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Awesome first win, yesterday! Especially in the first half, the Magpies blew the Lions off the park.

Here are some stats of the game (credit: RugbyPass).

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August 3, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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62' Sub: Kade Manuel replaces Folau Fakatava.

Wellington 14 - 38 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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73' Try to Wellington's Reo Matsushita. Harkin converts.

Wellington 28 - 45 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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75' Try to Kade Manuel. Harry Godfrey converts.

Wellington 28 - 52 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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Time for the break.

Half time: Wellington 14 - 31 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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51' Sub: Hadlee Hay-Horton replaces Clement Castets.

Wellington 14 - 38 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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38' Try to Tyrone Thompson!! Godfrey can't convert.

Wellington 14 - 31 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 5:45 AM
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69' Try to Jonah Lowe! Great break from Geoff Cridge! Harry Godfrey converts.

Wellington 21 - 45 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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8' Try to Hunter Morrison! Godfrey converts again.

Wellington 0 - 14 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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2' Try to Folau Fakatava! Harry Godfrey converts!

Wellington 0 - 7 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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54' Subs: Kianu Kereru-Symes and Lolani Faleiva replace Tyrone Thompson and Joe 'Apikotoa.

Wellington 14 - 38 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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44' Clement Castets scores a try on debut! Good team try! Harry Godfrey converts.

Wellington 14 - 38 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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28' Try to Wellington. Logan Henry dots down. Callum Harkin converts.

Wellington 7 - 26 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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34' Try to Divad Palu. Wellington gets another one. Callum Harkin converts.

Wellington 14 - 26 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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We're back for the 2nd half. More of the same, please, but with better discipline!

Wellington 14 - 31 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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KICK-OFF!

Here we go! The game, and our 2026 season, are under way!

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August 2, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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57' Subs: Geoff Cridge and Anaru Paenga-Morgan have come on for Hunter Morrison and Lukas Ripley(?).

Wellington 14 - 38 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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20' Try to Will Cole. Great try assist from Cooper Flanders. Harry Godfrey's first miss.

Wellington 0 - 26 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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41' Sub: Sam Smith has replaced Tiaki Fabish. Assume Cooper Flanders will move to no. 8. Neria Fomai back on the field.

Wellington 14 - 31 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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15' Try to Neria Fomai, but Morrison was great in the lead-up! Harry Godfrey adds the extras!

Wellington 0 - 21 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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33' The Magpies were on a warning from the ref and Neria Fomai gets a yellow card for being marginally offside.

Wellington 7 - 26 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 5:39 AM
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The end of our long wait is in sight. One more hour to go until kick-off!

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August 2, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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80+1' Cameron Burgess scores after the hooter. Callum Harkin misses the conversion and it's game over!

The Magpies start the 2026 season with a Bonus Point Win over the guys from the capital! What a statement! 😍

Full time: Wellington 33 - 52 Magpies

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August 2, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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Yay, it's finally GAME DAY and the Magpies are ready to swoop!

🏉 Wellington v Magpies
🕖 5.05pm NZT
🏟️ Hnry Stadium, Wellington
📺 Sky Sport 1 / TVNZ+

COME ON THE BAY! ⚫⚪

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August 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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The first Magpies team of the 2026 NPC season has been named! This is the 23 to play the Wellington Lions in Wellington!

Good luck to our 'Pies! 🦅

📅 Sunday 2 August 2026
🏉 Wellington v Magpies
🕖 5.05pm NZT
🏟️ Hnry Stadium, Wellington
📺 Sky Sport 1 / TVNZ+

COME ON THE BAY! ⚫⚪

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July 29, 2026 at 4:51 AM