Score

Auckland v Manawatu — NPC

NPC · Round 9

Auckland 11th in NPC

34 40

Full-time

1st half 12–142nd half 22–26

Manawatu 10th in NPC

Auckland scorers: Tries Pole 3′, Pole 18′, Woodley 43′, Baker 54′, Clark 72′, Pahulu 80′ Cons Harford 4′, Taele 73′

Manawatu scorers: Tries Bason 24′, Tuputupu 36′, O'Connor 48′, Woods 64′, Tamati 67′, Sae-Ta'ufo'ou 76′ Cons Wild 25′, MacDonald 37′, O'Connor 49′, O'Connor 68′, O'Connor 77′

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

Match info

Kick-off, venue, form and the table.

Kick-off

07:10 Fri 25 Sep · UTC

UK & Ireland (BST): Fri 08:10
South Africa (SAST): Fri 09:10
Sydney (AEST): Fri 17:10
New Zealand (NZST): Fri 19:10

Form and season so far

Auckland 11th · 22 pts

LWWLL

Pts / game: 28.9
PD: −41
Won: 3 of 10

Manawatu 10th · 25 pts

WWLWL

Pts / game: 27.2
PD: −60
Won: 5 of 10

Season figures: NPC table.

NPC table

NPC table
Position	Team	Points difference	Points
9	Bay of Plenty	−42	28
10	Manawatu	−60	25
11	Auckland	−41	22
12	Counties Manukau	−100	20
13	Southland	−126	13

Full table

Scoring timeline

Final · newest first

Full-time34–40
80+1′ Replacement Auckland: Liam Hallam-Eames On for Randall Baker
80′ Try Auckland: Siale Pahulu Try 34–40
80′ Yellow card Manawatu: Liam O'Connor Yellow card
77′ Conversion Manawatu: Liam O'Connor Conversion 29–40
76′ Try Manawatu: Feleti Sae-Ta'ufo'ou Try 29–38
73′ Conversion Auckland: Xavi Taele Conversion 29–33
72′ Try Auckland: Che Clark Try 27–33
68′ Conversion Manawatu: Liam O'Connor Conversion 22–33
68′ Replacement Manawatu: Mesu Dolokoto On for Raymond Tuputupu
68′ Replacement Auckland: Randall Baker On for Liam Hallam-Eames
67′ Try Manawatu: Jai Tamati Try 22–31
65′ Replacement Manawatu: Jai Tamati On for Doug Philipson
64′ Try Manawatu: Rory Woods Try 22–26
63′ Replacement Auckland: Tito Tuipulotu On for Josh Fusitu'a
59′ Replacement Manawatu: Feleti Sae-Ta'ufo'ou On for Flyn Yates
59′ Replacement Manawatu: Ngani Laumape On for James Tofa
59′ Replacement Auckland: James Arscott On for Isaak Fines-Leleiwasa
58′ Replacement Auckland: Titi Nofoagatotoa On for Randall Baker
58′ Replacement Auckland: Siale Pahulu On for Alex Harford
58′ Replacement Manawatu: Liam Pratt On for Malakai Hala-Ngatai
56′ Replacement Auckland: Liam Hallam-Eames On for Tai Cribb
56′ Replacement Auckland: Ofa Tu'ungafasi On for Angus Ta'avao
54′ Try Auckland: Randall Baker Try 22–21
49′ Conversion Manawatu: Liam O'Connor Conversion 17–21
49′ Replacement Manawatu: Reuben Allen On for Taine Roiri
49′ Replacement Manawatu: Rory Woods On for Mosese Bason
48′ Try Manawatu: Liam O'Connor Try 17–19
43′ Try Auckland: Caleb Woodley Try 17–14
41′ Replacement Auckland: Randall Baker On for Jay Fonokalafi
Half-time12–14
40′ Replacement Manawatu: Liam O'Connor On for Reece MacDonald
37′ Conversion Manawatu: Reece MacDonald Conversion 12–14
36′ Try Manawatu: Raymond Tuputupu Try 12–12
32′ Replacement Auckland: Jay Fonokalafi On for Randall Baker
31′ Yellow card Auckland: Nathaniel Pole Yellow card
25′ Conversion Manawatu: Drew Wild Conversion 12–7
24′ Try Manawatu: Mosese Bason Try 12–5
18′ Try Auckland: Nathaniel Pole Try 12–0
16′ Yellow card Manawatu: Reece MacDonald Yellow card
11′ Replacement Auckland: Codemeru Vai On for Harlyn Saunoa
4′ Conversion Auckland: Alex Harford Conversion 7–0
3′ Try Auckland: Nathaniel Pole Try 5–0

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

Line-ups

Auckland

1 Josh Fusitu'a (captain) Prop
2 Nathaniel Pole Hooker
3 Angus Ta'avao Prop
4 Tai Cribb Lock
5 Harvey Cordukes Lock
6 Randall Baker Flanker
7 Caleb Woodley Flanker
8 Che Clark No. 8
9 Isaak Fines-Leleiwasa Scrum-half
10 Alex Harford Fly-half
11 Harlyn Saunoa Wing
12 Garouw Basson Centre
13 Xavi Taele Centre
14 Payton Spencer Wing
15 Rico Simpson Full-back

Replacements

16 Jay Fonokalafi on at 32′
17 Tito Tuipulotu on at 63′
18 Ofa Tu'ungafasi on at 56′
19 Liam Hallam-Eames on at 80′
20 Titi Nofoagatotoa on at 58′
21 James Arscott on at 59′
22 Siale Pahulu on at 58′
23 Codemeru Vai on at 11′

Manawatu

1 Malakai Hala-Ngatai Prop
2 Raymond Tuputupu Hooker
3 Flyn Yates Prop
4 Rob Harley Lock
5 Taine Roiri Lock
6 TK Howden (captain) Flanker
7 Mosese Bason Flanker
8 Brayden Iose No. 8
9 Doug Philipson Scrum-half
10 Reece MacDonald Fly-half
11 John Tapueluelu Wing
12 James Tofa Centre
13 Kyle Brown Centre
14 Taniela Filimone Wing
15 Drew Wild Full-back

Replacements

16 Mesu Dolokoto on at 68′
17 Liam Pratt on at 58′
18 Feleti Sae-Ta'ufo'ou on at 59′
19 Reuben Allen on at 49′
20 Rory Woods on at 49′
21 Jai Tamati on at 65′
22 Liam O'Connor on at 40′
23 Ngani Laumape on at 59′