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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
Under 85kg All Blacks
Above: The All Blacks perform the haka in front front of H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh in 1967. The All Blacks were no flyweights then, but still considerably smaller than today's counterparts. Original Photo: Sport & General Press Agency Ltd, London, 11/67. The National Under 85kg Knockout
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
Match highlights: National U85kg Knockout Cup MSP (23) v Wellington (22)
Bond Banter 9 August (some news and information to start the new week in rugby)
Above: Brandyn Laursen celebrates with teammates his try for the Wellington Lions on Saturday. This coming weekend is the concluding weekend of club rugby in Wellington for 2021. Rugby at a glance below - as always we will preview everything on Friday. There are two club rugby finals coming up on Saturday,