Score

Taranaki v Wellington Lions — NPC

NPC · Round 10

Taranaki 5th in NPC

68 26

Full-time

1st half 35–212nd half 33–5

Taranaki scorers: Tries Poliko 3′, Naholo 7′, Slater 13′, O'Neill 18′, Lennox 37′, Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens 48′, Sa 58′, Watson 69′, Crowley 72′, Poliko 78′ Cons Jacomb 4′, Jacomb 8′, Jacomb 14′, Jacomb 19′, Jacomb 37′, Jacomb 49′, Jacomb 70′, Jacomb 73′, Jacomb 79′

Wellington Lions scorers: Tries Harkin 16′, Ropeti 24′, Harkin 34′, Davis 74′ Cons Solomon 17′, Solomon 24′, Solomon 35′

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

Match info

Kick-off, venue, form and the table.

Kick-off

01:05 Sun 4 Oct · UTC

UK & Ireland (BST): Sun 02:05
South Africa (SAST): Sun 03:05
Sydney (AEDT): Sun 12:05
New Zealand (NZDT): Sun 14:05

Form and season so far

Taranaki 5th · 34 pts

LWWWW

Pts / game: 34.2
PD: +105
Won: 6 of 10

Wellington Lions 14th · 7 pts

LLLLL

Pts / game: 23.9
PD: −263
Won: 0 of 10

Season figures: NPC table.

NPC table

NPC table
Position	Team	Points difference	Points
4	North Harbour	+98	36
5	Taranaki	+105	34
Rows skipped
13	Southland	−126	13
14	Wellington	−263	7

Full table

Scoring timeline

Final · newest first

Full-time68–26
79′ Conversion Taranaki: Josh Jacomb Conversion 68–26
78′ Try Taranaki: Arese Poliko Try 66–26
74′ Try Wellington Lions: William Davis Try 61–26
73′ Conversion Taranaki: Josh Jacomb Conversion 61–21
72′ Try Taranaki: Logan Crowley Try 59–21
70′ Conversion Taranaki: Josh Jacomb Conversion 54–21
70′ Replacement Wellington Lions: Sam Thomson On for Matolu Petaia
70′ Replacement Wellington Lions: Alex Hewitt On for Siale Lauaki
70′ Replacement Wellington Lions: Geordie Bean On for Sekope Lopeti Moli
69′ Try Taranaki: Keightley Watson Try 52–21
67′ Replacement Taranaki: Fiti Sa On for Jesse Parete
67′ Replacement Taranaki: JJ Pokai On for Bradley Slater
61′ Replacement Taranaki: Sam Clarke On for Beauden Barrett
61′ Replacement Taranaki: Perry Lawrence On for Jared Proffit
58′ Try Taranaki: Jayden Sa Try 47–21
53′ Replacement Wellington Lions: Penieli Poasa On for James O'Reilly
53′ Replacement Wellington Lions: Logan Henry On for Riley Williams
53′ Replacement Wellington Lions: Jackson Ropata On for Cameron Burgess
52′ Replacement Taranaki: Keightley Watson On for Reuben O'Neill
51′ Replacement Taranaki: Logan Crowley On for Adam Lennox
49′ Conversion Taranaki: Josh Jacomb Conversion 42–21
48′ Try Taranaki: Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens Try 40–21
46′ Replacement Taranaki: Seta Tamanivalu On for Daniel Rona
Half-time35–21
40′ Replacement Taranaki: Jayden Sa On for Scott Barrett
38′ Replacement Wellington Lions: Rupeni Raviyawa On for Kenkichi Yanagawa
37′ Conversion Taranaki: Josh Jacomb Conversion 35–21
37′ Try Taranaki: Adam Lennox Try 33–21
35′ Conversion Wellington Lions: Stanley Solomon Conversion 28–21
34′ Try Wellington Lions: Callum Harkin Try 28–19
33′ Replacement Wellington Lions: Divad Palu On for Matt Proctor
24′ Conversion Wellington Lions: Stanley Solomon Conversion 28–14
24′ Try Wellington Lions: Dominic Ropeti Try 28–12
19′ Conversion Taranaki: Josh Jacomb Conversion 28–7
18′ Try Taranaki: Reuben O'Neill Try 26–7
17′ Conversion Wellington Lions: Stanley Solomon Conversion 21–7
16′ Try Wellington Lions: Callum Harkin Try 21–5
14′ Conversion Taranaki: Josh Jacomb Conversion 21–0
13′ Try Taranaki: Bradley Slater Try 19–0
8′ Conversion Taranaki: Josh Jacomb Conversion 14–0
7′ Try Taranaki: Kini Naholo Try 12–0
4′ Conversion Taranaki: Josh Jacomb Conversion 7–0
3′ Try Taranaki: Arese Poliko Try 5–0

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Line-ups

Taranaki

1 Jared Proffit Prop
2 Bradley Slater (captain) Hooker
3 Reuben O'Neill Prop
4 Jesse Parete Lock
5 Scott Barrett Lock
6 Josefa Namosimalua Flanker
7 Michael Loft Flanker
8 Arese Poliko No. 8
9 Adam Lennox Scrum-half
10 Josh Jacomb Fly-half
11 Kini Naholo Wing
12 Daniel Rona Centre
13 Meihana Grindlay Centre
14 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens Wing
15 Beauden Barrett Full-back

Replacements

16 JJ Pokai on at 67′
17 Perry Lawrence on at 61′
18 Keightley Watson on at 52′
19 Jayden Sa on at 40′
20 Fiti Sa on at 67′
21 Logan Crowley on at 51′
22 Sam Clarke on at 61′
23 Seta Tamanivalu on at 46′

Wellington Lions

1 Sekope Lopeti Moli Prop
2 James O'Reilly Hooker
3 Siale Lauaki Prop
4 Matolu Petaia Lock
5 Dominic Ropeti Lock
6 Kenkichi Yanagawa Flanker
7 Du'Plessis Kirifi (captain) Flanker
8 Murphy Taramai No. 8
9 Riley Williams Scrum-half
10 Stanley Solomon Fly-half
11 William Davis Wing
12 Callum Harkin Centre
13 Matt Proctor Centre
14 Losilosivale Filipo Wing
15 Cameron Burgess Full-back

Replacements

16 Penieli Poasa on at 53′
17 Geordie Bean on at 70′
18 Alex Hewitt on at 70′
19 Sam Thomson on at 70′
20 Rupeni Raviyawa on at 38′
21 Logan Henry on at 53′
22 Divad Palu on at 33′
23 Jackson Ropata on at 53′