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This week’s Club Rugby Performer of the Week is Louis Northcott, @pareplimrugby left wing.
Northcott has the need for speed, and scored 5 tries for his Premier team on Saturday in their 51-22 win over Poneke.
This is the first 5-try haul in Wellington Premier rugby since 2019. Northcott, shortly to be on a pre-planned holiday break before rejoining the side for the second half of the season, has played 36 games, for 25 wins and 35 tries.
Five or more tries in a Premier match since 2005 (since our website’s records started):
6 tries
Mike Kingsbeer (Marist St Pat’s)
2009 Swindale Shield Round 5
Marist St Pat’s 88 – Wainuiomata 3
Tauaosi Tuimavavae (Poneke)
2013 Swindale Shield Round 3
Poneke 102 – Rimutaka 0
5 tries
Brendan Watt (Marist St Pat’s)
2009 Swindale Shield Round 3
Marist St Pat’s 55 – Tawa 3
Julian Savea (Oriental-Rongotai)
2009 Swindale Shield Round 4
Oriental-Rongotai 78 – Old Boys-University 17
Ajay Va’alepu (Northern United)
2011 Jubilee Cup Semi-final
Northern United 29 – Poneke 3
Dean Brunsdon (Northern United)
2013 Swindale Shield Round 11
Northern United 85 – Rimutaka 0
Faresa Tasele (Marist St Pat’s)
2019 Hardham Cup, Round 7
Marist St Pat’s 74 – Avalon 7
Louis Northcott (Paremata-Plimmerton)
2025 Swindale Shield, Round 6
Paremata-Plimmerton 51 – Poneke 22
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Performer of the Week accolades from the first 5 weeks were (as seen on Instagram):
Week 5:
Week 4:
Week 3:
Week 2:
Week 1:
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