Old Boys University are a New Zealand
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
club, who were the 2015 winners of the
Wellington Rugby Football Union
The Wellington Rugby Football Union (known as the Wellington Lions for competition reasons) are a New Zealand governing body of rugby union in the New Zealand province of Wellington Region. The main stadium is Sky Stadium (formerly named Wes ...
's premier club rugby grade,
the Jubilee Cup.
They were the first holders of the
Hardham Cup in 1939 and won it most recently in 2009.
The club's predecessor team, Victoria University Club, were the first winners of The Jubilee Cup in 1929.
History
The team is an amalgamation of the
Wellington College Old Boys' club and the
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...
rugby union club.
They are commonly referred to as OBU. The team's jerseys are bottle green and white hoops with a black patch and gold numbers, reflecting the colours of the two teams who merged to form the club.
OBU's alternate strip is a black jersey with a harlequin front panel consisting of the four colours of the two clubs: black and white from WCOB, and green and yellow from VUWRFC.
Players
Although the club is amateur, many professional players have been in the team. Many OBU players have gone on to national and international level.
Notable players include:
*
Wes Goosen from Wellington College
* New Zealand representative
Conrad Smith
*
Michael Hobbs
*
Lima Sopoaga
*
Tomasi Palu
* Black Fern
Claire Rowat
* 1921
All Black captain
George Aitken
*
Stu Wilson
Stuart Sinclair Wilson (22 July 1954 – 8 June 2025) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He played as a wing or centre for Wellington from 1973 to 1983 and the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, from 1976 to 1983. He was notably a me ...
.
References
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External links
Old Boys University website
Rugby union teams in New Zealand