Wellington Club Weekly / October 2020
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Auckland teams to contest NZ Barbarian Under 85 Club Cup final
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- Above: Eden centre Matt Turner beats Eastbourne prop Ridge Studd to the tryline in Eden’s semi-final win. Photo by Andy McArthur. The NZ Barbarian Under 85 Club Cup decider will be an all-Auckland final at Eden Park next Saturday between local clubs Eden and Auckland University, after winning their semi-finals on Saturday against Wellington clubs....
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Lions to host Tasman in the community this Saturday (with stat attack)
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- Above: The Lions last hosted the Mako two years ago, with the visitors winning 28-22. By Peter Marriott and Steven White Finally, the Wellington Lions are coming to the community, hosting the Tasman Mako at Jerry Collins Stadium on Saturday, kick-off 2.05pm. It has taken the annual Food Show to shake them free from their...
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St Pat’s Silverstream and St Mary’s win Wellington Condor Sevens titles
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- St Pat’s Silverstream (Open Boys) and St Mary’s College (Open Girls) are the 2020 Wellington Condor 7s champions. Silverstream won the the Christian Cullen Cup with a 17-14 win over St Pat’s Town in their final and St Mary’s College retained the Kat Simpkins Cup with a 22-12 win over first time finalists Sacred Heart...
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Short Passes 26 October (news and happenings in rugby)
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- Above: The most expressive and effective performance from Vaea Fifita in a long time against Counties Manukau on Sunday. Two tries, a try assist, and always a threat. Rugby today at Naenae College. The annual Condor 7s Wellington secondary school tournament runs all day, taking in some 33 teams across Senior Boys and Girls and...
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Condor Sevens on Labour Day Monday
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- By Scott MacLean Can anyone stop Scots doing the double again and St Mary’s from doing the same? Those questions will be answered when the College Wellington Condor Sevens takes place in its traditional Labour Day Monday date at its regular venue, Lower Hutt’s Naenae College. 33 teams will front, the biggest field in the...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks on to Australia
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- By Kevin McCarthy I am sure the Aussies coined the phrase of one day a rooster, the next a feather duster. So, the Wallabies got served on Eden Park and little surprise there. Big relief for Ian Foster and co, but hardly enough to crack open celebrations. We might know a bit more after four...
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Lions to defend the Jonah Lomu Memorial Trophy this weekend
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- Wellington Lions captain Du’Plessis Kirifi remains the only player to have been on the field for the maximum number of minutes played in the six matches: 485 minutes. But he has now been called up to the All Blacks touring squad to Australia so this will come to an end this Sunday when the team...
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Short Passes 19 October
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- Wellington club rugby players playing for other provinces line-up 2020 This team is ‘thin’ this year, so not posted as a standalone article as in past seasons! A few too many halfbacks and not enough outside backs in the squad, and some excess props (three others in the wider training group, Tolu Fahamokioa (Waikato/Tawa/Johnsonville), Tietie...
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Unbeaten season for Upper Hutt College in Premier 2 competition
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- The following article is courtesy of College Sport Media for College Sport Wellington. Upper Hutt College rugby is flying high following the First XV’s recent Premier 2 championship win. The Upper Hutt College side beat local rivals the St Pat’s Silverstream Second XV 22-10 in the final of the Murray Jensen Cup on the last...
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Hurricanes Schools tournament and Centurions U18s playing on Saturday
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- School rugby points east on Saturday, with the annual Hurricanes Secondary Schools Sevens tournament in Masterton and the Centurions U18s versus Hawke’s Bay Saracens U18s representative match in Napier. As of Friday morning, 10 boys teams and five girls teams will compete for the Hurricanes Secondary Schools Sevens Cups at Rathkeale College, Masterton. This is...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Australia Bledisloe #2
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- By Kevin McCarthy I knew Ian Foster was rubbish. I knew Dave Rennie is a genius. Welcome to the world of the hot take, where a limited amount of data is a boon not a bane. At the other extent is the quote by a Chinese leader about what difference the French Revolution had made,...
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Wellington club rugby championship winners 1880-2020
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- Reference article: See below for a list of winners in each of the Swindale Shield, Jubilee Cup, Hardham Cup and pre-Jubilee Cup championship competitions, up to date to the end of 2020. For future reference, when this drops off the stories list type your query into the search bar above and find it these lists that...
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Stat Attack: Key match for the Lions against North Harbour this weekend
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- Above: Wellington Lions captain Du’Plessis in action against North Harbour in their match two years ago. So far in 2020 he is the only player to have been on the field for every minute played (405). Last year he also started every match (12) and was only substituted three times: after 74, 75 and 71...
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Short Passes 12 October (news in briefs and happenings)
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- Above: Alex Fidow scores a cheeky try for the Wellington Lions on Saturday. More photos from this game HERE [logoshowcase cat_id=”43″] Monday morning edition: It’s been 19 years and 356 days since the Wellington Lions last won the National Provincial Championship Premiership [Division 1 title]. Following two consecutive last-gasp losses to South Island rivals Canterbury...
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Aisle be Back: Bledisloe #1 in Wellington
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- [logoshowcase cat_id=”43″] By Kevin McCarthy What more can a poor boy do? Ian Foster’s no more able to solve the talent glut at first-five than any other coach. So its Jordie as a converted wing to allow Richie M at first-five and his bro at fullback. We all know Jordie’s been stellar at fullback this...
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Mike Gibson Memorial Trophy on the line for Lions against Otago
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- A hat-trick for Wes Goosen last year against Otago, and seven tries in four games against them. Stat attack below by Peter Marriott. It’s a match dripping in history and Wellington will also be defending a coveted trophy when they play Otago this coming Sunday at Wellington Stadium. When Otago and Wellington met at Wellington...
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Short Passes 5 October (news in briefs)
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- Above: The Poneke U85kgs scored off a cross-kick in injury time to beat Morrinsville Sports in their National U85kg knockout fixture on Saturday. PHOTO: https://www.facebook.com/WaikatoU85kgRugby Believe it or not, there’s still club footy being played and it was a hugely positive one for all three Wellington sides that travelled north for the opening fixtures in...
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Billy Wallace competition Team of the Season 2020
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- Above clockwise from top right: Willie Fine, Tom Maiava, Tuakana Metuarau, Sam Reid, Isaac Bracewell and Bruce Kauika-Petersen all make the starting XV in this season’s Best & Fairest competition team. The winner of the competition – either Reid or Kauika-Petersen – will be announced at the upcoming WRFU Community Awards. By Scott MacLean One...
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Aisle be Back: A bad week for NZR
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- By Kevin McCarthy Super Rugby wasn’t officially dead at that point but earlier this week I found myself remembering and chuckling at the competition’s finest moment – Merhts running towards the stands at Loftus and flipping the bird at the faithful. See, that’s how you communicate directly and clearly, good people at Sanzar. Even Mehrts...
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