Wellington Club Weekly / July 2022
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The Monday Wrap 1 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- Monday morning edition: Two weekends to play in Wellington club rugby competitions three in college rugby and representative rugby just getting underway. The three are set to intersect this coming weekend, with feature club semi-finals, the final round of what is now a highly compelling First XV competition and some representative games, home and away....
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Ories win silverware, semi-finalists found in other grades and First XV competition heats up
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- Sone Finai and the Oriental-Rongotai Vatos celebrate with the John Davies Cup this afternoon. By Steven White, Scott MacLean and Adam Julian The Ories Vatos have retained the Reserve Grade Division 1 John Davies Cup title with a 43-14 win over the Poneke Ruffnuts the mud at the Polo Ground this afternoon. The semi-finalists have...
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Busy Saturday for lower grade club rugby and college competitions
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- It’s quarter-finals weekend in the Colts competition. Last years finalists Petone and OBU are both at home tomorrow and will look to advance to the top four round. By Scott Maclean & Steven White The Premier silverware may have been decided last week, but there is still plenty of rugby coming over the next few...
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Rugby coming up in August, September and October
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- With club rugby in 2022 winding up through the Lower North Island, there is plenty of rugby still on over the next two to three months. There is the remainder of local college rugby competitions, heading into the Hurricanes finals and the National Top 4, which is slated to return after a three-year absence. A...
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Town Topple Stream as Premiership Tightens
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- By Adam Julian & Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur St Patrick’s College Town outmuscled St Patrick’s College, Silverstream 19-13 to win the Old Boys Cup traditional fixture for the first time since 2010. In 2010 Southland held the Ranfurly Shield and most of the Town lads were at kindergarten. Town was more gusty, intelligent...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington: Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington: 021 Major William James Hardham, VC
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- William James Hardham was the only New Zealander to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902). He also played club rugby for Petone and 53 games for Wellington before and after that war and Wellington’s Premier 2 club rugby trophy is named after him. Hardham was born in Wellington...
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Reasons Why Rugby Teams Are Getting Sponsorship from Online Casinos
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- The rapid rise of online casinos has already penetrated the world of sports – and now rugby is on the list. In recent years, rugby teams have been receiving more and more sponsorship from online betting sites and sportsbooks. Rugby teams are offered a variety of sponsorship arrangements, sometimes with casino logos on the uniforms...
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Boston Keeping Norths in the Hunt
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- Boston Hunt being presented the Player of the Jubilee Cup MVP on Saturday. PHOTO: Stewart Baird. By Adam Julian Norths lock Boston Hunt won the Jim Brown Memorial Medal as man of the match in the Jubilee Cup final against Petone on Saturday. Norths won a cliffhanger of a contest 23-20 to capture Wellington club...
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The Monday Wrap 25 July (some rugby news and happenings to start the week)
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- The Premier Jubilee and Hardham Cup competitions might be done and dusted for another year, but the rugby on this website and channel rolls on for another couple of months at least. Indeed, there is loads coming up, particularly over the next three weeks or so as the rest of the lower grade club season...
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Norths, Ories and Petone win major silverware on Finals Day at Porirua Park
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- Jubilee Cup results: http://www.
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Wellington club rugby live scoring updates 23 July (Premier Finals Day)
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- It is the Finals of the Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup #championship club rugby campaigns.
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Jubilee and Hardham Cup finals top billing on busy weekend of club rugby
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- By Scott MacLean, Steven White & Adam Julian. Jubilee Cup final teams HERE Hardham Cup final teams HERE Much attention this weekend will be on Porirua Park for the 2022 Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup finals, and rightly so being the showcase finish to the Wellington club season. These two finals are on Jerry Collins...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Ireland aftermath
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- By Kevin McCarthy What a week it’s been. It’s not even over yet. In fact, I can’t be sure it’s ever going to end. Banshee winds ripped through Wellington on Thursday, in an apt fashion. Last Saturday the All Blacks were humiliated. Tried their damndest, well at least for bits of the second half. But...
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Ultimate guide to tech innovations in rugby
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- Ultimate guide to tech innovations in rugby Tech innovations are a great way to boost sports performances and achieve better results. No matter what niche you play in, there’s probably some tech that could elevate your game. However, one sport in which tech is particularly beneficial is ruby. This worldwide famous game has developed over...
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One as important as the next: Norths ready for Petone
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- The Norths pack celebrates a try against Petone earlier this season in the Swindale Shield. Petone won 30-20. They meet on Jerry Collins stadium this Saturday in the Jubilee Cup final. By Adam Julian Aiden Cains retired from Premier rugby in 2016. The hooker was a centurion for Norths – scoring a try in a...
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Jubilee Cup jubilant finals moments 2012-2021
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- Petone and Northern United meet in the 2022 Jubilee Cup final this coming Saturday. Kick-off at Porirua Park is 3.00pm. A look at some of the big moments in recent Jubilee Cup finals, counting backwards from 2021-2012 below. 2021: Tawa halfback Kemera Hauiti-Parapara, lock Hemi Fermanis and openside flanker Weston Sao were all in top...
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Hardham Cup hearty finals moments
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- Oriental-Rongotai and Old Boys University will contest the 2022 Hardham Cup final on Saturday. It’s not the big dance that both clubs want to be at, but winning will be good consolation for both for another hard-fought season. Below we have put together a compilation of clips and photos from each of the Hardham Cup...
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Big Ben Brooking looking to go one bigger in Jubilee Cup Final
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- Ben Brooking soars high for Petone against Tawa last week. He went on to score the winning try at the end to send Petone into this coming Saturday’s Jubilee Cup final against Northern United. PHOTO: Stewart Baird. By Adam Julian With 80 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock at the Petone Rec on Saturday, reigning...
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Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 020: Nathanial ‘Ranji’ Arthur Wilson
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- Nathanial ‘Ranji’ Arthur Wilson was a leading player and later captain of the Athletic club team that won a five-peat of Senior Championship titles between 1911-15 (one shared), played 75 times for Wellington between 1906-1920 and played 10 Tests for the All Blacks between 1908-1914. Of West Indian and English parentage, Wilson later served in...
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All Blacks v Ireland third test stat attack
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- The All Blacks missed out to Ireland in the third and deciding test on Saturday. Some facts and figures by Peter Marriott below. New Zealand v Ireland: Lost 22-32 New Zealand and Ireland have played 36 tests against each other. New Zealand has won 30 matches, Ireland has now won five, and there has been...
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Polls: Who do you think will win the club rugby finals this weekend?
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- Three club rugby finals on Porirua Park on Saturday. The Hardham Cup decider between Oriental-Rongotai and Old Boys University is at 12.30pm and the Jubilee Cup final is between Petone and Northern United at 3.00pm. Both these finals are down on Jerry Collins Stadium. The HD Morgan Memorial Premier 2, Division 2 decider is between...
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Norths v HOBM semi-final match highlights
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- Northern United came back from 24-13 down at halftime to beat Hutt Old Boys Marist 38-24 in their Jubilee Cup semi-final at the Hutt Recreation Ground on Saturday. Petone beat Tawa 15-12 in the other semi-final. Norths versus Petone in the 2022 Jubilee Cup semi-final this coming Saturday HERE Scoring highlights of the Norths-HOBM semi-final...
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The Monday Wrap for 18 July (some news and information to start the week)
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- The Wellington club rugby Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup finals are this Saturday at Porirua Park. In the deciding consolation Hardham Cup final, Oriental-Rongotai and Od Boys University will meet and Petone and Northern United will contest the championship Jubilee Cup, Petone and Northern United. Kick-off times both to be officially confirmed, but we understand...
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Petone and Norths to meet in Jubilee Cup final after slashing semi-final wins
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- Petone’s Ben Brooking scores the winning try at the end of the game against Tawa in their Jubilee Cup semi-final.
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Wellington club rugby scoring updates 16 July (semi-finals Saturday)
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- It is the semi-finals of the Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup #championship club rugby campaigns.
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Semi-finals club rugby fever this Saturday in Wellington
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- The Hutt Old Boys Eagles and Petone return from their byes last week to host the two Jubilee Cup semi-finals, both kicking off at 2.15pm. By Scott MacLean and Steven White Semi-finals fever hits the fields of Wellington club rugby tomorrow, with the two championship Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup playoffs the main event of...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Ireland 3.0
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- By Kevin McCarthy It’s not that long ago – well, actually it is – but All Black teams travelling north used to prepare for their Celtic nation opponents to come out firing in test matches. What the Welsh call Hwyl – a frenzy of effort and motivation. The Irish and the Scots would also manifest...
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Ioane in Harmony as Pride Prepare to takedown Canterbury
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- By Adam Julian The Wellington Pride start their 2022 Farah Palmer Cup Women’s NPC season at Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua on Saturday when they host Canterbury. Canterbury lost the Premiership final to Waikato last season, ending a four year reign with the title. With a dozen current or former Black Ferns in the squad, the...
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Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 019: Paul Francis Kane (AKA) Markham
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- Profiling many of the people that built and helped shape the game in Wellington, from its inception in 1870 through to the WRFU’s 50th Jubilee year in 1929. This week’s profile is from the book The ‘Rugby Patricians’ (more about the book HERE )and has been republished here with permission. A Father of the game...
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Te Kahui Bishop proud to become Northern United’s latest centurion
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- By Steven White. Photos by Chainsaw Photos. Soon after representing the Junior Black Sox at the U19 World Series in Canada in 2014, Te Kahui Bishop put a promising softball career on ice to pursue his other sporting love, rugby. Bishop went down to Northern United for off-season training in the summer of 2014/15 and...
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All Blacks v Ireland second test Stat Attack
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- By Peter Marriott The All Blacks won their second test of the series against Ireland in Dunedin on Saturday. Some fact and figures from that game below. New Zealand v Ireland: Lost 23-12 Above: Ireland went on to beat the Maori All Blacks 30-24 on Wednesday night. The third and deciding test is in Wellington...
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Club rugby team profile: Johnsonville U85kg Terrahawks
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- The Johnsonville Terrahawks have won the first round JC Bowl U85kg competition with a record of 11 wins from 11 matches in the 12-team round-robin series, also finishing 11 points on the ladder ahead of second placed Poneke. The U85kg grade now splits into three divisions over the next month, with the top two divisions...
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Paremata-Plimmerton v Wainuiomata match highlights
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- Wainuiomata beat Paremata-Plimmerton 14-10 in their Hardham Cup ‘quarter-final’ knockout fixture on Saturday at a windy. muddy Ngati Toa Domain. Conditions dictated a low-scoring game and Wainuiomata scored their only try of the match and kicked two penalties to lead 11-0 at halftime. A third penalty early in the second half made it 14-10. Paremata-Plimmerton...
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Wellington Lions announce 32-player squad for upcoming NPC
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- Former St Pat’s Silverstream and current Northern United outside back Losi Filipo is one of a handful of new Wellington Lions-contracted players from last year for this year’s NPC, announced on Monday morning. Filipo has previously played nine matches and made four starts on the wing for the Wellington Lions between 2017-19. He joins previously...
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The Monday Wrap 11 July (some rugby news and updates for early in the week)
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- Morning updates: It’s the 2022 Jubilee and Hardham Cup semi-finals this coming Saturday – and everything else other than club rugby being played this weekend is either a distraction or unfortunate timing! The semi-finals at a glance are: Jubilee Cup: Petone v Tawa and Hutt Old Boys Marist v Northern United Hardham Cup: Old Boys...
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Semi-finalists found on dramatic day of club rugby
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- By Steven White, Martyn Bridge, Adam Julian and Scott MacLean. Jubilee Cup results HERE Hardham Cup results HERE The semi-finalists have been confirmed for next weekend’s Jubilee and Hardham Cup top four playoff rounds, after a dramatic day of club rugby around the Wellington region. With wild weather also playing it’s part, the on-field action...
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Wellington club rugby scoring updates 9 July
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- It is the second round of the Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup #championship club rugby campaigns.
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Stakes high in knockout club rugby on Saturday
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- By Scott MacLean and Steven White Lunchtime edition (expected updates to come): There is much riding on tomorrow’s six Premier club rugby matches around the Wellington region. For the winners of the two Jubilee Cup matches and four Hardham Cup games, it’s on to the semi-finals next weekend, while for the losers it’s the end...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Ireland 2.0
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- By Kevin McCarthy As Napoleon once apparently said, the greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory. And he hadn’t even watched the first test. Last week, I sort of predicted Ireland could go 5-zip on their tour of New Zealand, so with two down, three to go, I guess I better stick with that....
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Hewitt and Poneke hoping to progress in Jubilee Cup this weekend
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- Poneke return home to Kilbirnie Park to host Tawa in one of two major Jubilee Cup knockout fixtures this Saturday. This is a replay of their match just three weeks ago at the same venue, won 29-21 by Tawa. Poneke are also coming off a 24-19 loss to Hutt Old Boys Marist last Saturday but...
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Cool and controlled – Ollie Michie
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- Ollie Michie in action in his Premier debut in early May in the match between Paremata-Plimmerton and Old Boys University. PHOTO: Stewart Baird. By Adam Julian Oscar Wilde once said, “Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the centre of the city.” How then does a young referee deal with some...
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St Bernard’s College secure late win over Francis Douglas in First XV traditional
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- By Steven White A late try by fullback Dom Ernst gave St Bernard’s College a fighting 22-20 win over Taranaki visitors Francis Douglas Memorial College at the Lower Hutt school’s home field on Wednesday. Ernst burst into the line from an attacking scrum and switch in direction to the shortside to score the match-winner in...
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Crusaders One-Hit Wonders
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- By Grizz Wyllie III On June 18 the New Zealand Herald was forced to begrudgingly acclaim yet another Crusaders Super Rugby triumph. Trouncing the bumbling Blues at Eden Park represented an unprecedented 12th championship, and sixth in a row. It’s often said records are made to be broken. At the Crusaders records are added to,...
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Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 018: The Spencer brothers
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- Profiling many of the people that built and helped shape the game in Wellington, from its inception in 1870 through to the WRFU’s 50th Jubilee year in 1929. The Melrose Rugby Football was a Wellington club rugby powerhouse in the late 1800s and a regular Senior Championship contender over the course of the first three...
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All Blacks v Ireland First Test stat attack
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- By Peter Marriott The All Blacks won their first test of the series against Ireland in Auckland on Saturday. Some fact and figures from that game below. New Zealand v Ireland: Won 42-19 New Zealand and Ireland first met in a test at Lansdowne Road in Dublin on 25 November 1905. New Zealand won the...
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HOBM Colts v OBU Colts match scoring highlights
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- The Hutt Old Boys Marist Colts beat the Old Boys University Colts 61-5 in their table-topping clash at the Hutt Rec this past Saturday. Defending champions OBU went into this match with an injury crisis, including in the front row, resulting in uncontested scrums. Hence a reason for the blowout score, although HOBM were good...
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The Monday Wrap 4 July (some rugby news and information to start the new week)
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- Morning edition (likely updates to come): Three weeks to play in the 2022 Premier grade club rugby season. Virtual quarter-finals coming up this coming weekend, leading to a shot at glory for some teams and the end of the line for others. With their wins on Saturday, the top two seeds after the first round,...
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Petone and HOBM earn next weekend off as OBU and Ories head to the Hardham Cup
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Wellington club rugby scoring updates 2 July
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- It is the start of the Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup #championship club rugby campaigns.
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Rugby inferno as Jubilee and Hardham Cups underway this weekend
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- By Scott MacLean & Steven White Jubilee Cup draw and teams (as received) HERE Hardham Cup draw and teams (as received) HERE MIDDAY EDIITON (Further updates expected): A blazing fire is about to be set under the rugby fields of Wellington as the Jubilee and Hardham Cup competitions get underway this weekend and run throughout...
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