The Petone Rugby Football Club was founded in 1885 and is the 3rd oldest Rugby Club after Wellington (1870), and Poneke (1883). Petone celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 2010. It has been the Wellington Premier Champions 38 times between 1895 and 2005. In addition it has won the Club Championship on no fewer than 42 occasions between 1922 and 2006.

The Club has produced 30 All Blacks and 16 NZ Maori representatives. Andy Leslie - NZ Rugby Union President in 2007 and 2008 - was the Club's first appointed All Black touring captain to Britain (1974) and South Africa (1976). Tana Umaga became an All Black in 1997 and became Captain in 2004. As well as this Petone players have represented New Zealand at all levels of the game including NZ Womens Black Ferns. We have had several players who have represented other countries in Internationals, including Scotland, England, Italy, Tonga, Australia, Samoa, Sweden, Spain and the British and Irish Lions.

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. In the 1971 season the Premier team won the Premier competition and the Jubilee Cup for the fifth consecutive season and became the first club in the history of Wellington rugby to achieve this feat since the club competition was commenced in 1868. It is noteworthy that the first three wins in this sequence were achieved under the leadership of arguably the greatest All Black prop forward in the history of the game - Ken Gray. The Ken Gray Academy was established in 1995 in Ken's name to assist in the development of the best young players wishing to find their way through the Club to the highest representative honours.

Club membership consistently numbers approximately 800, made up of Life Members, Vice Presidents, Honorary Members, Open and Age Grade players and 400 young players in the Junior Section ranging from 4 and 5 year olds in the nursery grade to 12 year olds. The Club fields 9 teams in the Wellington Union's competition grades from Premier to Under 21 including Presidents (over 35 year olds).

The Petone Club is situated at the lower end of the Hutt Valley on a site in Udy Street. The Clubrooms stand immediately adjacent to North Park, which is used as the practice venue.

Other Club facilities include:

• Outdoor training - floodlit fields at North Park and on Petone Recreation ground on the other side of Udy Street.
• A large indoor Tiger Turf Stadium capable of use by a full forward pack and backline in training.
• Two large and well equipped changing and showering rooms.
• A modern and very well equipped weights room.
• A large modern lounge with full bar and kitchen facilities.
• Extensive collection of memorabilia from around the World.
• A BBQ area featuring gardens, paved courtyard and BBQ. 
• The Andy Leslie Foyer

The Club funds a full-time Coaching Coordinator, Darren Larsen (Lardie).

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. The monogram is embellished by the words in Maori "Kia Kaha Kia Maia" broadly translated as ‘Give of your best - Be confident in your own ability’. This reflects the strength of the partnership with Maori in the Club.

The centennial history records that Te Puni arrived in the Hutt Valley in 1817 and died here in 1870. In the first official match ever played by the Petone Club three descendants of Te Puni were included in the fifteen. Today, Petone Rugby has a multicultural mix of members in a very family orientated environment. Visitors are always welcome to come in and share our hospitality. The Club always stands proud of this heritage.

Petone Rugby Football Club celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 2010

 The following is a potted history of the Petone Rugby Football Club