Above: New Wellington Axemen openside flanker Dean Brunsdon, who played 103 games for Norths, playing for his former club against Wellington in last August's Hardham Cup final. Updated: April 13, 2002 is the last time Wellington played Petone in the Swindale Shield. The result was a poor one for the Axemen slumping to a 43-7 defeat. In fact Wellington failed to win a single game in their last Swindale Shield campaign, conceding 545 points in 11 matches. They then bowed out of the Premier ranks altogether when they were beaten 25-0 by then Senior 1 club Hutt Old Boys Marist...More

Club Rugby, in association with Holden Bros. Media and Wellington Rugby's official apparel partners BLK, is pleased to confirm the Swindale Shield and Jubilee Cup BLK Guess the Score Competition. Starting this week, the BLK Guess the Score competition will be run in conjunction with each round's Club Rugby: Extra Time video highlights match. This week's first game is between Tawa and Hutt Old Boys Marist at Lyndhurst Park. The winner of each round will receive a BLK Wellington Rugby prize pack...More

Dylan Hayes gets a pass away in the Jubilee Cup against Ories last year In association with our partners RobLawMax Labour Hire, we'll be running regular player profiles this season, showcasing many of the young up and coming players and some of the more established players in Wellington Premier club rugby. This year's first profile is Hutt Old Boys Marist loose forward Dylan Hayes, returning for his second season with the Eagles in 2014. Dylan, who was brought up in Marlborough and has also played as a representative softballer, was a key member of the St Pat's Silverstream First XV that beat Wellington College 6-3 in the Wellington Premier 1 college Final in 2012...More

Passion, loyalty and a love of the game. Some of the reasons Wellington continues to lead the way on and off the field in club rugby around New Zealand. In 2014, two of the pioneers in Wellington club rugby coverage have come together to bring you closer to the action wherever you might be. We're pleased to announce the partnership of?Club Rugby?and?Holden Bros. Media?to bring you weekly video coverage from around the capital city. Club Rugby has been the place to go for those seeking interesting, impartial and in depth online coverage of Wellington's club competitions since its creation in 2005...More

Rodney So'oialo (in a coaching capacity) and Riki Flutey (playing and coaching) are two big names that Petone will call upon this year in an otherwise largely fresh-faced Premier squad, that takes the field for the first time this season next Saturday against old rivals the Wellington Axemen.? So'oialo, along with former Petone and founding Hurricanes wing Alex Telea, is helping with the Premier team's assistant coaching duties, while Flutey has returned home from several years abroad to play when fit and help out on the coaching front as well...More

The Treeby brothers, Shaun (left) and Matt and their father with the Jubilee Cup last August. Photo supplied. If he can't be there in person, Highlander and Tawa local Shaun Treeby said he'll be at Lyndhurst Park in spirit for the start of the Wellington club rugby season on 29 March. The Tawa RFC is planning a club open day to kick-start the season next Saturday. The day will start with a traditional game between the Tawa Colts and the Tawa College First XV for the Furry Cup, kick off 11...More

Jack Lam crossing for a try playing for Waikato against the Wellington Lions in the 2010 ITM Cup. After nearly four seasons with the Hurricanes,Jack Lam is set to embark on another chapter in his exalted career. English side Bristol is lucky enough to have signed the services of Lam at the end of the ‘Canes 2014 campaign. Lam has had quite the globetrotting career for a 26-year old.? His journey began in Hamilton from where he was born in 1987. Lam soon moved to Wellington before a massive change saw Jack and his family make the big move to the Australian capital, Canberra...More

Above: Wellington Premier referees left to right Ben O'Keeffe, Hamish Mexted and Richard Gordon after last year's Jubilee Cup final.Club Rugby supports the people who control the game - the referees. With the new club rugby season just around the corner, we sat down for an in-depth chat with Wellington Premier referee Richard Gordon about how he got into refereeing, what's great about it and the opportunities now available for referees. We started by asking Richard about his playing background and how he got into refereeing...More

?Above: Alapati Leiua on the cover of the Hurricanes v Crusaders programme last year. Leiua scored a memorable intercept try to win this game. Completing our Hurricanes rugby series as the Investec Super Rugby hits full steam ahead with this Saturday's second home match in Wellington against the Cheetahs, here's ten magic matches, home and away, between 2008 and 2013. 2013: Hurricanes 29 - Crusaders 28, Wellington Right wing Alapati Leiua's 73rd minute intercept try gave the Hurricanes this one-point win...More

Hutt Old Boys Marist retained the New Zealand Marist Spillane Cup title with a resolute defensive effort in today’s final on home soil at the Hutt Recreation Ground against Christchurch Marist Albion.HOBM turned sizzling attack seen in Saturday’s 50-19 win over Auckland Marist to backs-to-the-wall defence to beat Marist Albion 30-7 in the final.The Eagles held off wave after wave of Marist Albion attack inside their 22 for virtually the entire third quarter with HOBM holding a 23-7 lead...More