Wellington Lions

Wellington Lions captain Du'Plessis Kirifi remains the only player to have been on the field for the maximum number of minutes played in the six matches: 485 minutes. But he has now been called up to the All Blacks touring squad to Australia so this will come to an end

Above: Wellington Lions captain Du’Plessis in action against North Harbour in their match two years ago. So far in 2020 he is the only player to have been on the field for every minute played (405). Last year he also started every match (12) and was only substituted three times:

A hat-trick for Wes Goosen last year against Otago, and seven tries in four games against them.  Stat attack below by Peter Marriott. It's a match dripping in history and Wellington will also be defending a coveted trophy when they play Otago this coming Sunday at Wellington Stadium. When Otago and Wellington met

By Steven White and Peter Marriott Wellington versus Canterbury is one of the most heated battles of all since the start of the National Provincial Championship, but the home side has the upper hand in Christchurch. Wellington has played Canterbury 50 times in NPC matches: Both sides have won 24 times and