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The Wellington Lions and the Wellington Pride are both into the semi-finals of this year's National Provincial Championship. The Lions had already qualified for the Premiership semi-finals ahead of Saturday night's fixture with Waikato, sealing a home semi-final with a 39-21 win. They won the game with a three-try burst in
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Twenty years since Athletic Park closed
Thirty thousand patrons entered Athletic Park for the final time 20 years ago today, 10 October 1999, to watch the Wellington Lions play Otago in round nine of the National Provincial Championship. Athletic Park had been the home of all rugby in Wellington for 97 years. The Lions were also having their
Ranfurly Shield still a prized possession
Canterbury took the Ranfurly Shield off Otago on Saturday. This is unconfirmed (the source online is Wikipedia) but this was Canterbury's 17th successful Ranfurly Shield challenge, eclipsing Auckland's 16 tenures that they shared the record with previously. Waikato are next with 13 wins and Wellington fourth with 10. This got us to