Ruck and roll: Hutt Rec to get regional rugby games in July and August

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People & Communities

Published: 19 July 2023

Hutt City Council and Wellington Rugby Football Union (WRFU) are bringing six exciting regional matches to the  Hutt Recreation Ground over July and August.

The matches range from Ranfurly Shield games to Premier Men’s Club finals and the Farah Palmer Cup – dates and details below.

Game Dates

  • Wednesday 19 July, 2.05pm: Ranfurly Shield v South Canterbury
  • Saturday 22 July, 12pm: WRFU Premier Men’s Club Finals
  • Sunday 23 July, 2.05pm: Farah Palmer Cup v Auckland
  • Sunday 30 July, 2.05pm: Farah Palmer Cup v Counties-Manukau
  • Sunday 6 August, 12.05pm: Farah Palmer Cup v Hawkes Bay
  • Saturday 19 August 2:05pm: Ranfurly Shield/NPC v Southland

Tickets

All games are free to attend, except the two Ranfurly Shield games. Tickets are $15 for adults and students, with ID, and kids get in for free. You can purchase tickets at wellingtonlions.flicket.co.nz.

Community involvement

The aim of the game isn’t just to bring matches to the Hutt, it’s to involve the community along the way. WRFU will be working with local schools to promote the games, with special visits from players and the Ranfurly Shield.

Council and WRFU are also partnering with Lower Hutt Foodbank who will have volunteers at the matches collecting non-perishable food, household and baby items or koha. Our Lower Hutt foodbanks strive to make our city a place where each person has access to enough nutritious food in a mana-enhancing way.