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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.
His form for club over the next couple of seasons was undeniable with Poi finally being selected for the Wellington Lions for their 2019 campaign earning four caps before once again injury struck. [3] Heading into the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup, Poi has once again been selected in the Wellington Lions squad. [4]
Wellington Regional Stadium (commercially known as Sky Stadium through naming rights) [4] [5] is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. The stadium's bowl site size is 48,000 m 2 (520,000 sq ft).
Hutchinson underwent surgery the day after the Lions' 47-9 win over the Cowboys. That timetable puts his earliest return date at Feb. 13, four days after Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.
After a second crushing defeat for the Lions in a span of three weeks, the emotion came spilling out as Campbell conducted his postgame news conference following the 19-17 loss at Minnesota.
Alando Soakai (born 11 May 1983 in West Auckland) is a former professional rugby union player from New Zealand.He is currently the head coach of the Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship.
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.