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It is the second round of the 2023 Wellington club rugby season. There have already been three Easter weekend competition games prior to today: Swindale Shield: Norths beat Avalon 28-24 Swindale Shield: Wainuiomata beat Wellington FC 31-16 Harper Lock Shield: Hutt Old Boys Marist beat Old Boys University 36-27 The second round
Club Rugby
Second round Swindale Shield continues on Easter Saturday, Women’s competition underway
Updated: Norths and Wainuiomata win Thursday night Swindale matches
UPDATES 2: https://twitter.com/ClubRugby/status/1643904627061190656 Norths had to survive a fast-finishing Avalon Wolves side, who came back from 12-28 down to score their third and fourth tries. They pushed Norths close at the end but twice knocked on close to or over the line, the second time from a penalty after fulltime. Avalon started
Ellis enjoying being back with Johnsonville this season
Andy Ellis playing for Johnsonville in 2021 at Helston Park. Photo: Natural Light Photography. Johnsonville’s 31-24 win over Poneke in the first round of the Swindale Shield last Saturday was one of the notable results of the opening weekend. Andy Ellis took a year off last season as Johnsonville won four and
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 036: Charlie Gillespie and Alexander Pringle
Gillespie left and Pringle right, Oriental club All Blacks 1913 and 1923. Two Oriental clubmen who played a decade apart but had much in common. Both Gillespie and Pringle were hard-nosed forwards who both gave unwavering commitment to Oriental in Wellington club rugby over several seasons, both played a similar number of