Ponsonby Rugby Club calls itself the longest-standing grassroots rugby club in Auckland. It is based at Stadium Road in Western Springs, Auckland City. The club keeps its history in print and online, with a club historian who has written its history books. Its first book, Passion and Pride, was published for the club's 125th Jubilee, and a follow-up, Passion and Pride Continues, covers 1999 to 2017. That later period includes ten Gallaher Shield wins in eleven years.
The club's history is also a story about its people, not just its results. The website describes how the club's records were rebuilt after hall fires in the 1920s, and how a long-running debate over All Blacks counts was settled with Otago University. The club has also been recording its memorabilia digitally, with the aim of a club website that gives the history a home.