Above: Hutt Old Boys Marist's new mascot Smeagle the Eagle makes his way past Wainuiomata's supporters during the Jubilee Cup final Part 3 of 3 below below of our 2014 Wellington club rugby review, including the Upper Hutt Rams, Oriental-Rongotai, Marist St Pat's, Wainuiomata and Hutt Old Boys Marist. Upper Hutt Rams Record: Swindale Shield 4th W7 L4 / Jubilee Cup 5th W3 L4 What happened: The newly-constituted Rams had a largely successful debut season following the merger of Upper Hutt and Rimutaka over the summer...More

Above: Poneke supporter Sheryl exchanging pleasantries with sin-binned Northern United halfback Adam Vardey in their Hardham Cup round-robin match at Porirua Park. Sheryl had the last say when Poneke went on to beat Norths 19-9 in the final. Part 2 of 3 below below of our 2014 Wellington club rugby review, including Northern United, Poneke, Petone, Tawa and Old Boys University. Northern United Record: Swindale Shield 9th W5 L6 / Hardham Cup Runners-up W6 L1 What happened: For the second year in a row Norths missed out on the Jubilee Cup, and unlike last season there wasn't even the consolation of Hardham Cup success...More

Avalon's Shannon Bradbrook scores in the corner to help give his side a 20-9 win over rivals Paremata-Plimmerton to push Avalon in to the Hardham Cup semi-finals with a week to spare and guarantee their place in the Premier ranks for 2015 regardless of mooted changes to the competition. ? On Saturday, the curtain came down on the 2014 Wellington club rugby season with the finals of the U85 kg grades. Scott MacLean has prepared a comprehensive season review. Part 1 of 3 below below featuring Paremata-Plimmerton, Johnsonville, Avalon and Wellington...More

The outstanding season continues. In a game of two halves, Scots College have created further history by making the National Top 4 for the very first time. The first half was won by Palmerston North Boys' High, while Scots ran rampant in the second half to win convincingly in the end. Playing with the wind in the first half at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North, the home side enjoyed a large amount of possession in the first 10 minutes. However when Scots received the ball deep inside their 22, a pass was thrown into touch...More

Wellington Maori won the inaugural Festival competition by beating the Wellington Samoans and winning their third straight game and Wellington City defeated Wellington Suburbs in today's two matches at Hataitai Park. City too good for Suburbs The Wellington City team proved too strong for a Suburbs side that were completely out-classed in the first half. However in the first five minutes of the contest, some careless passing from the City backline saw Paremata-Plimmerton fullback Ryan McLean saunter in for the first five pointer of the afternoon...More

Above: The Tawa Titans clearing the danger close to their line once more in today's U85 kg Division 1 final at Evans Bay Park Today's two Wellington club rugby U85 kg championship grade finals went down to the wire, while the Wellington Pride lost emphatically to the Otago Spirit and the Wellington U19s thrashed their Bay of Plenty counterparts in two representative matches today. There was heartbreak followed by joy for Marist St Pat's club teams competing in the two U85 kg Division 1 and 2 finals at Evans Bay Park this afternoon, with the Wellington Axemen pipping the MSP Reds side 16-15 in the Division 2 Moody Cup final and then the MSP Blues edging out their great rivals the Tawa Titans 6-3 in the Division 1 Paul Potiki Shield final that followed...More

Above: Close quarter action from the MSP Blues -Tawa Titans clash earlier in the season. These teams meet tomorrow on Evans Bay Park in the final of the Paul Potiki Shield. UPDATED: Wellington's eastern suburbs will be the place to be for club rugby tomorrow, with two games each at Evans Bay and Hataitai Parks as the curtain is drawn on the local season. There is also representative action, with the Wellington Pride taking on Otago at the Petone Recreation Ground from 12.30 pm Under 85kg restricted The final two club titles will be decided at Evans Bay Park tomorrow, with the Under 85 kg finals - Division 1 for the Paul Potiki Shield and Division 2 for the Moody Cup - being played back-to-back...More

Above: Scots College will be celebrating a spot in the National Top 4 tournament in Rotorua should they overcome Palmerston North Boys' High School tomorrow.There is sure to be more than a few cars heading north from Wellington on Saturday morning, bound for Palmerston North as three Wellington schools compete in their respective Hurricanes region finals and with it, a shot at the National Top Four competitions. Boys' Final Hurricanes YRC Cup Scots College v Palmerston North Boys' High School 2...More

Above: The Wellington Lions team photo in 1981. In beating a strong Manawatu side 28-10 they went a long way to clinching the NPC title.? Gone are the days when the All Blacks backed up for their provinces after playing in a Test match the previous day. But on 13 September 1981, that is exactly what a group of them did in this memorable Wellington - Manawatu match at Athletic Park, won 28-10 by Wellington. This was not just the day after any regular Test match, but one of the most noted of all time - the third and deciding Test against the Springboks in their controversial 1981 series...More

Above: Tolu Fahamokioa takes on Manawatu's Chris Eves in a recent pre-season match at the Hutt Recreation Ground. The two should meet again on Friday night when the Ricoh Wellington Lions host the Turbos at Westpac Stadium. Patience, humility and a positive attitude mark Tawa and Ricoh Wellington Lions loosehead prop Tolu Fahamokioa out for a bright future in the game. In the current climate of players arriving at the ITM Cup having played a steady diet of representative age-group rugby Fahamokioa is one of the players making their marks after serving their apprenticeships in club rugby - and he's grasping both opportunities with both hands...More