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Taranaki Bulls vs Southland Stags · NPC

NPC · 2026Full time
Taranaki Bulls
55–19
Southland Stags

Timeline

  1. TryMeihana Grindlay
    8'5–0
    Taranaki Bulls
  2. 18'5–5
    TryJayden Henderson
    Southland Stags
  3. 18'5–7
    ConversionJimmy Taylor
    Southland Stags
  4. TryWillem Ratu
    20'10–7
    Taranaki Bulls
  5. ConversionJosh Jacomb
    21'12–7
    Taranaki Bulls
  6. TryQuintony Ngatai
    27'17–7
    Taranaki Bulls
  7. ConversionJosh Jacomb
    28'19–7
    Taranaki Bulls
  8. 32'19–12
    TryJayden Henderson
    Southland Stags
  9. 33'19–14
    ConversionJimmy Taylor
    Southland Stags
  10. TryBradley Slater
    40'24–14
    Taranaki Bulls
  11. Second half
  12. 45'
    SubstitutionSef Fa'agase on for Paula Latu
    Southland Stags
  13. 45'
    SubstitutionShaun Kempton on for Jayden Henderson
    Southland Stags
  14. 45'
    SubstitutionJack Sexton on for Jack Barrett
    Southland Stags
  15. SubstitutionSage Walters-Hansen on for Scott Jury
    45'
    Taranaki Bulls
  16. TryJayden Sa
    45'29–14
    Taranaki Bulls
  17. SubstitutionAdam Lennox on for Quintony Ngatai
    50'
    Taranaki Bulls
  18. TryKini Naholo
    53'34–14
    Taranaki Bulls
  19. SubstitutionKeightley Watson on for Reuben O'Neill
    54'
    Taranaki Bulls
  20. SubstitutionBradley Tocker on for Jayden Sa
    54'
    Taranaki Bulls
  21. 54'
    SubstitutionJosh Augustine on for Fletcher Morgan
    Southland Stags
  22. 56'
    SubstitutionClement Halaholo on for Sam Fischli
    Southland Stags
  23. TryKini Naholo
    57'39–14
    Taranaki Bulls
  24. ConversionJosh Jacomb
    58'41–14
    Taranaki Bulls
  25. SubstitutionPerry Lawrence on for Jared Proffit
    58'
    Taranaki Bulls
  26. SubstitutionJJ Pokai on for Bradley Slater
    58'
    Taranaki Bulls
  27. SubstitutionHaki Wiseman on for Daniel Rona
    58'
    Taranaki Bulls
  28. 61'41–19
    TryMichael Manson
    Southland Stags
  29. SubstitutionSam Clarke on for Kini Naholo
    63'
    Taranaki Bulls
  30. 63'
    SubstitutionCharlie Marsh on for Nic Shearer
    Southland Stags
  31. 63'
    SubstitutionHayata Taniyama on for Tayne Harvey
    Southland Stags
  32. 65'
    SubstitutionKasaloma Ahokovi on for Mitchell Dunshea
    Southland Stags
  33. TryJesse Parete
    69'46–19
    Taranaki Bulls
  34. ConversionJosh Jacomb
    70'48–19
    Taranaki Bulls
  35. SubstitutionQuintony Ngatai on for Willem Ratu
    74'
    Taranaki Bulls
  36. TryJJ Pokai
    76'53–19
    Taranaki Bulls
  37. ConversionJosh Jacomb
    77'55–19
    Taranaki Bulls
  38. 77'
    Yellow cardClement Halaholo
    Southland Stags
  39. Full time

Team stats

Taranaki BullsSouthland Stags
53%Possession47%
44%Territory56%
9Tries3
146Carries106
698Metres carried274
11Clean breaks1
33Defenders beaten13
11Offloads6
208Passes170
140Tackles162
13Missed tackles33
81%Tackle success70%
3Turnovers won7
12Penalties conceded14
7/7Scrums won4/7
14/16Lineouts won16/19
12Kicks from hand12

Match report

Taranaki Bulls beat Southland Stags 55-19 at Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth in round 8 of the NPC on Sunday, 20 September 2026.

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

Head to head

5
Taranaki Bulls wins (100%)
0
Draws (0%)
0
Southland Stags wins (0%)

Last 5 meetings, since October 2020

Biggest Taranaki Bulls win
55–19
20 Sept 2026

Last 5 meetings

  • 20 Sept 2026Taranaki Bulls55–19Southland Stags
  • 24 Aug 2024Southland Stags24–39Taranaki Bulls
  • 13 Nov 2021Taranaki Bulls25–13Southland Stags
  • 7 Nov 2021Taranaki Bulls24–10Southland Stags
  • 17 Oct 2020Southland Stags9–17Taranaki Bulls

Lineups

Avg. age
27.2
Avg. age
24

Taranaki Bulls

  1. 1Jared Proffit(33)
  2. 2Bradley Slater(28)
  3. 3Reuben O'Neill(31)
  4. 4Jesse Parete(33)
  5. 5Jayden Sa(21)
  6. 6Josefa Namosimalua
  7. 7Scott Jury
  8. 8Arese Poliko(25)
  9. 9Quintony Ngatai
  10. 10Josh Jacomb(25)
  11. 11Kini Naholo(27)
  12. 12Daniel Rona(26)
  13. 13Meihana Grindlay(25)
  14. 14Willem Ratu
  15. 15Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens(25)
Replacements
  1. 16JJ Pokai
  2. 17Perry Lawrence
  3. 18Keightley Watson
  4. 19Bradley Tocker(20)
  5. 20Sage Walters-Hansen
  6. 21Adam Lennox(24)
  7. 22Sam Clarke(27)
  8. 23Haki Wiseman(19)

Southland Stags

  1. 1Jack Barrett(22)
  2. 2Jayden Henderson
  3. 3Paula Latu(30)
  4. 4Mitchell Dunshea(30)
  5. 5Ale Aho(23)
  6. 6Sam Fischli
  7. 7Gregor Rutledge
  8. 8Sean Withy(25)
  9. 9Nic Shearer(23)
  10. 10Mika Muliaina(19)
  11. 11Fletcher Morgan(26)
  12. 12Tayne Harvey(21)
  13. 13Willi Gualter(25)
  14. 14Michael Manson(25)
  15. 15Jimmy Taylor(19)
Replacements
  1. 16Shaun Kempton(21)
  2. 17Jack Sexton
  3. 18Sef Fa'agase(35)
  4. 19Kasaloma Ahokovi
  5. 20Clement Halaholo(23)
  6. 21Charlie Marsh
  7. 22Hayata Taniyama(24)
  8. 23Josh Augustine