Swindale Shield

Article contributors:  Steven White, Adam Julian, Scott Maclean and Martyn Bridge Photos: Andy McArthur and Caroline Lewis Wellington club rugby exploded like an air burst over Tunguska this afternoon with a series of thrilling set of matches across all grades. The wait was worth it for the latest start to the

By Scott MacLean Friday evening edition. And so it begins once more. After a month or so of preseason warmups, the regions 14 Premier sides hit the field for real tomorrow with the opening round of the Swindale Shield. They aren’t the only ones, with every other WRFU grade right

By Scott MacLean The 2024 club season kicks off on Saturday with the first of 13 rounds in the Premier Men’s Swindale Shield along with the Premier 2 Harper Lock Shield, Colts Paris Memorial, and the Women’s Rebecca Liua’ana Trophy. Our ninth annual A-Z looks at the season ahead. A – Administration:

The opening weekend of Wellington club rugby Premier Swindale Shield matches sees seven epic battles. Not least the replay of last July's Jubilee Cup final, between champions Oriental-Rongotai and first round winners Paremata-Plimmertn at the Polo Ground at 2.45pm. See below for a table and some commentary on the previous 19 Jubilee

The 2024 Wellington club rugby season gets underway this Saturday, with Round one Swindale Shield teams named here in the Draws & Results section (above) on Friday. As is the norm these days, there’s a good deal of movement between clubs while there is also those coming into the province or leaving in