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Our second Hui of the week, we catch up with Wellington Axemen back and St Patrick's College Wellington Old Boy Caleb Aiulu.

We also preview Round Seven of the WRFU Swindale Shield!

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Our guest made a massive impact in the 2025 1st XV season playing halfback for the St Patrick's College Silverstream 1st XV. This season he plays for the Petone RFC Colts and has two premier games under his belt. A player with a massive future in Rugby Union.

Axel Daken is our guest on the Huddy Hui!
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For Episode 184, we catch up with Poneke RFC and former Hastings Boy's High School half back Mike Brown.

We also preview Round Six of the WRFU Swindale Shield.
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This week we catch up with one of Wellington Rugby's up and coming openside flankers. We also review his teams unbeaten start to the 2026 Swindale Shield season.

Old Boy's University Flanker Mitch Shields is our guest on the Huddy Hui!

We also preview round five of the Swindale Shield. 
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This week's Hui, we catch up with Marist St Pats Rugby Football Club Winger and St Patrick's College, Wellington Old Boy Max Reynolds. 
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We also preview Round Four of the Wellington Rugby Swindale Shield.
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We are back in the Hui studio this week and we catch with Hutt Old Boy's Marist RFC Eagles Number 8 Mika Alaifatu to discuss his club rugby career and to preview Round Three of the WRFU Swindale Shield.
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This week's Hui we look back at the 2026 Rugby Jamboree held in Palmerston North three weeks ago.

We also catch up with clubrugby.nz editor Steven White to preview Round Two of the WRFU Swindale Shield.

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It is the first Huddy Hui for 2026!

Our first guest for season seven of the Hui was the captain of the Petone Premiers in 2025. We catch up with him to preview their match against Tawa RFC.

Connor Tuifao is our guest.

We also preview Round One of the WRFU Swindale Shield.

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It is our final Huddy Hui for 2025!

Our guest two weeks ago brought up his 200th First Class refereeing fixture when he refereed Georgia vs Canada in Batumi, Georgia.

New Zealand Professional Referee Paul Williams is our guest on the Huddy Hui!

We also look at the Top Ten Huddy Sports moments of 2025.

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Our second guest is also participating in the Condor 7's this weekend in Tauranga and played Second Five-Eighth for Napier Boys' High School.

Will Lovatt is our guest on the Huddy Hui!

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It is Condor 7's week and our first of two guests on the Huddy Hui this week will participate at the Condor 7's in Tauranga representing Hamilton Boys' High School.

Corban Dunlop is our guest on the Huddy Hui!

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This week's Hui, we catch up with St Patrick's College Silverstream 1st XV Prop and Y13 leaver Heath Tuifao to see what his plans are for season 2026.

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We catch up with Palmerston North Boys' High School 1st XV No.8, Super 8 winning captain, and New Zealand Barbarians U/18 rep Alex Palazzo.

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For episode 173, we catch up with Hamilton Boys' High School utility back and New Zealand Secondary Schools 2025 representative Ollie Guerin.

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We catch up with one of top 1st XV and age group representative rugby coaches here in the Wellington region.

John Herbert is our guest on the Huddy Hui!

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We catch up with Napier Boys' High School Year 13 and 1st XV Centre Harvey O'Rourke to review Napier Boys' 1st XV season and the upcoming sevens campaign building towards the Condors in December.

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We catch up with former St Patrick's College Wellington captain, midfielder who is the strength and conditioning trainer for the Otago men's NPC team as they prepare for their historic semi-final against Bay of Plenty this weekend.

Ben Shepherd is our guest on the Huddy Hui!

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For Episode 169, we catch with St Patrick's College Silverstream winger Ashton Steere.

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This week's Hui we focus on a different side of rugby, the role of the analyst.

Jack Baker from the Wellington Lions gives us a look inside the world of a rugby analyst.

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We catch up with Lucas Casey from the Otago Razorbacks NPC team after his stellar performance against Canterbury two weeks ago and Otago locking away the Ranfurly Shield for the Summer.

We also review the Wellington Lions NPC season.

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After a massive weekend at Eden Park, the Huddy Hui catches up with High School Old Boys Captain, inaugural New Zealand U/85kg Captain Jarred Percival and his team after their second national title against Poneke Wanderers in the National U/85kg Cup Final.

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We catch with recent Wellington Lions debutant, Old Boys' University, former New Zealand Secondary Schools and Rathkeale College Lock Johnny Falloon.

We also preview the Wellington Lions match against Taranaki, the National U/85kg Final and Round One of the Bledisloe Cup at Eden Park.

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It is Semi-Final time for the National U/85kg National Competition.

Firstly, we catch up with HSOB Rugby Club Light Bears flanker Jack Owen as they prepare to host last year's champions the Pakuranga United Rugby Club Panthers this Saturday at Bob Deans Field in Christchurch.
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Then, we catch up with New Zealand U/85kg Original and Pōneke Football Club U/85kg and Premier flanker Pasia Asiata as they travel up to Auckland this Saturday to take on the Auckland University Rugby Football Club Slugs.​​

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We catch up with Old Boy's University half back and former Scots College Captain Jake Lawson.

We also preview this weekend's NPC match between the Wellington Lions and the Southland Stags.​​

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We catch up with Old Boys' University U/85kg Scallywags back and Wellington U/85kg representative Kees Jansen.


We also will draw the winner of the two free test tickets to this Saturday's All Blacks vs Springboks test match at the Wellington Regional Stadium (Sky Stadium).


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​​We catch up with Chiefs, Bay of Plenty and former Wellington Lions lock Naitoa Ah Koui.

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We catch with St Patrick's College Silverstream 1st XV hooker Riley Browne to review the 2025 1st XV season and his strong form throughout the Wellington 1st XV Premiership.

We also call into Adam Julian from England to review the Women's World Cup to date.
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​​This week's Huddy Hui we catch up the Wellington Pride and Hurricanes Poua coach Fusi Feaunati.

We also preview the Wellington Pride and Lions home games this Sunday which is also Old Timer's Day at Jerry Collins Stadium.
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​​Our guest is the record holder for most tries scored in a Wellington club rugby season. After years of electric play, he made his Wellington Lions debut last weekend against Waikato.
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Esi Komaisavai is our guest on the Huddy Hui!
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We catch up with St Patrick's College Silverstream Co-Captain and full back William Davis to discuss season 2025 for the Silverstream 1st XV and preview the 1st XV Final against Wellington College on Sunday 10th August at Jerry Collins Stadium.
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​​Our guest is the winning captain of Hutt Old Boys Marist fresh after winning the Jubilee Cup last weekend.

Waylon Tuhoro-Robinson is our guest on the Huddy Hui!
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We also preview this weekends Wellington 1st XV Premiership Semi-Finals.
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Our guest this week plays for Pōneke RFC Premiers as they prepare for their clash in the Hardham VC Memorial Cup Final against the Upper Hutt Rams RFC.

Caleb Robson is our guest on the Hui!

We also preview the WRFU Club Finals day including the two big finals, the Hardham VS Memorial Cup Final and the Jubilee Cup Final.
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We catch with the the King of Ngati Toa Domain, who is closing in on 200 First-team games for Paremata-Plimmerton RFC.

Tane McMillan Parata is our guest on the Huddy Hui!

We also preview week three of Jubilee and Hardham Cup Prelim Finals and Round Eight of the Wellington 1st XV Premiership.
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Our guest has been on fire in the Wellington 1st XV Rugby Premiership this year.

Playing Flyhalf for the St Patrick's College Silverstream 1st XV, he scored a stunning drop goal just before half time to secure the win against Wellington College on traditional day in June.

Fletcher Cooper is our guest on the Huddy Hui!

We also preview Traditional day between St Patrick's College Silverstream and St Patrick's College Wellington on Wednesday 16th July.

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Our guest this Huddy Hui has been lighting up the 1st XV Rugby scene in the Super 8 competition. A fullback with a promising future ahead.

Palmerston North Boys' High School 1st XV Fullback Hunter Kennedy joins the Huddy Hui!
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Our guest was the Head Boy of Wellington College in 2024 and was part of the NZ Māori U/18 team that beat the New Zealand Secondary Schools team.

He plays his club rugby for Old Boy's University RFC.

Ollie Church is our guest on the Huddy Hui!

​We also preview the first round of the Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup qualifiers.
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​​It is our 150 episode and our guest brings up 100 games as a Premier referee in Wellington Club Rugby.

​Steve Newson is our guest on the Huddy Hui!
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Our guest this week plays for the Petone 'Ponies' Women's team that is looking to retain the Tia Passi Memorial Trophy this Saturday against Northern United.

Lavinia Lea is our guest on the Huddy Hui!

We also preview the WRFU Women's Grand Finals, Round Twelve of the Swindale Shield and Round Five of the Wellington 1st XV Premiership.
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This weeks Huddy Hui we catch up with Poneke Premier and Premier Reserves back Jack Greig.

We review the 1st XV Traditional between Wellington College and St Patrick's College Silverstream.

We also preview Round Eleven of the WRFU Swindale Shield and Round Four of the Wellington 1st XV Premiership.
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Our guest is from the United Kingdom experiencing Rugby in New Zealand. He made his debut for the Petone Premiers last weekend.

Luke Pearson is our guest on the Huddy Hui!

We also preview Round Ten of the WRFU Swindale Shield and Round Three of the Wellington 1st XV Premiership.

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