Wellington Lions – Page 7

NPC Round 2 Wellington v Waikato – numbers and stats

by clubrugby - August 12, 2025

By Peter Marriott Each week throughout the NPC, Hurricanes and Wellington statistician Peter Marriott will provide the numbers and statistics, records and happenings that you need to know about the game that has just played. Second up is the Wellington v Waikato match. Round 2 v Waikato: Won 35-24 The Wellington Lions

Wellington Lions hunting five-peat of wins over Waikato in second round clash

by clubrugby - August 7, 2025

Losi Filipo and teammates celebrate a try when the Lions and Waikato last met in the NPC, in last year's semi-final win. In 2023 Filipo scored a hat-trick against Waikato. He starts on the right wing and his Petone teammate Tjay Clarke on the left wing in Hamilton on Saturday. Often

NPC Round 1 Wellington v Canterbury – numbers and stats

by clubrugby - August 6, 2025

The Wellington Lions taking a water break in their season opener against Canterbury. Photo: Stewart Baird. By Peter Marriott Each week throughout the NPC, Hurricanes and Wellington statistician Peter Marriott will provide the numbers and statistics, records and happenings that you need to know about the game that has just played.

Aisle be Back: NPC season opens and Wallabies-Lions series closes

by clubrugby - August 1, 2025

Leo the Lion leads the Wellington side out on the field for the start of the final last October. Will there be one mascot to rule them all in 2025? By Kevin McCarthy The NPC kicked off last night – and traditionally that’s the cue for laments over its loss of

Rugby outlook 2025 – Part 1 Representative Rugby

by clubrugby - January 1, 2025January 2, 2025

The festive season is over, and the holiday season will soon be too. It’s back to the grind for many, but for others it means it’s all downhill to another rugby season filled with excitement and drama, mystery and intrigue. We’ve put together some themes and topics to ponder over before