Swindale Shield – Page 93

Short Passes – 6 May

by clubrugby - May 6, 2019

Welcome to a new week in rugby. A short breather then it is all again! With three rounds to play in the Swindale Shield, leaders and unbeaten Hutt Old Boys Marist have a 17-point buffer to eighth placed Tawa. This means that the Eagles are the first team to officially qualify

Red machine roars back into Jubilee Cup contention

by clubrugby - May 4, 2019

Draws & Results HERE UPDATED SUNDAY: They are still on the outside looking in, but on the strength of today’s 46-29 win over fellow top seven battlers Tawa – and the manner of their performance – Marist St Pat’s supporters can breathe easier for now. MSP’s first half against Tawa today

Critical seventh round for Swindale Shield contenders

by clubrugby - May 3, 2019

By Scott MacLean It’s another critical round of matches at the top end of Wellington’s club competition as the contenders for the Swindale Shield sort themselves out, and other teams battle for those important top-seven places. Elsewhere its another full round, with kick-off times earlier this week due to the

Jimmy Grbich Shield tomorrow on the peninsula

by clubrugby - May 3, 2019

The following article was first published on this website in 2014. The Oriental-Rongotai – Poneke Swindale Shield match tomorrow is for the Jimmy Grbich Memorial Shield. Grbich, a regular Wellington and New Zealand Maori representative played for Poneke throughout the 1950s and early 1960s before tragically dying in a late night car

Short Passes – 29 April

by clubrugby - April 29, 2019

Another hotly contested round of rugby across all grades on Saturday, and the promise of more to come this coming Saturday as we move into May. Swindale Shield matches this coming weekend HERE The college rugby season kicks off this weekend. Last year's top four sides are again involved in the