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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 11 August 2016, Walker-Leawere was named in the Wellington Lions squad. [8] He made his Mitre 10 Cup debut against Hawke's Bay, nine days later. [9] He went on to play three seasons for Wellington. The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union announced on 7 June 2019 that Walker-Leawere had signed a three-year contract to play his provincial rugby for Hawke ...
In his second year of playing NPC, he was part of the Wellington squad that won the 2024 Bunnings NPC title after defeating Bay of Plenty 23–20 in extra time in the final. [ 9 ] Preston was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season in November 2024, after having already trained with the squad earlier in the year as ...
Clarke has represented Wellington in the National Provincial Championship since 2023, being named in their full squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC. [5] He was named in the Hurricanes squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season in November 2024.
Umaga-Jensen was born in Lower Hutt, [3] in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand. He started playing rugby for his local side Wainuiomata Rugby Football Club when he was 5 years old. [4] Umaga-Jensen attended Scots College in Wellington city and captained their 1st XV to win the national boys high school competition in 2014. [2]
Lauaki has represented Wellington in the National Provincial Championship since 2022, being named in their full squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC. [4] He was named in the Hurricanes squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. [5]
On 28 August 2020, Thompson was named in the Wellington squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. [12] He made his debut for the Lions - off the bench - against Waikato on 12 September 2020. [13] He earned his first start and scored a brilliant 50m try - his first in the National Provincial Championship - on 25 September 2020 against Bay of Plenty. [14]