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By Adam Julian & Steven White Being a Wellington Lions fan can be a frustrating experience. Between 2001 and 2021 Wellington appeared in eight NPC finals all of which were lost: 2003 v Auckland at Wellington, 2004 v Canterbury at Wellington, 2006 v Waikato at Hamilton, 2007 v Auckland at
Club Rugby Awards of the Year
By Club Rugby contributors In a semi-regular tradition, we look back at the club and college seasons, and a mix of the serious and not-quite-so CLUB Premier Match of the Year: Jubilee Cup semi-final, Pare-Plim vs OBU Three weeks after meeting in the last round of the Swindale, the Hammerheads and Goats went
Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 058: Jimmy Tilyard and Beethoven Algar
Scoring highlights: Wellington Centurions (55) v Hawke’s Bay Saracens (19)
The two teams met at Rugby League Park, Newtown, on Saturday. Wellington won 9 tries to 3, after leading 17-7 at halftime, in fine clear conditions. The match was well-contested at the breakdown, but Wellington had a clear advantage up front and at scrum time. That and two separate sin-binnings to Hawke's
