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Waikato vs Wellington Lions · NPC

NPC · 2025Full time
Waikato
24–35
Wellington Lions

Match report

Wellington Lions beat Waikato 35-24 away from home at FMG Stadium, Hamilton in the NPC on Saturday, 9 August 2025.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

3
Waikato wins (38%)
0
Draws (0%)
5
Wellington Lions wins (63%)

Last 8 meetings, since September 2020

Biggest Waikato win
53–28
12 Sept 2020
Biggest Wellington Lions win
34–6
24 Sept 2022

Last 5 meetings

  • 27 Sept 2026 · Bunnings NPC
    Wellington Lions10
    Waikato34
  • 9 Aug 2025 · Bunnings NPC
    Waikato24
    Wellington Lions35
  • 19 Oct 2024 · Bunnings NPC
    Wellington Lions29
    Waikato24
  • 7 Oct 2023 · Bunnings NPC
    Wellington Lions32
    Waikato28
  • 8 Sept 2023 · Bunnings NPC
    Waikato24
    Wellington Lions41

Lineups

Avg. age
26
Avg. age
27.6

Waikato

  1. 1Mason Tupaea
  2. 2Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia
  3. 3George Dyer
  4. 4James Tucker
  5. 5Hamilton Burr
  6. 6Xavier Saifoloi
  7. 7Mitchell Jacobson
  8. 8Patrick McCurran
  9. 9Xavier Roe
  10. 10Tepaea Cook-Savage
  11. 11Waisake Salabiau
  12. 12Aki Tuivailala
  13. 13Bailyn Sullivan
  14. 14Oli Mathis
  15. 15Dan Sinkinson
Replacements
  1. 16Pita Anae Ah-Sue
  2. 17Taipari Quinn
  3. 18Sefo Kautai
  4. 19Andrew Smith
  5. 20Liam Anderson
  6. 21Rui Farrant
  7. 22Aaron Cruden
  8. 23Austin Anderson

Wellington Lions

  1. 1Xavier Numia
  2. 2James O'Reilly
  3. 3PJ Sheck
  4. 4Hugo Plummer
  5. 5Akira Ieremia
  6. 6Caleb Delany
  7. 7Peter Lakai
  8. 8Dominic Ropeti
  9. 9Nui Muriwai
  10. 10Jackson Garden-Bachop
  11. 11Tjay Clarke
  12. 12Julian Savea
  13. 13Matt Proctor
  14. 14Losilosivale Filipo
  15. 15Callum Harkin
Replacements
  1. 16Penieli Poasa
  2. 17Kenshi Yamamoto
  3. 18Siale Lauaki
  4. 19Matolu Petaia
  5. 20Sione Halalilo
  6. 21Esi Komaisavai
  7. 22Tom Maiava
  8. 23Stanley Solomon