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The Tawa Rugby Football Club was formed in 1947. The foundations for making
our club a proud community based sporting organisation was built on the
commitment and values of a small group of outstanding young men who worked
hard to make their living during the week, and loved to play their rugby just as
hard on the weekend. We at Tawa Rugby Football Club strive to continue the
traditions and wear the colours with as much pride and honour as the “old boys”
who played before us and for the community who give us great support.
Our club has come a long way since the late 1940’s and 50’s when our senior
team had to use a gravel patch outside the Tawa Fire Station as our training field
and when that was not possible due to weather, the gymnasium of the
Johnsonville Rugby Club was loaned to us by our neighbours who over the years
have become great foes on the field and great friends off it. These days our
facilities are second to none. Our club rooms at Lyndhurst Park are well known
for excellent after match facilities and our floodlit ground has developed into one of
the premium playing fields in the region.
Since 1950 when our club had the proud distinction of having two All Blacks
(Graham Mexted and Vince Bevan) playing against the British Isles on their tour of
New Zealand, we have had a long list of Wellington representatives as well as
several more All Blacks donning our colours. These include our most celebrated
player Murray Mexted, and Steve McDowell who chose Tawa as his club while
playing for Wellington. More recently we have been extremely proud to add
names such as Dion Waller (Hurricanes, Lions & All Blacks), Brad Fleming (NZ
7s, Hurricanes & Lions), Shane Carter (Hurricanes & Lions), Kevin Yates
(England, Hurricanes & Lions), Nigel Hunt (NZ 7s & Lions) and brothers Hayden
and William Lafaele (Wellington senior reps & NZ age grade teams) as well as
Manu Samoa International and Wellington Lion Mala Mailo to our distinguished
honours board.
The club caters for all types of players with strong representation in social and
colts grades as well as Premier, Senior first teams and highly successful 80/80
grade teams. Our player subscription fees are modest and we offer guaranteed
enjoyment and camaraderie.
