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The main stadium is Sky Stadium (formerly named Westpac Stadium) which is located in Wellington. The union also represents the Wellington Lions, which is professional rugby union team who compete in the National Provincial Championship competition and contest for the Ranfurly Shield. Before 2006 the Lions competed in the original National ...
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 ...
Six pool matches and two playoff matches were played at the then Westpac Stadium. Due to FIFA rules disallowing host stadia to be named after non-FIFA sponsors, the stadium was officially known as "Wellington Stadium" during the event. The stadium hosted the national team's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on 14 November 2009 against ...
Jerry Collins Stadium [2] is a multi-purpose sporting complex in Porirua, New Zealand. It currently serves as the home ground of rugby union club Northern United RFC and the Wellington Rugby League representative team, as well as the second home for Team Wellington of the New Zealand Football Championship .
The proposal that was ultimately successful was a new stadium built on unused land near the Wellington railway station. This stadium, now formally known as Wellington Regional Stadium and colloquially as "The Cake Tin", was completed in 1999, and Athletic Park closed permanently that same year.
Newtown Park was built in 1881 and was part of Wellington Zoo. The first match played there was an international rugby game in 1882 where New South Wales beat Wellington 14–2 drawing 5,000 spectators including then Governor Sir James Prendergast. [4] [5] It was the main ground for rugby in Wellington until Athletic Park was opened in
This saw them go into the quarter-finals against the Sharks winning 41-0 at Wellington Regional Stadium. They carried on to the semi-finals playing the Chiefs and winning 25-9 at Wellington Regional Stadium. The Hurricanes played the Lions in the final, winning the game 20-3 at Wellington Regional Stadium.
British & Irish Lions: Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Match details: 8 June Taranaki: 14–36 British & Irish Lions: Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Match details: 11 June New Zealand Maori: 19–13 British & Irish Lions Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Match details: 15 June Wellington: 6–23 British & Irish Lions: Wellington Regional Stadium ...