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Champion Teams 010: Marist Brothers Old Boys 1963

by clubrugby - May 15, 2025

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 099: Henry Avery

by clubrugby - May 14, 2025

Not to be confused with his namesake Harry Avery who was the captain of the St Pat’s Old Boys team that shared the Jubilee Cup with Petone in 1949 (profile 093), this Henry ‘Harry’ Avery played his rugby in a much earlier generation. Henry Avery was out of Wellington College and

Victoria Cross and Hardham Cup come together for first time in over 100 years

by clubrugby - May 8, 2025

By NZ Remembrance Army Media Release/Club Rugby In a first for New Zealand rugby, the military’s highest award the original Victoria Cross (VC) won by William James Hardham and Wellington club rugby’s prestigious Hardham Cup are being displayed together, offering a unique historical convergence underscoring his dual legacy. The two historic

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 098: Billy Francis

by clubrugby - May 7, 2025

Billy Francis was a hooker who came down to Wellington from Taranaki as a teenager and played for the Wellington Axemen club, from where he made the Wellington team and then the All Blacks on the last tour and final tests before the outbreak of the first world war. Francis achieved

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 097: Michael Ward

by clubrugby - April 30, 2025

Michael Ward was the captain of the 1948 Marist Brothers Old Boys team that won its maiden Jubilee Cup and backed that up two years later by leading on the field an unbeaten run to their second title. He also played for Wellington representative teams, and captained Wellington in 1948 and

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