Phoenix vs Wrexham | Sat 19th July | 5:00pm | RoF

Apparently Wrexham will be playing against us.
No details confirmed yet.
The documentary about their rise Welcome to Wrexham is well worth a watch.
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-nz/browse/entity-c6906d50-d06c-40d1-a57c-1885d9dc2fef?distributionPartner=google
It's been a while since we've had a pre-season visitor - should be good!
Wrexham have just got promoted to the English Championship (despite being Welsh).
Should be pretty competitive?

What will our squad even look like in July?

Probably not that different to how it does now, other than Wootton and Sutton. I suppose we'll know about Chico before then?

Barba tbc, I've heard rumors both ways on that one.

Wibblebutt

What will our squad even look like in July?

Who cares how great for the young guys to play against them. Its pre season 4 months before the season starts who cares about the result.

Nelfoos

Probably not that different to how it does now, other than Wootton and Sutton. I suppose we'll know about Chico before then?

Doubt he would be ready even if signed 

Genuinely surprised and impressed by this. When would this likely be? Typically I think I’ll be away for it, but if it’s the last weekend of July, I’ve got a shot 😬

Already loving the bitterness coming from north of the Bombays only going to get better if its confirmed. LMAO

Well this is surprising news if true.  Maybe Rob and Ryan have pressing business with Weta FX, or James Cameron or Peter Jackson.  Or that our Chairman is also called Rob.  Or perhaps they like that our teams both start with W, and have an X as Oi Oi Edgecumbe said. 

Great for our youngsters to potentially get in the shop window and noticed.   

Maybe Auckland are planning to bring agruably bigger fish to NZ like Bournemouth and Hibs?

Wrexham toured Nth America last July playing the Cherries and Chelsea in California. Then the Vancouver Whitecaps north of the border. Ryan Reynolds being a Vancouver native. 

NZ U20 rep Finn Linder (Caps II) actually played in that 3rd game, getting a temporary contract with the Whitecaps first team, as being in an international window, were a heap of regular 1st teamers absent. Wrexham cantered to a 4-1 win. Might be a similar result in Welly, especially if Wrexham strengthen their squad having been promoted, and having open EPL ambitions.

WanderingSheep

Genuinely surprised and impressed by this. When would this likely be? Typically I think I’ll be away for it, but if it’s the last weekend of July, I’ve got a shot 😬

I imagine will be mid July as teams don't want to be over the other side of the world in late July as its too close to the season start, and they will want friendlies close to home at that time.

I heard a rumour that July 12th was being looked at for the Melbourne Victory game, so probably would be around then

coochiee

Maybe Auckland are planning to bring agruably bigger fish to NZ like Bournemouth and Hibs?

Wrexham toured Nth America last July playing the Cherries and Chelsea in California. Then the Vancouver Whitecaps north of the border. Ryan Reynolds being a Vancouver native. 

NZ U20 rep Finn Linder (Caps II) actually played in that 3rd game, getting a temporary contract with the Whitecaps first team, as being in an international window, were a heap of regular 1st teamers absent. Wrexham cantered to a 4-1 win. Might be a similar result in Welly, especially if Wrexham strengthen their squad having been promoted, and having open EPL ambitions.

They can have Bournemouth and Hibs, Wrexham has the global pull for all the Deadpool fans. I'm sure there will be the odd Hibs and Bournemouth fan in NZ but they wont be as exciting as Wrexham are.

Believe Bournemouth are heading to the USA for their preseason.

Apart from a name premier league club, Wrexham should be just as desirable for the neutral.

Well done to the Nix getting this over the line as you would think they would have had competition from Perth or Brisbane. 

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WanderingSheep

Genuinely surprised and impressed by this. When would this likely be? Typically I think I’ll be away for it, but if it’s the last weekend of July, I’ve got a shot 😬

I imagine will be mid July as teams don't want to be over the other side of the world in late July as its too close to the season start, and they will want friendlies close to home at that time.

I heard a rumour that July 12th was being looked at for the Melbourne Victory game, so probably would be around then

I believe there is an All Black test at the stadium on 12 July so Sky Stadium will be unavailable for that weekend anyway. If they are playing the Victory on the 12th, maybe they'll be here the following weekend?

Bevan

Apparently Wrexham will be playing against us.
No details confirmed yet.
The documentary about their rise Welcome to Wrexham is well worth a watch.
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-nz/browse/entity-c6906d50-d06c-40d1-a57c-1885d9dc2fef?distributionPartner=google
It's been a while since we've had a pre-season visitor - should be good!
Wrexham have just got promoted to the English Championship (despite being Welsh).
Should be pretty competitive?

Wonder if they'll stop by the "Welsh Dragon" pub in Wellington

Ninja

Bevan

Apparently Wrexham will be playing against us.
No details confirmed yet.
The documentary about their rise Welcome to Wrexham is well worth a watch.
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-nz/browse/entity-c6906d50-d06c-40d1-a57c-1885d9dc2fef?distributionPartner=google
It's been a while since we've had a pre-season visitor - should be good!
Wrexham have just got promoted to the English Championship (despite being Welsh).
Should be pretty competitive?

Wonder if they'll stop by the "Welsh Dragon" pub in Wellington

It would certainly make Wellington a better 'Away day' destination for any travelling Wrexham fans - being the only Welsh Pub in the southern hemisphere, also probably one of the only pubs in NZ where you can get Wrexham Lager and Brains

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Ninja

Bevan

Apparently Wrexham will be playing against us.
No details confirmed yet.
The documentary about their rise Welcome to Wrexham is well worth a watch.
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-nz/browse/entity-c6906d50-d06c-40d1-a57c-1885d9dc2fef?distributionPartner=google
It's been a while since we've had a pre-season visitor - should be good!
Wrexham have just got promoted to the English Championship (despite being Welsh).
Should be pretty competitive?

Wonder if they'll stop by the "Welsh Dragon" pub in Wellington

It would certainly make Wellington a better 'Away day' destination for any travelling Wrexham fans - being the only Welsh Pub in the southern hemisphere, also probably one of the only pubs in NZ where you can get Wrexham Lager and Brains

Might be good content for the documentary too. Could see them making a story out of that.

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Ninja

Bevan

Apparently Wrexham will be playing against us.
No details confirmed yet.
The documentary about their rise Welcome to Wrexham is well worth a watch.
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-nz/browse/entity-c6906d50-d06c-40d1-a57c-1885d9dc2fef?distributionPartner=google
It's been a while since we've had a pre-season visitor - should be good!
Wrexham have just got promoted to the English Championship (despite being Welsh).
Should be pretty competitive?

Wonder if they'll stop by the "Welsh Dragon" pub in Wellington

It would certainly make Wellington a better 'Away day' destination for any travelling Wrexham fans - being the only Welsh Pub in the southern hemisphere, also probably one of the only pubs in NZ where you can get Wrexham Lager and Brains

Surely there’s at least one Welsh pub in Chubut province Argentina??

Friar Tuck

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Ninja

Bevan

Apparently Wrexham will be playing against us.
No details confirmed yet.
The documentary about their rise Welcome to Wrexham is well worth a watch.
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-nz/browse/entity-c6906d50-d06c-40d1-a57c-1885d9dc2fef?distributionPartner=google
It's been a while since we've had a pre-season visitor - should be good!
Wrexham have just got promoted to the English Championship (despite being Welsh).
Should be pretty competitive?

Wonder if they'll stop by the "Welsh Dragon" pub in Wellington

It would certainly make Wellington a better 'Away day' destination for any travelling Wrexham fans - being the only Welsh Pub in the southern hemisphere, also probably one of the only pubs in NZ where you can get Wrexham Lager and Brains

Surely there’s at least one Welsh pub in Chubut province Argentina??

Yeah who knows, the Dragon just calls itself the only Welsh Pub in the Southern Hemisphere, but  who knows if it's actually true!

Had fun at work today talking to a Welsh colleague about the game, and saying how cool it’ll be to see an English football team play here.

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Friar Tuck

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Ninja

Bevan

Apparently Wrexham will be playing against us.
No details confirmed yet.
The documentary about their rise Welcome to Wrexham is well worth a watch.
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-nz/browse/entity-c6906d50-d06c-40d1-a57c-1885d9dc2fef?distributionPartner=google
It's been a while since we've had a pre-season visitor - should be good!
Wrexham have just got promoted to the English Championship (despite being Welsh).
Should be pretty competitive?

Wonder if they'll stop by the "Welsh Dragon" pub in Wellington

It would certainly make Wellington a better 'Away day' destination for any travelling Wrexham fans - being the only Welsh Pub in the southern hemisphere, also probably one of the only pubs in NZ where you can get Wrexham Lager and Brains

Surely there’s at least one Welsh pub in Chubut province Argentina??

Yeah who knows, the Dragon just calls itself the only Welsh Pub in the Southern Hemisphere, but  who knows if it's actually true!

Out of curiosity what makes it Welsh, serving Brains and maybe faggots? 

Other then that, Welsh pubs are the same as English and Scottish ones. Kiwi pubs are generally soulless so at least having a theme might make the likely overpriced beer a little more palatable.

Disney FC will be in a higher division then Cardiff next season. That's not gone down well in South Wales.

Marto

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Friar Tuck

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Ninja

Bevan

Apparently Wrexham will be playing against us.
No details confirmed yet.
The documentary about their rise Welcome to Wrexham is well worth a watch.
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-nz/browse/entity-c6906d50-d06c-40d1-a57c-1885d9dc2fef?distributionPartner=google
It's been a while since we've had a pre-season visitor - should be good!
Wrexham have just got promoted to the English Championship (despite being Welsh).
Should be pretty competitive?

Wonder if they'll stop by the "Welsh Dragon" pub in Wellington

It would certainly make Wellington a better 'Away day' destination for any travelling Wrexham fans - being the only Welsh Pub in the southern hemisphere, also probably one of the only pubs in NZ where you can get Wrexham Lager and Brains

Surely there’s at least one Welsh pub in Chubut province Argentina??

Yeah who knows, the Dragon just calls itself the only Welsh Pub in the Southern Hemisphere, but  who knows if it's actually true!

Out of curiosity what makes it Welsh, serving Brains and maybe faggots? 

Other then that, Welsh pubs are the same as English and Scottish ones. Kiwi pubs are generally soulless so at least having a theme might make the likely overpriced beer a little more palatable.

Used to be owned by a welshman.

Used to be a dunny.

RNZ reporting it will be on Saturday, 19 July. 

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Friar Tuck

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Ninja

Bevan

Apparently Wrexham will be playing against us.
No details confirmed yet.
The documentary about their rise Welcome to Wrexham is well worth a watch.
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-nz/browse/entity-c6906d50-d06c-40d1-a57c-1885d9dc2fef?distributionPartner=google
It's been a while since we've had a pre-season visitor - should be good!
Wrexham have just got promoted to the English Championship (despite being Welsh).
Should be pretty competitive?

Wonder if they'll stop by the "Welsh Dragon" pub in Wellington

It would certainly make Wellington a better 'Away day' destination for any travelling Wrexham fans - being the only Welsh Pub in the southern hemisphere, also probably one of the only pubs in NZ where you can get Wrexham Lager and Brains

Surely there’s at least one Welsh pub in Chubut province Argentina??

Yeah who knows, the Dragon just calls itself the only Welsh Pub in the Southern Hemisphere, but  who knows if it's actually true!

It's not true!

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Mr Jones is from Stoke…
Edit:
From the reviews: 

Most of the world in one place

Irish, italian, japanese, peruvian... All dishes I tried were well prepared and tasteful. Cool people. Lively place!

I don’t think you could be confused about the Welshness of the Wellington location…unlike this review above!

Any guesses on when this game will be confirmed?  Will pricing be reasonable?? 

Procrastinixing

Any guesses on when this game will be confirmed?  Will pricing be reasonable?? 

Very soon I'm guessing.

We've got some big news to confirm overnight (or in the morning AEST 😉)

Here are the lads with a few clues...

🔴⚪ #WxmAFC pic.twitter.com/kPs6we0ITC

— Wrexham AFC (@Wrexham_AFC) May 12, 2025

Screenshot from the video. 😆

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Oh and the Nix have put out a teasing tweet just now too.

The club has just sent an email announcing the Wrexham game to members.

Game is 19 July at 5pm

Members get please access to tickets from 1pm tomorrow.

General Public sale starts 11.30am on Friday

Quotes from the email from David Dome and Rob McElhenney & Ryan Reynolds:

Wrexham has shot to international prominence since Hollywood stars and entrepreneurs Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds purchased the third oldest football club in the world in 2021, and it has since been featured in the Emmy award-winning Welcome to Wrexham docu-series.

The Red Dragons last month clinched a record-breaking third promotion in three years to secure their place in English football’s Championship.

 “We’re delighted to be welcoming Wrexham to Wellington,” Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome said. “The capital has a proud history of hosting New Zealand’s biggest football events, and this promises to be another unmissable match at Sky Stadium.

"Wrexham have had an incredible rise to the Championship and I know our players can't wait to test themselves against the Red Dragons.

“I also look forward to catching up with Rob and Ryan over a pint of Wrexham lager at The Welsh Dragon, the only Welsh bar in the southern hemisphere!”

Adult Ticket prices as follows:

$59 in the Fever Zone and Bronze
 $79 for Silver
 $99 for Gold
 $159 Ultimate Gold
 $149 Platinum
 $209 Ultimate Platinum
 $249 Red Dragon Club 
 $599 Up the Town Lounge

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Adult Ticket prices as follows:

$59 in the Fever Zone and Bronze
 $79 for Silver
 $99 for Gold
 $159 Ultimate Gold
 $149 Platinum
 $209 Ultimate Platinum
 $249 Red Dragon Club 
 $599 Up the Town Lounge

Going to be pushed to get a sell out at those prices. Have seen some flak about the prices in Aussie will be interesting to see what sales are like.

Yay! Celebrities! And 3rd tier footballers! 

I like them, because I've heard of them.

Seriously, this is very cool for the club. 

They'll be Championship footballers by the time we play them

Great opportunity to capitalize on some mainstream football relevance amongst the general public. I can only assume Paul Mullen will fall in love with Wellington and immediately demand a release to join us...

Good deals (I think so anyway) going on accommodation if you're coming from out of town btw. Get in before providers realize and jack up the price!

Sub $200 just down the road from the stadium. Yes please.

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Adult Ticket prices as follows:

$59 in the Fever Zone and Bronze
 $79 for Silver
 $99 for Gold
 $159 Ultimate Gold
 $149 Platinum
 $209 Ultimate Platinum
 $249 Red Dragon Club 
 $599 Up the Town Lounge

They feel similar to the prices charged when LA Galaxy came.

$79 for silver, I'll pass I think.

Will be interesting though to see if Wrexham pass it back all day like we do.