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Tobacco Smoke and Beer Fumes” – a jolly good wheeze

by clubrugby - May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

Above: The two Juno Shields, won by Melrose (left) and Petone (right) over a century ago, as three-time winners of the Wellington Club Rugby Championship. Read more below. By Touchline The tradition that a sporting trophy becomes the permanent property of the winner when it is won three times in succession

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington: 012 Mot Welch

by clubrugby - May 11, 2022

The Welch family football team in 1892. Mot Welch is standing on the right with the cane and listed as the line umpire. Perhaps he was injured at the time and was on touch judge duties? Maurice ‘Mot’ Welch was one of four brothers who in 1888 founded the Taita club,

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington: 011 Alfred Newman

by clubrugby - May 5, 2022

Profiling many of the people that built and helped shape the game in Wellington, from its inception in 1870 through to the WRFU’s 50th Jubilee year in 1929. Known as the “Little Doctor,” Dr Alfred Kingcome Newman did big things for rugby and sport and in public life in Wellington over

New Zealand Rugby Records Parts 1-3 1870-1891 published

by clubrugby - May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Since 1935 the Rugby Almanack has been the annual, official, exhaustive record of rugby in New Zealand. The first official game of rugby in New Zealand was played on May 14, 1870 when Nelson Club beat Nelson College 2-0 at the Botanical Gardens. The first New Zealand representative team was selected in

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington: 010 Harry Roberts

by clubrugby - April 27, 2022

The 1884 New Zealand rugby team - Harry Roberts seated bottom right. Henry “Harry” Roberts was predominantly a halfback, who could also play most positions in the backline. He scored New Zealand's first try in international rugby and his son Teddy was an All Black. Small in stature, Harry Roberts was known