Full Match Replay | Canterbury v Wellington Final - 2000

It's been 20 years since this famous final between Canterbury and Wellington. So to celebrate the return of the NPC, here is the full match replay of this classic match.

[@bunkzzz]

The speed of Cullen; breath-taking.

[@wayneaye3700]

1:36:38 Jonah. True gentleman and champion. First to go over and shake the Canterbury boys hands. Legend. We miss you big guy!

[@sionelaungaue4881]

I just seen that, humble superstar

[@biscey]

Need to put up more games from the past! This is a great watch

[@pixelpotato4874]

That's a 19 year old Jerry Collins,he would turn 20 in November 2000,R.I.P. Jerry

[@hardinsciver5930]

What happened ?

[@pixelpotato4874]

@@hardinsciver5930 killed in a car accident,him and his partner,their baby daughter survived.

[@hardinsciver5930]

@@pixelpotato4874 🥺😞

[@wolfgangvonuce9615]

Best Wellington NPC side🔥RIP JERRY🙏🏾 RIP JONAH🙏🏾

[@stevenrouse729]

This is my favorite rugby union match of all time. I hope they never take it down off KZbin.

[@sionelaungaue4881]

Jerry Collin and Big Jonah Lomu. Legends of the GAME

[@lipsynchthis]

Man Andrew Mertens did everything he could to try and win that game pure brilliance.

[@billymack333]

Mehrtens all class in this one. Two great teams with impressive lists. Awesome match, full 80 of exciting rugby.

[@petelosuaniu]

Dion Waller and Inoke Afeaki - those guys were just non-stop workhorse locks for Wellington back then. Year after year in the early 2000s.

[@FlexTonga81]

42:16 Pass from 1 legend to another. RIP Jonah & Jerry.

[@CraigPMiller]

Two teams full of champions! ❤

[@user-mu1gj1sb6d]

Hopefully Mitre 10 could get back this level of greatness again. Look at all the All Blacks that are playing.

[@taraishot100]

That’s the problem with the completion there aren’t any all blacks playing in the comp anymore that’s why I think we should scrap super rugby and stick to our own the Australians just aren’t on our level we need the S.A teams back for better competition..

[@juanignaciogroisman6055]

Cullen amazing. A beast

[@GGRUGBY]

What a Great match

[@drdeath9835]

22 yrs later and wellington finally won again

[@actiaint]

Seems like the other day… great memories

[@taraishot100]

The atmosphere back then was 10 times better than the NPC today look at that not an empty seat to be seen.. NZ crowds have let our country down in recent times the NPC should be a cherished competition

[@sinbincreations]

I forgot how vicious rucks and mauls were 👀😅

[@CraigPMiller]

'Use your boots!' 😱😁

[@zack2cloud21]

next game bay of plenty 2004 ranfurly shield game win over Auckland. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CheetahMan333]

Yeah that was a gun game

[@KnyvettSimon]

I went to that game would love to go back to that wonderful memory

[@KnyvettSimon]

Davison, Lutui, Castle, Sorenson, Upton, Ormond, Latu, Bourke, Senio, Jackson, Tahana, Mcquoid, Tipoki, Stewart, Cashmore

[@davefaherty7124]

The ref did all he could to gift this match to Canterbury, (some bizarre calls), but still they muffed it.

[@likimabullbekiNz]

Best final of all

[@murrayleckie4937]

I was at this game and I truly believed then as I still do today that the Waller slap down for which he was yellow carded, should have been a penalty try. Especially with an over lap and the amount of penalties conceded by Wellington in the last few minutes. I guess that this being Wellington's last success(NPC title) its justice given how many Canterbury( 11 titles since 2000) have won since. Here we are in 2022 and Wellington are back here next weekend to try and win but I think they will be found out once again!! Some friends of mine always tell me that I should move on but how can I when I still struggle with John Kirwan knocking the Wayne Smith bomb into touch in goal in the match of the century in 1985. Another penalty try not given! One eyed nah !!!

[@lawrencemaynard750]

Move on. As a long suffering Wellington supporter I am glad you were wrong about tonight's game.

[@murrayleckie4937]

@@lawrencemaynard750 Not our day Lawrence but we have more good days than bad . You can be assured we will be back . Enjoy your success.

[@briansmaller7443]

Look at the crowds. I remember during this era the cake tin in Wellington was packed out every Lions game. Now you would be lucky to get a few thousand there, if that. I think TV has ruined rugby as a spectator sport. That and overpriced food and over zealous security at the big grounds. I stopped going because they would not let me take my thermos of coffee any more.

[@KrispKiwi]

Is there anywhere we can still get the old NPC balls?

[@LureThosePixels]

Funny watching Marshall play and not commentate again

[@mrdiegotecoppolla6101]

Norman Maxwell , what a beast !!!

[@CalTheKiwi1]

How come the kick off time was so late in the day? Seems like 5 o’clock.

[@hemicoupe2539]

Remember when tvs were only that wide......

[@FergusHodgson]

No video referee: I love it!

[@koko-yi5uv]

🤘🏽

[@fobster1011]

1:10:29 🐐

[@MrKiwi106]

Good old times when all blacks used to play in the npc

[@johno9761]

Please show us some Waikato games from the mid to late 90s

[@hemicoupe2539]

Check out waikato v Manawatu 2011. Cruden at his finest.

[@leilanigundry4286]

all blacks vs south africa in wellington full match when the spring boks bet them

[@Caleb.McAnnalley]

mate when ever someone gets tackled every one just doggy piles on the guy

[@championthewonderhorse9733]

All Blacks A Team vs All Blacks B Team

[@Cedric6014]

Would've been at least, 20 TMO interferences and ten cards if that game was played today. Thankfully just the one card (justified). Rugby is broken.

[@badabing8884]

Teams please.

[@johnnyhammer]

Compare this to the stop/start TMO infested joke of a game that rugby is today. Let's get back to basics... when you could celebrate a try when it was scored.

[@bizarre4427]

All Blacks V Wallabies Bledisloe Cup 2018 or 2019 (Eden Park) FULL MATCH PLEASE!!!!! next time PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@edwardchambers1706]

That's why they shud bring back rucking. .faster ball and also go back to the old ways of srumming soon as both sets of front rows are ready in go the ball no resets on with the game

[@karenjenkins8059]

Great match, terrible sound, hard to make out commentators