Welcome to the OBU Junior Rugby Club



This year marks an exciting new chapter as Western Suburbs Juniors formally joins with the Old Boys University Rugby Football Club (OBU). For more than 40 years, our club has built a strong junior rugby community across the Western Suburbs and that community remains at the heart of everything we do. 

This year our club will have a fresh look and a new badge but the same core values that have always guided us, now stated clearly:

G – Grow: We help kids grow strong and confident, regardless of the weather.

O – Open: Our gates are wide open; everyone is welcome here.

A – Attitude: A positive attitude matters everywhere—especially on the sideline.

T – Team Together: We are one team and one community.


In the upcoming months we will be moving to a new website, that will better reflect our Wests legacy and OBU future, keep an eye out!! 


​​​​​​​JUNIOR PLAYER REGISTRATION

All players, coaches, managers and volutneers can register on Rugby Xplorer here - Rugby Portal

JUNIOR RUGBY OPTIONS

Junior rugby is for girls and boys and is available in the following grades:​​​​​​​

  • Nursery - Skills and Drills for under 5 year olds held at Ian Galloway indoor facility  on Sunday mornings at 9am.
  • Year 1 and 2 Rippa Rugby - non contact rugby where players develop ball skills, basic attack/defence and playing as a team.  Saturday morning games are played anywhere in the city zone
  • Year 3-8 Combined Rip-Rugby - This is a good option for players new to rugby or those who prefer non-contact rugby.  Games are played across Porirua, Johnsonville, Wellington and Hutt Valley on a Friday afternoon. 
  •  Year 3 and 4 Tackle Rugby - players learn to tackle, attack/defence and playing as a team of 8 (Y3) or 10 (Y4) in an open weight grade in the Wellington city zone competition.  Saturday morning games are played anywhere between Miramar and Johnsonville
  • Year 5 and 6 Tackle Rugby - players improve on their tackle, basic scrums and lineouts, attack/defence and playing as a team of 10 in the weight grade in the Wellington city zone competition.  Saturday morning games are played anywhere between Miramar and Johnsonville
  • Year 7 and 8 Tackle Rugby - players skill development continues, and the team size moves to 15 on a full field.  2024 sees this grade move back to seperate year groups and the weight limits have been removed. The year 7&8 pools will be decided based off of the start of season "Carnival Day" run by WRFU, recommendations by clubs and whether the team is Year 8, Year 7&8 or Year 7. Saturday morning games are played anywhere in the Wellington region.​​​​​​​


Any questions regarding your grades please contact juniors@oburugby.com


​​​​​​​CANCELLATIONS

Wellington Rugby's aim is to have rugby played but if the weather forecast has the potential to cause safety concerns, they will cancel games by 3.30pm on a Friday for Friday games and 7.30am on a Saturday for Saturday games. Cancellations will be emailed to junior convenors and posted on all Wellington Rugby social media channels:

https://www.facebook.com/wgtnrugby/

https://www.instagram.com/wgtnrugby/?hl=en

Any changes to fixtures will be reflected on the WRFU junior draws page