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Wellington College v Gisborne Boys’ High School match highlights

by clubrugby - May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

Gisborne Boys' High School beat Wellington College 33-24 in their pre-season Hurricanes First XV Festival fixture at Porirua Park on Saturday. Scoring highlights from that match here. The run of play saw Gisborne lead 12-0 late in the first half, before Wellington College scored on halftime to make it 12-5. Wellington

The Monday Wrap 2 May (some news in briefs to start the week in rugby)

by clubrugby - May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

Monday evening edition: The busiest weekend to date in 2022 is coming right up. Some big Swindale Shield clashes at both ends of the table, the WRFU Women's Gala Day, the first of two rounds of the Hurricanes First XV Festival and opening weekend college grading rounds, the Hurricanes playing in

Some school leavers to watch in 2022

by clubrugby - March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

St Pat's Silverstream celebrate their last-gasp semi-final win over Wellington College last year. They went on to draw 36-36 with Scots College in a shared final. A number of these players are joining the senior club rugby ranks in 2022. Year in, year out the Wellington club rugby competition produces new

Pioneers of Wellington Rugby: 005 J.P. Firth

by clubrugby - March 16, 2022April 1, 2022

The Boss. Joseph 'Pentland' Firth lived and breathed rugby, and his love and passion for the game was a major reason why rugby had cemented itself as the leading sport in the capital by the turn of the 20th century. At 6 foot 5 inches tall, Firth was a larger-than-life figure on

Disruptions aplenty continue to stall start of 2022 season

by clubrugby - March 11, 2022March 11, 2022

Problems in the pitlane continue to stall the start of the 2022 community rugby season, as a slew of pre-season matches have already been cancelled this Saturday, and more could be heading that way today (Friday). For the NPC unions in the Hurricanes region, Wellington, Manawatu and Hawke’s Bay, meaningful pre-competition