Saturday, on the first weekend of May. But the rugby guns remain silent as Covid-19 ravages the sporting nation. Swindale...
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