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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 124: Colin Currie

by clubrugby - April 29, 2026

Colin Currie is part of the group of Wellington’s most capped hookers with 63 ‘A’ team appearances between 1959-65. He also spent one season in 1960 playing for Auckland and etched himself into that union’s folklore by winning a late tighthead that led to Auckland’s winning try over Canterbury in a

Hurricanes v Brumbies Stat Attack

by clubrugby - April 28, 2026

Fehi Fineanganofo (above) carried on with his try scoring habit becoming just the fourth Hurricanes player to score four tries in a Super Rugby match. The previous instances were by Ben Lam (against the Rebels at Melbourne in 2018), Ngani Laumape (against the Blues at Wellington in 2018, 10 matches

Matchday Scoring Highlights: Paremata-Plimmerton (39) v Upper Hutt Rams (12)

by clubrugby - April 28, 2026

Paremata-Plimmerton stormed home in the second half to beat the Upper Hutt Rams 39-12 in their fourth round Swindale Shield encounter at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday. The Rams led 12-5 at halftime and were still very much in the game even after Paremata-Plimmerton had run in three quick tries early

Sideline Conversions 27 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)

by clubrugby - April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

Scene at Kilbirnie Park on Saturday in a high scoring match between Tawa and Poneke. Photo: Kinetic Images. We are into the fifth week of the club rugby season and the Swindale Shield and other competitions are just starting to heat up. A look at Premier Swindale Shield fixtures this coming Saturday

Bonus point wins the order of the day as OBU remain unbeaten

by clubrugby - April 25, 2026April 26, 2026

Hooker Dion Lealofi, with loose forwards Braydon Soi and Fa'amanu Anae in close support for Wainuiomata in their convincing win over Wainuiomata today at Evans Bay Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Updated Sunday morning: What a difference a week makes. After an awful afternoon last Saturday,