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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 125: Bill Fleming

by clubrugby - May 6, 2026

Bill Fleming was a slashing home-grown midfield back who was a fixture in Wellington club rugby and in Wellington representative squads over several seasons in the second half of the 1950s to the early 1960s. He was later heavily involved with the Upper Hutt club in coaching and administration and

Matchday Scoring Highlights: Oriental-Rongotai (49) v Johnsonville (17)

by clubrugby - May 5, 2026

Oriental-Rongotai stormed Helston Park for a seven tries to three win in their fifth round fixture on Saturday, which was for the Ash Pointon Cup. Ories scored seven tries - all converted by fullback Jordan Soli - and led 28-5 at halftime. Soli also scored a hat-trick of tries, whilst centre

O For Awesome – Ayesha Leti-I’iga Scores 200th Try For Ories

by clubrugby - May 4, 2026

Ayesha Leti-I'iga on her way to the tryline in the 2024 Women's club rugby final, her most recent appearance for Oriental-Rongotai prior to Saturday's match in which she scored her 200th club rugby try. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Adam Julian A rugby legend was born at Porirua College in 2015. With

Sideline Conversions 4 May (some rugby news and information to start the week)

by clubrugby - May 4, 2026May 5, 2026

Action from the Swindale Shield match at Ngati Toa Domain on Saturday. It's Star Wars Day today, and with it a number of teams will be searching for the powers of the Force to jump-start their seasons as we enter the sixth weekend of Premier and Premier 2 competitions in Wellington

Tawa topple OBU to leave no unbeaten teams in Swindale Shield

by clubrugby - May 2, 2026May 3, 2026

Above: No way through for OBU midfielder Malo Tevita-Manuao today in a tight fixture at Lyndhurst Park. Photo: Andy McArthur. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Sunday morning updates: There are now no unbeaten teams in the 2026 Wellington Premier Swindale Shield competition, following Tawa’s 31-26 win over Old Boys