Wellington Rugby Football Union

Over the weekend of the 9^th and 10^th January the National Sevens tournament will be held at the Queenstown Recreation Ground. 16 teams from around the country will battle for the national title, in what is bound to be a tough competition. In 2009 the Wellington team performed well, but were knocked out in the Semi Finals, by eventual winners of the tournament North Harbour.  

The 12 man Wellington squad for the tournament includes several players from the 2009 Vodafone Wellington Lions, including Buxton Popoalii who has been playing for the New Zealand Sevens team in the recent Dubai and South African tournaments. All games will be broadcast on Sky Sport 1.  

Wellington’s draw for Saturday is as follows:

Wellington v Northland - 11.10am
Wellington v Hawke’s Bay - 1.50pm
Wellington v Manawatu - 4.50pm

The Wellington squad is: 

Tala Ioane (Old Boy-University RFC)
Tomasi Palu (Northern United RFC)
Marika Kau (Poneke FC)
Frae Wilson (Wainuiomata RFC)
Joe Hill (Old Boy-University RFC)
Apoua Stewart (Marist St Pats RFC)
Julian Savea (Oriental Rongotai FC)
Shaun Treeby (Tawa RFC)
Leka Tupuola (Hutt Old Boys Marist RFC)
Buxton Popoalii (Northern United RFC)
Fa’atonu Fili (Marist St Pats RFC)
Greg Lealofi (Wainuiomata RFC) 

For more information visit the Queenstown Sevens website