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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 125: Bill Fleming

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by clubrugby - May 6, 2026

Bill Fleming was a slashing home-grown midfield back who was a fixture in Wellington club rugby and in Wellington representative squads over several seasons in the second half of the 1950s to the early 1960s. He was later heavily involved with the Upper Hutt club in coaching and administration and

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 124: Colin Currie

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by clubrugby - April 29, 2026

Colin Currie is part of the group of Wellington’s most capped hookers with 63 ‘A’ team appearances between 1959-65. He also spent one season in 1960 playing for Auckland and etched himself into that union’s folklore by winning a late tighthead that led to Auckland’s winning try over Canterbury in a

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 123: Bill Dick (Petone)

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by clubrugby - April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Prop Bill Dick was one of those players that binds the club competition and makes it stronger. The reliable, consistent Dick played in Petone’s front row for more than a decade throughout the 1950s and into the early 1960s and was later President of Petone. Dick was a four-time Jubilee Cup winner

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 122: Bob Lendrum

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by clubrugby - April 15, 2026

Not to be confused with the player of the same name and first-five who played 131 first-class games for Counties and one test for the All Blacks in 1973, Bob Lendrum’s first-class career went no higher than Wellington. Robert Edward Lendrum was a Wellington representative in 1963 and 1964, and a

Where are they Now: Martin Leslie (Petone and Scotland)

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by clubrugby - April 9, 2026

By Adam Julian The recent Six Nations broke many scoring records and was regarded as one of the best ever. Noteworthy was Scotland’s 50-40 win over eventual champions France. In 1999, Scotland beat France in a similarly dramatic match in Paris, dominated by Petone legend Martin Leslie. Petone started the 2026

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