Wellington Club Weekly / May 2026
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Sideline Conversions 1 June (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- Jordan Soli dives over to score a first half try for Ories against Poneke on Saturday. He is the clear-cut leading points scorer in the Swindale Shield – more below. Photo: Andy McArthur. Welcome to a new week and new month of rugby. There is a whole lot going on over the next few weeks...
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Inspiring close wins for Wainuiomata, Avalon, Ories and the Upper Hutt Rams in ninth round King’s Birthday Weekend fixtures
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- Ifeanyichukwu Nnebechukwu runs in one of this three tries today for Pōneke against Oriental-Rongotai. Pōneke had come back from 0-24 down to draw level 24-24 at halftime and then lead late before two tries in the closing minutes took the game away from them and Ories won 39-34. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White &...
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Wellington Club Rugby 30 May – Links to livestreams, scoring, listening and Results
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- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 30 May 2026) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield and lower grade Scoring and fulltime scores updated as they happen. 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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Plenty on the line in round nine King’s Birthday Weekend fixtures
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- Trytime at Evans Bay Park last Saturday. Marist St Pat’s are on the road to play Petone tomorrow, while Paremata-Plimmerton return home to host Old Boys University. With a month to play after these games, both a big fixtures. Photo: Tane Nathan/Kinetic Images. By Scott MacLean FRIDAY LUNCHTIME EDITION – updates later this afternoon: It’s a...
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Around the World with club rugby Volume 1
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- Wellington club rugby has a rich and diverse history of players coming from overseas for short or longer stints and leaving their marks on their host clubs and the competition. In part one below we have put together a list of some of these players right up to the present day who have played their...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 127: Winston McCarthy
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- “Listen…! It’s a goal!” One of the most memorable spoken moments in New Zealand sporting sporting broadcast history, and uttered by Wellington rugby commentator Winston McCarthy Winston John McCarthy was a leading rugby personality in the middle years of the twentieth century and he remains one of the most famous rugby broadcasters in New Zealand,...
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Walton-Sexton putting overseas, domestic and Heartland experience to good use at OBU
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- Sam Walton-Sexton has quickly become a key member of the OBU Goats Premier squad and has played in all eight matches so far this season. This coming Saturday they play Paremata-Plimmerton at Ngati Toa Domain in a key match for the Swindale Shield fortunes of both clubs. The halfback will have one ear on proceedings...
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Club Rugby Highlights Series: Kick & Chase Tries Part 2
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- Celebrating community rugby highlights of the past decade. Kick and chase tries can be some of the more thrilling strikes in rugby, for spectators and players alike. Often its a little bit of magic or unpredictability that pays off from the boot that turns or seals tight matches. See below for the second part of...
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Hurricanes v Highlanders Stat Attack
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- Du’Plessis Kirifi on the leap against the Highlanders. He scored his 15th try in his 103rd match for the Hurricanes. It was his fourth against the Highlanders which includes a “pair” at Wellington in 2024. He has scored a try in each of his last three matches. Kirifi has now played a record 14 matches...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Upper Hutt Rams (39) v Johnsonville (27)
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- Despite a considerable number of penalties and some four yellow cards, there was no shortage of entertaining play for the neutral viewer at this game at Helston Park. The Rams scored early off a near side lineout back on their side of halfway, but Johnsonville ran in three tries before halftime, including two to wing...
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Sideline Conversions 25 May (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- General Swindale Shield action from Lyndhurst Park on Saturday, where competition leaders Tawa beat bottom placed Avalon. Like all their recent matches, Avalon were in the contest throughout much of the first half before falling away. Tawa won 47-7. Photo: Stewart Baird. Monday morning edition: The settled weather rolls on, but we don’t want to...
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MSP big winners in eighth round as leading sides pull clear
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- Midfielder-turned No. 8 Skivi Va’a bursting through to score for Oriental-Rongotai in his team’s Swindale Shield win over Northern United today at the Polo Ground. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Please note that this report below will likely be added to with extra details after publishing owing to issues with the...
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Wellington Club Rugby 23 May: Links to Live Scoring, Streaming and Listening
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- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 23 May 2026) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield and lower grade Scoring and fulltime scores updated as they happen. 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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Leading teams looking to consolidate positions in Premier and Premier 2 eighth round
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- Jayde Burns celebrates his return to Norths after several weeks on the sideline with a try against Poneke last week. Norths travel to play Oriental-Rongotai while Poneke head up the hill to Rugby League Park to meet Old Boys University. By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime edition – updates to come this afternoon. And just like...
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Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Highlanders
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- By Kevin McCarthy It’s the penultimate round but really, it may as well be the final round of Super Rugby Pacific for the Hurricanes, if they execute this weekend. There are as always the odd booby traps to make things tasty, however. The Crusaders host the Chiefs at their new home. Should they win, then...
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OBU All Aboard the Piopio Express – Hunter Kennedy
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- Hunter Kennedy dives to score in the corner for Old Boys University in a recent match against Hutt Old Boys Marist. Photo: Caroline Lewis. By Adam Julian The BillyGoats are all aboard the Piopio Express. Highly touted fullback Hunter Kennedy, 18, has roared into Wellington and helped Old Boys University win five of their first...
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Notorious Col Comeback Sinks Town
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- Fulltime in a rollercoaster traditional, ending with Wellington College defending their line and protecting a five-point lead. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian Wellington College rallied from 26-12 down to retain the Centennial Shield for a sixth consecutive time with an engrossing 31-26 victory against St Patrick’s College, Wellington (Town). This fixture has underwhelmed as...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 127: Jim Kinvig (Onslow)
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- James ‘Big Jim’ Kinvig was a leading player for Onslow throughout the 1950s and early 1960s and he played a number of times for the Wellington representative team. Kinvig was well known as a big goal-kicking forward, whose most usual position was lock but he also played at prop and No. 8 throughout his career....
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Hurricanes v Blues Stat Attack
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- Peter Lakai (above) scored his 13th try in his 47th appearance. It was his second try against the Blues. Lakai has made 36 starts for the Hurricanes: 18 at #7 and 18 at #8. In association with Hurricanes statistics compiler Peter Marriott, the Stat Attack returns in 2026. Facts and figures from the Hurricanes’ win...
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Wellington First XV teams of the past three decades
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- The First XV Premiership trophy reaches for the sky during last year’s final between winners St Pat’s Silverstream and Wellington College. The 2026 First XV Premiership starts this week, with the annual Wellington College – St Pat’s Town traditional fixture on Wednesday getting it underway. Kick-off at Wellington College is 12.30pm. Ten years ago we...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Old Boys University (50) v Avalon (5)
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- The two teams met in round seven of the Premier Swindale Shield competition at Fraser Park. The run of play saw Avalon take the attack to OBU in the first half and they scored first to go up 5-0 after 25 minutes, a lead that could have been more but for a couple of missed...
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Sideline Conversions 18 May (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- A lineout scene in Saturday’s match between Petone and Ories. Petone won 39-10. Photo: Kinetic Images. Photos from the weekend at https://clubrugby.smugmug.com/2026 The Swindale Shield reached its halfway point on Saturday and the race for the first round title is heating up with several teams in the mix and no conclusive favourite at this point....
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Tight at the top of the Swindale Shield as Tawa new outright leaders at halfway point
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- Above: Northern United Women’s flanker Leah Conley celebrates a try in her 200th club match today. Norths beat Oriental-Rongotai 31-5. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean The Swindale Shield pecking order is starting to sort itself out, as the Wellington club rugby first round Premier club rugby competition reached its halfway point...
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Close games expected as Swindale Shield reaches halfway point
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- Wainuiomata are back home this weekend to host the Wellington Axemen for the Bill Jones Cup, while Oriental-Rongotai are on the road to play Petone for the Jim Brown Memorial Trophy. Both big games for the four teams involved and other rivals on the points table. By Scott MacLean Friday lunchtime version – updates will...
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Wellington club rugby links to live scoring, listening and livestreams 16 May
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- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 16 May 2026) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield and lower grade Scoring and fulltime scores updated as they happen. 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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Catholics chipper ahead of Premiership after big midweek wins
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- Action from the St Pat’s Silverstream – New Plymouth Boys’ High School fixture this afternoon in which the home team won by a point. In town, St Pat’s Town held off Palmerston North Boys’ High School. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian St Patrick’s College Wellington (Town) enjoyed their best pre-season win, rolling Super 8...
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Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Blues in Auckland
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- Milestones for Cory Jane (as a player/coach) and Caleb Delany in Auckland this weekend. By Kevin McCarthy I feel like I’m flying blind on the Hurricanes’ journey north to Eden Park. It’s of course crucial, but everything is crucial now. This does however feel like the one to nail in the three remaining matches for...
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The Bounce of the Ball
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- Tawa defend their line to the end in their recent tight victory over Old Boys University at Lyndhurst Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Ash Hayward Premier club rugby in Wellington is in a good place right now. The fast quality of play, high levels of fitness and supreme skill sets make many matches must watch...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 126: Dave Harker (Athletic)
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- Dave Harker was one of the best performing and consistent forwards in Wellington club rugby throughout much of the 1950s and early 1960s. Harker was a lock who played for the Athletic club. Harker was Athletic’s captain in 1956 and 1957, forming an effective lineout partnership with All Black Nev MacEwan over several years. An...
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Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika Stat Attack
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- Billy Proctor played in a winning Hurricanes side for the 50th time, from 78 appearances, in the Hurricanes’ win over Moana Pasifika on Saturday. In association with Hurricanes statistics compiler Peter Marriott, the Stat Attack returns in 2026. Facts and figures from the Hurricanes’ win over the Crusaders in Wellington on Friday night below. Round...
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Matchday Scoring Highlights: Petone v Northern United
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- Petone announced their serious challenge for this year’s Swindale Shield with this big win over Northern United. Petone led 17-7 at halftime and pulled clear to win 10 tries to 3 in the second half and the final score was 62-19. Northern United are rebuilding this year and there will be better days ahead for...
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Swindale Shield set to come alive in round five as college rugby takes flight
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- By Scott MacLean & Steven White Friday lunchtime edition – updates expected later in the afternoon. With a month of the competition behind us, the month of May is typically season defining for clubs that have designs on first round title success or of making the Jubilee Cup round later in the winter. As such,...
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Wellington club rugby links to live scoring, streams and updates 2 May
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- LIVE scoring updates Wellington club rugby (on Saturday 2 May 2026) CLICK on the link directly below for live Swindale Shield and lower grade Scoring and fulltime scores updated as they happen. 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...
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