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Club rugby in 2025 has all but wound up through the Lower North Island, but there is plenty of rugby still on the table over the next two to three months. With the exception of the National U85kg Knockout Cup (involving five clubs in Wellington and others from further afield), the
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 110: Albin Evenson
Albin Evenson was a regular Wellington representative player in the decade leading up to the first world war and a key member of the then multi-season champion Athletic Senior team. Evensen played first-class rugby for Wellington every year between 1906-1914 and played 51 times for his home province, the same number
Tawa College defend Beard Trophy for the year
Fulltime and Tawa College's players converge to celebrate retaining the Beard Trophy for the year. Photo: Chainsaw Photos. By Steven White https://youtu.be/QEj4HPODFng Match highlights above. Tawa College successfully saw off Mana College’s challenge at Lyndhurst Park on Wednesday evening to retain the Beard Trophy for the year. Mana College were expected to give Tawa
Years between first and last club rugby championship titles
Some players have been fortunate enough to be part of legacy club rugby teams and have won multiple Jubilee Cup titles; others will play their entire careers without drinking from the Jubilee Cup. That’s another article (or two) in itself, but what about players whose career has been such that there
Jordan Gillies on building Eagles champions
Grit and determination wins Jubilee Cups - HOBM openside flanker Jordan Gillies looking for the chargedown of Tawa first-five Solomona Uelese's exit play in Saturday's final. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian Jordan Gillies finally reached the pinnacle of Wellington club rugby on Saturday by winning the Jubilee Cup. As a result,