Wellington Orcas
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| Club name | Wellington Orcas |
| First Season | 2002 |
| Ground | Basin Reserve Porirua Park Hutt Recreation Ground Ascot Park |
| Coach | Paul Bergman |
| Premierships | Nil |
- See also: Wellington Rugby League
The Wellington Orcas were a franchise in the now-defunct Bartercard Cup rugby league competition in New Zealand. They represented Wellington.
The Orca nickname was adopted for the 2006 season, adopting the name from the Southern Orcas consortium - a group attempting to gain an expansion National Rugby League competition license that was instead granted to the Gold Coast Titans group. Previously they were known as Wellington Franchise.
[edit] History
See Also: Bartercard Cup seasons 2000-2002, Bartercard Cup seasons 2003-2005, Bartercard Cup season 2006 & Bartercard Cup season 2007.
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 never making 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 |
| 2007 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 509 | 529 | -20 | 20 | Sixth (10) | N/A |
*Wellington were docked three points for registration infringements.
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