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Wellington Rugby League
 |
| Club Information |
| Full name |
Wellington Rugby League Incorporated |
| Nickname(s) |
Orcas |
| Current Details |
| Ground(s) |
Porirua Park, Porirua (N/A) |
| CEO(s) |
Mark O'Connor |
| Coach(s) |
Kenny O'Brien |
| Competition |
National Provincial Competition |
Wellington Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Greater Wellington region. It is responsible for the local competition of the same name, as well as its representative team in the National Provincial Competition.
[edit] Local Senior Competition
The Senior WRL competition involves eight teams:
- North City Vikings
- Petone Panthers
- Randwick Fishers
- St George Dragons
- Te Aroha Eels
- University Hunters
- Upper Hutt Tigers
- Wainuiomata Lions
[edit] National Provincial Competition
Wellington Rugby League were awarded a place in the new six-team National Provincial Competition. The team is expected to play its home matches at Porirua Park. [1]
[edit] 2008 Fixtures
[edit] Previous Domestic Teams
[edit] Lion Red Cup
Between 1994 and 1996, Wellington was represented by the Wellington City Dukes and Hutt Valley Firehawks in the Lion Red Cup. One player from the Dukes, Earl Va'a, later went on to represent Samoa in Rugby union. Both teams folded along with the competition in 1996.
| Team |
Season |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Position |
Finals |
| Hutt Valley |
1994 |
22 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
458 |
489 |
-30 |
18 |
Eighth |
N/A |
| Wellington City |
1994 |
22 |
8 |
0 |
14 |
470 |
508 |
-38 |
16 |
Ninth |
N/A |
| Hutt Valley |
1995 |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
544 |
443 |
101 |
26 |
Fifth |
Lost Elimination Play-off |
| Wellington City |
1995 |
22 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
440 |
514 |
-74 |
22 |
Seventh |
N/A |
| Hutt Valley |
1996 |
22 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
444 |
469 |
-25 |
24 |
Sixth |
N/A |
| Wellington City |
1996 |
22 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
536 |
532 |
4 |
18 |
Eighth |
N/A |
[edit] Bartercard Cup
Wellington initially had two sides in the Bartercard Cup competition - the Porirua Pumas and the Wainuiomata Lions, based in the city of Porirua and Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata respectively. Results between the two were dissimilar - with Wainuiomata reaching the preliminary final in the first season, and Porirua coming last place in theirs. However in 2002 it was decided that one team (later to be named the Wellington Orcas) was needed in the competition. They narrowly missed out on a finals spot in 2002, being on equal points but with a lower For and Against than the Marist Richmond Brothers. Unfortunately this was a high point for the franchise with the team never making the play-offs.
In 2006, the then-unnamed Bartercard Cup franchises adopted the name of Wellington Orcas, after the unsuccessful NRL expansion bid.
| Team |
Season |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Position (Teams) |
Finals |
| Porirua |
2000 |
22 |
3 |
1 |
18 |
506 |
777 |
-271 |
7 |
Wooden Spoon (Twelve) |
N/A |
| Wainuiomata |
2000 |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
668 |
542 |
126 |
26 |
Fourth (Twelve) |
Lost Preliminary Final |
| Porirua |
2001 |
21 |
4 |
1 |
16 |
421 |
808 |
-387 |
11[2] |
Eleventh (Twelve) |
N/A |
| Wainuiomata |
2001 |
22 |
11 |
1 |
10 |
688 |
628 |
60 |
23 |
Sixth (Twelve) |
N/A |
| Wellington |
2002 |
16 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
547 |
449 |
98 |
19 |
Sixth (Twelve) |
N/A |
| Wellington |
2003 |
16 |
4 |
1 |
11 |
460 |
646 |
-186 |
6[3] |
Eleventh (Twelve) |
N/A |
| Wellington |
2004 |
16 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
465 |
409 |
56 |
17 |
Sixth (Twelve) |
N/A |
| Wellington |
2005 |
16 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
418 |
459 |
-41 |
13 |
Eighth (Twelve) |
N/A |
| Wellington |
2006 |
18 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
452 |
549 |
-97 |
12 |
Seventh (Ten) |
N/A |
| Wellington |
2007 |
18 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
509 |
529 |
-20 |
20 |
Sixth (10) |
N/A |
[edit] Southern Orcas
In 2004, working with the Wellington Rugby League, a consortium called the Southern Orcas was involved in bidding for a National Rugby League franchise to be based in the city. The franchise ultimately went to the Gold Coast who joined the NRL for the 2007 season.
In 2007 reports emerged that the consortium was looking at the possibility of joining Superleague (Europe) however nothing ever eventuated.[4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/4566373a6033.html
- ^ The Ngongotaha Chiefs withdrew from the competition after round sixteen. All teams scheduled to play them after this were awarded two points for a bye.
- ^ Wellington were docked three points for registration infringements.
- ^ NZ Super League link played down http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/6536817.stm
- ^ RL CHIEF 'SCEPTICAL' OF ORCAS BID http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/07/04/08/RUGBYL_Orcas.html
[edit] External Links
Wellington Rugby League
New Zealand Rugby League
