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Athletic Park full up on 15 August 1959. PHOTO: https://www.facebook.com/photosoldwellingtonregion/ They came in their droves. Wellington's largest rugby crowd, then and now, estimated on the day at 60,000 but revised down to 59,000, packed the old Athletic Park to watch the All Blacks defeat the touring British Isles 11-8 and go two nil
Rugby History
This week in club rugby history 12-18 August
In association with the Bond Street Sports Bar on Bond Street in Wellington, some highlights from this week in Wellington club rugby history are below. 12 August 1963: Heading into today’s final round of the season, Marist (21 points), Onslow (21) and Athletic (20) are all in with a chance of winning or sharing
Aisle be Back: Sir Brian Lochore and the 1981 Wairarapa-Bush team
By Kevin McCarthy Well they’re laying Brian BJ Lochore to rest today, with a funeral at Memorial Park in Masterton. If you’ve never been, it’s a modest but proud small field. There’s medium sized stand on one side, but no other seating or an embankment, just touchlines, surrounded by surburban homes. I
This week in club rugby history 5-11 August
Above: Rugby was the winner when Northern United and Marist St Pat's shared the Jubilee Cup in 2008. In association with the Bond Street Sports Bar on Bond Street in Wellington, some highlights from this week in Wellington club rugby history are below 5 August 1939: On the cusp of WW2, that was to take
Billy Wallace competition Team of the Season
For many years we’ve named a team comprised of the best of the Billy Wallace Best & Fairest standings, and our seventh edition for 2019 is no different. There’re a few curiosities in this year’s competition, where the 3-2-1 scoring was again allocated by the match officials. Traditionally the domain of