Score

Otago v Waikato — NPC

NPC · Round 5

Otago 3rd in NPC

43 38

Full-time

1st half 26–282nd half 17–10

Waikato 8th in NPC

Otago scorers: Tries Nareki 5′, Bell 19′, Bell 24′, Casey 32′, Lopas 44′, Nemec-Vial 64′ Cons Millar 6′, Millar 20′, Millar 25′, Millar 45′, Millar 65′ Pens Millar 72′

Waikato scorers: Tries Stephens 10′, Farrant 14′, Cook-Savage 30′, Mathis 37′, Sinkinson 50′ Cons Cook-Savage 11′, Cook-Savage 15′, Cook-Savage 30′, Cook-Savage 39′, Cook-Savage 51′ Pens Anderson 79′

Match info Timeline Line-ups Stats Head-to-head

Match info

Kick-off, venue, form and the table.

Kick-off

05:05 Sat 29 Aug · UTC

UK & Ireland (BST): Sat 06:05
South Africa (SAST): Sat 07:05
Sydney (AEST): Sat 15:05
New Zealand (NZST): Sat 17:05

Form and season so far

Otago 3rd · 37 pts

WWLWW

Pts / game: 38.6
PD: +103
Won: 7 of 10

Waikato 8th · 30 pts

LWWLL

Pts / game: 32.4
PD: +22
Won: 5 of 10

Season figures: NPC table.

NPC table

NPC table
Position	Team	Points difference	Points
2	Northland	+136	38
3	Otago	+103	37
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7	Tasman	+29	32
8	Waikato	+22	30

Full table

Scoring timeline

Final · newest first

Full-time43–38
79′ Penalty goal Waikato: Austin Anderson Penalty goal 43–38
76′ Replacement Waikato: Daiki Nakajima On for Rui Farrant
76′ Replacement Otago: Henry Bell On for Nic Souchon
72′ Penalty goal Otago: Cameron Millar Penalty goal 43–35
72′ Replacement Waikato: Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia On for Pita Anae Ah-Sue
72′ Replacement Otago: Slade McDowall On for Lucas Casey
67′ Replacement Otago: Josh Whaanga On for Jae Broomfield
67′ Replacement Otago: Harry Irving On for Joseva Tamani
66′ Replacement Waikato: Taipari Quinn On for Mason Tupaea
66′ Replacement Otago: Moana Takataka On for Rohan Wingham
66′ Replacement Otago: Nic Souchon On for Henry Bell
65′ Conversion Otago: Cameron Millar Conversion 40–35
64′ Try Otago: Samuel Nemec-Vial Try 38–35
52′ Replacement Waikato: Andrew Smith On for Michael Naitokani
51′ Conversion Waikato: Tepaea Cook-Savage Conversion 33–35
51′ Replacement Otago: Patrick Pellegrini On for Jona Nareki
51′ Replacement Otago: Joel Lam On for Kieran McClea
51′ Replacement Otago: Marley Pearce On for Benjamin Lopas
50′ Try Waikato: Dan Sinkinson Try 33–33
46′ Replacement Waikato: James Tucker On for Hamilton Burr
46′ Replacement Waikato: Sefo Kautai On for George Dyer
46′ Replacement Waikato: Pita Anae Ah-Sue On for Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia
45′ Conversion Otago: Cameron Millar Conversion 33–28
44′ Try Otago: Benjamin Lopas Try 31–28
Half-time26–28
39′ Conversion Waikato: Tepaea Cook-Savage Conversion 26–28
37′ Try Waikato: Oli Mathis Try 26–26
32′ Try Otago: Lucas Casey Try 26–21
30′ Conversion Waikato: Tepaea Cook-Savage Conversion 21–21
30′ Try Waikato: Tepaea Cook-Savage Try 21–19
25′ Conversion Otago: Cameron Millar Conversion 21–14
24′ Try Otago: Henry Bell Try 19–14
21′ Replacement Waikato: Aki Tuivailala On for Waisake Salabiau
20′ Conversion Otago: Cameron Millar Conversion 14–14
19′ Try Otago: Henry Bell Try 12–14
15′ Conversion Waikato: Tepaea Cook-Savage Conversion 7–14
14′ Try Waikato: Rui Farrant Try 7–12
11′ Conversion Waikato: Tepaea Cook-Savage Conversion 7–7
10′ Try Waikato: Nathan Stephens Try 7–5
6′ Conversion Otago: Cameron Millar Conversion 7–0
6′ Replacement Waikato: Tepaea Cook-Savage On for Taha Kemara
5′ Try Otago: Jona Nareki Try 5–0

TRY 5 ptsCON 2PEN 3YC yellow card (10 min)RC red cardSUB replacement

Match stats · full-time

Possession: Otago 55%, Waikato 45%

Carries: Otago 142, Waikato 112

Metres made: Otago 483, Waikato 530

Line breaks: Otago 8, Waikato 10

Tackles made: Otago 131, Waikato 190

Tackles missed: Otago 32, Waikato 28

Turnovers won: Otago 4, Waikato 6

Lineouts won: Otago 12/12, Waikato 12/16

Scrums won: Otago 6/6, Waikato 4/4

Penalties conceded: Otago 8, Waikato 6

Yellow cards: Otago 0, Waikato 0

Red cards: Otago 0, Waikato 0

Passes: Otago 186, Waikato 164

Tries: Otago 6, Waikato 5

Try assists: Otago 5, Waikato 3

Conversions: Otago 5, Waikato 5

Penalty goals: Otago 1, Waikato 1

Drop goals: Otago 0, Waikato 0

Turnovers: Otago 14, Waikato 19

Offloads: Otago 14, Waikato 10

The leading value in each row is bold. Bars are relative to the combined total.

Otago v Waikato — NPC