Hutt Old Boys-Marist
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Hutt Old Boys-Marist is a New Zealand
rugby football
club. Playing in the competitions of the Wellington Rugby Football Union
, it is based at the Hutt Recreation Ground in Lower Hutt
.
Hutt Old Boys-Marist is a product of mergers over many years between former clubs, including Hutt (founded 1910), Hutt Valley High School Old Boys (1953) and Hutt Valley Marist (1949).
The clubs merged in 1992, and played their first season in 1993, as Hutt Old Boys Marist, making the Hutt Recreation their home ground, and club rooms, while Hutt Valley Marist abandoned its club rooms located at Fraser park in Taita.
The club celebrated its centennial in 2010, marking 100 years since the formation of the Hutt Rugby Club from earlier clubs Woburn and Kia Ora.
The Hutt Old Boys Club founded in 1967 played for many years in a gold jersey with green shorts and gold and green socks, but returned in the 1990s to the red and white of the previous Hutt club before adding green on amalgamation with Hutt Valley Marist. Hutt Valley Marists strip would consist of Green, white, and maroon.
HOBM has won Wellington's premier rugby trophy, the Jubilee Cup, several times. Hutt won in 1931 and 1934, while HOBM won in 1991 and 2007. HOBM has also won the Swindale Shield, for the first-round competition twice, in 1989 and 1997.
HOBM has produced, or been the home club for, a number of All Blacks
. Colin Loader
represented the All Black in 1953–54, while former All Blacks Steven Pokere, Hika Reid and Mark Shaw played for the club in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Also Bernie Fraser represented the All Blacks, and Wellington, and also played for Hutt Valley Marist in the 70s and 80s. More recent All Blacks affiliated to HOBM include Piri Weepu
and Hosea Gear
.
New Zealand
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rugby football
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
club. Playing in the competitions of the Wellington Rugby Football Union
Wellington Rugby Football Union
The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...
, it is based at the Hutt Recreation Ground in Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its council has adopted the name Hutt City Council, but neither the New Zealand Geographic Board nor the Local Government Act recognise the name Hutt City. This alternative name can lead to confusion, as there are two cities in the...
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Hutt Old Boys-Marist is a product of mergers over many years between former clubs, including Hutt (founded 1910), Hutt Valley High School Old Boys (1953) and Hutt Valley Marist (1949).
The clubs merged in 1992, and played their first season in 1993, as Hutt Old Boys Marist, making the Hutt Recreation their home ground, and club rooms, while Hutt Valley Marist abandoned its club rooms located at Fraser park in Taita.
The club celebrated its centennial in 2010, marking 100 years since the formation of the Hutt Rugby Club from earlier clubs Woburn and Kia Ora.
The Hutt Old Boys Club founded in 1967 played for many years in a gold jersey with green shorts and gold and green socks, but returned in the 1990s to the red and white of the previous Hutt club before adding green on amalgamation with Hutt Valley Marist. Hutt Valley Marists strip would consist of Green, white, and maroon.
HOBM has won Wellington's premier rugby trophy, the Jubilee Cup, several times. Hutt won in 1931 and 1934, while HOBM won in 1991 and 2007. HOBM has also won the Swindale Shield, for the first-round competition twice, in 1989 and 1997.
HOBM has produced, or been the home club for, a number of All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
. Colin Loader
Colin Loader
Colin James Loader was a New Zealand rugby union player and represented the All Blacks between 1953 and 1954.Born at Dannevirke in 1931, Colin Loader was educated at Hutt Valley High School...
represented the All Black in 1953–54, while former All Blacks Steven Pokere, Hika Reid and Mark Shaw played for the club in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Also Bernie Fraser represented the All Blacks, and Wellington, and also played for Hutt Valley Marist in the 70s and 80s. More recent All Blacks affiliated to HOBM include Piri Weepu
Piri Weepu
Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...
and Hosea Gear
Hosea Gear
Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...
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