Petone Rugby Club
Other Club facilities include: Club membership in 2013 totalled more than 750, made up of life members, vice presidents, honorary members, open and age grade players and 412 young players in the junior section ranging from 4 and 5 year olds in the nursery grade to 12 year olds.Andy Leslie, a former NZ Rugby Union Vice President, was the club's first appointed All Black touring captain to Britain (1974) and South Africa (1976).Petone had a four-year reign as Premier Champions between 1904 and 1907 and the Club set a memorable record in the 1907 season when it won all championship grades in the Wellington competition.The first three wins in this sequence were achieved under the leadership of Ken Gray, widely considered one of the greatest All Black prop forwards ever.The club adopted its familiar monogram on the recommendation of its illustrious Life Member and Maori All Black Matt Love as part of its 50th jubilee celebrations in 1935.