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Taranaki v Auckland — NPC

NPC · Round 6
Thursday 3 September 2026 · 07:10
Taranaki
28–12
Ended
1st half 14–7 · 2nd half 14–5
Auckland

Form

Taranaki
W W L L L
  • 28–12 v Auckland · 3 Sep
  • 40–26 v Canterbury · 29 Aug
  • 24–28 v Bay of Plenty · 22 Aug
Auckland
L L L L W
  • 12–28 v Taranaki · 3 Sep
  • 19–22 v Bay of Plenty · 28 Aug
  • 19–27 v North Harbour · 22 Aug

How it happened

  1. 22' Try JJ Pokai 5–0
  2. 23' Conversion Sam Clarke 7–0
  3. 33' Try Randall Baker 7–5
  4. 34' Conversion Alex Harford 7–7
  5. 36' Try JJ Pokai 12–7
  6. 37' Conversion Sam Clarke 14–7
  7. 40' Sub Perry Lawrence on for Jared Proffit
  8. 40' Sub Seta Tamanivalu on for Daniel Rona
  9. HT 14–7
  10. 49' Sub Sage Walters-Hansen on for Michael Loft
  11. 52' Sub Jayden Sa on for Jesse Parete
  12. 55' Try Payton Spencer 14–12
  13. 57' Sub Jesse Parete on for Josefa Namosimalua
  14. 57' Sub Che Clark on for Liam Hallam-Eames
  15. 57' Sub Zach Landon-Lane on for JJ Pokai
  16. 60' Try Scott Jury 19–12
  17. 61' Sub Garouw Basson on for Tevita Latu
  18. 61' Sub Codemeru Vai on for Harlyn Saunoa
  19. 61' Conversion Sam Clarke 21–12
  20. 63' Sub Ofa Topeni on for Randall Baker
  21. 65' Sub Nathaniel Pole on for Soane Vikena
  22. 65' Sub Isaak Fines-Leleiwasa on for James Arscott
  23. 65' Sub Ben Ake on for Josh Fusitu'a
  24. 65' Sub Dane Johnston on for Marika Parker
  25. 67' Sub Sam Davies on for Angus Ta'avao
  26. 67' Sub Jamie Viljoen on for Sam Clarke
  27. 75' Sub Tai Mildon on for Quintony Ngatai
  28. 78' Try Kini Naholo 26–12
  29. 79' Sub Sam Clarke on for Kini Naholo
  30. 79' Conversion Jamie Viljoen 28–12
  31. FT 28–12

Match stats

Possession

46%
Ball possession
54%
156
Passes
149

Scoring

4
Tries
2
0
Try assists
2
4
Conversions
1

Scoring other

107
Carries
93
6
Clean breaks
2
0
Penalty goals
0
0
Drop goals
0

Other

3/3 (100%)
Scrums
8/9 (89%)
11/14 (79%)
Lineouts
9/14 (64%)
17
Turnovers
10
7
Turnovers won
4
397
Meters run
230
5
Offloads
4
186
Tackles
169
17
Tackles missed
31

Penalty

12
Penalties conceded
9
0
Red cards
0
0
Yellow cards
0

Line-ups

Taranaki

  1. Jared Proffit
  2. Jesse Parete
  3. Kaylum Boshier
  4. Kini Naholo
  5. Daniel Rona
  6. Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
  7. 2 JJ Pokai
  8. 3 Marika Parker
  9. 4 Scott Jury
  10. 6 Josefa Namosimalua
  11. 9 Quintony Ngatai
  12. 10 Sam Clarke
  13. 13 Meihana Grindlay
  14. 14 Vereniki Tikoisolomone
Replacements
  1. Dane Johnston
  2. Seta Tamanivalu
  3. 16 Zach Landon-Lane
  4. 17 Perry Lawrence
  5. 19 Jayden Sa
  6. 20 Michael Loft
  7. 20 Sage Walters-Hansen
  8. 21 Tai Mildon
  9. 22 Jamie Viljoen

Auckland

  1. Josh Fusitu'a
  2. Soane Vikena
  3. Angus Ta'avao
  4. Tai Cribb
  5. Randall Baker
  6. Caleb Woodley
  7. Titi Nofoagatotoa
  8. James Arscott
  9. Alex Harford
  10. Xavi Taele
  11. 5 Liam Hallam-Eames
  12. 11 Harlyn Saunoa
  13. 13 Tevita Latu
  14. 14 Payton Spencer
  15. 15 Rico Simpson
Replacements
  1. Nathaniel Pole
  2. Sam Davies
  3. Che Clark
  4. Isaak Fines-Leleiwasa
  5. 17 Ben Ake
  6. 19 Ofa Topeni
  7. 22 Garouw Basson
  8. 23 Codemeru Vai

Head to head

Last 1 meetings in our data: Taranaki 1 – 0 Auckland · avg 58 total points

16 Aug 2025 · NPC
Auckland Taranaki
8
50 FT
Match info

NPC

as of September 3, 2026 15:27
NPC standings
#TeamPWDLPFPA+/−Pts
1Hawke's Bay5500241121+12025
2Northland540116970+9921
3Otago5401189120+6921
4North Harbour5302202119+8319
5Waikato5302190145+4519
6Taranaki6303144151-718
7Bay of Plenty5302138145-717
8Tasman5302156151+515
9Canterbury5302128150-2215
10Manawatu5203137203-6611
11Auckland6105146190-449
12Southland5104119190-717
13Counties Manukau5104117209-926
14Wellington Lions5005128240-1124
Taranaki Auckland Standings All fixtures All results