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By Kevin McCarthy There’s a distinctly retro feel to the end days of 2025. Well, not end days in the apocalyptic sense, but in the VHS sense. Think back to fuzzy, unsaturated colour pictures beamed in at 3 in the morning, or the days of Goldie at Carisbrook. Not an exact
NPC
Wairarapa-Bush big winners in Heartland and NPC action on Saturday
Irving and Leota-Johnson in line for debuts as Lions look to disrupt Steamers in their last game
Lions looking for a stampede in Bulls territory
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
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
