Pioneers of rugby in Wellington: 030 George Aitken

by clubrugby - September 21, 2022

One of Buller High School’s favourite sons, the multi-talented George Aitken captained his then Westport District High School’s First XV aged 14 and first represented Buller as a 16-year-old in 1914. He played for his home province for two seasons, before moving to Wellington and bursting on to the Wellington

Resilient Rory Woods looking forward to South African tour

by clubrugby - September 19, 2022October 15, 2022

Rory Woods playing for the Wellington Academy last year. He has since moved to join the Northland Academy and has recently been selected in the New Zealand U19s for their tour which kicks off overnight on Monday in South Africa. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. The following article by Adam Julian was first

The Monday Wrap 19 September (some rugby news and information to start the new week)

by clubrugby - September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

We appear to have come to the end of the line as far as Saturday afternoon community rugby is concerned in Wellington for 2022, with the Hurricanes U16 competition being played at Petone over the first week of October. Also, some sevens tournaments to come starting in a month or

At Last, the Ranfurly Shield is back

by clubrugby - September 18, 2022

After 4,767 days the Ranfurly Shield is finally back in Wellington following the Lions 19-12 victory over Hawke’s Bay at McLean Park in Napier. A TJ Perenara try and four penalties and a conversion to first-five Aidan Morgan was enough to blunt an unusually inaccurate Hawke’s Bay whose points were

Wellington wins Ranfurly Shield to start 11th tenure

by clubrugby - September 17, 2022September 17, 2022

The Wellington province’s 11th Ranfurly Shield reign started at 8.45pm on Saturday night Napier Standard Time. The Wellington Lions held on to beat the Hawke’s Bay Magpies 19-12 in a typical last-gasp thriller between these sides for the Ranfurly Shield. But unlike 1967, there were no death-knock heroics for the Hawke’s Bay