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Above: Club rugby under the stars on Friday night, with the Upper Hutt Rams hosting the Wellington Axemen. With King's Birthday Weekend, the winter rugby season is fast closing in and we are up to week 10 of the Swindale Shield, with five rounds to play before the start of the
News in briefs
Sideline Conversions 26 May (some news and information to start the week)
27 May - a couple of Tuesday rugby updates: St Mary's College travel to Palmerston North on Wednesday for the inaugural rugby/netball/basketball exchange against Manukura. The rugby match at Manukura kicks off at 10.00am. In the First XV Premiership, Scots College have defaulted to Wellington for this coming weekend. For
Sideline Conversions 19 May (some rugby news and information to start the week)
Above: Joyner Gaualofa scores for Tawa against HOBM on Saturday. There have now been over 200 individual try-scorers in Wellington Premier club rugby this year. Photo: Stewart Baird. We have breezed through the halfway stage of the first round Swindale Shield competition. Round 8 games this coming Saturday at a glance are:
Sideline Conversions 12 May (some news and information to start the week)
Sideline Conversions 5 May (some news and information to start the week)
Veteran lock Teofilo Paulo makes a concerted surge at the defence against the Wellington Axemen on Saturday. The Eagles won 55-17. Photo: Peter McDonald. Monday supper time updates: Week six club rugby coming up and that means considerable amounts of club and college rugby for supporters to follow. Round 6 Swindale Shield