Swindale Shield

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

Action from this year's Swindale Shield decider between Old Boys University and Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Stewart Baird.  The 2024 community rugby season in Wellington is drawing nearer. Next year’s Swindale Shield draw was recently finalised and released by the WRFU, with the Premier competition kicking off on Saturday 6 April 2024. The WRFU has

Paremata-Plimmerton beat Old Boys University 43-31 in the deciding match of the 2023 Wellington club rugby Premier Swindale Shield competition. OBU scored first, but Paremata-Plimmerton hit back had and fast to lead 28-5 and then 33-12 at halftime. OBU came back, but the Hammerheads pulled away at the end. Pare-Plimmerton won