Waikato vs Counties Manukau Steelers · NPC
NPC · 2025Full time
27–26
Match report
Waikato beat Counties Manukau Steelers 27-26 at FMG Stadium, Hamilton in the NPC on Sunday, 17 August 2025.
Counties Manukau Steelers have now lost three in a row.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
6
Waikato wins (100%)
0
Draws (0%)
0
Counties Manukau Steelers wins (0%)
Last 6 meetings, since October 2020
Biggest Waikato win
45–12
23 Aug 2026
Last 5 meetings
- 23 Aug 2026 · Bunnings NPCWaikato45Counties Manukau Steelers1223 Aug 2026Waikato45–12Counties Manukau SteelersBunnings NPC
- 17 Aug 2025 · Bunnings NPCWaikato27Counties Manukau Steelers2617 Aug 2025Waikato27–26Counties Manukau SteelersBunnings NPC
- 18 Aug 2024 · Bunnings NPCCounties Manukau Steelers20Waikato2618 Aug 2024Counties Manukau Steelers20–26WaikatoBunnings NPC
- 27 Aug 2023 · Bunnings NPCWaikato37Counties Manukau Steelers1527 Aug 2023Waikato37–15Counties Manukau SteelersBunnings NPC
- 19 Aug 2022 · Bunnings NPCCounties Manukau Steelers20Waikato3419 Aug 2022Counties Manukau Steelers20–34WaikatoBunnings NPC
Lineups
Avg. age
26.1
Avg. age
28.2
Waikato
- 1Mason Tupaea(24)
- 2Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia
- 3Gabe Robinson(23)
- 4Hamilton Burr(30)
- 5Dylan Eti
- 6Xavier Saifoloi(23)
- 7Mitchell Jacobson(30)
- 8Malachi Wrampling-Alec(22)
- 9Rui Farrant
- 10Aaron Cruden(37)
- 11Aki Tuivailala(22)
- 12Gideon Wrampling(25)
- 13Bailyn Sullivan(28)
- 14Oli Mathis(21)
- 15Josh Moorby(28)
Replacements
- 16Liam Gilheaney-Black
- 17Taipari Quinn
- 18George Dyer(26)
- 19Andrew Smith(22)
- 20Jahrome Brown(30)
- 21Xavier Roe(27)
- 22Tepaea Cook-Savage(25)
- 23Liam Coombes-Fabling(28)
Counties Manukau Steelers
- 1Vainikolo Fifita
- 2Ioane Moananu(25)
- 3Keran van Staden(23)
- 4William Furniss(32)
- 5Jimmy Tupou(34)
- 6Dalton Papali'i(29)
- 7Cameron Church(24)
- 8Adam Brash(27)
- 9Jonathan Taumateine(30)
- 10Riley Hohepa(31)
- 11Peniasi Malimali(29)
- 12Rodney Tongotea(27)
- 13Sione Molia(33)
- 14Blake Makiri(24)
- 15Etene Nanai-Seturo(27)
Replacements
- 16Nicholas Muli(23)
- 17Emosi Tuqiri(25)
- 18Suetena Asomua(28)
- 19Leo Ngatai-Tafau
- 20Hoskins Sotutu(28)
- 21Cohen Brady-Leathem
- 22Jackson Rainsford
- 23Simon-Peter Toleafoa(27)