Wellington Rugby Football Union - Local Club Rugby

Local Club Rugby

Club rugby is a large part of Wellington rugby. 18 clubs comprise the Wellington union and all contribute at least one team to the club competitions. The premier trophy in Wellington club rugby is the Jubilee Cup, which was won in 2010 by Northern United. Petone are the club with the most Jubilee Cup successes having won the title 22 times.

Years in parenthesis are when the current club was formed, though many are amalgamations of previously extant clubs. Wellington FC has the longest continuous existence of any club in New Zealand.

  • Avalon RFC (1980) (Lower Hutt)
  • College Old Boys-Victoria University (1991) (Wellington)
  • Eastbourne RFC (Lower Hutt)
  • Hutt Old Boys-Marist RFC (Lower Hutt)
  • Johnsonville RFC (1900) (Wellington)
  • Marist-St Pat’s RFC (1971) (Wellington)
  • Northern United RFC (1990) (Porirua)
  • Oriental-Rongotai FC (1969) (Wellington)
  • Paremata-Plimmerton RFC (1959 (Porirua)
  • Petone Rugby Club (1885) (Lower Hutt)
  • Poneke FC (1883) (Wellington)
  • Rimutaka RFC (1982) (Upper Hutt)
  • Stokes Valley RFC (1949) (Lower Hutt)
  • Tawa RFC (1947) (Wellington)
  • Upper Hutt RFC (1920) (Upper Hutt)
  • Wainuiomata RFC (1946) (Lower Hutt)
  • Wellington FC (1871) (Wellington)
  • Western Suburbs RFC (1983) (Wellington)

Wellington club rugby is contested over the following grades:

  • Premier - 12 teams contest the Swindale Shield over the first round. Top 8 go through to the Jubilee Cup round. Bottom 4 go to the Hardham cup round.
  • Senior 1 - 12 teams contest the Harper Lock Shield. Top 4 go through to the Hardham Cup. Remaining 8 contest the Ed Chaney Cup
  • Senior 2 - 12 teams contest the National Mutual Cup. Top 2 go through to the Ed Chaney Cup. Remaining 10 contest the HD Morgan Memorial.

The proviso with all these grades is that no club can have more than one team in each grade.

  • Senior 3
  • Under 21
  • Under 19
  • Under 85 kilogram restricted
  • Reserves
  • Presidents (over 35's)
  • Women's Premier

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