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The winning Wellington club rugby 1926 Senior Championship side Athletic, featuring All Blacks Cliff Porter and Kenneth Svenson in the front row. As we enter a new season of rugby in the Wellington region, a look back at how the season panned out 100 years ago. This year it is 1926. A
Year: 2026
Club Rugby Highlights Series: Kick & Collect
Celebrating community rugby 2016-25 in highlights. Over the break, Club Rugby collated and sorted all our video clip highlights that were recorded and saved in the decade between the 2016-2025 seasons. As we continue add to these clips to our library, it is intended that they will all be posted online –
Sideline Conversions 9 February (some rugby news and information to start the week)
Ethan Webster-Nonu flies in for his match-winning try in home team Paremata-Plimmerton's 21-17 semi-final win over Nelson Marist on Saturday. This last-gasp try set up an all-Wellington National Club 7s final, with Hutt Old Boys Marist winning 19-12. Photo: Andy McArthur - full gallery at https://clubrugby.smugmug.com/2026/2026-Sevens-/National-Club-7s-Mixed-Gallery-2-inc-presentations-pics/i-jBWknXS A busy day of rugby
HOBM National 7s Champions in all Wellington Final
By Steven White & Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur Hutt Old Boys Marist holds the McBain Shield, Jubilee Cup, Ambassador Sevens, and now the National Club Sevens titles. They dethroned hosts and reigning national champions Paremata Plimmeton 19-12 in an all-local final at a sun-kissed Ngati Toa Domain. With fatigue
UPDATED: National Club Sevens all day Saturday at Ngati Toa Domain
Updated: For the third time in the past decade, the National Club Sevens comes to Wellington, with Paremata-Plimmerton hosting the 2026 tournament at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday. Paremata-Plimmerton will be seeking to become the first Wellington club of the modern era to successfully defend it on home soil, following Wainuiomata's