What a match! Check out all the best bits from The Big Dance of 2022 as old rivals Wellington and Canterbury battle it out in Christchurch. CREDIT: @skysportnz
Proud wellingtonian here. Been watching the Lions go from strength to strength this season. The Last Wellington lions team to win the NPC had All Black legends Jerry Collins, Tana Umaga, Christian Cullen and the great Jonah Lomu. What even more impressive is that its been 41 years since Wellington has won the NPC while holding the Ranfurly Shield at the same time. Well done Canterbury for being such a force in Aotearoa/New Zealand Rugby and for being such an amazing and deserving opponent. Wouldn't have been more happy win to against such a great team :) ...... As for the Lions, I'll be waiting in Cuba Mall for the celebrations when you guys get back.
Proud Cantabrian here living now in Thailand. The Lions have done well all season. Deserved double titles to help balance provincial rugby. But will any catchment anywhere in the world be able to match the Cantabrian vel of professionalism from early grades and all the way through? I suspect not. This is why League at schoolboys levels is falling off in popularity everywhere. But well done Wellington. Celebrate and enjoy. You're gonna have to wait for another 20 yrs for the same. Hahahaha!
Sick win! I’m a HB supporter and we had such a close shield game. Still a hurricanes supporter all day so glad you won. Hopefully a sign of things to come in Super.
Utmost respect for your team. We worked very hard for that game in Wellington. Plenty AB material in that forward pack especially the front row of yours. Good luck next season.
What a season boys! Great to get the shield and NPC trophy. It's been a spectacular year of Wellington rugby. The local rounds were great and seeing the boys gel into this well-oiled machine has probably increased the belief in local rugby. 22 Years since winning the last one, and this time round is the sweeter win. With our national team reps overseas, it's our local heroes who stood up and were counted in this win.
Some promising young lads in the Lions team that I can't wait to watch blooming for the Canes. Delaney, Lakai, Higgins and the already well known Proctor and Love. Dominant stuff by Bird and Aumua. Congrats to Luke Romano on a great career.
@@magpieasm5169 yeah I’m wary about them trying to rush him through as well. The furnace of international rugby is unforgiving, seen many promising talents chewed up and spat out because they were rushed. That’s why Hansen was so patient with Ardie.
Whooo hooo go Wellington!!!!! Awesome to see you take the championship and hold the shield...... Great to see Canterbury fall at the end!!! BOP supporter.. Great end to the season.
Wow Coaching staff did amazing with this group the discipline shown by Welly throughout the game 🔥 didn't give away much to give Canterbury momentum & the extra edge... well done boys defense was on 🔥 too. 🎈🎉🥳
Kaapai ano..hea, hea nga powai O Whanganui A Tara.. congratulations The Wellington Lions.. awesome display of footy n determination..well done..a Wellingtonion frm way back..hope them do well in the next comp!!..Kia ora ✌️💪👍🌞 🔥
Congratulations Wellington great win well deserved. Though I am happy that Canterbury has not won another title. A big shout out to Luke Romano a great servant to Canterbury and New Zealand Rugby. All the best for your future.
@@RugbyLover86 of course he did, Canterbury couldn’t hold on to the ball and had to defend more. Kirifi had far bigger moments, led with brute physicality. His attitude can be tempered, plus in my opinion we need it. We need out 7, our jackler, to have more mongrel and more fight, more attitude. He’s into every ruck, makes big plays, he should be in that squad.
For some reason, they only picked one openside for the AB XV. Maybe they want to give Papali'i more game time, too. Anyway, if they think they only need one openside, than Harmon is the right player. Overall, he had a better Super Rugby and NPC season than Kirifi.
Shout out to Wellington Lions to win the npc final in Christchurch very hard to win there and locked the Ranfurly shield away for the season as well congratulations from a taniwha supporter.
Wow! Great game! Also both Christie and Kirifi are much better players that Sam Cane. They have out performed Cane at Super Rugby level for years, and before that it was Todd, Taufua and boshier. Cane still starts at 7 over players like Dalton, Jacobson and Ardie at his natural postion! Aumua has also been better than coles for YEARS!
I agree but for some reason the all black coaches love old oops i meant "experienced" players lmao. Aumua is even better the taukeaho too but somehow is not even on the bench
@@YallNotWhite_YourPINK Don't exaggerate. Aumua has had a lot of problems with his line-out throwing in recent years and only this year he seems to have improved, mostly during the NPC season. So yeah, he's getting there and should be in the ABs instead of Coles (and now is as his injury replacement), but there's no way he's better than Taukei’aho.
Asafo Aumua will play for sure next year at world cup coming as sub for Samisoni. What a shame he didn't get the squad to tour in northern hemisphere would have get enough game time and more importantly would have face the big boys from there. I want to think his omission is motivating him better, he is a special talent.
Good to see the likes of TJ Perenara and Julian Savea in Wellington's NPC 2022 win especially TJ Perenera as he shows the world-class scrumhalf he is. Great game and all the best. 🙏God Bless
Born in Wellington but adopted Cantabrian. Full respect to the Lions. Always a great game when these 2 teams are playing. Still, the loss hurts my one eye 😢
ABs aren't picked on team performance. The players who deserve to be picked have been picked in either the ABs or AB XV. Ruben Love is even lucky to be there. Stevenson is hard done by; he should have been picked instead.
@@magpieasm5169 no are not! A lot of the players have done NOTHING to deserve AB selection in the last 3 plus years, some of them ever. Players like coles, offa, nepo, cane, goodhue,havali, alb and many others in the past.
Yeah I certainly didn't think they'd be contenders after being beaten by the Red & Blacks in August but they've well and truly earned this. And what a time and place to do it.
Not a Wellingtonian but you could see from only a few games into the NPC that they were going to give it a good shake! Oh, always good to see Canterbury lose.
A crown missing for five years? A crown missing for five years? Don't you mean crowd missing for five years? Good to hear the good ol' Canterbury booing to the fore once again.
Wellington played great good defence and a bit of mongrel. Canterbury tonight was not the night to play the way you did was lucky it wasn’t a blow out.
Proud wellingtonian here. Been watching the Lions go from strength to strength this season. The Last Wellington lions team to win the NPC had All Black legends Jerry Collins, Tana Umaga, Christian Cullen and the great Jonah Lomu. What even more impressive is that its been 41 years since Wellington has won the NPC while holding the Ranfurly Shield at the same time. Well done Canterbury for being such a force in Aotearoa/New Zealand Rugby and for being such an amazing and deserving opponent. Wouldn't have been more happy win to against such a great team :) ...... As for the Lions, I'll be waiting in Cuba Mall for the celebrations when you guys get back.
Proud Cantabrian here living now in Thailand. The Lions have done well all season. Deserved double titles to help balance provincial rugby. But will any catchment anywhere in the world be able to match the Cantabrian vel of professionalism from early grades and all the way through? I suspect not. This is why League at schoolboys levels is falling off in popularity everywhere. But well done Wellington. Celebrate and enjoy. You're gonna have to wait for another 20 yrs for the same. Hahahaha!
@Rob thank you for correcting me. I've fixed that number up. Cool 😎
Be sitting outside the bristol with a pint cheers😄👍
@@wolfgangvonuce9615 cheers bro 😁🍻
Don’t forget Norm Hewitt dude played with an broken arm and was considered the last of the hardknocks
Well done Wellington from a Cantab through and through! You have the Ranfurly Shield and now the NPC Championship! Wow!
Class act and a class comment.
Congratulations Wellington on a stunning victory and well deserved too having played so well throughout the season, brilliant result
Sick win! I’m a HB supporter and we had such a close shield game. Still a hurricanes supporter all day so glad you won. Hopefully a sign of things to come in Super.
Utmost respect for your team. We worked very hard for that game in Wellington. Plenty AB material in that forward pack especially the front row of yours. Good luck next season.
I must say the Lions team looks better coached than the Hurricanes. Also, Riley Higgins looks a class act, good to see TJ back in form.
What an entertaining contest! Super stoked for Wellington! Great to see them carve up .
Yeah boys! Well done Lions, well done..watching from Sydney 👏🏼👏🏼
Congratulations to both teams but especially Wellington for the win from an Aucklander.
One of the best seasons of Npc in ages. 😊
This was such a quality game. Well worthy of an NPC Final.
What a season boys! Great to get the shield and NPC trophy. It's been a spectacular year of Wellington rugby. The local rounds were great and seeing the boys gel into this well-oiled machine has probably increased the belief in local rugby. 22 Years since winning the last one, and this time round is the sweeter win. With our national team reps overseas, it's our local heroes who stood up and were counted in this win.
Some promising young lads in the Lions team that I can't wait to watch blooming for the Canes. Delaney, Lakai, Higgins and the already well known Proctor and Love. Dominant stuff by Bird and Aumua.
Congrats to Luke Romano on a great career.
As an Auckland supporter all I say is thank Christ Wellington won.
Blimmin awesome win you pack of lions!!
Ranfurly and NPC. Super proud of you all.
Absolutely
Positively
Wellington
You can't beat Wellington on a good day 😉👌
Amazing win boys! Amazing season. Got all the trophies and well deserved. Congrats Welly!
Superb final, congratulations Wellington and well played Canterbury 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
TJ must be stoked. Not announced as part of the All Blacks and went on to get the title and Ranfurly. Shot Lions
How good to see Wellington win. They were epic this season. Love from Auckland!
Lakai may be a bolter for the World Cup next year. He has the same attributes as Akira but plays like Collins and Kaino
collins and kaino amongst the best blindsides NZ has ever had, RIP Jerry Colins
Too young for 2023, but write him down for 2027!
@@magpieasm5169 yeah I’m wary about them trying to rush him through as well. The furnace of international rugby is unforgiving, seen many promising talents chewed up and spat out because they were rushed. That’s why Hansen was so patient with Ardie.
I gotta confess I'm not familiar with Lakai until this highlight video, but if he becomes a player like those two we'll be very blessed indeed.
@@kainoizking yeah agreed, but surely the ABs XV? Criminal there aren’t many Wellingtonians in that squad
A Wellingtonian in Sydney Australia...22 years in the making , so home sick just watching. Congrats boys great effort ❤️
Whooo hooo go Wellington!!!!! Awesome to see you take the championship and hold the shield...... Great to see Canterbury fall at the end!!! BOP supporter.. Great end to the season.
NZ should be very proud that they can provide such a finish to the SH Rugby season. Top class. Love from Oz.
Wow Coaching staff did amazing with this group the discipline shown by Welly throughout the game 🔥 didn't give away much to give Canterbury momentum & the extra edge... well done boys defense was on 🔥 too. 🎈🎉🥳
A well deserved win. Been waiting for this...a very satisfying result.
Great game. Fun to watch 🙂 Rugby was the winner on the day
Kaapai ano..hea, hea nga powai O Whanganui A Tara.. congratulations The Wellington Lions.. awesome display of footy n determination..well done..a Wellingtonion frm way back..hope them do well in the next comp!!..Kia ora ✌️💪👍🌞 🔥
Yes, finally another winner besides Canterbury, yet again! Great match
Canterbury haven't won the NPC since 2017 so I'm not sure what you're on about
Amazing what the thrill of being Shield holders can bring even more to a teams belief and performance
Congratulations Wellington great win well deserved. Though I am happy that Canterbury has not won another title. A big shout out to Luke Romano a great servant to Canterbury and New Zealand Rugby. All the best for your future.
Well Done Welly Lions congratulations.. watching from Sydney Australia
Well done Welly, you boys played so bloody well and deserve the title, my cantab team you boys can be so proud too! rugby wins!
Du Plesis should be in that ABXV bro. Harmon was nowhere to be seen this game. Kirifi absolutely overshadowed him.
Won’t happen. Kirifi’s attitude isn’t good enough.
Also, Harmon made twice as many tackles…
@@RugbyLover86 of course he did, Canterbury couldn’t hold on to the ball and had to defend more. Kirifi had far bigger moments, led with brute physicality. His attitude can be tempered, plus in my opinion we need it. We need out 7, our jackler, to have more mongrel and more fight, more attitude. He’s into every ruck, makes big plays, he should be in that squad.
@UC_5p-4pcX5nwkt8jUpOAX2A Prinsep isn’t in the All Blacks XV
For some reason, they only picked one openside for the AB XV. Maybe they want to give Papali'i more game time, too. Anyway, if they think they only need one openside, than Harmon is the right player. Overall, he had a better Super Rugby and NPC season than Kirifi.
Shout out to Wellington Lions to win the npc final in Christchurch very hard to win there and locked the Ranfurly shield away for the season as well congratulations from a taniwha supporter.
From the 1st kick when Canterbury supporters started booing, I was like we got this, keep booing that will stir the Lions Blood, well Done Lions
💯🏉 great rugby to both 🤠🍻🤠👍 But Wellington Lions was MIGHTY congratulations on winning the shield away 🛡️ & the NPC trophy 🏆 away as well 🍻
Helluva match. Glad to see a decent crowd. Just what NZ rugby needed.
Wow! Great game! Also both Christie and Kirifi are much better players that Sam Cane. They have out performed Cane at Super Rugby level for years, and before that it was Todd, Taufua and boshier. Cane still starts at 7 over players like Dalton, Jacobson and Ardie at his natural postion! Aumua has also been better than coles for YEARS!
I agree but for some reason the all black coaches love old oops i meant "experienced" players lmao. Aumua is even better the taukeaho too but somehow is not even on the bench
@@YallNotWhite_YourPINK Don't exaggerate. Aumua has had a lot of problems with his line-out throwing in recent years and only this year he seems to have improved, mostly during the NPC season. So yeah, he's getting there and should be in the ABs instead of Coles (and now is as his injury replacement), but there's no way he's better than Taukei’aho.
@@magpieasm5169 Taukeioaho is the second best hooker in the world behind Marx
Real talent in the Wellington team, especially in the front pack! Peter Lakai.. needs to be in the ABs, Garden Bashop is a sharp player too.
Asafo Aumua will play for sure next year at world cup coming as sub for Samisoni. What a shame he didn't get the squad to tour in northern hemisphere would have get enough game time and more importantly would have face the big boys from there. I want to think his omission is motivating him better, he is a special talent.
This is the best rugby in the world
Good to see the likes of TJ Perenara and Julian Savea in Wellington's NPC 2022 win especially TJ Perenera as he shows the world-class scrumhalf he is. Great game and all the best. 🙏God Bless
yeah the boys!!!! so proud of you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great stuff Wellington!
Born in Wellington but adopted Cantabrian. Full respect to the Lions. Always a great game when these 2 teams are playing. Still, the loss hurts my one eye 😢
Some of those guys weren’t even born when Wellington last won it in 2000. I feel old now. 😊
Great game Wellington!!!!
Congrats Wellington! And boy Aumua's got a busy shift to go straight from this victory to Japan to cover for Coles.
Cole's is too old
Stomp your feet for the legends of the game!.
WOW,didn't see that one coming😮
The Time for the underdog is well and truly here long may it continue.
The Wellington number 2, 7 and 15 need to in the ABs 15
Nice celebration and victory song too.
Well done Wellinglon, your champions 🎉
Wellington on top
Today is a good day. 🦁 Proud
Black and Gold never fold 💯
How about Peter Lakai that guy is phenomenal.
One of the best team chants post match! Yeah Boi! Now, 2023 Title for the Canes lads? Lol
I like the way TJ pass to the no8 to kick the ball out
Wonderful moment
What a BRILLIANT GAME!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Yeeeah. Lions !!! Defense was massive. Congratulations Wellington Lions, and of course, Juddy.
Outstanding final. 2 fantastic tries 👏
Crusaders fan . That was a great final.
Totally well deserved from the waikato.
what a high quality final. awesome
Congrats on the consistently throughout the season Lions, nicely capped with the championship!
My team. Finally!
Excellent
Epic final!!! Great win Wellington!
Well played Lions, better side and closed the game out well!!
yea the Lions! 😤 beat the best performing team in the comp and at their fortress!
I love the lions team song!
Well done boys !!!!
I loved watching the salty canterbury fans faces 😂 watch them go “BUt wE gOt tHe suPeR ruGbY tItlE” like as if anyone watches super rugby anymore hha
Nicely done The Lions! 👌🏾
Wellington deserve a few more ABs after this season epic forwards & backs
Hooker should be in the ABs its almost criminal he is not.
ABs aren't picked on team performance. The players who deserve to be picked have been picked in either the ABs or AB XV. Ruben Love is even lucky to be there. Stevenson is hard done by; he should have been picked instead.
@@magpieasm5169 no are not! A lot of the players have done NOTHING to deserve AB selection in the last 3 plus years, some of them ever. Players like coles, offa, nepo, cane, goodhue,havali, alb and many others in the past.
As a Steelers fan, it hurts to say but well done Wellington congratulations
Well done wellington good for rugby to see the cantabs knocked off the perch.
Well done Lions..great stuff lads
Huge Congrats Boys!
Hah I wrote this lions team off after there fist two games, then they go on a tear and win the comp. Well played 👏
Yeah I certainly didn't think they'd be contenders after being beaten by the Red & Blacks in August but they've well and truly earned this.
And what a time and place to do it.
What a GREAT win!!!!!!
Of course the ref and the commentators gave Cunterbury every chance to win as usual!!!! Go Wellington.....
YEAHHHH!!!!! 😃 WE WON!!!!!!
well deserved, lessgo great being a lions fan rn
Not a Wellingtonian but you could see from only a few games into the NPC that they were going to give it a good shake!
Oh, always good to see Canterbury lose.
Awesome stuff Wellington!
A crown missing for five years? A crown missing for five years? Don't you mean crowd missing for five years? Good to hear the good ol' Canterbury booing to the fore once again.
Congratulations Wellington well played🔥🔥🔥
Beautiful scenes at the end there
Lakai 🔥🇹🇴🐎
Assafa on 🔥
Have a congratulations mate!
Wellington played great good defence and a bit of mongrel. Canterbury tonight was not the night to play the way you did was lucky it wasn’t a blow out.
U can't do much when a pack of lions are smashing ya!
U take attack away from Canterbury and they're stuffed.
It's hard to win when you keep box kicking the ball away bad tactics there
Awesome final
Im from christchurch but was praying wellington would win
Good to see Wellington team playing attacking running rugby with flair beating boring rugby league style of Canterbury
Fa'amalo le TAU USO ua le ole Lea. GB you all. Love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love USO....
DO GOOD LOVE IT LIONS!!! HURRICANES REP
was a good game!!