Wellington Club Weekly / June 2023
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Second round Jubilee and Hardham Cup competitions starting tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Both Petone and Marist St Pat’s are at home tomorrow, and both needing to win to continue their Jubilee Cup dreams in 2023. Petone hosts Tawa at the Rec and MSP plays Ories at Hataitai Park. By Scott MacLean Round One Jubilee Cup teams and draw HERE Round One Hardham Cup teams and draw HERE ...
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Wellington club rugby scoring updates 1 July
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It is opening day of the second round of the 2023 Wellington club rugby season. The first round of the Premier top 8 Jubilee Cup and bottom tier Hardham Cup competitions sees all seven matches kick-off at their usual time of 2.45pm. Today’s Jubilee Cup radio broadcast match is the Marist St Pat’s v Oriental-Rongotai...
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‘By George,’ Young Archie Wins Quad for Wellington College
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur Wellington College has won the annual quadrangular tournament for the first time since 2014 with a pulsating 32-31 victory over Whanganui Collegiate in postcard conditions at Wellington College this afternoon. In a gargantuan struggle of thrilling tries, jolting tackles, and feverish crowd support, the face of Wellington coach...
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Aisle be Back: The Super Rugby Final and the NZ U20s
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- [logoshowcase cat_id=”43″] By Kevin McCarthy A message of consolation to the Chiefs – you need to lose one to win one. The Hurricanes of course have been there in 2015 which may be before some of you were born. When the visiting Highlanders scored a controversial victory against the Canes in Wellington. Of course, Hurricanes...
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Tawa College win Beard Trophy, St Mary’s retain Girls title
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Steven White Tawa College won the Beard Trophy and the Wellington Co-ed Cup final and St Mary’s College retained the Wellington Girls Premier 1 title in matches this afternoon. Tawa College beat Mana College 24-14 at Ngati Toa Domain, in a game that was also a re-scheduled fourth round Premiership encounter, while St Mary’s...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 048: Dick Pelham and Jackie Ruru
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Richard Pelham (circled left) and Jackie Ruru ( circled right) as part of the 1930 New Zealand Maori team that lost 19-13 in Wellington to the touring Great Britain side. Pelham and Ruru were the side’s midfielders and both scored tries in the match. Two freakishly talented Māori sportsmen who started their careers playing for...
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Comeback of the Century earns Wellington College Home Quad Final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Fullback Carisma Faitala scores to start the Wellington College comeback after trailing 26-10 early in the second half, and after being down three tries to nil in the first spell. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian and Steven White Wellington College has rallied from a 19-0 deficit to stun Christ’ College 32-26 and earn a...
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POLL: Pick the 2023 Jubilee Cup winner, plus competition explainer
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The 2023 Jubilee Cup kicks off this coming Saturday, 1 July. Final Swindale Shield Standings Paremata-Plimmerton – 60 Johnsonville – 51 Old Boys University – 51 Upper Hutt Rams – 45 Marist St Pats – 44 Petone – 44 Tawa – 42 Oriental-Rongotai – 42 Hutt Old Boys Marist – 41 Pōneke – 22 Wainuiomata...
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Matchday Highlights: Paremata-Plimmerton (43) v Old Boys University (31)
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- Paremata-Plimmerton beat Old Boys University 43-31 in the deciding match of the 2023 Wellington club rugby Premier Swindale Shield competition. OBU scored first, but Paremata-Plimmerton hit back had and fast to lead 28-5 and then 33-12 at halftime. OBU came back, but the Hammerheads pulled away at the end. Pare-Plimmerton won their maiden Swindale Shield...
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Short Passes 26 June (some news and information to start the week)
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- Paremata-Plimmerton’s western bankers on Saturday at Rugby League Park. Plenty for them to cheer about. Photo: Stewart Baird. Morning edition. Another big weekend on the local rugby front. This coming weekend’s Premier club rugby matches at a glance: Jubilee Cup Paremata-Plimmerton (1) v Upper Hutt Rams (4) Johnsonville (2) v Old Boys University (3) Marist...
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Paremata-Plimmerton and Tawa seal first round title wins on dramatic final afternoon
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- Paremata-Plimmerton celebrate with Ol’ Swinny at Rugby League Park this afternoon, the first time they have savoured first round success. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Paremata-Plimmerton and Tawa are the latest two title winners in Wellington club rugby, the former winning the Swindale Shield for the first time in the club’s history and the...
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Last round of Swindale Shield and Harper Lock Shield competitions tomorrow
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- By Scott MacLean Draws & Teamlists as received HERE Some say 13 is an unlucky number. But it won’t be for the two clubs that win this year’s first round Premier Swindale and Premier 2 Harper Lock Shield titles tomorrow. A cracking set of matches is in store in both competitions in their 13th and...
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Aisle be Back: The Super Rugby Final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Hurricanes fans celebrate their team – maybe next year for success! By Kevin McCarthy We have reached what I would call the Facebook stage of the season. What this means for a Hurricanes fan, as in just about every season I can remember, consists of watching other teams – well the Crusaders and the Chiefs...
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Clarke and Paremata-Plimmerton want to seal silverware
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- By Adam Julian Paremata-Plimmerton is hoping to take the Swindale Shield back to their clubrooms this coming Saturday evening. Paremata-Plimmerton overpowered Petone 53-24 while nearest rivals Old Boys University slipped 25-31 at Upper Hutt leaving a five-point gap between the Hammerheads and the Billygoats ahead of their final round fixture at Rugby League Park on...
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Reunion for 1963 Wellington College First XV at Quad Tournament
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Steven White The 1963 Wellington College First XV won the annual Quadrangular Tournament without having their line breached, beating Christ’s College 11-0 and Whanganui Collegiate 14-0. They are having a reunion at next week’s 97th annual Quadrangular Tournament at Wellington College. This team included a future All Black, a NPC-winning Wellington captain, a Junior...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 047: Bill Elvy
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Bill Elvy had a deadly sidestep off both feet. He put this to good use on 28 August 1929 at Athletic Park against Southland when he crossed for five of nine tries in the 35-7 win. In so doing, Elvy became the first player to score five tries for Wellington in a first-class fixture. All...
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Lealava’a reaches 150 games for Wainuiomata
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- Michael Lealava’a playing in his 150th match for Wainuiomata this past Saturday. Photo: T-Paul Gale. By Adam Julian Michael Lealava’a was going to retire from rugby in 2023. With four children, diploma study, and his demanding job for Housing New Zealand in the “facility management space” another season was a big ask. On Saturday Lealava’a...
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Upper Hutt Rams v Old Boys University scoring highlights
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- The Upper Hutt Rams sealed their 2023 Swindale Shield Jubilee Cup spot and put themselves on track to make the top four and earn a semi-final with one week to space with this 31-25 win over Old Boys University. OBU scored a converted try on fulltime to give themselves a bonus point and to stay...
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Sideline Conversions 19 June (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- Another exciting day at Ngati Toa Domain for Paremata-Plimmerton’s supporters on Saturday. Photo: Stewart Baird. +++++ Morning edition: Welcome to the deepest, darkest week of the year. We have one round to play in the 2023 Swindale Shield and several other competitions are heating up considerably. Premier Swindale Shield matches are a glance this coming...
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Women’s winners found, as Paremata-Plimmerton have one hand on the Swindale Shield
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- The Marist St Pat’s Women’s team – Division 1 Championship Tia Paasi Cup winners today. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean and Adam Julian Results & Scoring (as received) HERE Two club rugby titles were decided today in Wellington club rugby, while a third is on ice until next week – but for...
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Wellington club rugby scoring updates 17 June
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- It is the 12th round of 13 of the 2023 Wellington club rugby season. The 12th round slate of the Premier Men’s Swindale Shield competition sees all seven matches kick-off at their usual time of 2.45pm. Today’s Swindale Shield radio broadcast match is the Paremata-Plimmerton v Petone match. The E Tu Whanau Footy Show is on...
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Aisle be Back: The semi-finals, minus the Hurricanes
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Kevin McCarthy Another season, another early exit. Can’t say it feels like a surprise that a quarter-final in Canberra was once again too far. You can take solace in the thought that Ardie Savea did score in injury time. But its pretty feeble solace. After all, why exactly were the Canes needing the hail-est...
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Te Upoko release 2023 schedule and initial squad
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- Te Upoko o Te Ika – Wellington Maori – have released their 2023 match schedule and an initial 50-man squad, which will be reduced to 30 and announced on July 6th. They have six matches scheduled, starting with a match against Horowhenua-Kapiti Heartland squad on August 5th at the NZCIS campus and finishing away against...
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Connor Lemon hoping to put the squeeze on Poneke in Grbich interclub trophy match in his 100th game
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- Connor Lemon running out to play at home at the Polo Ground earlier this season. Photo: David Brownlie. Oriental-Rongotai front-rower Connor Lemon is set to play in his sixth Jimmy Grbich Shield match in his 100th Premier game this Saturday for Oriental-Rongotai on their Old Timers’ Day at the Polo Ground against Poneke. The Grbich...
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St Pat’s Silverstream beat Wellington College in Traditional
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- By Adam Julian, Steven White & Scott MacLean Photos by Andy McArthur On a field that resembled fragments of lumpy mince, St Patrick’s College, Silverstream retained the Ken Gray Memorial Trophy with a 32-19 win over Wellington College this afternoon. Their 92nd annual Traditional fixture doubled as a fifth round Premiership First XV competition game,...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 046: Frank Kilby and Lance Johnson
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Frank Kilby (left) and Lance Johnson – Southlanders turned Wellingtonians and All Blacks. Two Southlanders – turned Wellingtonians who each shone brightly at halfback and first five – often together – from club rugby to first-class level and on to the All Blacks. Halfback Frank Kilby was one of Wellington Rugby’s favourite players in the...
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Tawa v Poneke Swindale Shield scoring highlights
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- Tawa put themselves on track to make this year’s Jubilee Cup in July by earning a bonus point 52-21 win over Poneke in their 11th round Swindale Shield fixture on Saturday. Tawa opened the scoring through a penalty try early and then doubled their score to make it 14-0. They crossed twice more to lead...
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Sideline Conversions 12 June (some rugby news and happenings to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Morning edition: Two weekends of the Premier Swindale Shield to go, and the Women’s Division 1 and 2 championship finals this coming Saturday. The Division 1 Tia Paasi final is between Marist St Pat’s and Petone at Evans Bay Park and the Division 2 Izzy Ford Cup decider is between home team Paremata-Plimmerton and HOBM/Wainuiomata....
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Petone win McBain as MSP and Tawa climb into top eight positions in Swindale Shield
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- Carne Green races away to score for Petone in their McBain Shield win over Hutt Old Boys Marist today. Photo: Andy McArthur Results & Scoring as received HERE By Steven White & Scott MacLean Petone have won the 2023 McBain Shield interclub match against Hutt Old Boys Marist. In front of a large Hutt Recreation...
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Crunch time in club rugby as business end of the first round comes into focus
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Both Wainuiomata and Northern United are Hardham Cup-bound, but both can affect other team’s Jubilee Cup aspirations over the final three weeks of the first round. Wainuiomata play Avalon tomorrow and Norths meet Johnsonville. Photo: T-Paul Gale. By Scott MacLean Draws & Teamlists (as received) HERE It’s very much business time at the sharp end...
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Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Brumbies Quarter-final
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Kevin McCarthy If this was a movie of course it’s 2023 redux. Yep the sequel. The Hurricanes are again travelling to Canberra for a quarterfinal with hope in their hearts and trusting that they don’t carry too much baggage from last season. You’ll recall of course that in 2022 the Hurricanes put up a...
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A Testimonial by Old Boys University for Trapper
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- By Adam Julian When Old Boys University (OBU) hosts Oriental Rongotai at Rugby League Park this Saturday the Billygoats will be wearing Inglewood-themed jerseys. Inglewood is a small Taranaki town 16km southeast of New Plymouth, close to Mount Egmont. It’s known for servicing dairy farming and as being the hometown of legendary All Blacks halfback...
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Petone Hoping to Keep McBain in the Fridge
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- By Adam Julian July 25, 2020, music is rumbling, the chat is short, shrieking, and joyous. Petone Rugby Club is rocking. The Premiers have reclaimed the McBain Shield from Hutt Old Boys Marist. It’s roughly 10:37 pm. Something is missing. Goochy. Several hours earlier the Petone captain was hauled from the field seriously injured. Attempting...
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Wins for Wairarapa College and Mana College on Wednesday afternoon
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- Wairarapa College beat Tawa College 19-5 and Mana College beat Porirua College 24-0 in two First XV matches this afternoon. Wairarapa College’s win was part of a sports exchange between the two schools and was their fifth round Premiership match brought forward a week and a half. More on this game below. Mana College’s win...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 045: Nelson Ball and Brian Killeen
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Nelson Ball (left) and Brian Killeen, to All Blacks who played for Hutt in the 1930s. Two players with much in common in their respective paths to the All Blacks jersey in the early to mid-1930s. Born three years apart, Ball and Killeen were both backs who both played for the revitalised Hutt Football Club...
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Ories v Avalon Swindale Shield scoring highlights
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- Oriental-Rongotai snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Avalon Wolves 48-27 in their 1oth round Swindale Shield fixture at Fraser Park on Saturday. Ories soared to victory on a strong second half, after trailing 14-15 at halftime and again 14-20 soon after the break when Avalon scored soon after the re-start. Ories took the...
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Sideline Conversions 5 June (some rugby news and happenings to start the week)
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- Fraser Park in perfect condition on Saturday. The weather gods were kind this past weekend as well, a lovely blue sky day on Saturday afternoon and a cold miserable southerly with lashings of rain on Sunday afternoon. Morning edition: Today is King’s Birthday Monday – the first since 1951. There was club rugby on that...
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Johnsonville and HOBM win away in tenth round Swindale Shield thrillers
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- Results and scoring as received HERE By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Andy McArthur The Johnsonville Hawks and the Hutt Old Boys Marist Eagles both swooped late for big wins on the road in the tenth round set of Swindale Shield matches played around the Wellington region under blue skies today. Johnsonville held on over...
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Wellington club rugby scoring highlights 3 June
- Wellington Club Weekly
- It is the 10th round of the 2023 Wellington club rugby season. The 10th round slate of the Premier Men’s Swindale Shield competition sees all seven matches kick-off at their usual time of 2.45pm. The draw with teamlists is HERE Today’s Swindale Shield radio broadcast match is the the Upper Hutt Rams and Johnsonville. The E Tu...
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Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Crusaders and NZ U20s
- Wellington Club Weekly
- By Kevin McCarthy Playing the Crusaders at home would always be seen as a bell weather game in any season. Strangely that’s where we’re at in the last round of Super Rugby. But also, there’s an argument that there isn’t much resting on this game. Of course, there’s always something resting on a game against...
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Blockbuster King’s Birthday weekend of rugby lined up [first edition]
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- Ories and Avalon meet in a crunch match at Fraser Park tomorrow, while HOBM travel to Tawa in a similarly key encounter for both sides,and in hopefully kinder weather conditions after rain over the past two weekends. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Scott MacLean Draws & Results HERE The first iteration of King’s Birthday in over...
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Ben Hendry reaches 100-game milestone for the Wellington Axemen
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- Ben Hendry in his 100th Premier match for the Wellington Axemen last weekend at home at Hataitai Park. Photo: Brad Roberts/ Wellington Football Club. By Steven White Premier wins have been few and far between for the home team at Hataitai Park in recent times. But front-rower turned openside flanker Ben Hendry is just the...
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