This page updated March 2017: Complete Wellington club rugby Premier draws, results, points tables, key competition statistics and a 5,000-plus database of players from 2005-2016 can be accessed by visiting the Draws & Results and Profiles pages across the top of this page and using the navigation tools on these pages.
Please see below for some older statistics and competition information:
Wellington Senior Club Championship 1880-1928
The WRFU was formed in 1879 and the first senior club championship was contested the following year. Between 1880-1928 a total of 48 Senior Club Championships were contested between Wellington's burgeoning clubs,many of whom have since come and gone or amalgamated with others.
A Club Championship winner or winners (shared in 1883 and 1914) was found every year between 1880-1928 except in 1881 when no matches were played -mainly on account of the then ground the Basin Reserve being closed for repairs and a rough paddock at Lower Hutt being the only ground available.
Jubilee Cup, Hardham Cup and Swindale Shield lists of winners
A complete list of winners for the above trophies, current to the end of 2016, can be found here - or if that link is broken please cut and paste this link into another window in your browser: http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=2276
The Jubilee Cup 1929 -
Wellington club rugby's premier trophy, the Jubilee Cup, was presented by the Wellington Rugby Football Union in 1929 in recognition of its golden jubilee year and is currently awarded to the winner of the competition among the top eight teams in the Premier One division. The Jubilee Cup still remains as the definitive accolade in Wellington club rugby
The Swindale Shield 1969 -
The Swindale Shield, Wellington Premier rugby's first round title, is played over the first eleven weeks of the season from late March to Early June between the top twelve Premier clubs in a round-robin format to decide the winner. Originally played for over a century ago and then neglected, the Swindale Shield was famously ‘found' in a broom cupboard at the old Athletic Park and has been contested annually since 1969.
Click here to view a complete list of Swindale Shield champions from 1969 to 2011
The Hardham Cup
The Hardham Cup was presented for the first time by the WRFU in 1939, to be awarded for competition among the then six teams in the bottom section of the Senior First Division.? Wellington College Old Boys were the first winners of this trophy. The cup was awarded to honour William James Hardham, VC, who was born in Wgtn in 1876. He was a talented rugby player, playing for Petone and representing Wellington from 1897-99, 1903-06, and in 1908 and 1910.
Click here to view a complete list of Hardham Cup champions from 1979 to 2011
Some points tables and results 2003, 2004 and 2005:
2003 Swindale Shield final standings:
|
Position |
Club |
Final points |
|
1st |
Northern United |
44 |
|
2nd |
Oriental-Rongotai |
37 |
|
3rd |
Poneke |
32 |
|
4th |
OBU |
30 |
|
5th = |
Avalon |
29 |
|
5th = |
MSP |
29 |
|
7th |
Petone |
27 |
|
8th |
Upper Hutt |
26 |
|
9th |
Wests |
25 |
|
10th |
Johnsonville |
21 |
|
11th |
Tawa |
16 |
|
12th |
HOBM |
12 |
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2003 Jubilee Cup semi-finals:
Northern United 8 v Poneke 31
Marist St. Pat's 27 v Avalon 17
2003 Jubilee Cup final:
Poneke 26 (Elvis Feu'u, Peter Savelio tries; David Holwell 2 con, 4 pen) beat Marist St. Pat's 22 (Kas Lealamanua try; Fa'atonu Fili con, 2 pen; Sam Rasch 3 pen) HT: 16-9
2003 Hardham Cup final:
Western Suburbs 31 (Jack Tarrant, Daniel Ese, Kane Thompson, Guy Morris tries; Scott Leighton con, 3 pen) beat Tawa 15 (Mike Finau, Hayden Lafaele tries; Glynn Ford con, pen) HT: 14-3
2004 Swindale Shield final standings:
|
Position |
Club |
Final points |
|
1st |
Petone |
43 |
|
2nd |
Poneke |
42 |
|
3rd |
MSP |
36 |
|
4th = |
Norths |
33 |
|
4th = ? |
HOBM |
33 |
|
6th |
Avalon |
32 |
|
7th |
Tawa |
31 |
|
8th |
OBU |
23 |
|
9th |
Upper Hutt |
21 |
|
10th |
Wests |
20 |
|
11th |
Ories |
9 |
|
12th |
Johnsonville |
4 |
??
2004 Jubilee Cup semi-finals:
Northern United 15 v Petone 8
Avalon 6 v Poneke 17
2004 Jubilee Cup final:
Northern United 20 v Poneke 18 (HT: 10-8)
2004 Hardham Cup semi-finals:
Johnsonville 30 v Ories 15
Upper Hutt 51 v Wests 5
2004 Hardham Cup final:
Upper Hutt 27 v Johnsonville 15
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2005 Swindale Shield final standings:
|
Position |
Club |
Final points |
|
1st |
Upper Hutt |
47 |
|
2nd |
Norths |
41 |
|
3rd |
MSP |
36 |
|
4th |
Wests |
35 |
|
5th |
Petone |
34 |
|
6th |
Poneke |
32 |
|
7th |
Avalon |
27 |
|
8th |
Tawa |
22 |
|
9th |
Johnsonville |
18 |
|
10th |
HOBM |
14 |
|
11th |
Ories |
12 |
|
12th |
OBU |
2 |
?2005 Jubilee Cup final round-robin standings:
|
Position |
Club |
W/L |
Points |
|
1st |
Norths |
7/0 |
31 |
|
2nd |
Petone |
5/2 |
25 |
|
3rd |
Poneke |
4/3 |
20 |
|
4th |
Upper Hutt |
4/3 |
18 |
|
5th |
MSP |
3/4 |
17 |
|
6th |
Avalon |
3/4 |
14 |
|
7th |
Tawa |
2/5 |
11 |
|
8th |
Wests |
0/7 |
2 |
2005 Jubilee Cup semi-finals:
Petone 19 v Poneke 17
Norths 26 v Upper Hutt 21
2005 Jubilee Cup final:
Petone 21 v Norths 20
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2005: Billy Wallace Trophy Best and Fairest final points:
17 Jack Tarrant (Wests)
14 Willie Moala (Petone)
13 Api Naikatini (Norths)
11 Cory Jane (Upper Hutt), Joe Duffey (Upper Hutt)
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Some points and try scoring statistics 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006
2006 season top points scorers (Incorporating Swindale Shield, Jubilee and Hardham Cup players):
Ben Aoina (Upper Hutt) 240
Peato Lafaele (Norths) 193
Brad Cooper (Poneke) 188
Mike Kingsbeer (HOBM) 178
Sam Rasch (Petone) 154
Peter Sciascia (Avalon) 122
Fa'atonu Fili (MSP) 104
Darryl Gore (OBU) 72
Willie Lafaele (Tawa) 71
Jon Bentley (HOBM) 67
2006 season top try scorers (Incorporating Swindale Shield, Jubilee and Hardham Cup players):
Julian Tupai (MSP) 12
Ollie O'Leary (Upper Hutt) 11
Daley Harper (Norths) 10
Peato Lafaele (Norths) 10
Micheal Pehi (HOBM) 9
Andre Pakau (Ories) 9
Hirini Robin (Tawa) 9
Peter Sciascia (Avalon) 8
Sam Williamson (Upper Hutt) 8
2005 season top points scorers (Swindale Shield and Jubilee Cup players only):
Brad Cooper (Poneke) 218
Scott Leighton (Wests) 195
Sam Rasch (MSP) 166
Gene Johnston (Tawa) 101
Ben Aoina (Upper Hutt) 98
Cory Aporo (Upper Hutt) 93
Cameron Cross (Avalon) 87
Riki Flutey (Petone) 81
Rob Aloe (Norths) 81
Willie Lafaele (Tawa) 62
?2005 season top try scorers (Swindale Shield and Jubilee Cup players only):
Evan Belford (Poneke) 12
Willie Moala (Petone) 10
Junior Togia (Tawa) 9
Dan Stemp (MSP) 9
Siaosi Anamani (Norths) 8
Brad Baker (Upper Hutt) 8
Alex Telea (Petone) 8
Greg Tweddle (Upper Hutt) 8
2004 season top 10 point scorers (Swindale Shield and Jubilee Cup players only):
Sam Rasch (MSP) 130
Darren Kapene (Avalon) 127
Peato Lafaele (Norths) 109
Gene Johnston (Tawa) 94
Ricki Flutey (Petone) 87
Willie Moala (Petone) 85
Nick Kirton (Petone) 76
Mike Kingsbeer (HOBM) 69
Patrick Maguire (OBU) 69
Jimmy Gopperth (OBU) 66
2004 season top 10 try scorers (Incorporating Swindale Shield, Jubilee and Hardham Cup players):
Tristan Meo (Wests) 15
Willie Moala (Petone) 15
Cory Jane (Upper Hutt) 12
Evan Belford (Poneke) 11
Tim Molenaar (OBU) 9
Brad Baker (Upper Hutt) 9
Willie Collins (Avalon) 8
Vince Curtin (OBU) 8
Jack Tarrant (Wests) 8
Dan Stemp (MSP) 8
2003 End of season top TRY scorers (incorporating both Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup players):
Brendan Watt (MSP) 12
Cory Jane (Upper Hutt) 10
Peato Lafaele (Norths) 10
Michael Kingsbeer (HOBM) 10
Iva Motusaga (Poneke) 9
Tim Collins (Avalon) 9
Junior Togia (Tawa) 9
Junior Fatialofa (Wests) 9
Tim Molenaar (0BU) 8
Sireli Bobo (Johnsonville) 8
Willie Lafaele (Tawa) 8
2003 End of season top POINTS scorers (incorporating both Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup players):
Scott Leighton (Wests) 236
Darren Kapene (Avalon) 194
Peato Lafaele (Norths) 161
Joe Tawhara (Ories) 157
Corey Burt (Johnsonville) 152
Piri Weepu (HOBM) 150
Jimmy Gopperth (Petone) 132
Ben Aoina (Upper Hutt) 119
Glynn Ford (Tawa) 119
Scott Ireland (OBU) 112