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Wellington Form last 5 games 🔥 4 win streak

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Wellington News

Eight All Blacks released to play opening round of NPC

‘Would be in the All Blacks’: Commentator’s take on Du’Plessis Kirifi

Du'Plessis Kirifi: 'It’s no surprise' NPC final went to 100 minutes

History and grief culminate in title for 'soldier' Jackson Garden-Bachop

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93rd-minute penalty decides all-time classic NPC Final as Wellington win

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Former All Black reveals SOS call that led to shock call-up for NPC Final

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Wellington Matches

Fri 25 Oct, 2024

Bunnings NPC

FT
Sky Stadium
Wellington Wellington
-
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty
7:05pm
Grand Final
LIVE
23
20

Fri 1 Aug, 2025

Bunnings NPC

2:05am PDT
Wellington Wellington
-
Canterbury Canterbury
2:05am
Round 1
LIVE
0
0
Who will win?
Wellington 0%
0% Canterbury

Fri 8 Aug, 2025

Bunnings NPC

2:05am PDT
Waikato Waikato
-
Wellington Wellington
2:05am
Round 2
LIVE
0
0
Who will win?
Waikato 0%
0% Wellington

Wellington Forwards

Name
Position
Kazuki Kato
Prop
Xavier Numia
Prop
Yota Kamimori
Prop
Leni Apisai
Hooker
James O'Reilly
Hooker
Asafo Aumua
Hooker
Penieli Poasa
Hooker
Leon Tuiloma
Hooker
PJ Sheck
Prop
Siale Lauaki
Prop
Hugo Plummer
Lock
Matolu Petaia
Lock
Filo Paulo
Lock
Akira Ieremia
Lock
Brad Shields
Back Row
Caleb Delany
Back Row
Dominic Ropeti
Back Row
Jeremiah Avei-Collins
Back Row
Ardie Savea
Back Row
Sione Halalilo
Back Row
Du'Plessis Kirifi
Back Row
Peter Lakai
Back Row
Hikawera Elliot
Back Row
Sam Clarke
Bradley Crichton
Senio Sanele

Wellington Backs

Name
Position
TJ Perenara
Scrum Half
Kyle Preston
Scrum Half
Nui Muriwai
Scrum Half
Jackson Garden-Bachop
Fly Half
Pepesana Patafilo
Outside Back
Losi Filipo
Outside Back
Stanley Solomon
Outside Back
Julian Savea
Centre
Peter Umaga-Jensen
Centre
Tom Maiava
Centre
Matt Proctor
Centre
Billy Proctor
Centre
Riley Higgins
Centre
Ben Tuiomanufili
Outside Back
Callum Harkin
Outside Back
Ruben Love
Outside Back
Harry Press
Outside Back
Tjay Clarke
Outside Back
Mitch McLeod
Outside Back

Wellington Tournaments

Bunnings NPC
Bunnings NPC

Wellington Lions Rugby Team

The Wellington rugby team, which is often referred to as the Wellington Lions, is a professional rugby team that competes in New Zealand's Bunnings NPC competition. The side is also affiliated with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Pacific franchise.

Read on to discover more about the Wellington rugby team. On this page you'll find all the latest news about the team, as well as their upcoming fixtures and recent results. You can also read a detailed history of the side and a breakdown of their current squad.

The history of the Wellington rugby team dates back to 1879, when the Wellington rugby union was formed. However, the modern version of the Wellington rugby team we know today was formed in 1976, when the National Provincial Championship began. Today, this competition is known as the Bunnings NPC.

Since joining the National Provincial Championship in 1976, the Wellington rugby team has been one of the competition's leading sides. In total, they've won the championship four times (1978, 1981, 1986 and 2000). In addition to this, they've also won the championship division of the tournament once, in 2017.

Today, the Wellington rugby team plays in the premiership division of the Bunnings NPC. The team plays its home games at Sky Stadium, which has a capacity of 34,500.

As you may expect from one of the best teams in the Bunnings NPC, the Wellington squad is packed full of established international players, including All Blacks TJ Perenara, Ardie Savea and Dane Coles.

In addition to this, 20 members of the current Wellington rugby squad are contracted to play Super Rugby. The vast majority of these players represent the Hurricanes, but Pekahou Cowan is contracted to the Waratahs, while Taine Plumtree plays for the Blues and Connor Garden-Bachop represents the Highlanders