Petone win Swindale Shield on day of late boilovers and upsets throughout club and college rugby

Petone with the Swindale Shield on their home ground, following today's win over Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Grant Wall. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Petone are the 2026 Swindale Shield champions, winning the first-round title for the 16th time with next week’s final round to spare with a 43-17 win over Paremata-Plimmerton

Spotlight on club rugby in penultimate rounds of the Premier and Premier 2 competitions

Trytime in last Saturday's match between the Wellington Axemen and Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Stewart Baird. The Axemen are back home hosting Oriental-Rongotai in Round 12, while Paremata-Plimmerton are at Petone. By Scott MacLean  Late Friday afternoon updates:  The Premier and Premier 2 club rugby competitions delve into round 12 tomorrow and Petone

Midweek wins for St Pat’s Town, St Pat’s Silverstream and Wellington College

By Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur St Pat's Town (Tuesday), St Pat's Silverstream (Wednesday) and Wellington College (Thursday) enjoyed wins this week. Accounts of these games below, starting with the Quadrangular Tournament on Thursday. The 100th Quadrangular (Quad) final on Saturday will be contested between the most prolific winners of