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Northland Taniwha vs Wellington Lions · NPC

NPC · 2025Full time
Northland Taniwha
43–26
Wellington Lions

Match report

Northland Taniwha beat Wellington Lions 43-26 at Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei in the NPC on Thursday, 11 September 2025.

Wellington Lions have now lost two in a row.

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

Head to head

3
Northland Taniwha wins (75%)
0
Draws (0%)
1
Wellington Lions wins (25%)

Last 4 meetings, since August 2021

Biggest Northland Taniwha win
52–28
19 Sept 2026
Biggest Wellington Lions win
54–7
7 Aug 2021

Last 4 meetings

  • 19 Sept 2026 · Bunnings NPC
    Wellington Lions28
    Northland Taniwha52
  • 11 Sept 2025 · Bunnings NPC
    Northland Taniwha43
    Wellington Lions26
  • 20 Aug 2022 · Bunnings NPC
    Wellington Lions6
    Northland Taniwha15
  • 7 Aug 2021 · Bunnings NPC
    Wellington Lions54
    Northland Taniwha7

Lineups

Avg. age
28.5
Avg. age
27.8

Northland Taniwha

  1. 1Esile Fono
  2. 2Matt Moulds
  3. 3Chris Apoua
  4. 4Allan Craig
  5. 5Sam Caird
  6. 6Rob Rush
  7. 7Jake Heenan
  8. 8Terrell Peita
  9. 9Sam Nock
  10. 10Rivez Reihana
  11. 11Brady Rush
  12. 12Corey Evans
  13. 13Quinton Nichols
  14. 14Paula Balekana
  15. 15Jordan Trainor
Replacements
  1. 16Jordan Hutchings
  2. 17Jordan Lay
  3. 18Coree Te Whata-Colley
  4. 19Liam Hallam-Eames
  5. 20Lachlan Hooper
  6. 21Jonah Mau'u
  7. 22Josh Renton
  8. 23Nathan Salmon

Wellington Lions

  1. 1Xavier Numia
  2. 2James O'Reilly
  3. 3Siale Lauaki
  4. 4Hugo Plummer
  5. 5Filo Paulo
  6. 6Caleb Delany
  7. 7Sione Halalilo
  8. 8Dominic Ropeti
  9. 9Esi Komaisavai
  10. 10Jackson Garden-Bachop
  11. 11Tom Maiava
  12. 12Julian Savea
  13. 13Losilosivale Filipo
  14. 14Stanley Solomon
  15. 15Callum Harkin
Replacements
  1. 16Penieli Poasa
  2. 17Kenshi Yamamoto
  3. 18PJ Sheck
  4. 19Akira Ieremia
  5. 20Cody Lokotui
  6. 21Nui Muriwai
  7. 22Kapu Broughton-Winterburn
  8. 23Hibiki Yamada