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The Lions enter this clash as the joint best attacking team in the competition, having scored 40 tries during the round-robin series along with Canterbury and Hawke's Bay. Most of them have come from winger Hosea Gear (the leading try-scorer in the competition last year), and after being discarded by the All Blacks - the Wellington try-scoring machine will have a point to prove
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The Lions enter this clash as the joint best attacking team in the competition, having scored 40 tries during the round-robin series along with Canterbury and Hawke's Bay. Most of them have come from winger Hosea Gear (the leading try-scorer in the competition last year), and after being discarded by the All Blacks - the Wellington try-scoring machine will have a point to prove
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Wellington vs Southland live rugby Air New Zealand Cup Semi Finals on31 oct 2009
Match scheduled:
Date: 31-10-2009
Time: 06:30 until 08:30
30-10-2009 on 11:16
Wellington vs Southland - Semi Finals
Southland wins: 23, Wellington wins: 59, Draws: 7
Last match: Wellington 32 Southland
Last Southland win: Southland 22 Wellington 20, 24.08.02 at Invercargill (NPC)
Biggest Southland score: 37 (37–23), 23.09.36 at Invercargill
Biggest Wellington score: 61 (61–3), 26.09.99 at Wellington (NPC)
Biggest differential: Wellington by 60 (60–0), 03.09.10 at Wellington
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Wellington: Apoua Stewart, David Smith, Alapati Leuia, Dane Coles, Shaun Treeby, Hosea Gear, Piri Weepu, Alby Mathewson, Mathew Luamanu, Serge Lilo, Victor Vito, Daniel Ramsay, Jacob Ellison (c), Anthony Perenise, Ged Robinson, John Schwalger. Reserves: Arden David-Perrot, Mark Reddish, Scott Fuglistaller, Fa'atonu Fili, Robert Fruean, Daniel Kirkpatrick.
Southland: Glen Horton, Matt Saunders, Kenny Lynn, Jason Kawau, Tony Koonwaiyou, Robbie Robinson, Scott Cowan, Hua Tamariki, Tim Boys, John Hardie, Joe Tuineau, Josh Beckhuis, Chris King, Jason Rutledge, Jamie Mackintosh. Reserves: Brayden Mitchell, Fai Mika, Dave Gannon, Dion Bates, Sonny Rangitoheriri, Seminar Manu, James Wilson
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Their opponents, who have been runners up in the Air New Zealand Cup for the last three consecutive years, have had the quietest build up of all the finalists, despite the fact that there should be murmurings of whether or not the Lions can break their bridesmaids tag.
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Wellington vs Southland live rugby Air New Zealand Cup Semi Finals on31 oct 2009
