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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:

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

Above: Upper Hutt Rams fullback Todd Svenson, with Jack Wright in support, fends off OBU's Malu Manuao in their first home win of the season at Maidstone Park this season.  Monday morning edition: Another short week coming up, with public holidays on Easter Monday and Friday (Anzac Day). Plenty of content coming

Above: Rugby returned to Porirua Park with a bang on Saturday with three matches on Jerry Collins Stadium  and three wins for Norths teams. This month Norths is supporting Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month and their teams are sporting colourful socks. A rip-roaring opening weekend of club rugby in Wellington, Wairarapa-Bush