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Wellington Lions vs Auckland · NPC

NPC · 2025Full time
Wellington Lions
36–17
Auckland

Match report

Wellington Lions beat Auckland 36-17 at Porirua Park, Porirua in the NPC on Sunday, 31 August 2025.

The win ends a run of two defeats for Wellington Lions. Auckland have now lost five in a row.

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

Head to head

4
Wellington Lions wins (80%)
0
Draws (0%)
1
Auckland wins (20%)

Last 5 meetings, since September 2020

Biggest Wellington Lions win
54–19
14 Oct 2022
Biggest Auckland win
34–31
8 Aug 2026

Last 5 meetings

  • 8 Aug 2026 · Bunnings NPC
    Auckland34
    Wellington Lions31
  • 31 Aug 2025 · Bunnings NPC
    Wellington Lions36
    Auckland17
  • 9 Aug 2024 · Bunnings NPC
    Auckland21
    Wellington Lions29
  • 14 Oct 2022 · Bunnings NPC
    Wellington Lions54
    Auckland19
  • 20 Sept 2020 · Mitre 10 Cup
    Auckland21
    Wellington Lions39

Lineups

Avg. age
27.3
Avg. age
24.9

Wellington Lions

  1. 1Xavier Numia
  2. 2Asafo Aumua
  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. 15Ruben Love
Replacements
  1. 16Penieli Poasa
  2. 17Kenshi Yamamoto
  3. 18Siale Lauaki
  4. 19Matolu Petaia
  5. 20Sione Halalilo
  6. 21Esi Komaisavai
  7. 22Callum Harkin
  8. 23Stanley Solomon

Auckland

  1. 1Oscar Cowley-Andrea
  2. 2Millennium Sanerivi
  3. 3Angus Ta'avao
  4. 4Josh Beehre
  5. 5Tai Cribb
  6. 6Che Clark
  7. 7Anton Segner
  8. 8Sam Hainsworth-Fa'aofo
  9. 9Taufa Funaki
  10. 10Rico Simpson
  11. 11Caleb Clarke
  12. 12AJ Lam
  13. 13Leo Gordon
  14. 14Caleb Tangitau
  15. 15Payton Spencer
Replacements
  1. 16Soane Vikena
  2. 17Fatongia Paea
  3. 18Hamdahn Tuipulotu
  4. 19Ola Tauelangi
  5. 20Kitiona Vai
  6. 21James Arscott
  7. 22Cohen Norrie
  8. 23Xavi Taele