"Marist St Pats can offer rugby at all levels. If you want to be part of a winning club and play top-grade rugby, or weight-restricted, age-grade, or just social, come along and join the ‘Red Machine'.

You'll find a place in one of Marist St Pats' 12 teams. We have a premier side, four senior teams, under-21 and under-19 teams, three under-85 kg sides, a presidents' team, and our first women's team in 2008.

A lot of MSP players are locals from around Wellington, but every year we also welcome players from out of town who are looking for good rugby, good coaching, and the chance to meet new people.

The MSP clubrooms above Hataitai Park are open after Saturday's games, and there's always plenty going on, from MSP Idol night to Test dinners, Quiz nights, Ladies' Nights, the MSP Ball, prizegiving and Old Timers' Day.

MSP has some of Wellington's best training facilities at its gym and training grounds next to St Pats College at Evans Bay Park. In 2007 a new state-of-the-art synthetic surface was installed in the gym, to go along with the sports education and weights rooms.

All Blacks from MSP include Joe Karam, Grant Batty, John Fleming, John Schuster, Brian McGrattan, and Tu Wyllie, plus Maori All Blacks such as former captain Paul Quinn. Recent New Zealand colts include Arden David in 2006 and Victor Vito in 2007. Victor captained the New Zealand under-19 team in 2006, his first year out of school and he is a current star of the New Zealand sevens team.

Bernie Upton is a Hurricane, while five of the 2007 premier team were in the Wellington Colts. Alex Tulou made the Wellington Wellington Lions in his first year with MSP, and Ged Robinson played for Manawatu and Arden David for Manawatu. Overall 17 of the 2007 premier side made various representative teams.

Over the summer, along with regular fitness and skills sessions, the club runs a successful sevens programme with teams traveling to a number of national tournaments.

Since it was established in 1971, Marist St Pats has won 11 Jubilee Cups and 11 Swindale Shields. The club was formed when the Marist and St Pats Old Boys clubs merged, and in 1974 the new club adopted the scarlet jerseys of the British Lions.

For more about the club see www.msprugby.co.nz."