Wellington Club Weekly / June 2025
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Matchday scoring highlights: Tawa (26) v Paremata-Plimmerton (23)
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- The two sides met in muddy conditions at Ngati Toa Domain in the 13th and final round of the Swindale Shield. Tawa won with a last-play try, after coming back from 23-14 behind in the last several minutes. Both teams made the ‘top 4’ for the upcoming Jubilee Cup – and this result means that...
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Sideline Conversions 30 June (some news and information to start the new week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Hugo Plummer wins the lineout for Tawa against Paremata-Plimmerton on Saturday. Photo: Stewart Baird Photography. The home stretch of the 2025 club rugby season is upon us. Opening weekend Jubilee Cup matches at a glance (the losers of the 6 v 7 and 5 v8 games drop down to the Hardham Cup for the following...
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Petone win Premier 2, Ories complete perfect first round and next week’s match-ups decided
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Fulltime in the McBain Shield with Hutt Old Boys Marist having held on to be at Petone. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Adam Julian & Scott MacLean Petone are the 2025 Premier 2 Harper Lock Shield champions, while already crowned first round champions Oriental-Rongotai made history by becoming the first team in the...
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Swindale Shield Round 13: Just the teamlists
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- Just the teamlists – as at 12,00pm Friday – for Round 13 of the Swindale Shield on 28 June 2025. All teams subject to change. A full round preview will be published as a separate feature article on this website later on Friday afternoon. PŌNEKE () NORTHERN UNITED () Pōneke scorers updated after game… Norths...
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Crunch afternoon in club rugby in final set of round-robin games
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- Some teams will be jumping for joy later on Saturday afternoon as the Premier and Premier 2 order of finishing is decided on the last afternoon of the round-robin season. Both the Upper Hutt Rams and Hutt Old Boys Marist have much to play for. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Scott MacLean & Steven White Update...
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Wellington club rugby 28 June links to live scoring, radio and streaming
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- It’s the final weekend of the regular season round-robin Premier and Premier 2 competitions and there is lots on and plenty to play for. LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 28 June 2025) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU...
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Midweek College wrap – Nelson College beat Wellington College in Quad Final
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- By Adam Julian & Steven White Nelson College have maintained their stranglehold on the annual Quadrangular Tournament, prevailing for the sixth time in seven years by withstanding a furious fightback to win today’s final against Wellington College 31-24. Nelson was anchored inside their 22 for the best part of the last five minutes as Wellington...
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Hrstich primed for McBain Shield match in his 100th game
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- Jarrod Hrstich running freely for Petone against Paremata-Plimmerton last weekend. This Saturday he raises the century for Petone against HOBM in their McBain Shield match. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Adam Julian Jarrod Hrstich is poised to raise a century for Petone in a McBain Shield against Hutt Old Boys Marist this coming Saturday. He’s endured...
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Plenty on the line for Zino in his 100th Premier match against the Axemen this Saturday
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- James Zino on the charge against the Upper Hutt Rams in a recent Swindale Shield match. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Steven White James Zino hopes he doesn’t lose in his 100th Premier match this coming Saturday. The repercussions could be painful. “I have a bet with my good mate and flatmate and Wellington Axemen flanker...
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Champion Teams 016: Hutt 1934
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- The Hutt side won the Jubilee Cup twice in the early 1930s, the second of which was the first time they contested the famous McBain Shield against Petone, winning 6-5. More about Alexander McBain below, from an article published on this website on 12/4/18: In 1886, the small Horowhenua settlement of Manakau was created around...
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Wellington College and Nelson College to contest 99th Quadrangular Final
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- By Adam Julian Wellington College and Nelson College will meet in the Final of the 99th Quadrangular Tournament that is being played in Christchurch this week. Thursday’s final follows day one results, which saw Nelson College beat Whanganui Collegiate 43-17 and Wellington College overcome tournament hosts Christ’s College 33-13. Wellington College held Christ’s College scoreless in...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 105: Frank Crist
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- Frank Crist was a leading player in Wellington club rugby for the Wellington Axemen and for the Wellington representative team, who went on to become one of the leading local First XV coaches of all time. Crist was also a World War two fighter pilot and squadron leader. William Frank Crist was born in Dannevirke...
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Matchday Scoring highlights: Johnsonville (32) v Northern United (24)
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- The Johnsonville and Northern United sides contested their Barlow Trophy match at Jerry Collins Stadium on Saturday. Visitors Johnsonville built a 22-5 lead by the 30-minute mark, which also cemented their place in the upcoming Jubilee Cup. There were missed conversions, which opened the door for Norths who had Super Rugby player Jackson Garden-Bachop in...
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Sideline Conversions 23 June (some rugby news and information to start the new week)
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- Above: fulltime at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday. Photo: Stewart Baird. One round to play in the Premier Swindale Shield and Premier 2 Harper Lock Shield competitions and several teams will be looking for a pot of gold to improve their chances when the Championship rounds kick off in a fortnight. Swindale Shield matches at...
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Petone, Paremata-Plimmerton win women’s finals, top 8 decided for Jubilee Cup
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- The Petone Ponies with the Division 1 Women’s Tia Paasi Memorial Trophy after their win over Northern United today at Rugby League Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Scott MacLean, Adam Julian & Martyn Bridge. Congratulations to Petone (Division 1) and Paremata-Plimmerton (Division 2) for winning the 2025 Wellington Women’s titles. Petone beat Northern...
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Swindale Shield Round 12 – just the teamlists
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- Just the teamlists – as received by 12.05pm – for Round 12 of the Swindale Shield on 21 June 2025. All teams subject to change. A full round preview will be published as a separate feature article on this website later on Friday afternoon. Marist St Pat’s v Avalon (Joe Aspell Cup), Evans Bay Park....
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Plenty to play for in 12th round Premier and Premier 2 matches as Women’s champions decided
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- Above: Keanu Kotuhi gets his pass away for Wainuiomata against Avalon last Saturday. Both sides have plenty to play for this weekend. By Scott MacLean Its the winter solstice tomorrow this weekend and then it’s all downhill to summertime and paddling pools, but for a number of teams it is a case of sink or...
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Wellington club rugby 21 June links to live scoring, radio and streaming
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- It’s the winter solstice, but the rugby will be burning bright this weekend. LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 21 June 2025) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted U85 WRFU Colts Alternatively, follow live scores...
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Ifeanyi Tonu’u-Nnebechukwu and Pōneke chasing Jubilee Cup success
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- Above: Ifeanyi Tonu’u-Nnebechukwu and Pōneke are not taking it lying down this year – already through to the Jubilee Cup round, they are pressing for a top four spot. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Adam Julian With his strapping frame, full-throttle playing style, and distinctive big hair, Ifeanyi Tonu’u-Nnebechukwu is rapidly establishing himself as one of...
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Aisle be Back: The Super Rugby Final
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- Above: When the Hurricanes hosted the Chiefs earlier this year. By Kevin McCarthy I hope you’ve got your tin ears on for the sound of cowbells this weekend in Christchurch for the super rugby pacific finale. Quick recap – if you’re from Mars – but Crusaders CEO Colin Mansbridge suggested that cowbells would be banned...
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Round-up of midweek school rugby on Wednesday
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- Rongotai College supporters celebrate their team’s opening try today. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Adam Julian and Scott MacLean Wednesday 4.20pm updates – this article will be updated this evening, but first is the account of the St Pat’s Silverstream v Rongotai College game There were three First XV matches played today amongst Wellington...
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Champion Teams 015: Marist St Pat’s 1979
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- They won their first Jubilee Cup in 1978 and again in 1979 – winning all 20 games in 1979 and completing the Swindale Shield/Jubilee Cup double. Some entries from the 1979 season in the Club Rugby Today in History files: 23 June: MSP win their 13th straight match of the season to claim the Swindale...
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Josh Hunt popular double centurion in Wellington club rugby
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- By Steven White Josh Hunt is the player that every team wants in their squad. As well as being one of the most experienced players playing Premier rugby in Wellington this season, personal reflections and achievements are secondary to team ones, although there are many of both spanning the past two decades. The Upper Hutt...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 104: Mick Hourigan
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- Mick Hourigan was a fast, strapping winger who played for leading club team Marist Brothers Old Boys from the late 1940s and played representative rugby for Wellington over five seasons. Hourigan was a handful to contain at all levels he played in and he was known as a wing who would just about always come...
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Matchday scoring highlights: HLS Old Boys University v Pōneke
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- The OBU and Pōneke Premier 2 sides contested a rollicking Harper Lock Shield fixture on Kilbirnie Park #2 on Saturday. OBU scored 15th and 40th minute tries through second-five Floyd Rose and centre Jackson Wright to lead 14-0 at halftime. OBU then scored their third try right after halftime from a scrum on halfway to...
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Sideline Conversions 16 June (some rugby news and information to start the new week)
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- General action from the U85kg Tony O’Brien Shield fixture on Saturday between Eastbourne and HOBM. Photo: Warwick Burke. Congratulations to Oriental-Rongotai for their maiden Swindale Shield win on Saturday. As we noted in Saturday evening’s round-up, the presentation is this coming Saturday after their match against Pōneke. It is Wellington club rugby Women’s Finals Day...
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Ories win Swindale Shield, top eight all but decided
- Wellington Club Weekly
- A lone Johnsonville player in a sea of Tawa defenders today at Helston Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White, Adam Julian & Scott MacLean They will be dancing in the streets of Miramar this evening as home team Oriental-Rongotai are the 2025 first round Premier Swindale Shield champions. Ories beat the Wellington Axemen 36-3...
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Round 11 Swindale Shield – just the teamlists
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- Just the teamlists for the 11th round of Premier Swindale Shield matches , as received at 12.05pm Friday. All teams subject to change. A full preview for the weekend will be published on this website as a separate post later on Friday afternoon. Pōneke v Old Boys University (Beet Algar Rosebowl), Kilbirnie Park. REFEREE: Ollie...
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Clutch eleventh round club rugby fixtures this weekend
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- Dominic Ropeti and Ories can win this year’s Swindale Shield title with two rounds to spare with victory at home over the Wellington Axemen tomorrow. Photo: Hugh Pretorius. By Scott MacLean & Steven White Dry conditions are expected tomorrow as the 11th round of the Swindale Shield kicks off around the region with much to...
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Wellington club rugby 14 June links to live scoring, radio and streaming
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- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 14 June 2025) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted U85 WRFU Colts Alternatively, follow live scores and get results off the WRFU/Rugby Xplorer site https://www.wrfu.co.nz/senior/draws-results Round 11 teamlists...
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Champion Teams 014: Petone 1973
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- The Petone 1973 team was perhaps the most successful team of all time in the modern era. As well as statistics, it was the team’s attitude and style of rugby that was significant. Inspired in part by the 1971 British and Irish Lions that beat Wellington 47-9 in their tour match, they played an expansive...
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Big Ben finding peace and power at Eagles
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- By Adam Julian This past Saturday was special for Ben Tuiomanufili. The hulking Hutt Old Boys Marist lock was Player of the Match in the Eagles’ 52-15 crushing of Pōneke at a wind-engulfed Kilbirnie Park. The tenth round Swindale Shield fixture for the Roy Johns Trophy and the Bill Brien Challenge Trophy also celebrated the...
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Aisle be Back: Super Rugby semis sans Hurricanes and vale Stu Wilson
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Hurricanes flag won’t be fluttering for another several months. By Kevin McCarthy I am not quite ready to go there, and look at another truncated Hurricanes playoff campaign, this time – or is it every time – dying on the cold fields of Canberra. Disappointing of course, but if you cannot stop the Brumbies...
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Late dropped goal wins traditional for Silverstream over Wellington College
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- By Adam Julian & Steven White Photos by Andy McArthur There were four First XV matches that went ahead in the Wellington region today, headlined by the blockbuster St Pat’s Silverstream – Wellington College fixture that was won by St Pat’s Silverstream 16-15. More on this match under the sub-heading below. That Silverstream – Wellington...
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Always Back Taika Cross
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- Taika and Arlo Cross with the Jim Ting Cup after their late win over Rongotai College on Wednesday. By Adam Julian On May 10, beloved Avalon Rugby Club identity and bus driver John Cross encouraged his son, Stephen Cross, a police officer, respected player, referee and volunteer, to bet on a racehorse named after his...
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Hurricanes v Brumbies Stat Attack
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- Duplessis Kirifi and Peter Lakai pack down in an earlier game against the Chiefs. Kirifi played the most minutes (1,117) of Hurricanes players this year, whilst two others also passed 1,000 minutes: Lakai and Cam Roigard. The Hurricanes missed out to the Brumbies in their Qualifying Super Rugby fixture on Saturday in Canberra. Many of...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 103: Ernie Todd
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- In his book Haka! The All Blacks Story Winston McCarthy wrote a chapter called ‘The Team That Never Was’ about the 1940 All Blacks to South Africa that was cancelled because of the start of the war. Trials were held and the touring squad was selected by sole selector Ted McKenzie but he never revealed...
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Watch Wellington College v St Pat’s Silverstream at 12.05pm live and free
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- The annual Ken Gray First XV Traditional between hosts Wellington College and St Pat’s Silverstream kicks off at 12.05pm. Wellington College won this fixture 27-24 last year, while there have been plenty of blockbusting finishes to the game down the years, such as Stanley Solomon’s winning try game in 2021 and going further back Aviata...
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Swindale Shield matchday scoring highlights: Petone (25) v Johnsonville (17)
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- Petone beat Johnsonville 25-17 away at Helston Park in their 10 round Swindale Shield fixture. In cold conditions, Johnsonville swept to a 12-0 lead early playing into the wind. Petone rallied and came back to level 12-12 and then go ahead 19-12. The second half was a gritty affair, with rain added to the mix,...
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Sideline Conversions 9 June (some rugby news and information to start the week)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Action from Old Timers’ Day at Porirua Park, where home team Northern United wore a specially designed jersey commemorating Jerry Collins, who tragically died in a car accident in France a decade ago this weekend. Photo: Stewart Baird. The Swindale Shield could well be decided with a fortnight to spare after this weekend, while the...
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Wellington club rugby links to live scoring, streams and and updates 7 June
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- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 7 June 2025) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield Scoring WRFU Men’s Premier WRFU Men’s Premier 2 WRFU Men’s Reserves WRFU Women’s Premier WRFU Restricted U85 WRFU Colts Alternatively, follow live scores and get results off the WRFU site – although visitors there need to...
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HOBM heat up at Kilbirnie Park as chasing pack behind leaders Ories tightens up
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- Hutt Old Boys Marist No. 8 Mika Alaifatu crashes over through the tackle of fullback Nick Robertson and a sea of defenders to score for the Eagles. Photo: Andy McArthur. Round 10 Swindale Shield just the scores: Hutt Old Boys Marist 52 – Pōneke 15 Petone 25 – Johnsonville 17 Tawa 19 – Wellington Axemen...
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Round 10 Swindale Shield – Just the Teamlists
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Teamlists below as received by 12.00pm Friday. All teams subject to change. A full round preview and information story to be posted as a separate story from mid afternoon Friday. WELLINGTON AXEMEN ( ) TAWA ( ) Axemen scorers added after game Tawa scorers added after game. Axemen Team TBA. Tawa Line-up: 1. Robb Carr,...
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Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Brumbies (Qualifying Final)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- TJ Clarke and the Hurricanes celebrate his maiden try last week. Photo: Mike Lewis Pictures. By Kevin McCarthy It’s Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals time. Hold on, no, that’s not right. There would have to be four playoff matches in that case. And we only have three. Okay, so it’s actually the playoff finals officially. As...
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Tenth Round Blockbusters coming up in club rugby tomorrow
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Tawa’s Matolu Petaia surges ahead against Northern United last week. Tawa will be hunting maximum points against the Wellington Axemen tomorrow, while Norths are at home on their Old Timers’ Day against Paremata-Plimmerton. By Scott MacLean A frigid forecast tomorrow, but the rugby is expected to heat up. A number of big clashes across...
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Solomon embracing leadership role as NZ U20s prepare for World tournament
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Stanley Solomon leads the New Zealand Under-20s haka, Tetekura O Pango, in their recent tournament in South Africa. Photo supplied. By Adam Julian Stanley Solomon isn’t shy. But even the whippet Petone fullback was surprised when nobody volunteered to lead the New Zealand Under-20s haka, Tetekura O Pango. So the former Wellington College First...
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Wellington Club Rugby Champion Teams 013: Northern United 2010
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- Looking at the Northern United team of 2010 that won its fourth Jubilee Cup title of the first decade of this century – and perhaps the most dominant of these teams. The 2010 season was a triumph for the whole club, with the Premier 2, First Grade (now Reserve Grade), Colts and Women’s teams also...
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Wellington College, St Bernard’s win midweek college games on wet afternoon
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Wellington College halfback Bentley Faulkner scored the game’s first try and the first try of the second half in his side’s comfortable win over Rongotai College. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Adam Julian Wellington College and St Bernard’s College entered the winners’ paddock this afternoon with wins in wet conditions in their traditionals....
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Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika Stat Attack
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- The Hurricanes beat Moana Pasifika 64-12 in their last round Super Rugby fixture on Saturday, earning them a trip to Canberra to play the Brumbies in this coming Friday night’s knockout game. Many of the facts and figures from the fixture in Wellington on Saturday evening by Hurricanes and Wellington Rugby Statistics Manager Peter Marriott....
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 102: Donald Riesterer
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- Donald Riesterer played for four provinces, and Wellington was his final stop on his rugby playing tour around New Zealand. He later became Mayor of Bay of Plenty town Opotiki, wearing that town’s chains between 1989-2001. Donald John Riesterer was born on 9 November 1930 at Otahuhu in Auckland, but grew up in south Taranaki...
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Where are they now: The 2015 Old Boys University Jubilee Cup winning team
- Wellington Club Weekly
- As part of Old Boys University’s Old Timers’ Day this coming Saturday, the club is holding a 10-year reunion of the 2015 Jubilee Cup winning team. This was the first of five Wellington club rugby champion teams, the club also winning in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2024. The club is celebrating the 2015 anniversary at...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Old Boys University (28) v Wainuiomata (26)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- The Old Boys University Premiers beat Wainuiomata 28-26 in their Premier Swindale Shield fixture at Ian Galloway Park on Saturday, for the Peter Dunford Cup. The match was played under a dipping sun at Ian Galloway Park, with Wainuiomata having advantage of a gentle wind in the first half and climbing into their work and...
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Sideline Conversions 2 June (some news and information to start the new week and month)
- Wellington Club Weekly
- Above: Club rugby under the stars on Friday night, with the Upper Hutt Rams hosting the Wellington Axemen. With King’s Birthday Weekend, the winter rugby season is fast closing in and we are up to week 10 of the Swindale Shield, with five rounds to play before the start of the Jubilee Cup. Ories have...
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