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Sideline Conversions 27 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)

by clubrugby - April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

Scene at Kilbirnie Park on Saturday in a high scoring match between Tawa and Poneke. Photo: Kinetic Images. We are into the fifth week of the club rugby season and the Swindale Shield and other competitions are just starting to heat up. A look at Premier Swindale Shield fixtures this coming Saturday

Sideline Conversions 20 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)

by clubrugby - April 20, 2026April 20, 2026

The Northern United and Hutt Old Boys Marist teams in action at Porirua Park on Saturday. Photo: Kinetic Images. A wild Saturday saw most matches played in conditions more akin to mid-July than Mid-April, and a handful spanning at least four grades that didn't go ahead. The most high profile of

Sideline Conversions 13 April (some news and information to start the week)

by clubrugby - April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

Action from Old Boys University's Peter Dunford Cup win over Wainuiomata on Saturday. Monday morning edition: The first full weekend of club rugby was played on Saturday. And we got lucky with the weather. Saturday was fine and warm but 24 hours later it was grey and wet. It's the second

Sideline Conversions 6 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)

by clubrugby - April 6, 2026April 7, 2026

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

Sideline Conversions 30 March (some rugby news and information to start the week)

by clubrugby - March 30, 2026April 5, 2026

Lyndhurst Park scene - looking very lush as it starts its new year of hosting rugby and is always good for a thriller or two such as last July's semi-final between Tawa and Johnsonville. The days are counting down until the start of the 2026 Wellington club rugby competition. Three grades