Wellington Orcas
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| Club name | Wellington Orcas |
| First Season | 2002 |
| Ground | Porirua Stadium, Hutt Recreation Ground, Ascot Park |
| Coach | Paul Bergman |
| Premierships | Nil |
The Wellington Orcas are a franchise in the Bartercard Cup rugby league competition in New Zealand. They represent Wellington. A consortium with the same name was involved in bidding for a National Rugby League franchise to be based in the city. This group worked closely with the Wellington Rugby League but the franchise ultimately went to the Gold Coast. The Orcas adopted the nickname for the 2006 season. Previously they were just known as Wellington.
New Zealand Warriors assigned to the club include Simon Mannering.
[edit] History
See Also: Bartercard Cup seasons 2000-2002, Bartercard Cup seasons 2003-2005 & Bartercard Cup season 2006.
In 2000 and 2001 the region was represented in the Bartercard Cup by the Porirua Pumas and Wainuiomata Lions. However in 2002 it was decided that one team was needed in the competition. They narrowly missed out on a finals spot in 2002, being on equal points but with a lower For and Against than the Marist Richmond Brothers. Unfortunately this was a high point for the franchise with the team yet to make the play-offs.
| Season | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Position (Teams) | Finals |
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| 2002 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 547 | 449 | 98 | 19 | Sixth (Twelve) | N/A |
| 2003 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 460 | 646 | -186 | 6* | Eleventh (Twelve) | N/A |
| 2004 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 465 | 409 | 56 | 17 | Sixth (Twelve) | N/A |
| 2005 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 418 | 459 | -41 | 13 | Eighth (Twelve) | N/A |
| 2006 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 452 | 549 | -97 | 12 | Seventh (Ten) | N/A |
*Wellington were docked three points for registration infringements.
[edit] 2007 Results
See Also: Bartercard Cup season 2007 The 2007 Bartercard Cup is scheduled to kick off on April 14.[1]
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