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Rugby team Wellington Official WRU emblem Union Wellington Rugby Football Union Nickname(s) Lions Founded 1879 ; 146 years ago (1879) Location Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand Ground(s) Sky Stadium CEO Tony Giles Coach(es) Alando Soakai Captain(s) Du'Plessis Kirifi Most appearances Bernie Fraser (121) Top scorer Allan Hewson (893) Most tries Bernie Fraser (105) League(s) Bunnings NPC 2024 1st ...
The senior Wellington representative team, the Wellington Lions play in the National Provincial Championship, which replaced the original National Provincial Championship in 2006 as the Air New Zealand Cup. The Lions have won the provincial competition six times since its inception in 1976. The titles came in 1978, 1981, 1986, 2000, 2022, and 2024.
On 23 November 1999 it was announced that the winger had re-signed with the NZRU and agreed terms with the Wellington Rugby Union, despite a reported a £1.1 million offer by Bristol. [4] [5] The move to the Wellington union meant he could be included in the protected group of players for the Hurricanes.
Lions: 1930-07-05 British Isles: 13 10 Lancaster Park: Christchurch: 1930-07-26 British Isles: 15 10 Eden Park: Auckland: 1930-08-09 British Isles: 22 8 Athletic Park: Wellington: 1931-09-12 Australia: 20 13 Eden Park: Auckland: 1932-07-02 Australia: 17 22 Sydney Cricket Ground: Sydney Australia: 1932-07-16 Australia: 21 3 Exhibition Ground ...
In recent years, Jerry Collins Stadium has become the home venue for the Wellington Phoenix Women's team, hosting several A-League Women's competition matches during the 2023/24 season. [4] The stadium has also been used as a training ground for teams participating in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup , further elevating its profile as a ...
The stadium is a multi-purpose facility, though used mainly for sporting events. It is the home of the Wellington Lions Mitre 10 Cup rugby team and the Hurricanes Super Rugby team. The stadium also hosted the Wellington Sevens, one of the events that was part of the annual World Rugby Sevens Series for national rugby sevens teams.
In rugby union, New Zealand first played against the British & Irish Lions in 1904, beating them 9–3 at Athletic Park, Wellington.Since then, there has been a total of 41 Test matches between the two teams, with the All Blacks winning 30 matches, the Lions winning seven and four draws.
The main plus for the Lions was the performance of Jonny Wilkinson, making his first appearance against international opposition since the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final; Wilkinson set up the Lions' first try, converted it and kicked six penalties. His last penalty saved the Lions from defeat, salvaging a 25–25 draw in the eighth minute of ...