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Congratulations to our Wellington Orcas Women, finishing runners-up in the 2026 NZRL National Women’s Premiership.

The team went down to Counties Manukau 36 - 10 in the Grand Final last Sunday, but can be incredibly proud of their campaign and the way they represented Wellington.

A massive thank you to our players, staff, whānau and supporters 🖤💛

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A huge congratulations to our Wellington Orcas selected in the New Zealand Residents teams following the National Youth Tournament!

NZ U16 Girls Residents
Talia Timoteo

NZ U18 Girls Residents
Taliah Mapakaitolo
Casey Sio

Also congratulations to Makarios Vaihola, who received the U18 Boys Emerging Talent Award.

Day 3 ✅️

That’s a wrap on the National Youth Tournament for our Orcas teams.

Proud of all our players and staff for representing Wellington over the last three days.

Thank you to all our whānau and supporters! 🖤💛

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Day 2 done and dusted ✅

Plenty of effort and pride on display from our four Orcas teams. One more day to finish strong!

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Orcas in motion 💥

Day 1 in the books ✅️

Our Wellington Orcas Women take on Counties Manukau Stingrays today for the Sky Sport National Women’s Premiership title.

The big dance!

All the best to our wāhine! 🔥

⏰ 3PM
📍 Bruce Pulman Park, Auckland
📺 Live on Sky Sport 5

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It’s a big weekend for Wellington Orcas!

Our U16 Boys, U16 Girls, U18 Boys & U18 Girls are heading north today for the 2026 NZRL National Youth Tournament, kicking off tomorrow at Bruce Pulman Park.

And on Sunday, our Orcas Women take on Counties Manukau in the Sky Sport Women’s Premiership Grand Final! 🔥

📍 Bruce Pulman Park, Auckland
🏆 Youth Nationals | 27-29 September
🏆 Women’s Grand Final | Sunday, 27 Sept | 3PM
📺 Live on Sky Sport

Good luck to all our teams, players, coaches, managers and supporters

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The 2026 National Youth Tournament kicks off on Sunday! Plus the Men's & Women's National Premiership finals on Saturday & Sunday📍Bruce Pulman Park
Draws & info | https://nzrl.co.nz/news/national-youth-tournament-returns

NZRL Premiership Tournaments Day 2 ✅️

A wrap on the weekend for our Orcas, with both teams competing hard and representing Wellington with pride ⚫️🟡

DAY 2 RESULTS 👇
Women
Game 4 Orcas 36 vs 10 Canterbury
Game 5 Orcas 48 vs 0 Waikato

Men
Game 3 Orcas 10 vs 14 Canterbury
Game 4 WBD vs Southland (3 v 4 playoff game)

🥈 Big congratulations to our Orcas Women on finishing 2nd at the tournament and earning a spot in the Grand Final vs Counties Manukau on Sunday 27th Sep, at Bruce Pulman Park in Auckland!

A huge thank you to all our players and staff for their commitment and efforts throughout the weekend.

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NZRL Premiership Tournaments - DAY 1 ✅️

Both teams battled hard across their opening games, with plenty of positives to take into Day 2 tomorrow.

Results below 👇

Women
Game 1 Orcas 16 vs 10 Vulcans
Game 2 Orcas 4 vs Counties 36
Game 3 Orcas 8 vs Akarana 28

Men
Game 1 Orcas 14 vs 30 Otago
Game 2 Orcas 40 vs 16 Southland

See tomorrows draw & results here 👇

https://www.sporty.co.nz/nzrl

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