Whanganui Collegiate Old Boys and Girls

04/06/2026

100th Quadrangular Rugby Tournament | 18-20 June 2026 at WCS
The Programme is now online:

03/06/2026

Quadrangular Rugby Tournament History - 1960s
The 1960s saw WCS make six finals with two titles:
1967 draw Wellington College 0-0
1968 v Christ's College 13-9

"While the whole XV played with precision and admirable elan in the first half, Natusch in particular showed superlative judgement, passed faultlessly and ran elusively at speed, while a dashing Hill made several tremendous runs, one of 50 yards from No. 7 in the lineout. Under the severe pressure of the second half Collier got in more tackles to the minute than most, Nolan defended resolutely in midfield as did Bowie on the wing, an alert Mackie at halfback harassed his opponent at vital moments, and Hill gave object lessons in defensive falling on the ball. "

Thanks to the WCS Museum and Archines.

For more information on this year's Quad 18-20 June 2026:
https://www.100thquad.co.nz/

02/06/2026

100th Quadrangular Rugby Tournament | 18-20 June 2026

To celebrate the 100th Quadrangular Rugby Tournament, the Whanganui Collegiate School Rugby Supporters Club presents a limited-edition memorabilia collection.

Order online:
https://www.100thquad.co.nz/category/all-products

01/06/2026

Congratulations to Old Boy John McWilliam ( #6975, Hy 1970-74, School Honours Tie) on being made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the King's Birthday Honours for services to the New Zealand Defence Force.

Group Captain John McWilliam is a pilot, flying instructor and airworthiness expert who has contributed significantly to military and civil aviation safety over his 50-year aviation career.

https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/kb2026-mnzm

01/06/2026

Congratulations to Old Boy Hamish Taverner ( #8342, S 1980-81) on being made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the King's Birthday Honours for services to people with learning disabilities. Hamish has spent more than 40 years advocating for and supporting people with learning disabilities in New Zealand and Australia.

https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/kb2026-onzm

https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/manawatu-standard/20260601/281543707591543

Palmer­ston North man Ham­ish Tav­erner’s atti­tude has always been that people with dis­ab­il­it­ies should be treated like any­one else. Tav­erner, who has an intel­lec­tual dis­ab­il­ity and cereb­ral palsy, has spent more than 40 years...

28/05/2026

Quadrangular Rugby Tournament History - 1950s

The 1950s saw WCS make six finals with two titles, both draws:
1952 v Nelson College 9-9
1958 v Nelson College 3-3

1954 was the School Centenary and Nelson College kindly agreed to swap their hosting of the Tournament to 1953 so WCS could host in 1954.

From the 1954 Collegian:
"The Tournament was held in Wanganui under fine conditions. The three
visiting teams had won good reputations for themselves and School's team, after
a slow start, had worked into quite a solid side. No team was allowed to be spectacular and, indeed, each seemed to meet sterner resistance than they had
hitherto struck. A feature of the games was, however, the few bad mistakes
made. "

Thanks to the WCS Museum and Archives.

26/05/2026

Livestream link for Rugby 1st XV for today v Lindisfarne.

26/05/2026

Collegiate Connect - Feilding | Wednesday 27 May 2026, 5.30pm at the Strong Room. Come along and meet our new Headmaster Mr Ainsley Robson.

RSVP:
https://collegiateconnect.school.nz/events/view/feilding-collegiate-connect-1

26/05/2026

Inter-School fixtures v Lindisfarne College - Wednesday 27 March from 10.30am in Hastings.

To our Old Boys and Girls in Hawke's Bay come along and support our teams - Rugby, Football and Hockey.

The programme is in the post below.

Tomorrow, we proudly welcome Whanganui Collegiate School to Lindisfarne College for our annual Winter Sports Exchange.

This exchange has been part of our sporting calendar as far back as 1956 and continues to be a valued tradition for both colleges.

Seven teams will compete across rugby, football, and hockey throughout the day, with plenty of quality sport and school pride on display.

We extend a warm welcome to the Whanganui Collegiate players, staff, families, and supporters travelling to Hawke’s Bay and look forward to hosting you at Lindisfarne.

We’d also love to see our Lindisfarne community on the sidelines supporting the boys throughout the day.

View the full programme here: https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=802560b9-83f2-485a-88d7-1c9ed953c52f

25/05/2026

Quadrangular Rugby Tournament History - 1940s
Wanganui Collegiate School drew the Tournament in 1945 and 1946.

In 1945 Wanganui drew with Wellington College 0-0 and in 1946 drew with Nelson College 3-3.

The 100th Quadrangular Rugby Tournament is being held at Whanganui Collegiate School 18-20 June 2026.