Mitre 10 Cup: Wellington v Taranaki
Sunday 09 October 2016
Review
A golden afternoon from Marty McKenzie and a Stephen Perofeta hat trick moved Taranaki firmly into the Premiership top-four with a commanding 54-31 win over a tired Wellington on Sunday.
Taranaki 54 (Stephen Perofeta 3, Iopu Iopu-Aso, Toa Halafihi, Seta Tamanivalu, Jackson Ormond tries: Marty McKenzie 3 pen, 4 con, Perofeta con) Wellington 31 (Alex Fidow, Joe Hill, James Blackwell, Mark Reddish tries; Jackson Garden-Bachop pen, 4 con). HT: 20-3
Event Information
3150Sunday afternoon rugby returns to Westpac Stadium as the Wellington Lions take on the Taranaki Bulls for the JF Henning Memorial Trophy and some vital Mitre 10 Cup points.
This game doubles as Heritage Day and as always will be a fiercely contested match.
Come and join all the family fun with this great afternoon kick off time.
MATCH DAY TIMINGS
11:00am - Public car park opens
12:00pm - Ticket Box Office opens
1.00pm - Gates open
2.35pm - Kick off Wellington v Taranaki
4.10pm - Estimated end of match
The Stadium car park is open for this event at a cost of $15 (please note there is a fee for paying by credit card or eftpos of .60c).
