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The Wellington Lions and the Taranaki Bulls resmue their National Provincial Championship campaigns against each other this coming Saturday afternoon at Inglewood, kick-off 2.05pm. Some statistics and tidbits from the history of matches between Wellington and Taranaki is below. The Lions will also be defending the John F. Henning Trophy (pictured with
Wellington Lions
Top 10 memorable seasons in Wellington rugby
Above: The Wellington Lions with the Ranfurly Shield - 2008 poster. The following article first appeared in a Wellington Lions match-day programme in 2009 and was first published online here in 2014. Apart from perhaps 2013 being a contender, there have been no noteworthy updates to this list since. With a
40th anniversary of Wellington’s Ranfurly Shield win over Waikato coming up
Wellington's five All Blacks, from left to right Stu Wilson, Allan Hewson, Murray Mexted, Jamie Salmon and Bernie Fraser, emerge on to the tarmac with the Ranfurly Shield after their 22-4 win over Waikato. PHOTO: The Evening Post, 1 October 1981. The Wellington Lions play the Waikato Mooloo in round two
Wellington Lions v Northland Taniwha Stat Attack
Taine Plumtree scored a hat-trick for the Lions against Northland, just the sixth Wellington Wellington forward to score three tries in a NPC match. More details below. By Peter Marriott Week 1 v Northland: Won 54-7 Wellington's record in all NPC matches is now played 468, won 293 (62.6%), lost 163 and
Highlights and report: Wellington and Manawatu draw in NPC pre-season
The Wellington Lions and Manawatu Turbos squads drew 33-33 in their National Provincial Championship pre-season fixture in perfect rugby conditions at the Levin Domain on Friday afternoon. Try scoring highlights and account of the match below: https://youtu.be/vV9lNAbJ7HI The Lions XV scored what was should have been the match winner several minutes before fulltime