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On the northern shores of Wellington Harbour lies the region’s oldest settlement and also its most successful Rugby club. What’s their secret?

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Wellington Regional Stadium holds the most important pitch in the capital city for Rugby World Cup 2011 New Zealand, but other spots around town have their own teams playing different games. Measure up our top attractions with rugby field and team sizes. Read the full story.

Wellington’s urban nooks and crannies comprise the finest bar and restaurant scene in New Zealand. Wellington city has about three kilometres of streets dotted with bars, clubs and eateries used to entertaining a moving crowd.
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USA Eagles team management learned of wartime links to New Zealand’s capital city during a facility inspection in the lead up to Rugby World Cup 2011. The team will spend five nights in Wellington during the Tournament.
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Being hosted in Wellington during the majority of their bid to retain the Webb Ellis Cup has got the Springboks off to a winning start according to Kiwi super-coach John Plumtree.

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Steven Scheckter, owner of Wellington specialist delicatessen On Trays, believes he has the recipe for success ahead of Rugby World Cup 2011.

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Former Junior All Black Matene Love is overseeing the development of the Wharewaka, a venue that will be a cultural focal point during RWC 2011. Shrouded in an architectural cloak, Wellington’s newest building will become a cultural focal point for Rugby World Cup 2011 visitors. Read the full story.
 

Being based in Wellington has already proved worthwhile for US Ambassador to New Zealand and Rugby fan David Huebner. The annual NZI Sevens in February is a part-costume, part-rugby festival that grips the whole city, and clearly had an impact on the normally reserved diplomatic corp. Read the full story.

Wellington's Rugby links with Japan are as cherished by the locals as the sizzling yakitori and colourful sushi bars downtown.

Wellingtonians Jamie Joseph and Tamati Ellison have both made their mark on the Japanese Rugby scene. Read the full story.
 

The composer of the haka made world famous by the All Blacks was once Kapiti Island’s most infamous resident. The Ngati Toa Chief Te Rauparaha wrote the lines to Ka mate ka mate as he was being pursued by enemy tribesmen in the central North Island in the 18th century. Read the full story.

Things have changed in 24 years of the Webb Ellis Cup. Having seen every Tournament, Poneke Rugby Club Chairman Duncan Garvie knows how the community atmosphere will add to the RWC 2011 experience for Wellington's visitors. Read the full story.
 

French cuisine is a big part of the New Zealand culinary capital, with a number of bistros and bakeries in the city.

Wellington's Rugby World Cup 2011 visitors will have plenty of options for fare game. Read the full story.

French lessons at two Wellington schools extend to the Rugby field courtesy of an exchange program between Lycee Robispierre in Arras and St Catherines and St Patricks colleges in Wellington.

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Often referred to as New Zealand’s ‘Prince of Pinot’, Martinborough winemaker Larry McKenna is still an Aussie at heart when it comes to the Cup.

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Rugby World Cup 2011 will see Wales based in the capital for nine nights, and playing their first and likely their toughest pool match against South Africa on September 11 at Wellington Regional Stadium. The good news for Wellington-bound Welsh Rugby fans is there's a slice of home waiting for them. Read the full story.
 

Welsh woman Dr Claire Bretherton will have her eye on more than just Rugby stars in the New Zealand capital during Rugby World Cup 2011.

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Former All Black Captain Andy Leslie is Chairing the Wellington Region’s Rugby World Cup Legacy Group.
With his own Rugby Club recently having celebrated its 125th anniversary, Leslie knows all about the legacy Rugby can leave.
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