en

North Harbour vs Canterbury · NPC

NPC · 2026Full time
North Harbour
24–25
Canterbury

Timeline

  1. SubstitutionJames Fiebig on for Jed Melvin
    15'
    North Harbour
  2. 21'0–5
    TryGeorge Bell
    Canterbury
  3. TryKade Banks
    25'5–5
    North Harbour
  4. ConversionCam Howell
    26'7–5
    North Harbour
  5. 34'7–10
    TryGeorge Bell
    Canterbury
  6. Second half
  7. 40'7–15
    TryGeorge Bell
    Canterbury
  8. Yellow cardBryn Hall
    43'
    North Harbour
  9. SubstitutionDane Sawers on for Gus Farnan
    43'
    North Harbour
  10. 46'7–20
    TryChay Fihaki
    Canterbury
  11. 50'
    SubstitutionTyson Belworthy on for Louie Chapman
    Canterbury
  12. TrySam Tuitupou Jnr
    54'12–20
    North Harbour
  13. SubstitutionSofai Notoa-Tipo on for Hunter Rice
    55'
    North Harbour
  14. 55'
    SubstitutionGus Brown on for Jermaine Ainsley
    Canterbury
  15. 55'
    SubstitutionManumaua Letiu on for George Bell
    Canterbury
  16. SubstitutionRiley Tofilau on for Leka Tu'ungafasi
    57'
    North Harbour
  17. 58'
    SubstitutionTevita Latu on for James Cameron
    Canterbury
  18. TryRiley Tofilau
    61'17–20
    North Harbour
  19. SubstitutionBrody Savage on for Toma Laumalili
    62'
    North Harbour
  20. SubstitutionMoses Hafoka on for Bryn Gordon
    62'
    North Harbour
  21. 65'
    SubstitutionTonga Helu on for Finlay Brewis
    Canterbury
  22. 65'
    SubstitutionHamish Dalzell on for Max Fale
    Canterbury
  23. SubstitutionTamatea Winiana on for Bryn Hall
    68'
    North Harbour
  24. 71'17–25
    TryChay Fihaki
    Canterbury
  25. 72'
    SubstitutionKurtis MacDonald on for James White
    Canterbury
  26. 73'
    SubstitutionPhoenix Abbott on for Corey Kellow
    Canterbury
  27. 74'
    Yellow cardManumaua Letiu
    Canterbury
  28. SubstitutionGus Farnan on for Tristyn Cook
    74'
    North Harbour
  29. 77'
    Yellow cardTonga Helu
    Canterbury
  30. TryRiley Tofilau
    79'22–25
    North Harbour
  31. ConversionCam Howell
    79'24–25
    North Harbour
  32. Full time

Team stats

North HarbourCanterbury
56%Possession44%
51%Territory49%
4Tries5
200Carries126
498Metres carried433
7Clean breaks6
25Defenders beaten20
13Offloads5
258Passes151
139Tackles230
20Missed tackles25
80%Tackle success81%
7Turnovers won6
13Penalties conceded13
4/6Scrums won3/6
14/16Lineouts won10/11
14Kicks from hand13

Match report

Canterbury beat North Harbour 25-24 away from home at North Harbour Stadium, Albany, Auckland in round 8 of the NPC on Sunday, 20 September 2026.

That makes it three wins in a row for Canterbury.

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

Head to head

1
North Harbour wins (20%)
0
Draws (0%)
4
Canterbury wins (80%)

Last 5 meetings, since September 2020

Biggest North Harbour win
65–19
29 Sept 2024
Biggest Canterbury win
43–29
11 Sept 2020

Last 5 meetings

  • 20 Sept 2026North Harbour24–25Canterbury
  • 29 Sept 2024North Harbour65–19Canterbury
  • 13 Aug 2023North Harbour24–28Canterbury
  • 31 Aug 2022Canterbury35–22North Harbour
  • 11 Sept 2020North Harbour29–43Canterbury

Lineups

Avg. age
25.2
Avg. age
24.9

North Harbour

  1. 1Toma Laumalili
  2. 2Bryn Gordon(25)
  3. 3Leka Tu'ungafasi
  4. 4Gus Farnan
  5. 5Tristyn Cook(21)
  6. 6Sam Tuitupou Jnr(21)
  7. 7Jed Melvin
  8. 8George Reeves
  9. 9Bryn Hall(34)
  10. 10Cam Howell
  11. 11Rory Taylor(24)
  12. 12Oscar Koller
  13. 13Tom Barham
  14. 14Kade Banks(26)
  15. 15Hunter Rice
Replacements
  1. 16Moses Hafoka
  2. 17Brody Savage
  3. 18Riley Tofilau
  4. 19James Fiebig
  5. 20Dane Sawers(22)
  6. 21Tamatea Winiana
  7. 22Coby Miln(27)
  8. 23Sofai Notoa-Tipo(25)

Canterbury

  1. 1Finlay Brewis(26)
  2. 2George Bell(24)
  3. 3Jermaine Ainsley(31)
  4. 4Max Fale(19)
  5. 5Tahlor Cahill(23)
  6. 6Xavier Treacy(21)
  7. 7Corey Kellow(25)
  8. 8Dominic Gardiner(25)
  9. 9Louie Chapman(26)
  10. 10James White
  11. 11Ngatungane Punivai(28)
  12. 12Jone Rova(23)
  13. 13James Cameron(21)
  14. 14Chay Fihaki(25)
  15. 15Andrew Knewstubb(31)
Replacements
  1. 16Manumaua Letiu(21)
  2. 17Tonga Helu
  3. 18Gus Brown(22)
  4. 19Hamish Dalzell(30)
  5. 20Phoenix Abbott
  6. 21Tyson Belworthy
  7. 22Tevita Latu(27)
  8. 23Kurtis MacDonald