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Northern United No. 8 Luca Rees with ball in hand in his side's win over Avalon on Thursday night. PHOTO: Chainsaw Photos. By Steven White & Scott MacLean The second round of the 2023 Swindale Shield continues tomorrow with the remaining five matches to be played, while it's the also
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Updated: Norths and Wainuiomata win Thursday night Swindale matches
UPDATES 2: https://twitter.com/ClubRugby/status/1643904627061190656 Norths had to survive a fast-finishing Avalon Wolves side, who came back from 12-28 down to score their third and fourth tries. They pushed Norths close at the end but twice knocked on close to or over the line, the second time from a penalty after fulltime. Avalon started
Ellis enjoying being back with Johnsonville this season
Andy Ellis playing for Johnsonville in 2021 at Helston Park. Photo: Natural Light Photography. Johnsonville’s 31-24 win over Poneke in the first round of the Swindale Shield last Saturday was one of the notable results of the opening weekend. Andy Ellis took a year off last season as Johnsonville won four and
Upsets and thrillers mark opening day in Wellington club rugby
Petone made a fast start to the Swindale Shield with a big win over Northern United. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Scott Maclean & Steven White Week One results (individual scorers to be added once known) HERE The long-awaited 2023 Wellington Club Rugby season kicked off this afternoon in blustery and sometimes showery
All set for opening round of club rugby tomorrow
By Scott Maclean & Steven White Week One Swindale Shield teamlists and draw HERE And so it begins once again, with Saturday seeing the 145th year of rugby competition organised by the Wellington Rugby Football Union since its formation in 1879. Fourteen clubs will seek to claim the Swindale Shield –