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John ‘Jock’ Wells was described as a robust forward and an honest toiler who gave it his all whenever he took the field. These traits saw the Northlander turned Wellingtonian play three matches and one Test for the All Blacks in 1936. Wells played those games for the All Blacks as
Rugby History
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 072: Barney Wishnowsky and Arthur Bowman
The All Blacks team to Australia in 1938, featuring Arthur Bowman (highlighted in blue), representing South Canterbury and Hawke’s Bay respectively. Circumstances brought the pair to Wellington during the war and they would be leading club and Wellington players in the 1945 season. Morrison stayed in Wellington and became a
Key Gray-Ericka Rere Legacy Project & the Whenua they played on
Ken Gray with the 'Springboks head', in the Main Stand at Athletic Park after famously captaining Wellington to their 23-6 win over South Africa on 3 July 1965. Photo credit unknown/supplied. By Adam Julian Background In 2019, while removing items from the walls of the Paremata-Plimmerton Rugby Clubrooms, in preparation for a
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 068: The Nicholls Brothers
The three All Blacks Nicholls brothers, from left Ginger, Mark and Doc. The fabric of rugby in Wellington is woven tightly together with family connections. Perhaps the most famous of all is the Nicholls family. Father Sid is recognised as being the founder of the Poneke club in 1882 and later an early
Great Days in Club Rugby 010: Upsets and Boilovers
In 2016 when first-five Greg Mullany scores one of his two tries for Poneke to win the game and end OBU's 19-match winning streak. Photo: Andy McArthur. Since the first season that the Jubilee Cup was contested in 1929 there have been approximately 8,000 Senior A/Premier club rugby matches contested in