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Round 5 scoring updates – Saturday 18 July

by clubrugby - July 18, 2020July 18, 2020

It’s round FIVE of the Premier Swindale Shield, Premier Reserve Harper Lock Shield and Premier Women’s competitions, and the fourth week of Colts and U85kg competition matches. See below for some updates as the day unfolds. Full review on this website on Saturday night, with plenty of video and photo content

Club rugby to come alive in round five

by clubrugby - July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

By Scott MacLean Swindale Shield teamlists HERE UPDATED: Tomorrow see’s one-third distance reached in the Premier season with the fifth round of the Swindale and Harper Lock Shields, with it again looking like ideal mid-winter conditions for playing rugby. No fewer than three players rack up centurion milestones tomorrow; two in the

Rugby fire still burning for Taufale

by clubrugby - July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Above: Galu Taufale in action last weekend against Tawa. He makes his 100th Premier start for Poneke against Petone on Saturday. By Adam Julian At the end of 2016, and after nearly a decade in club rugby, Galu Taufale entertained thoughts of hanging up his boots and starting a career as a

Petone and Norths come out on top in close games

by clubrugby - July 11, 2020July 12, 2020

By Steven White and Adam Julian Petone (pictured above with the Bill Elvy Memorial Trophy) and Northern United won the two closest games of the fourth round of Wellington's Premier Swindale Shield on Saturday, as all the home teams prevailed and Tawa and Old Boys University sit atop the standings

Key match-ups in fourth round of the Swindale Shield

by clubrugby - July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

By Scott MacLean UPDATED: Three weeks in, and most teams are well into the rhythm of the season. Tomorrow some can extend their good starts and put some distance between them and the pack, while others need results or can end the leading quartets unbeaten starts. It’s a milestone day for