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Wainuiomata will be seeking their second straight win to start the year when they host Old Boys University in Round Two of the Swindale Shield, while Avalon are at home for the first time and playing Hutt Old Boys Marist. Photo: Hugh Pretorius. By Scott MacLean UPDATED: Welcome to the first
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Where are they Now: Martin Leslie (Petone and Scotland)
By Adam Julian The recent Six Nations broke many scoring records and was regarded as one of the best ever. Noteworthy was Scotland’s 50-40 win over eventual champions France. In 1999, Scotland beat France in a similarly dramatic match in Paris, dominated by Petone legend Martin Leslie. Petone started the 2026
Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 121: Bill Freeman
One of Wellington rugby’s most famed coaches, Bill Freeman was Wellington A representative coach between 1964-70. Under his coaching, Wellington teams enjoyed several memorable wins over the space of a few years, including twin victories over the touring Springboks and British and Irish Lions in 1965 and 1966, and for introducing
Swindale Shield Matchday Scoring Highlights: Round One MSP (58) v Norths (22)
Sideline Conversions 6 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)
Upper Hutt Rams celebrate a job well done, beating Poneke 66-32 in their Swindale Shield season opener. Is this the year of the Ram? Photo: Tane Nathan/Kinetic Images. The first weekend of Wellington club rugby saw seven entertaining Premier fixtures played throughout the region and the opening round of Premier 2