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Counties Manukau Steelers vs Hawke's Bay Magpies · NPC

NPC · 2026Full time
Counties Manukau Steelers
12–7
Hawke's Bay Magpies

Timeline

  1. Kick-off
  2. TryAdam Brash
    10'5–0
    Counties Manukau Steelers
  3. TryMelani Matavao
    26'10–0
    Counties Manukau Steelers
  4. ConversionAJ Alatimu
    27'12–0
    Counties Manukau Steelers
  5. Half-time
  6. 50'
    SubstitutionHadlee Hay-Horton on for Clement Castets
    Hawke's Bay Magpies
  7. 50'
    SubstitutionCooper Flanders on for Tiaki Fabish
    Hawke's Bay Magpies
  8. SubstitutionLeo Ngatai-Tafau on for Jimmy Tupou
    52'
    Counties Manukau Steelers
  9. SubstitutionEzekiel Lindenmuth on for Jarred Adams
    57'
    Counties Manukau Steelers
  10. SubstitutionCohen Brady-Leathem on for Melani Matavao
    57'
    Counties Manukau Steelers
  11. SubstitutionIoane Moananu on for Ian West-Stevens
    57'
    Counties Manukau Steelers
  12. 57'
    SubstitutionHunter Morrison on for Geoff Cridge
    Hawke's Bay Magpies
  13. 57'
    SubstitutionHarry Godfrey on for Lincoln McClutchie
    Hawke's Bay Magpies
  14. 60'12–5
    TryDarby Lancaster
    Hawke's Bay Magpies
  15. 61'12–7
    ConversionHarry Godfrey
    Hawke's Bay Magpies
  16. 61'
    SubstitutionKianu Kereru-Symes on for Jacob Devery
    Hawke's Bay Magpies
  17. 64'
    SubstitutionConnor McLeod on for Folau Fakatava
    Hawke's Bay Magpies
  18. 64'
    SubstitutionJoshua Smith on for Sosefo Apikotoa
    Hawke's Bay Magpies
  19. SubstitutionJonty Short on for Alamanda Motuga
    67'
    Counties Manukau Steelers
  20. SubstitutionKurene Luamanuvae on for Thomas Polo
    71'
    Counties Manukau Steelers
  21. SubstitutionSimon Toleafoa on for AJ Alatimu
    75'
    Counties Manukau Steelers

Team stats

Counties Manukau SteelersHawke's Bay Magpies
49%Possession51%
44%Territory56%
2Tries1
114Carries134
316Metres carried515
2Clean breaks5
25Defenders beaten14
6Offloads6
154Passes169
181Tackles184
14Missed tackles25
89%Tackle success83%
5Turnovers won5
11Penalties conceded10
9/13Scrums won2/4
12/14Lineouts won13/16
29Kicks from hand16

Match report

Counties Manukau Steelers beat Hawke's Bay Magpies 12-7 at Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe in round 10 of the NPC on Saturday, 3 October 2026.

That makes it two wins in a row for Counties Manukau Steelers. Hawke's Bay Magpies have now lost four in a row.

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

Head to head

1
Counties Manukau Steelers wins (20%)
0
Draws (0%)
4
Hawke's Bay Magpies wins (80%)

Last 5 meetings, since September 2020

Biggest Counties Manukau Steelers win
12–7
3 Oct 2026
Biggest Hawke's Bay Magpies win
54–14
3 Aug 2025

Last 5 meetings

  • 3 Oct 2026Counties Manukau Steelers12–7Hawke's Bay Magpies
  • 3 Aug 2025Hawke's Bay Magpies54–14Counties Manukau Steelers
  • 11 Aug 2023Counties Manukau Steelers24–25Hawke's Bay Magpies
  • 12 Aug 2022Hawke's Bay Magpies33–32Counties Manukau Steelers
  • 20 Sept 2020Hawke's Bay Magpies31–17Counties Manukau Steelers

Lineups

Avg. age
31.3
Avg. age
26.7

Counties Manukau Steelers

  1. 1Jarred Adams(30)
  2. 2Ian West-Stevens
  3. 3Thomas Polo
  4. 4Veikoso Poloniati(31)
  5. 5Jimmy Tupou(34)
  6. 6Cameron Church
  7. 7Adam Brash
  8. 8Alamanda Motuga(32)
  9. 9Melani Matavao(30)
  10. 10AJ Alatimu(33)
  11. 11Sione Molia(33)
  12. 12Gibson Popoali'i
  13. 13Tevita Ofa
  14. 14Josh Gray(27)
  15. 15Adam Morrison
Replacements
  1. 16Ioane Moananu(25)
  2. 17Ezekiel Lindenmuth(29)
  3. 18Kurene Luamanuvae(21)
  4. 19Leo Ngatai-Tafau
  5. 20Jonty Short
  6. 21Cohen Brady-Leathem
  7. 22Tomasi Alosio(34)
  8. 23Simon Toleafoa(27)

Hawke's Bay Magpies

  1. 1Clement Castets(30)
  2. 2Jacob Devery(27)
  3. 3Sosefo Apikotoa(30)
  4. 4Tom Allen(22)
  5. 5Geoff Cridge
  6. 6Frank Lochore
  7. 7Sam Smith
  8. 8Tiaki Fabish
  9. 9Folau Fakatava(26)
  10. 10Lincoln McClutchie
  11. 11Darby Lancaster(23)
  12. 12Lukas Ripley(24)
  13. 13Nic Benn(25)
  14. 14Neria Fomai(34)
  15. 15Zarn Sullivan(26)
Replacements
  1. 16Kianu Kereru-Symes(27)
  2. 17Hadlee Hay-Horton
  3. 18Joshua Smith(22)
  4. 19Hunter Morrison(23)
  5. 20Cooper Flanders(23)
  6. 21Connor McLeod
  7. 22Anaru Paenga-Morgan
  8. 23Harry Godfrey(23)