20-year-old frontrower scores 50m debut try off lineout move
Young Wellington hooker Tyrone Thompson scored a wonderful 50-metre try in the Mitre 10 Cup against Bay of Plenty on Friday.
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26 Sep 2020, 4:54
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First home match of 2020 sees Wellington Lions shorn of All Blacks
The Wellington Lions are gearing up to host Bay of Plenty, in their first Mitre 10 Cup clash at Sky Stadium this year.
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22 Sep 2020, 19:00
Wellington make statement in upset win over Auckland
Wellington have sent the message to the rest of the Mitre 10 Cup – it's a bad idea to wake a sleeping lion.
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20 Sep 2020, 1:48
Wes Goosen set for 50th match as Wellington name power-packed backline for Auckland derby including All Blacks hopeful
Wes Goosen will return from injury to play his 50th game for the Lions in this Sunday’s clash with Auckland at Eden Park.
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17 Sep 2020, 16:01
'I always go out there to try and be a bit chirpy': 21-year-old Xavier Roe's take on playing All Blacks
Despite an almost 230-cap deficit in professional rugby matches, 21-year-old halfback Xavier Roe narrowly had the better of his op…
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16 Sep 2020, 21:27
The superstar 21-year-old scrumhalf that outplayed TJ Perenara in just his second provincial start
Wellington, with Asafo Aumua, Ardie Savea and TJ Perenara on duty, were expected to have too much firepower for Waikato. In fact, …
Tom Vinicombe
12 Sep 2020, 19:10
Former Edinburgh 10 KO'd by ugly head shot in Mitre 10 Cup
Auckland have announced their intentions early in the Mitre 10 Cup season, dispatching Otago 38-6 in their season opener in Dunedi…
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12 Sep 2020, 2:23
'The bus is back in service!': Wellington star Julian Savea scores in vintage fashion upon Mitre 10 Cup return
It didn't take Julian Savea long to stamp his mark on proceedings upon his return for Wellington in their Mitre 10 Cup opener agai…
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11 Sep 2020, 20:38
Luke Jacobson finally has opportunity to captain Waikato side bolstered by Anton Lienert-Brown and Damian McKenzie
Running out in a Mitre 10 Cup for Waikato while wearing the captain's armband has been a long time coming for Luke Jacobson.
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10 Sep 2020, 16:25
Julian Savea makes provincial return on the wing as Wellington name 13 Super Rugby Aotearoa stars in starting XV
You could be forgiven for not realising that Super Rugby Aotearoa had come to an end based simply on the Wellington side that Leo …
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09 Sep 2020, 19:00
The All Black returnee that used to bulldoze over a dozen pies in one sitting
Touted as one of the best hooking prospects in New Zealand from an early age, Asafo Aumua realised he would need to make some chan…
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09 Sep 2020, 14:51
Look who's back: All the New Zealand stars that have returned for a supersized Mitre 10 Cup
Every cloud has a silver lining and from a New Zealand rugby point of view, the silver lining of the COVID pandemic is undeniably …
Tom Vinicombe
08 Sep 2020, 15:40
How the Mitre 10 Cup is shaping up as New Zealand's most important provincial competition in years
Fans should get behind Mitre 10 Cup more than ever in 2020, and not just because All Blacks will be putting on their provincial st…
Michael Pulman
07 Sep 2020, 17:07
Wellington name impressive squad featuring 16 Hurricanes
Wellington Lions head coach, Leo Crowley, has named a 36-man squad ahead of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup campaign.
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27 Aug 2020, 17:09
It's official: The Bus has joined the Wellington Lions for the Mitre 10 Cup
Julian Savea had been playing for French club Toulon since 2018 but he made the move home in May and will now feature with Welling…
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25 Aug 2020, 13:59
Julian Savea has eyes firmly set on midfield role in the Mitre 10 Cup
Julian Savea returned to NZ earlier this year following a two-season stint in France and was promptly drafted into the Hurricanes …
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22 Aug 2020, 20:15
