Champion Teams 017: Old Boys University 2024

The 2025 Jubilee Cup is upon us. The four-week series to find this year’s Wellington club rugby champion commences on Saturday.

However, there is guaranteed to be a new winner this year, with last year’s title taker Old Boys University having finished ninth and re-setting to start the tier 2 Hardham Cup.

Whilst the defending champion usually lines up again in the Jubilee Cup the following year, OBU is joining several previous teams to have missed out on the chance to play for major glory at the end of the first round the following term. In fact, the first team to do this was their predecessor University club in 1930 the year after they won the inaugural Jubilee Cup.

Nevertheless, this week’s Champions team spotlight celebrates the most recent champions, a fine team.