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Canterbury vs Auckland · NPC

NPC · 2025Full time
Canterbury
19–15
Auckland

Match report

Canterbury beat Auckland 19-15 at Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch in the NPC on Saturday, 9 August 2025.

That makes it two wins in a row for Canterbury. Auckland have now lost two in a row.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

6
Canterbury wins (75%)
0
Draws (0%)
2
Auckland wins (25%)

Last 8 meetings, since November 2020

Biggest Canterbury win
38–20
23 Sept 2022
Biggest Auckland win
35–24
8 Aug 2021

Last 5 meetings

  • 1 Aug 2026 · Bunnings NPC
    Canterbury38
    Auckland31
  • 9 Aug 2025 · Bunnings NPC
    Canterbury19
    Auckland15
  • 24 Aug 2024 · Bunnings NPC
    Auckland21
    Canterbury27
  • 6 Oct 2023 · Bunnings NPC
    Canterbury29
    Auckland24
  • 9 Sept 2023 · Bunnings NPC
    Auckland36
    Canterbury29

Lineups

Avg. age
26.6
Avg. age
24.3

Canterbury

  1. 1Finlay Brewis
  2. 2Nick Hyde
  3. 3Seb Calder
  4. 4Sam Darry
  5. 5Zach Gallagher
  6. 6Corey Kellow
  7. 7Tom Christie
  8. 8Tahlor Cahill
  9. 9Louie Chapman
  10. 10James White
  11. 11Ngatungane Punivai
  12. 12Tevita Latu
  13. 13Jone Rova
  14. 14Chay Fihaki
  15. 15Johnny McNicholl
Replacements
  1. 16Manumaua Letiu
  2. 17Daniel Lienert-Brown
  3. 18Darcy Breen
  4. 19Jamie Hannah
  5. 20Torian Barnes
  6. 21Riley Williams
  7. 22Andrew Knewstubb
  8. 23Dallas McLeod

Auckland

  1. 1Josh Fusitu'a
  2. 2Millennium Sanerivi
  3. 3Angus Ta'avao
  4. 4Josh Beehre
  5. 5Tai Cribb
  6. 6Che Clark
  7. 7Anton Segner
  8. 8Sam Hainsworth-Fa'aofo
  9. 9Taufa Funaki
  10. 10Rico Simpson
  11. 11Xavier Tito-Harris
  12. 12AJ Lam
  13. 13Xavi Taele
  14. 14Codemeru Vai
  15. 15Payton Spencer
Replacements
  1. 16Soane Vikena
  2. 17Oscar Cowley-Andrea
  3. 18Hamdahn Tuipulotu
  4. 19Kitiona Vai
  5. 20Ofa Topeni
  6. 21James Arscott
  7. 22Cohen Norrie
  8. 23Leo Gordon