No. 5, 5 July 2024
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There are two words that get Wellington Club Rugby enthusiasts particularly excited: Jubilee Cup. For those enthusiasts, the wait is over as the contest for Wellington rugby's greatest prize starts this weekend. Our Premiers will head to Maidstone Park on Saturday for an elimination playoff match against the Upper Hutt Rams - the winner progresses, the loser drops to the Hardham Cup. We would love your support in Upper Hutt on Saturday; in the meantime, this is the latest news from around the club...
Billy Proctor named in the All Blacks
Marist St Pats is brimming with it after last week's naming of Scott Robertson's first All Blacks squad with our own Billy Proctor included after an outstanding season with the Hurricanes.
The fact that Billy will be Marist St Pats' first All Black who is a St Patrick's College Old Boy is extra special. We offer our heartfelt congratulations to Billy and the Proctor family on this great achievement!
Our Junior Club have the benefit of a number of former senior players mentoring our next generation as coaches this year. We caught up with Victor Vito about his experience giving back to the junior club... >>>
The arrival of a towering Irish lock has had the Marist St Pats faithful talking on the sidelines, particularly after an outstanding performance against Old Boys-University. We caught up with Fionn Gilbert, who arrived from Dublin last month... >>>
Fionn Gilbert. Photo: Hugh Pretorious, Club Rugby
Over the past few years, Marist St Pats has developed a strong relationship with old boys of Sacred Heart College, Auckland. Last year, Sacred Heart claimed the elusive 1A title for the first time since 1965, and to mark that 58-year drought-breaker, college old boys crafted a documentary recounting the campaign primarily through the eyes of the players. Sacred: A Rugby Story for the Ages is playing on SkySport this week.
With Sacred Heart in the spotlight, we hear from a number of our Sacred Heart Old Boys and how they build on the values they learned at college now at Marist St Pats... >>>
John Spillane shares his thoughts on a Saturday where Marist St Pats had the pleasure of hosting the St Patrick's College and St Bernard's College 1st XVs in an aftermatch at the clubrooms... >>>
The annual Shamrock Club Test Match Dinner is on Friday 27 September ahead of the Bledisloe Cup clash the following night. We have secured Wallabies legend David Campese as our guest speaker. Tickets are available to purchase if you're not a Shamrock Club member... >>>
6 July: Jubilee Cup playoffs - Marist St Pats vs Upper Hutt Rams
25 July: $100 Raffle - the famous event is back. Limited tickets available, email for details
23 August: Senior Prizegiving
27 September: Shamrock Club Test Match Dinner
Around the traps
Marist St Pats congratulates Monica Tagoai who was named in the Black Ferns squad to play Australia... Nikora Broughton and Tyrone Thompson are in Japan after being selected for the Maori All Blacks... The Marist St Pats Netball '1' side went unbeaten in their first round competition and have been promoted to Premier Reserve 3 for the second round... Supporters weren't mistaken when they saw former Premier captain, Peter Sciascia, take the field for the second half against Johnsonville last weekend. With injuries mounting, Peter answered the call and slotted in at halfback off the bench... Marist St Pats extends our condolences to the Mettrick family after the passing of their mother and grandmother, Jenny, this week... The Clubrooms will be open this weekend, come up and watch the All Blacks vs England... Congratulations to our amazing physio, John Kieu, who is in Tonga as the assistant physio to the Tongan national side...
Financially, Marist St Pats relies on sponsorship and members subscriptions in order to provide our community with the facilities to train, play and congregate as a club.
If you are in a position to support Marist St Pats as a financial member or with a donation, this will help ensure we can provide the same facilities and support to our community in years to come... >>>
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