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July 24, 2026 11 mins

Ahead of the 2026 Jubilee Cup club rugby final, Adam Cooper previews the match with Petone coach Carne Green and Hutt Old Boys Marist captain Waylon Tuhuro-Robinson.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Twenty nine pass a teer on the Allsport Breakfast. It
is Club Rugby Premier Finals Day at Potty to A
Park today. It all gets underway from about eleven six
finals all up across the two main fields there. But
of course it'll culminate and the main prize in Wellington
Club Rugby the twenty twenty six Jubilee Cup and it's
two neighboring rivals who are playing for the historic Jubilee

(00:22):
Cup today. They of course meet for the McBain Shield
every year as well, which is one of the more
historic shields in Wellington Club.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Rugby as well.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
Patoni and Huddle Boys marist one winner piece from their
two matches so far this season, so suggests it's going
to be a blockbuster today at three o'clock. Patni of
course swin Dale Shield winners from this year and Huddle
Boys maris there defending Jubilee Cup champions looking to do
what's a pretty rare feat in Wellington Club Rugby and
go back to back in the Jubilee Cup. The last
club to do that was Old Boys University nearly a

(00:51):
decade ago. The game kicks off at three this afternoon.
We're going to have a quick checker now with both teams.
Long time Patoni player Can Green is now the clubs
head coach. He joins me, now morning to you can't
you'd be pretty motivated for the game given it's against
your biggest rivals, no doubt.

Speaker 3 (01:08):
Yeah, we're really excited. Obviously we don't normally get to
play them by Yeah, so playing three times and even
special like McBain and then we played them again and
then obviously final they're defending chaps and we're going out
there trying to win. It's cool, but it's a big
day for the club with our women and our senior
ones in the final as well, and the senior ones
are putting hot too, so it's going to be all go. Yeah. Great.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
Obviously a thrilling win in the semi finals last weekend
is that, you know, momentum have you in good start
heading into this one?

Speaker 3 (01:38):
Yeah, I think so. We're going one hundred minutes against
the classy effort like Upper Hut, we'll have the confidence high. Yeah,
it was an interesting back and forth game, but yeah,
we'll take a lot of confidence out of that knowing
to come back from fourteen points down and get the win.
So yeah, the boys are feeling good.

Speaker 1 (01:53):
Few changes to the team this week as well, I
see on the lineups and any reasons for those or
more just giving it yourself the best chance for for
a big.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
Game like this.

Speaker 3 (02:01):
Our flank of Brace is coming off concussion, so he's
been our flank hat starting flank all. Yeah. He he's
been out for three weeks. He got kincuss last time
he played Huts, so he's passed all this protocol so
he just comes into starting lineup and then it's just
a shuffle on the bench really, so just one boy
Jordan misses out, which was tough, but yeah, that's footy.

Speaker 1 (02:21):
You guys have been a very successful team in this
sort of current era of the Todi Rugby, but not
having your hands on the Jubilee Cup yet. Is it
something that you feel like the club and not just
you know, the current playing group, but you know the
wider club is really eager for, really keen for.

Speaker 3 (02:37):
Yeah, definitely, Like I played one hundred and signity games
for the club and made the final once and we
didn't get it done. So yeah, we have been successful
with Swindale and all the wins during Swindale Shield. But yeah,
it's been twenty one year since to Tony's won the
Jubilee Cup. So it's really sort of the burning and
the boys and in the old Boys. I had some

(02:58):
coffees with Andy Lez and feel the older boys today
and they're really backing us. So yeah, it has been
successful there, only as good as your last game. So
we just want to get the win and then we
can be really celebrate the good year we've had together.

Speaker 1 (03:12):
Absolutely, And I mean what kind of I guess do
you look back into those games with Hut from earlier
in the season, or do you sort of draw a
blank canvas, say, right, playoffs are here. Now, we're going
to prepare just like any other game. A little bit.

Speaker 3 (03:26):
We I looked at the last game we played and
we gave away too many penalties and that you look
at those sort of things. But there we're two different teams,
sort of different players and different stuff on the line.
So you do look back and just take your lessons,
but then you've got to sort of just put a
line through it because it is finals footing and a
lot changes on the on the day. So yeah, a
bit of both looking back taking our learnings, but then

(03:46):
also looking forwards into what we know, had.

Speaker 1 (03:49):
A big day for the club. I'm sure that we
have a bit of a support crew there in the grandstand.

Speaker 3 (03:53):
Yes, yeah, I think I think the club's putting on
a couple of buses to go into toy Ru and
what lot. So yeah, it'll be it'll be a good day.
Well I think. So the supporters have to go out
early because the women play at eleven thirty and we're
at three, so it will be a long day for them.
But yeah, we've had good support all yeah, so can't wait.

Speaker 1 (04:09):
Yeah, great, And I mean, as you said, you've been
around this club for it for a long time, many years.
And as you said, you know the two finals between
these same two teams. You're in the women's final as well.
That would suggest carn the clubs in a pretty good
place at the moment.

Speaker 3 (04:24):
Yeah. Absolutely, the club is in a good place. And
we sort of all trained together us senior ones and
colts on Tuesday Tuesday night, which has really got the
culture going. And yeah, I think we've reaped the rewards
for that and boys are just happy to play wherever
they put and yeah, at the club is in the
great spot.

Speaker 1 (04:41):
Brilliant mate. Well, congrats on the season. So far can't
all the very best in the final this weekend? Go
well cheers mate, thank you and you can't can't Green
they're the head coach of Patni. Now I saw a
very interesting look at this online. So is Ryan Fox
going to be the lucky omen for PA Tony? Because
it's twenty one years since they last won at Jubilee Cup.

(05:01):
That was two thousand and five and that was just
after Michael Campbell won the US Golf Open. So as
a New Zealand men's major golf winner the lucky omen
for Patni? So Ryan Fox has win last week? Has
that put fate in the right hands for Patny to
finally break their draft of Jubilee Cups. We'll find out
a little bit later on today. Right, Well, there was

(05:23):
Patoni's thoughts, sleet's head into the huddle boys Marit camp
Now and their captain Waylon to Huto Robinson is with
me very experienced half back on this team. Morning to
you Whalon Now, not often in Jubilee Cups that teams
go back to back? Has that been talked about leading
up to this week? For your motivation? The prospects of
going two titles within two years, for.

Speaker 4 (05:44):
Sure, Bro, I think I'm definitely, I think driving factor
for our team this year. We spoke about it coming
into the season, but I think the way the last
month's gone and we've been able to win some big
games that give us as an opportunity to think it's
come pretty quick, so the boys are up for it.
I think there's been a bit of a calmness about
our week and the way we trained yesterday and on
Tuesday nights, so hopefully we can get the job done.

Speaker 1 (06:05):
What was the psyche of coming into this whole rugby
years defeating champions? Was it acknowledged and has it been
a big part of what's driven you to look at
doing it again or did you try the reset button?
Approaching twenty twenty six, we.

Speaker 4 (06:18):
Had a pretty sim got the same coaching group as
last year and the makeup of our groups fairly similar.
We've got a Living Boys from last year's final playing
in the final and then we've got a liven New Boys,
so it was definitely I think at the start a
bit of a bit of pressure. I think we probably
felt the pressure coming into Swindale Shield with I guess
been favorites, probably double favorites coming into the year, and
we probably didn't start our season off as probably as

(06:39):
we had hoped.

Speaker 2 (06:40):
And that's a few big games early on.

Speaker 4 (06:42):
But I think you were pretty lucky that we were
able to just find a rhythm at the beckend of
Swindale should and sort of start to play our best
rugby over the last month. So there's definitely a driving
factor for our team this year. And I think we
felt the pressure at the start, but I think you
know that we're here.

Speaker 2 (06:56):
It's just about getting it right on the day.

Speaker 1 (06:58):
I mean you would see it as a million time question,
but how did you help make that turnaround happen? As
you said towards that latter end of the Swindelle Shield.

Speaker 2 (07:05):
I think pretty similar to last year.

Speaker 4 (07:06):
Like I think we lost some pretty big games this year,
like a lot of big rivery.

Speaker 2 (07:09):
Games as well.

Speaker 4 (07:10):
We lost to Tawa Upper Hut and then we lost
to be Tony and Swim the children we paid them
for the mcbainshield. I think we just sort of took
the learnings from that. It's cliche as that is, like,
I think just took the learning from our losses, and
I guess saw the parts of our game that we
don't do so well in the parts that we needed
to get better and get right.

Speaker 2 (07:26):
So I think we've really fine.

Speaker 4 (07:27):
Sheened our game at the right time, and I guess,
you know, hopefully we find seed enough to be able
to get the job done.

Speaker 1 (07:33):
And he mentioned McBain's shield there. You know, as Tony
the team, are they the team you enjoy facing the most?
I mean, are they your biggest rivals?

Speaker 2 (07:42):
Yeah, for sure. I think definitely our biggest rival.

Speaker 4 (07:46):
Whenever we play them, whether it's Mcbainshield or Jubilee Cup
or even if we're playing for the hard them, I
think it's always a big game against them, And yeah,
definitely one that we're up for. Definitely one you wouldn't
want to be on the losing side of. But yeah,
you know, it's a tough game against him. They've got
a really good team and a really good coaching group
as well, so you're hopefully there's a big crowd at
the end.

Speaker 1 (08:04):
You guys have been credited with being able to utilize
some of your big ball carriers through the season to
get you to this point, the likes of being Toyo
Menopheli and others. What areas of the game though, do
you think you'll need to target today to give yourselves
the best chance.

Speaker 4 (08:17):
I think I think obviously, I think everyone probably knows
that we've got a big pack and there's all the
driving force in the heart of our team, and I
think for Potoni they're probably probably their backs are probably
there their strength. So I think if we can just
I guess one big moments part of the game, I
think classic final, there's not going to be many moments
that you're going to get opportunities that you're going to get,
So hope you when we get our chances, we can

(08:38):
ask them and you hopefully our big boys can give
us a platform for us backs to play. I think
we've got a pretty sharp back line as well, so
hopefully if your opportunities open up for us out wide
and hopefully we can just take our chances.

Speaker 2 (08:49):
You are some of those big moments.

Speaker 1 (08:50):
And not a bad halfback battle for you. Is it
yourself versus Cam Ferira?

Speaker 2 (08:54):
Yeah, yeah, hard hard.

Speaker 4 (08:55):
Cam's probably been my rival since we were probably young
as well so and he's a good mate, so it'd
be pretty cool coming up against.

Speaker 2 (09:01):
Cameron a final. So he's a good, good blake and
awesome player as well. So I'm looking forward to it.

Speaker 1 (09:06):
And well, and you would have just heard Kahn from Potoni.
They're telling us they've got a fair few busses heading
over the Haywards for the game. Are you expecting a
fear bit of support for you guys in the stands
there as well at Tar Patty to a Park this afternoon.

Speaker 2 (09:17):
Yeah, I hope. So.

Speaker 4 (09:18):
I think we've got a couple of busses going over
hopefully well get a good turn out. I think our
pre two's PREMI reserves are paying in the final as
well before us, So yeah, there's going to be a
lot of friends and family out there from Lower Hut,
so hopefully we can pack it out of some huddle
Boys support us nice.

Speaker 1 (09:32):
Well, well on all the very best. Congrats on the
season so far as well, mate, and go well this afternoon.

Speaker 2 (09:37):
Not easy, Broth, thank you so much.

Speaker 1 (09:39):
Will on that Tohado Robinson, the captain of Huddle Boys Maris.
So there you have it. The two teams are pretty
eager to get their hands on silver where this afternoon
as part of the Jubilee Cup Final on a big
finals day, Anti Potty to a Park this afternoon. It
all gets underway from eleven with the likes of the
Tea pars and and others, and the women's competition and
then the men's finals as well across the respective division.

(10:00):
Three o'clock though, is that Jubilee Cup Final and as
part of the day there is a big celebration going
on celebrating one hundred years of continuous Club Rugby radio
broadcasting in Wellington. Year July nineteen twenty seven was when
the old station two IA first broadcast Club Rugby and
it's obviously switched around a fair few stations since then,
including US, and we still give you your local sport

(10:22):
coverage on a Saturday afternoon. But if you'd like to
listen to a very special celebration of one hundred years
of Club Rugby radio broadcasting alongside the live commentary of
that Jubilee Cup Final, you can find that on to
Upuka to Ecker. That's on eleven sixty one AM or
eighty seven point six FM. Eleven sixty one AM eighty
seven point six FM. You'll hear a very special day

(10:45):
of Club Rugby in Wellington celebrating a very special milestone
which of course News Talks ZB and previously two ZB
has been a big part of For more from News Talks, EDB,
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