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Wellington College hold on to beat St Pat’s Town in Premiership opener

by clubrugby - May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

By Steven White. Photos by Andy MacArthur. Wellington College have held on to beat St Pat’s Town 16-14 in their Wellington Premiership First XV opener at a sunny Evans Bay Park this afternoon. Match highlights: https://youtu.be/Zqkr6nJ1zJ0 For the most part, the match never reached any great heights in terms of skill and execution,

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 042: Ed Chaney and Mick Kenny

by clubrugby - May 17, 2023

Ed Chaney (left) and Mick Kenny, both former players with trophies named after them. Ed Chaney and Mick Kenny were leading players who both played for up-and-coming club Johnsonville and for Wellington representative teams in the 1920s and 1930s. Kenny’s story is one of perseverance and commitment of the highest order, as

One-point wins for Hammerheads and Rams as three players score four tries in other games

by clubrugby - May 13, 2023May 14, 2023

Hutt Old Boys Marist fullback Sapati Tagoai on his way to scoring the first of his four tries this afternoon in his team's 59-24 win over Marist St Pat's. His sister, Monica, also scored two tries at the same venue earlier in the day, in the MSP Women's 75-14 win

Busy day for community rugby tomorrow, as Swindale Shield reaches its halfway mark

by clubrugby - May 12, 2023May 12, 2023

By Scott MacLean Draws & Teamlists for Saturday 13 May HERE Updated: At full-time tomorrow the halfway mark of the Swindale Shield will be in the past, and the Premier and Premier 2 tables will be in a state that tells the truth about how the various sides have travelled so

Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 041: Leo Heazlewood

by clubrugby - May 11, 2023

One of the battlers of club and representative rugby in the 1920 and 1930s. Leo ‘Toucher’ Heazlewood’s job as a railway worker took him to four provinces throughout his career, but it was his three years at Wellington that were his most fruitful and influential on the club and representative teams