Wellington club players in representative rugby

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Above: Petone’s Neemia Tialata (left), now playing in France, is one of well over 100 current or former Wellington Premier club players currently playing around New Zealand and overseas, while Northern United’s John Schwalger (right) has recently returned from France to re-join the Wellington Lions.

UPDATED - last update Thursday morning: The ITM Cup kicked off last weekend and the Heartland Championship kicks off this Saturday. To mark the start of the representative season, here’s Club Rugby’s third annual compilation of the current and former Wellington Premier club rugby players playing or coaching other provinces in 2013.

A new section this year at the bottom is a list of all the current and former Wellington club players who are also currently playing overseas:

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Auckland:

Piri Weepu (Wainuiomata/Hutt Old Boys Marist)

Bay of Plenty

Michael Kainga (Petone)

Joe Royal (Poneke)

Solomona Sakalia (Marist St. Pat’s)

Samisoni Fisilau (Poneke)

Steve Honey (Hutt Old Boys Marist)

Buller

Michael Lealava'a (Petone)

Canterbury

Robbie Fruean (Norths)

Belgium Tutagaloa (Petone)

Counties Manukau

Tana Umaga (Coach, Petone)

Mo Schwalger (Avalon)

Ki Anufe (Northern United)

Rey Lee-Lo (Marist St. Pat’s)

Attila Va’a (Wainuiomata)

Greg Leolofi (Wainuiomata)

Hawke's Bay

Adrian Barone (Petone/Wests Roosters)

Ash Dixon (Wests Roosters)

Alby Mathewson (Upper Hutt)

Ged Robinson (Marist St. Pat’s)

Horowhenua Kapiti

Luka Gibb (Hutt Old Boys Marist)

Luke Harvey (Old Boys University)

Perry Hayman (Northern United)

Robert Millar (Oriental-Rongotai)

Jim Morgan (Petone)

Steven So'oialo (Tawa)

Junior Togia (Tawa)

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Manawatu

Lewis Marshall (Petone)

James Oliver (Old Boys University)

Jason O’Halloran (Coach, Petone)

North Harbour

Cory Aporo (Upper Hutt)

Otago

Buxton Popoalii (Northern United)

TJ Ioane (Old Boys University)

Taranaki

James Broadhurst (Rimutaka)

Ope Peleuseuma (Hutt Old Boys Marist)

Chris Smylie (Old Boys University/Northern United)

Blade Thomson (Upper Hutt and Wests Roosters)

Tasman

Hayden Cripps (Petone)

Waikato

Sam Kilgour (Old Boys University)

Chris Middleton (Northern United)

Jack Lam (Oriental-Rongotai)

Wairarapa Bush

Jonathan Fuimaono (Old Boys University)

Paddy Gough (Assistant coach, Old Boys University)

Finbarr Kerr-Newell (Old Boys University)

Titapu Pairama-Lewington (Old Boys University)

Glen Walters (Hutt Old Boys Marist)

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Overseas players

Players missing from this list? Every club has been contacted at least once recently to offer their input here. Email editor@clubrugby.co.nz or leave a comment below and names can be added.

Robbie Aloe (Northern United - Scotland)

Leo Auva’a? (Hutt Old Boys Marist - Leinster, Ireland)

Jonny Bentley? (Hutt Old Boys Marist - Gloucester, England)

Sireli Bobo (Johnsonville - Red Hurricanes, Japan)

Chris Brightwell (Poneke - England contracted Sevens player)

Blair Cowan (Upper Hutt - London Irish)

Murray Douglas (Petone? - Scotland)

Tamati Ellison? (Northern United - Ricoh Black Rams, Japan)

Jacob Ellison (Northern United - Fukuoka Sanix Blues, Japan)

Leon Ellison (Northern United - Hokkaido Barbarians, Japan)

Bryn Evans (Old Boys University -? London Irish, England)

Tim Fairbrother (Upper Hutt, Harlequins, England)

Mana Faraimo (Northern United, Melbourne)

Daniel Farani (Petone - France)

Junior Fatialofa (Wests Roosters - Cornish Pirates, England)

Thomas Fleming (Old Boys University - VPC Andorra)

Riki Flutey (Petone - Japan)

Eric Fry (Old Boys University - London Scottish, England)

Scott Fuglistaller (Wests Roosters - Melbourne Rebels)

Hosea Gear (Hutt Old Boys Marist - Toulouse, France)

Jimmy Gopperth (Old Boys University and Petone - Leinster, Ireland)

James Hansen (Northern United - Gexto, Spain)

Michael Hobbs (Old Boys University - Panasonic Wild Knights, Japan)

Simeon James (Petone - Spain)

Dan Kirkpatrick (Petone - Castres, France)

Paula Kinikinilau (Old Boys University - RCM Timisoar, Romania)

Roy Kinikinilau (Oriental-Rongotai - Ricoh Black Rams, Japan)

Jeremy Kyne (Tawa, Canada)

Marc Le (MSP - Kamaishi Seawaves, Japan)

Masefau Leulunia(Poneke - Toonbridge, UK)

Mat Luamanu (Upper Hutt - Japan)

Isaiah Mamea (Wainuiomata - Edinburgh, Scotland)

Chris Masoe (Johnsonville - Toulon, France)

Willie Moala (Petone - RCM Timisoar, Romania)

Tim Molenaar (Old Boys University - Gloucester, England)

Ash Parker (Hutt Old Boys Marist - Japan)

Anthony Perenise (Northern United -? Bath, England)

Aaron Persico (Petone - Italy)

James So’oialo (Tawa and Northern United - Connaght, Ireland)

Rodney So’oialo (Wests Roosters - Honda Heat, Japan)

Marcus and Chris Slade (MSP - Melbourne Unicorns)

Corey Smith (Petone - Spain)

David Smith (Tawa and the Wests Roosters - Toulon, France)

Blair Stewart (Old Boys University -? Grenoble, France)

Elvis Taione (Hutt Old Boys Marist - Waratahas/Force/Tonga)

Eito Tamura (Poneke - Sannix Blues - Japan)

Jeremy Te Huia (Poneke - Germany)?

Neemia Tialata (Petone - Bayonne, France)

Ruki Tipuna (Poneke - Bristol, England)

Hoani Tui (Petone - Exeter, England)

Taleta Tupuoloa (Hutt Old Boys Marist - Montpellier, France)

Tu Umaga-Marshall (Petone and Wainuiomata - Japan)

Teke Vakaloloma (Poneke - 49ers, USA)

Thomas Waldrom (Avalon - Leicester, England)

Jason Woodward (Upper Hutt - Melbourne Rebels)?

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