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Kyle Preston and the Lions in action against Taranaki last year. Wellington won last year's second round NPC fixture 26-19. Despite their big win over Southland this past Saturday, the Wellington Lions still have much to do over the final two rounds if they wish to make the NPC quarter-finals. A bonus
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Wellington win Hurricanes U16 tournament
Player of the Tournament Fletcher Cooper holds the Don Broughton Shield aloft as Wellington celebrate their Hurricanes U16 Division A tournament victory in Whanganui on Wednesday. By Steven White Wellington’s U16s team was singing in the rain after their 39-12 victory over Manawatu in the final of the 2025 Hurricanes U16s
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 117: Russell Watt
J.R. [James Russell] Watt was a leading midfield and outside back in Wellington club and provincial rugby over several seasons as well as an All Black wing who made three tours overseas with the national side. Watt attended Otago Boys’ High School school he represented the Kaikorai club in Dunedin before
Wellington Lions v Southland Stags Facts & Figures
Dominic Ropeti scored two tries in a match for the first time and now has six in 28 appearances. He also scored against Southland in the 2023 match. Each week throughout the NPC, Hurricanes and Wellington statistician Peter Marriott provides the numbers and statistics, records and happenings that you need to know