Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 063: William Reedy

William ‘Bill’ Reedy was a successful club rugby player at the turn of the last century who won Senior Championship titles with both Petone and Athletic, played for Wellington across several seasons and played two tests for the All Blacks in 1908. Reedy earned his two test caps playing in his

Hurricanes v Reds Stat Attack

By Peter Marriott Week 2 v Reds: Won 38-33 (GP) The Hurricanes and the Reds have now met on 26 occasions. The Hurricanes have won 20 matches to the Reds six. There have been no draws. The Hurricanes have beaten the Reds more often than they have any other Australian side: Next

McEvedy Shield stars and future rugby players

By Adam Julian & Steven White The 101st McEvedy Shield athletics meeting is being held at Newtown tomorrow. In modern times, the event is a four-school competition between Wellington College, St Patrick’s College Kilbirnie, St Patrick’s College Silverstream and Rongotai College. As such, a roll call of future well known club and

Club Rugby pre-season – what’s coming up in March

With approximately a month to the start of major club rugby competitions starting in the lower North Island, all clubs are getting into the swing of their pre-season campaigns. As well as internal trainings, trials and camps, many teams play games against each other over the next few weeks, including some