Wellington (National Provincial Championship)

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Wellington
Wellington lions logo.png
The official emblem
UnionWellington Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Lions
Founded1879; 143 years ago (1879)
LocationThorndon, Wellington, New Zealand
Ground(s)Sky Stadium (Capacity: 34,500)
CEOMatthew Evans[1]
Coach(es)Leo Crowley
Captain(s)Du'Plessis Kirifi
Most appearancesBernie Fraser (121)
Top scorerAllan Hewson (893)
Most triesBernie Fraser (105)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
20215th (Premiership)
Team kit
Official website
www.wellingtonlions.co.nz

Wellington (often known as the Wellington Lions) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Wellington, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1879, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at Sky Stadium in Wellington. The team is affiliated with the Hurricanes Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are black and yellow.

Current squad[]

The Wellington Lions squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC is:[2][3]

Wellington Lions squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Halfbacks (Scrum-halves)

First Five-Eighths (Fly-halves)

Midfielders (Centres)

Outside Backs

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement squad player.
  1. ^ Sheck wasn't named in the original Wellington squad, but was announced in the side for Round 1.[4]
  2. ^ Tui wasn't named in the original Wellington squad, but was announced in the side for Round 2.[5]
  3. ^ To'omaga wasn't named in the original Wellington squad, but was announced in the side for Round 3.[6]
  4. ^ Solo wasn't named in the original Wellington squad, but was announced in the side for Round 2.[7]

Honours[]

Wellington have been overall Champions on 4 occasions. Their first title was in 1978 and their most recent title was in 2000. Their full list of honours include:[8][9]

National Provincial Championship First Division
  • Winners: 1978, 1981, 1986, 2000
Mitre 10 Cup Championship Division
  • Winners: 2017

Current Super Rugby players[]

Players named in the 2021 Wellington Lions squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2021 Super Rugby season.[10][11][12][13][14]

Player Team
Fraser Armstrong Hurricanes
Vince Aso Hurricanes
Asafo Aumua Hurricanes
James Blackwell Hurricanes
Dane Coles Hurricanes
Pekahou Cowan Waratahs
Alex Fidow Hurricanes
Connor Garden-Bachop Highlanders
Jackson Garden-Bachop Hurricanes
Wes Goosen Hurricanes
Du'Plessis Kirifi Hurricanes
Ruben Love Hurricanes
Xavier Numia Hurricanes
James O'Reilly Hurricanes
Pepesana Patafilo Hurricanes
Taine Plumtree Blues
Billy Proctor Hurricanes
Ardie Savea Hurricanes
Julian Savea Hurricanes
Peter Umaga-Jensen Hurricanes

References[]

  1. ^ "Staff Members". Wellington Rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Lions squad announced for Bunnings NPC" (Press release). Wellington Rugby. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Premiership squads: Bunnings NPC 2021". Provincial Rugby. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "The boys are back". @wgtnrugby on Instagram. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Our team is set for our first away game". @wgtnrugby on Instagram. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Bunnings NPC and Farah Palmer Cup team lists". Provincial Rugby. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Bunnings NPC Round 2 match appointments and team lists". Provincial Rugby. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ^ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Hurricanes 2021 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Waratahs name team to face Chiefs" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Highlanders name squad for 2021" (Press release). Highlanders. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Hurricanes named for Round 4 clash against the Chiefs" (Press release). Hurricanes. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  14. ^ "2021 Squad Named" (Press release). Blues. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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