Wellington Club Weekly / August 2024
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Feilding High School win Hurricanes First XV final, a win and a loss for Wellington teams in Napier
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- Feilding High School tighthead prop Dane Johnston celebrates what would be the match-winning try with Feilding’s supporters behind the in-goal midway through the second half. Photo: Steven White. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Feilding High School will be representing the Hurricanes region at next weekend’s Top 4 NZSS First XV tournament after beating Palmerston...
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Lighter schedule of rugby in Wellington this weekend
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- By Scott MacLean After a busy past couple of weekends for rugby in Wellington, this weekend is quieter with just a handful of games on around the region. Most Wellington representative teams are either away or have had their games cancelled because of closed grounds. There is still some rugby on in the region, as...
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Wellington and Canterbury to resume long-standing rivalry on Sunday
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- It is mild curiosity that Sunday’s fourth round NPC fixture between the Wellington Lions and the Canterbury Lambs is the fourth consecutive match between these sides played in Christchurch. One of those matches was the 2022 final but the other two were also round-robin games, so if the red and black men don’t want to...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Springboks 1.0
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- By Kevin McCarthy It used to be said that most teams playing the All Blacks were beaten before they stepped on the turf, such was their reputation. Certainly, the psychological did seem to be part of New Zealand’s secret sauce. But it’s safe to say that is no longer the case, especially as top teams...
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MANUKURA beat St Mary’s in Hurricanes final to retain Rex Kerr Cup and return to Top Four
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- By Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur For the fourth consecutive year in the Hurricanes Region Schoolgirls’ Final, Manawatu champions MANUKURA have beaten St Mary’s College. They won today’s final 22-10 in fine, breezy conditions at the Petone Recreation Ground. Left wing Tayleh Seng scored the first and last tries for MANUKURA as they completed...
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Wellington Lions v Manawatu Turbos Stat Attack
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- Ories teammates collide. Manawatu’s Pena Va’a and Wellington’s Julian Savea meet in their match on Sunday. Photo: Andy McArthur. Wellington beat Manawatu 39-31 in their third round NPC match on Sunday at Porirua Park. Some facts and figures by Peter Marriott. Round 3 v Manawatu: Won 39-31 The two sides have met on 30 occasions...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 085: Jim Fitzgerald
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- James Train Fitzgerald was a fleet-footed midfielder who was a key cog in the hugely successful University club teams of the early 1950s, as well as playing for Wellington and for the All Blacks. He was a popular player for his University club and for Wellington teams in the early 1950s, not far off teammate...
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Matchday scoring highlights: Wellington U19s v Manawatu U19s
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- The two teams met at Rugby League Park on Saturday in the opening round of the Hurricanes Central Region Shield competition. The Central Region Shield has been been running for 40 years and Wellington are the defending champions, having beaten Manawatu 64-24 in the deciding match of 2023. This rematch appeared to be heading to...
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Sideline Conversions 26 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- A colossal week of rugby for Wellington and lower North Island teams, as the action continues to come thick and fast. The midweek rugby sees the St Mary’s College and Manukura teams meet in the Hurricanes schoolgirls Rex Kerr Cup final. This is set down for the Petone Rec at 1.30pm on Wednesday. The winner...
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Contrasting wins for Wellington U19s and Centurions, U85kg teams advance and college champions bow out
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- Clean air for Wellington Centurions halfback Isaac Bracewell as he runs in a try late in the first half in his team’s win over Manawatu B at Rugby League Park today. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean & Adam Julian Wellington teams won both matches at Rugby League Park this afternoon but in...
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Bumper weekend of rugby coming up in Wellington
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- The Wellington Centurions are back at Rugby League Park this week, to host the Manawatu B side in a double header that also features the Wellington and Manawatu U19s sides. By Scott MacLean & Steven White Another two days of rugby in Wellington coming up, with plenty of club, college and representative action on Saturday...
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Experienced hooker Leni Apisai rolling with the Lions
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- Leni Apisai was back playing a full season of club rugby for Paremata-Plimmerton this year. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Steven White The Wellington Lions were leading Taranaki 21-19 with two minutes to play on Sunday afternoon when they sealed the win in the wet with a textbook 20-metre rolling maul try in the far corner....
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Aisle be Back: The Mic Drop
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- By Kevin McCarthy Well, that was a mic drop moment. Five tests in and Team Razor already has somebody – Leon MacDonald – firing out of the ejector seat. While everyone is saying the right things, the question that hangs over the falling out between the head coach and one of his assistants is why...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 084: Bill Clark
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- The Seagull, specialist openside flanker Bill Clark was involved in all four of University’s Jubilee Cup title wins in the 1950s. He was in the team that won a three-peat between 1952-54 and when he retired due to recurring injuries at the end of the 1958 season, he was one of only two players along...
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Wellington v Manawatu the history, and the 1981 Ranfurly Shield match
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- The Wellington Lions and Manawatu Turbos meet on Sunday at Porirua Park in the third round of the 2024 NPC season. Wellington have won their first two matches, while Manawatu have lost both of theirs. The two teams meet for the Coronation Cup. This was presented by the Arnott family to the Manawatu Rugby Union...
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Wellington v Taranaki Round 2 Stat Attack
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- Peter Lakai, our Player of the Match, trucking it forward in the wet. The Wellington Lions opened their home matches 2024 National Provincial Championship season account with a bonus point 26-19 win over Taranaki at Jerry Collins Stadium. Some facts and figures from the match by Peter Marriott below: Round 2 v Taranaki: Won 26-19 Wellington and...
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Wellington v Taranaki Round 2 Stat Attack
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- The Wellington Lions opened their home matches 2024 National Provincial Championship season account with a bonus point 26-19 win over Taranaki at Jerry Collins Stadium. Some facts and figures from the match by Peter Marriott below: Round 2 v Taranaki: Won 26-19 Wellington and Taranaki did not meet in 2023. The two sides have met on 37...
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St Pat’s Silverstream the Kings of college rugby in Wellington
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- By Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur St Patrick’s College, Silverstream is irrefutably the best rugby school in the capital. The Upper Hutt-based Catholics won four grades in 2024, their nearest rivals one. The First XV Premiership is the most coveted prize and in the final at Jerry Collins Stadium, Silverstream overpowered Wellington College 31-12....
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Sideline Conversions 19 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- Julian Savea scores one of his two tries for the Lions in a splash at Porirua Park yesterday. Savea scored two tries for Wellington in an NPC game for the first time since a 37-35 win over Bay of Plenty at Sky Stadium in the first round of the 2022 NPC. With rugby supporters back...
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Come from behind wins for Wellington Centurions and Samoans teams, as Silverstream teams win college finals
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- Matolu Petaia scores for the Wellington Centurions in the second half in their comeback win over the Taranaki Development side at Rugby League Park this afternoon. Photo: Mike Lewis. By Steven White & Scott MacLean A round-up of rugby today in Wellington and a bit further afield, with men’s representative wins for the Wellington Centurions...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Argentina 2.0
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- By Kevin McCarthy I predict a Bring Back Fozzie sign will be waved on Saturday at Eden Park. Such is the (all) black humour we may need in the rest of the season. Of course, it wasn’t meant to be this way, yet the Razor honeymoon is already cut short. I wrote a few weeks...
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Rugby to roar this weekend, with College Finals, Representative and U85kg matches and Lions at home
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- Leo the Lion and the British Isles lions mascot at Athletic Park ahead of their match in 1966. Wellington won 20-6. This photo has nothing to do with the preview below, but we found it in our archives so here it is. By Scott MacLean & Adam Julian. Rugby is spread over two days this...
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First XV Finals – the last 10 MVPS
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- By Steven White & Adam Julian The St Pat’s Silverstream and Wellington College First XVs meet in their Premiership final on Sunday at Porirua Park at the curious kick-off time of 11.15am. Since 2004 the the Player of the Wellington club rugby Premier Jubilee Cup has been awarded the Jim Brown Plate. What about a...
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Brad Shields and Lions ready to host defending champs on Sunday
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- Brad Shields playing against North Harbour last September. The Lions return there on Sunday for their first home NPC fixture of the year. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White Talismanic Wellington Lions loose forward Brad Shield says the Lions were happy to earn a first up bonus point win against Auckland in a difficult game...
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Wellington Lions v Auckland Stat Attack
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- The Wellington Lions opened their 2024 National Provincial Championship season with a bonus point 29-21 shutout win over Auckland at Eden Park. Some facts and figures from the match by Peter Marriott below: Round 1 v Auckland: Won 29-21 Wellington and Auckland did not meet in 2023. Wellington and Auckland have met 50 times in...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 083: Colin Loader
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- Colin James Loader was a leading player in Wellington in the early to mid-1950s who left a brief but meaningful footprint on Wellington rugby, as both a player and a coach. Loader was also an All Black on the 1953-54 northern hemisphere. Though highly talented and skilful his elevation to the All Blacks for this...
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Sideline Conversions 12 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- Wellington College players celebrate their win over Scots College on Saturday. They will play the Premiership final next Sunday against St Pat’s Silverstream, their first final appearance since 2017. Photo: Andy McArthur. Another full weekend of club, college and representative rugby is in the books, and attention turns to what is coming up. So a...
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MSP Internationals win club title, U85kg matches underway and college finalists found
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- The Poneke U85kg side on their way to scoring one of their 13 tries today through replain their National Knockout Cup win over Coastal. Poneke were one of four Wellington teams to win their U85kg matches today, but a fifth, Johnsonville, lost to the other Taranaki side New Plymouth Old Boys by a similar wide...
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Last club rugby final, U85kg matches, First XV semi-finals and week two of representative rugby tomorrow
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- By Scott MacLean & Steven White Updated:A buffet of rugby on tomorrow. A preview and some teamlists as received below. Club The Reserve Grade Division 2 Final for the Alan Seerup Cup is tomorrow at Evans Bay Park at 2.30pm, between the MSP Internationals and the Wests Roosters Mixed Veges. This will be one not...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Argentina in Wellington
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- By Kevin McCarthy The times are about to get serious for Scott Robertson. Though not with the opening double header against Argentina. Indeed, they’re not fixtures to get the pulse racing, unless you are Ian Foster who probably still has sweats over making history with twin losses against the Pumas. It’s unlikely that history will...
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Lions to open 2024 NPC against Auckland for Fred Lucas Cup on Friday
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- The Wellington Lions open their 2024 National Provincial Championship season with an away fixture against Auckland at Eden Park on Friday night. The Lions won their fifth NPC Division 1/Premiership title in 2022 but missed out by a solitary point in their semi-final to Hawke’s Bay in last year’s semi-final meeting. Wellington and Auckland have...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 082: Vince Bevan
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- For over a decade in the 1940s up to his retirement in 1956, Vince Bevan was one of Wellington’s leading players and the first-choice halfback for many of these seasons. For one reason or another, Bevan didn’t play as much top-level rugby as she should have, and certainly not for the All Blacks. One reason...
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What is coming up in August, September, October
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- With club rugby in 2024 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 and then sevens tournaments. A feature tournament that we cover...
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Sideline Conversions 5 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- Ories Premier coach Whetu Henry comes out of retirement to lead the Wellington Māori haka on Saturday! Luke Flett and Jimmy Lee Hongara on his inside. Henry came off the bench later on and their scrum helped them win the match with a couple of big turnovers that led both indirectly and directly to their...
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Thriller at Porirua Park as representative season gets underway and college semi-finals confirmed
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- Wellington Māori tighthead prop Geordie Bean scores the second of his two tries today at Porirua Park, as part of their high scoring narrow win over the Horowhenua-Kapiti Heartland Championship squad. By Steven White & Scott MacLean The atmosphere at Porirua Park today was several notches more subdued than a week prior on club rugby...
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Representative season underway this weekend, last round of college rugby
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- Matt Proctor made his first appearance in Wellington colours since 2018 today at NZCIS. He joined his brother Billy (in the background) on the field in the second half. Wellington won 5 tries to 4 By Steven White & Scott MacLean Monday afternoon edition. It’s the first of two transition weekends coming up, with the...
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