Swindale Shield

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

Teenager Buxton Popoalii scores one of his two tries for Northern United in the 2008 Jubilee Cup semi-final win over Petone. 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 Wellington. In this new series for 2024

By Scott MacLean A regular part of our pre-season coverage has been our selection of players to watch. As usual, we’ve taken a look at the likely Premier squads and picked one player to keep an eye on across the season from each of them. This year’s group are mostly impressive

Wellington College players and supporters celebrate winning the Quadrangular Tournament last winter - many players involved in matches like this will be entering the senior club rugby ranks in 2024. Photo: Andy McArthur. The Wellington club rugby competition consistently produces new talent. From Joe Karam and Grant Batty in the early