Wellington Club Weekly / November 2024
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Five Wellington teams heading to Condor 7s this weekend
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- Five Wellington schools are joining some 80 others from around the country at Blake Park, Mt Maunganui this weekend for the annual Condor 7s tournament. St Patrick’s College Silverstream’s U15 Boys team is joined in the tournament by the Hutt International Boys’ School’s and Scots College’s Open Boys teams and the St Mary’s College’s and...
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All Blacks v Italy Stat Attack
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- The All Blacks beat Italy this past weekend. Some facts and figures from the test by Peter Marriott. New Zealand v Italy in Turin: Won 29-11 New Zealand and Italy first met at test level at Auckland in the opening pool match of the 1987 Rugby World Cup. New Zealand won the match 70-6. Before...
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Sideline Conversions 25 November (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- This column and our 2024 rugby coverage is fast coming to a close for the year, as we are running out of content. This may or may not be our last column of the year! An advertising spot on Club Rugby has opened up for next year. If interested in this and/or advanced sponsorship please get...
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Wellington teams do the double at Central 7s tournament
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- Wellington teams swept the 2024 Central Region 7s tournament at Massey University this afternoon. Wellington won both the men’s and women’s tournament, with the men’s team beating the Whanganui Butcher Boys 26-12 in their final and the women’s side defeating the Manawatu Cyclones 28-24. The men’s win was Wellington’s first win in this tournament since...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Italy
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- By Kevin McCarthy We are clearly disrespecting Italy by rushing to write the summaries of Razor Year One. So, apologies to that fantastic country – but a victory is highly unlikely, unless they flood the arena in Turin and bring in the sharks. Assuming the All Blacks add another win, they’ll end the year with...
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Central Region 7s on Saturday
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- The second annual post-covid revived Central Region 7s is being hosted by the Manawatu Rugby Football Union on Saturday. This is the tournament that was played in Levin for many years, prior to Covid 19 striking the nation and it going into abeyance for three years. There were green shoots in its revival last year...
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All Blacks v France Stat Attack
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- The All Blacks missed out to France this past weekend. Some facts and figures from the test by Peter Marriott. New Zealand v France in Paris: Lost 29-30 New Zealand and France first met in a test at Parc des Princes on 1 January 1906. New Zealand won the match 38-8. It was New Zealand’s...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v France
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- By Kevin McCarthy The mental state of the nation regarding the All Blacks often resembles the patient who can’t quite nail their medication dose. Too little, and the world’s a terrible place, too much, and the world’s your oyster. Right now we’re probably in that latter phase. Which is odd after a tightly-fought victory over...
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New players to feature in Super Rugby squads in 2025
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- The Hurricanes have nine new signings in their 38-player squad, some of whom could also be in line to make their Swindale Shield debuts next season. The full squad, as released this morning, is listed below. There are 12 Wellington players in the Hurricanes squad, these being: Asafo Aumua (Avalon), TJ Clarke (Petone) Caleb Delany...
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All Blacks v Ireland Stat Attack
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- The All Blacks beat Ireland this past weekend. Some facts and figures from the test by Peter Marriott. New Zealand v Ireland in Dublin: Won 23-13 New Zealand and Ireland first met in a test at Lansdowne Road in Dublin on 25 November 1905. New Zealand won the match 15-0. The two sides have now...
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Sideline Conversions 11 November (some news and information to start the week)
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- Monday breakfast edition: That appears to be it for rugby in Wellington for the year. The end of another mighty season. Several weeks off and it starts anew with pre-season 2025. There are still some sevens tournaments to be played further afield, with the Central Region 7s in Palmerston North (exact venue and details to...
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Paremata-Plimmerton and Petone Wellington club sevens champions
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- By Steven White. Photos by Andy McArthur. Paremata-Plimmerton (men’s) and Petone (women’s) are the 2024 Wellington club rugby sevens champions. Both clubs defended their titles that they won last year at the same venue as then at Trentham Memorial Park. Paremata-Plimmerton retained the American Ambassador’s Trophy, while Petone have stored away the Eleonor Roosevelt Cup...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v Ireland
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- By Kevin McCarthy Thank god for sh#t Richie McCaw, Most pundits thought about three weeks ago that Sam Cane should not be on the plane to the Northern Hemisphere. It was, along with the selection of TJ Perenara, evidence of the innate caution of Scott Robertson who had missed a chance to bring through the...
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American Ambassador’s Sevens 2.0 on Saturday
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- Friday morning preview – any updates and amendments will be made below as received. The second and final leg of the Wellington Rugby Football Union’s American Ambassador’s Sevens tournament is at Trentham Memorial Park on Saturday. Points from last weekend’s opening leg at Rugby league Park and Te Whaea roll over, heading to crossover semi-finals...
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All Blacks v England Stat Attack
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- The All Blacks beat England with a late converted try this past weekend. Some facts and figures from the test by Peter Marriott. New Zealand v England in London: Won 24-22New Zealand and England first met in a test match at Crystal Palace in London on 2 December 1905. It was New Zealand’s sixth-ever international...
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Sideline Conversions 4 November (some news and information to start the week)
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- A fast-paced and well-contested opening leg of the American Ambassador’s sevens on Saturday, with the second and final leg of the series set to be played this coming Saturday at Trentham Memorial Park. By the end of the day, the Upper Hutt Rams and one of the two Paremata-Plimmerton sides came away unbeaten and in...
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Paremata-Plimmerton Black and Upper Hutt Rams seize initiative after opening day of American Ambassador’s Sevens
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- Jack Wright gets airborne for the Upper Hutt Rams against the Wellington Axemen today, in the opening weekend of sevens in Wellington. By Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur Paremata-Plimmerton Black and the Upper Hutt Rams are in the box seat after the first leg of two Wellington club rugby sevens tournaments at Rugby League...
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