For the last three years we have run a popular training session for managers of teams at all levels - all senior teams (including Premier), all college grades, and junior teams. We are holding this again next month and we would like to get a wider and larger representation from all clubs and schools.
The draw for the 2010 Swindale Shield, Harper Lock Shield and National Mutual Cup has been released.
Highlights of the draw include a replay of the Jubilee Cup Final on opening day at Porirua Park as Northern United look to avenge that defeat against Marist St Pats. Current joint Swindale Shield holders Petone and Northern United meet on the 1st of May at Porirua Park. The 1st round will finish on the weekend of 1st June and includes blockbuster clashes between Northern United and Poneke as well as Petone and Oriental-Rongotai.
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The 2010 Swindale Shield will kick off on Easter Saturday, the 3rd of April.
The feature match of week 1 will see last years Jubilee Cup finalists Norths and Marist St Pats meet up at Porirua Park. The joint defending Swindale Shield champions Norths and Petone will play each other on the 1st of May at Porirua Park.
Newly promoted Johnsonville play their first game against the Wests Roosters at Helston Park on opening weekend.
A copy of the Swindale Shield, Harper Lock Shield and National Mutual Cup draws is available here.
Northern United came out on top in the American Ambassadors 7s at Porirua Park on Saturday afternoon. The Norths Number 1 side was victorious in the Cup competition and the Norths Number 2 side won the Plate competition.
The American Ambassadors Sevens is Wellington's premier local 7's tournament. It has been played for every year since 1967 when it was first presented by then Ambassador John F. Henning. This year will see the current American Ambassador David Huebner present the trophy to the winner of the American Ambassadors 7's at Porirua Park Number 3 on Saturday afternoon.
Kicking off at 10am on Saturday morning the tournament will consist of 14 club teams from Wellington and is being used as a great run-in to the pre-season programme as we build towards the Swindale Shield of 2010. The final of the cup competition will kick off at 3pm. Oriental-Rongotai are the two-time defending champions and will enter two teams this weekend with strong designs on victory.
Ambassador Huebner is a self-confessed rugby fanatic and Wellington Rugby is honoured to have him available to present what is a prestigious trophy to the winner of our premier local sevens tournament.
Entry is free and access to Poriua Park 3 and 4 is available via Gear Terrace off Mungavin Avenue in Porirua East (see the link below). The public is encouraged to come along, bring a BBQ, the chilly bin and enjoy an exciting day of Sevens Rugby.
http://www.wises.co.nz/l/Wellington+5024/Porirua+Park/#c/-41.146475/174.854879/15/
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