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Otago vs Waikato · NPC

NPC · 2025Full time
Otago
44–41
Waikato

Match report

Otago beat Waikato 44-41 at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin in the quarter-finals of the NPC on Friday, 10 October 2025.

That makes it six wins in a row for Otago.

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

Head to head

3
Otago wins (60%)
0
Draws (0%)
2
Waikato wins (40%)

Last 5 meetings, since November 2021

Biggest Otago win
27–20
18 Sept 2022
Biggest Waikato win
47–7
24 Sept 2023

Last 5 meetings

  • 29 Aug 2026 · Bunnings NPC
    Otago43
    Waikato38
  • 10 Oct 2025 · Bunnings NPC
    Otago44
    Waikato41
  • 24 Sept 2023 · Bunnings NPC
    Waikato47
    Otago7
  • 18 Sept 2022 · Bunnings NPC
    Otago27
    Waikato20
  • 5 Nov 2021 · Bunnings NPC
    Waikato27
    Otago25

Lineups

Avg. age
26.5
Avg. age
27.6

Otago

  1. 1Abraham Pole
  2. 2Liam Coltman
  3. 3Rohan Wingham
  4. 4Will Tucker
  5. 5Joseva Tamani
  6. 6Will Stodart
  7. 7Lucas Casey
  8. 8Christian Lio-Willie
  9. 9Dylan Pledger
  10. 10Cameron Millar
  11. 11Jona Nareki
  12. 12Thomas Umaga-Jensen
  13. 13Josh Timu
  14. 14Jae Broomfield
  15. 15Sam Gilbert
Replacements
  1. 16A-One Lolofie
  2. 17Benjamin Lopas
  3. 18Moana Takataka
  4. 19Oliver Haig
  5. 20Harry Taylor
  6. 21Nathan Hastie
  7. 22Josh Whaanga
  8. 23Samuel Nemec-Vial

Waikato

  1. 1Mason Tupaea
  2. 2Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia
  3. 3George Dyer
  4. 4James Tucker
  5. 5Samipeni Finau
  6. 6Malachi Wrampling-Alec
  7. 7Mitchell Jacobson
  8. 8Luke Brittain Jacobson
  9. 9Xavier Roe
  10. 10Aaron Cruden
  11. 11Josh Moorby
  12. 12Anton Lienert-Brown
  13. 13Bailyn Sullivan
  14. 14Oli Mathis
  15. 15Tepaea Cook-Savage
Replacements
  1. 16Sean Ralph
  2. 17Taipari Quinn
  3. 18Sefo Kautai
  4. 19Senita Lauaki
  5. 20Xavier Saifoloi
  6. 21Charlie Marsh
  7. 22Aki Tuivailala
  8. 23Liam Coombes-Fabling