Ponsonby Rugby Club

Friendly reminder — Senior 7s training is at Archibald Park, Kelston this week.

⏰Tuesday and Thursday 6:00pm start
All welcome — see you there!

Our Fillies were in the thick of it today when the Auckland Storm hosted Waikato in a semi final of the Farah Palmer Cup at Eden Park. It was a hard fought and entertaining match and with 10 minutes to go the scores were locked up at 26 all. The teams then traded late tries but with Auckland having converted their effort they held sway 33-31 with a couple of minutes to go. The hosts worked their way down field and were hot on attack when they received a penalty as the ho**er went. It was converted and the Storm ran out 36-31 winners to advance to the final next week. The opposition will be either Canterbury or Manawatu who are to play the other semi in Christchurch.

Happy Birthday to the incredible Sir Beegee Williams!
Wishing you a fantastic day filled with joy and celebration!

And that’s our School Holiday Programme done and dusted for 2026! 🙌

Well done to all our athletes, and a huge thank you to the awesome team at Iron Up Sports.

300+ athletes came through across our three holiday programmes this year!

Look out for our 2027 programmes! 💪🏉

It is with much sadness that we advise of the passing of Phil Gifford. The popular journalist, author and broadcaster was also the creator of Ponsonby Rugby 'stalwart' Loosehead Len in 1973. In his own words Phil described the birth of the character ‘Before I wrote a word of the first Loosehead column, I knew that Loosehead's wife's name was Lorna, that his second name was Lacey, that he drove a 1937 Chev, that he was expelled from primary school for punching the son of the first $10 English immigrant to New Zealand, that he worked in a foundry in Herne Bay before it closed down, that he was hazy about how many children he had, and that his oldest son, Cyril, was a hairdresser in Parnell, who moonlighted as a make-up artist for the Grammar club, which Loosehead sneeringly called Glamour’.

Loosehead Len appeared in the 8 o’clock for over 12 years until the publication closed down in 1985.

Phil, who was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2024, contributed to sports journalism for over 50 years and died on Tuesday at the age of 79

He is survived by wife Jan and three children.

Day 3 of School Holiday Camp done and dusted! 🙌🏉

Bring on Day 4! 💪

🚨 Senior 7’s TRAINING UPDATE

Due to the condition of the Outerfields and Olivia Dean concert preparations at Western Springs From this Thursday, 1st October training moves to Archibald Park, Kelston – 6pm, most likely for all of October.

Everyone welcome — whether you’re playing 7’s or just coming for fitness.

Enquiries: [email protected]

Great to have Premier players Aio Keith and Jarrel Tuaimalo-Vaega giving back and training our U13 Barbarians.

The boys now prepare for their final game on 10 October, travelling to take on Hamilton Old Boys Rugby Club U13 team. 🐴💙🖤

Day 2 of our Holiday Programme! 🏉🐴

Plenty of fun and good vibes! 💙🖤

🏉 SENIOR 7s STARTS TOMORROW!

Ponsonby Senior 7s training kicks off Tuesday 29 September and runs every Tuesday & Thursday, in the lead-up to the Auckland Rugby 7s Tournament – 14 November.

🔵 Premier Men
⚫ Premier Women
🔵 U21 Men

Everyone welcome — come down and get involved!

📍 Western Springs Outerfields
⏰ From 6:30pm