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May 23, 2025 6 mins

A preview of the weekend's action in Premier Club Rugby, with the WRFU's Max Rodgers.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Go straight to Premium Men's and Women's Club Rugby now
heading into another day, beautiful sunshine outside this morning Max
Rodgers out of the Wellington Rugby Union with US Morny.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
Max morning, get them how are you?

Speaker 1 (00:10):
I'm good mate, Sand We'll just quickly you start with
a swind Dale shield table heading into the weekend's games.
Or He's still very strong seven from seven. Still a
number of teams in that sort of chasing pack from
second through to fifth on the table up a tiny
part of Mauster, Plymbus and Hudder Boys, Marist and Ponickey
with five from seven. They've got points in the late

(00:31):
twenties compared to Orion the Rongitize thirty five. So yeah,
they're starting to sort of break away from some of
that pack. So interesting round of action he heads today, Max.
Let's start at High Title Park though, and it's the
x Men back home hosting Johnson.

Speaker 2 (00:47):
Yeah. John still making the trip out to High Titi
today to defend the McKinney Memorial Cup. Last week that
ax when went down to a top three side and
part of US plummet and thirty eight points to twenty eight.
While Johnsville they made light work of Avalon winning steven
me nine zero, two players scoring hat tricks in that
one for Johnsonville.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
All right, why no, we are Masa over the Hill
hosting Ponicket.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Yeah, it's one of where Martha's Oldheimer's Day today as
they take on fifth place Pornikeere for the four Trophy.
Last week one where Martha went down in a tight
game with Marison Pats twenty two points to twenty, while
Pornikey had a successful old timer's day of their own,
beating the Upper heart Rams thirty points to twenty two,
which featured a double to prolific tri score on Nick Robertson.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
Very Good twenty forty five as well the heart Wreck
huddle Boys Marius at home against Avalon.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
Yeah, fourth place huddle Boys taking on fourteenth Avalon at
the hut Wreck today for the Billy Herbert Memorial Trophy.
Huddle Boys Marius got it done last week against a
tough Tower team, winning twenty seven points to seventeen to
keep them in the top four, while Avalon's still yet
to register Their first win will be after a big
upset against the Valley Rivals today.

Speaker 1 (01:53):
All Right, the leaders orient aromits I got the trip
up tonight he told to take on Paramassa Plimerson Kubo.
Could they be the ones per plan to get the
job done.

Speaker 2 (02:02):
Yeah, well we'll find out today, Adam. A big game today.
Both sides Putta much Plymoton currently sitting third and they'll
want to make a statement and push closer towards that
top spot, while Orion's long Ti will do everything they
can to hold off the ham Heads to remain undefeated
and get one step closer to lifting the Swindale Shield.
Or is they each pass per Tony last week and
remain undefeated twenty nine points to twenty four, where skivvy

(02:24):
Var and Dominic Ropietti scored two tries each. Part much
Plymoton they got past Wellington last week thirty eight twenty
eight where Joe Foaliolfona scored a hat trick.

Speaker 1 (02:33):
All right, that'll be a great game and not too
far south from there, North at home against Supper Hoart
Rams at Pottydoor Park.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
Yeah, two sides off the back of losses match up
today at Pottidoor Park. Last week North they went down
to Old Boys University forty four points to twenty seven,
while our part Rams went down to Pointiquet thirty points
to twenty two. So both we'll be after a big
win to turn things around, all right.

Speaker 1 (02:55):
And speaking of Old Boys University, I guess they'll be
buoyed by last week weekend as they head to be Tony.

Speaker 2 (03:02):
Yeah, Tony. They're defending the Mark Beerhoven Memorial Trophy today
against OBU Attorney. They're currently sitting in second place, but
still seven point shy of the top spot. Last week
they went down to the top of the table Are's
twenty nine points to twenty four, while OBU they registered
their first one of the season last week against North
Swinning forty four to twenty seven where Jordy Bean scored
a hat trick for the Goats.

Speaker 1 (03:24):
All right, that one of two forty five as well.
And then wrapping up the rounds Max, we will head
out to Lindhur's Pass with Tala taking on MSP.

Speaker 2 (03:32):
Yes the game today for both sides. Talas sitting in
eight for the five point lead on ninth place. A
win today we'll give them a bit of breathing room
inside that top eight. Well. A win for MSP will
push them closer to Tawer and a top eight position.
Tala went down twenty seven to seventeen last week to
Huddle Boys Maris, while Marison Pats piped Ony Nouiamata twenty
two points.

Speaker 1 (03:52):
To twenty All right, well those are all these Swindale
Shield rounds. Eight games across the region today and max
over to the Premiere WI competition where the two groups
of teams have been found and the competition splits for
the rest of the season.

Speaker 2 (04:06):
Yeah, we'll start with the izzy Ford Cup which is
Division two with first game up as Avalon be part
of much Plymouth and that Phraser Park. These two teams
they were meant to match up last week in the
last round of the Rebecca Lejuana Cup, but Avalon defaulted
that game. This is the first time these two teams
will meet this year. Both sides. They picked up just
one win in the first round, so they'll be after
a good start to the Azzy Forward Cup campaign. The

(04:28):
other game in the azzy Ford Cup today is one
Noui of Martha taking on Pornickey on One Noui of
Martha's Old Timer's day out at William Jones Park. The
two sides saw each other in round one where it
was one Noya Martha who picked up the win twenty
nine points to ten. However, Pornickaer coming off the back
of a stunning performance against the top four MSP where

(04:48):
they came away with a seventeen all draw in a
game which they actually lead up until about the sixty
seventh minute. And then in the Tea Pac Memorial Trophy
Division one, we've got Paterni taking on Garrison Patts. These
two teams are the winners of the last two Tier
Passi Memorial Trophies, so but Tony the off the back
of becoming joint winners of the Rebecca Lewana Cup where

(05:11):
they put away Oriented on the tie last week fifty
points to twenty one, where Harmny coo Ty scored yet
another hat trick. She's played five games this year and
has five patricks to her name. Marason Pats will all
needs to be on today if they're to top all
the competition favorites. Last week, they shockingly drew to Pornicke
seventeen points all. Marrison Patts did win this matchup however,

(05:34):
in the first round, so this will be an interesting
game today. And our last game is oriented on the
Tide taking on norse Ari's taking on the joint winner
of the Rebecca Lewana Cup. Norse out at the Polo
Ground today. Last time these two faced off, it was
Norse who got it done in fine fashion, winning fifty
two to twenty seven, which featured the hat tricks of
first five Ardane Landen Lane.

Speaker 1 (05:55):
All right, yeah, well, a big bunch of games right
across the board in all Premier rugby, and of course
those are new women's compensations being played for from today. Max,
appreciate your time as always, enjoy your weekend of rugby
and we'll chet again next week.

Speaker 2 (06:07):
Cheers Adam.

Speaker 1 (06:09):
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