Hawke's Bay Magpies vs Taranaki Bulls · NPC
NPC · 2026Full time
14–50
Timeline
- Kick-off
- 16'0–5TryBradley SlaterTaranaki Bulls16'0–5TryBradley Slater
- 16'0–7ConversionJosh JacombTaranaki Bulls16'0–7ConversionJosh Jacomb
- 19'0–12TryJosh LordTaranaki Bulls19'0–12TryJosh Lord
- 20'0–14ConversionJosh JacombTaranaki Bulls20'0–14ConversionJosh Jacomb
- 23'0–19TryArese PolikoTaranaki Bulls23'0–19TryArese Poliko
- 24'0–21ConversionJosh JacombTaranaki Bulls24'0–21ConversionJosh Jacomb
- 36'Yellow cardCooper FlandersHawke's Bay MagpiesYellow cardCooper Flanders36'
- 40'SubstitutionGeoff Cridge on for Hunter MorrisonHawke's Bay MagpiesSubstitutionGeoff Cridge on for Hunter Morrison40'
- 40'SubstitutionFolau Fakatava on for Connor McLeodHawke's Bay MagpiesSubstitutionFolau Fakatava on for Connor McLeod40'
- 40'SubstitutionPerry Lawrence on for Jared ProffitTaranaki Bulls40'SubstitutionPerry Lawrence on for Jared Proffit
- Half-time
- 42'0–26TryBradley SlaterTaranaki Bulls42'0–26TryBradley Slater
- 47'SubstitutionSeta Tamanivalu on for Daniel RonaTaranaki Bulls47'SubstitutionSeta Tamanivalu on for Daniel Rona
- 51'0–31TryAdam LennoxTaranaki Bulls51'0–31TryAdam Lennox
- 52'0–33ConversionJosh JacombTaranaki Bulls52'0–33ConversionJosh Jacomb
- 52'SubstitutionKianu Kereru-Symes on for Jacob DeveryHawke's Bay MagpiesSubstitutionKianu Kereru-Symes on for Jacob Devery52'
- 52'SubstitutionZarn Sullivan on for Will ColeHawke's Bay MagpiesSubstitutionZarn Sullivan on for Will Cole52'
- 52'SubstitutionSage Walters-Hansen on for Josefa NamosimaluaTaranaki Bulls52'SubstitutionSage Walters-Hansen on for Josefa Namosimalua
- 52'SubstitutionJayden Sa on for Scott BarrettTaranaki Bulls52'SubstitutionJayden Sa on for Scott Barrett
- 52'SubstitutionManahi Goulton on for Joshua SmithHawke's Bay MagpiesSubstitutionManahi Goulton on for Joshua Smith52'
- 52'0–38TryJacob Ratumaitavuki-KneepkensTaranaki Bulls52'0–38TryJacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
- 53'0–40ConversionJosh JacombTaranaki Bulls53'0–40ConversionJosh Jacomb
- 54'SubstitutionKeightley Watson on for Reuben O'NeillTaranaki Bulls54'SubstitutionKeightley Watson on for Reuben O'Neill
- 56'SubstitutionJJ Pokai on for Bradley SlaterTaranaki Bulls56'SubstitutionJJ Pokai on for Bradley Slater
- 56'SubstitutionLogan Crowley on for Adam LennoxTaranaki Bulls56'SubstitutionLogan Crowley on for Adam Lennox
- 56'SubstitutionSam Clarke on for Josh JacombTaranaki Bulls56'SubstitutionSam Clarke on for Josh Jacomb
- 58'SubstitutionHunter Morrison on for Geoff CridgeHawke's Bay MagpiesSubstitutionHunter Morrison on for Geoff Cridge58'
- 58'SubstitutionPatrick Mauga on for Sam SmithHawke's Bay MagpiesSubstitutionPatrick Mauga on for Sam Smith58'
- 61'5–40TryLukas RipleyHawke's Bay MagpiesTryLukas Ripley61'5–40
- 62'7–40ConversionHarry GodfreyHawke's Bay MagpiesConversionHarry Godfrey62'7–40
- 62'SubstitutionNik Patumaka on for Hadlee Hay-HortonHawke's Bay MagpiesSubstitutionNik Patumaka on for Hadlee Hay-Horton62'
- 62'SubstitutionNeria Fomai on for Bailyn SullivanHawke's Bay MagpiesSubstitutionNeria Fomai on for Bailyn Sullivan62'
- 66'7–45TryJJ PokaiTaranaki Bulls66'7–45TryJJ Pokai
- 70'SubstitutionJosh Jacomb on for Meihana GrindlayTaranaki Bulls70'SubstitutionJosh Jacomb on for Meihana Grindlay
- 75'7–50TrySeta TamanivaluTaranaki Bulls75'7–50TrySeta Tamanivalu
- 77'12–50TryHunter MorrisonHawke's Bay MagpiesTryHunter Morrison77'12–50
- 77'14–50ConversionHarry GodfreyHawke's Bay MagpiesConversionHarry Godfrey77'14–50
Team stats
Hawke's Bay MagpiesTaranaki Bulls
45%Possession55%
45%Territory55%
2Tries8
125Carries137
510Metres carried430
6Clean breaks7
19Defenders beaten27
9Offloads7
167Passes156
171Tackles132
27Missed tackles19
77%Tackle success79%
6Turnovers won5
11Penalties conceded9
9/10Scrums won12/12
7/12Lineouts won12/15
10Kicks from hand20
Match report
Taranaki Bulls beat Hawke's Bay Magpies 50-14 away from home at McLean Park, Napier in round 9 of the NPC on Sunday, 27 September 2026.
That makes it two wins in a row for Taranaki Bulls. Hawke's Bay Magpies have now lost three in a row.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
3
Hawke's Bay Magpies wins (43%)
0
Draws (0%)
4
Taranaki Bulls wins (57%)
Last 7 meetings, since November 2020
Biggest Hawke's Bay Magpies win
59–23
21 Nov 2020
Biggest Taranaki Bulls win
63–19
20 Sept 2024
Last 5 meetings
- 27 Sept 2026 · Bunnings NPCHawke's Bay Magpies14Taranaki Bulls5027 Sept 2026Hawke's Bay Magpies14–50Taranaki BullsBunnings NPC
- 11 Oct 2025 · Bunnings NPCHawke's Bay Magpies26Taranaki Bulls1211 Oct 2025Hawke's Bay Magpies26–12Taranaki BullsBunnings NPC
- 19 Sept 2025 · Bunnings NPCTaranaki Bulls38Hawke's Bay Magpies2419 Sept 2025Taranaki Bulls38–24Hawke's Bay MagpiesBunnings NPC
- 20 Sept 2024 · Bunnings NPCHawke's Bay Magpies19Taranaki Bulls6320 Sept 2024Hawke's Bay Magpies19–63Taranaki BullsBunnings NPC
- 21 Oct 2023 · Bunnings NPCTaranaki Bulls22Hawke's Bay Magpies1921 Oct 2023Taranaki Bulls22–19Hawke's Bay MagpiesBunnings NPC
Lineups
Avg. age
23.7
Avg. age
27.1
Hawke's Bay Magpies
- 1Hadlee Hay-Horton
- 2Jacob Devery(27)
- 3Joshua Smith(22)
- 4Tom Allen(22)
- 5Hunter Morrison(23)
- 6Frank Lochore
- 7Sam Smith
- 8Cooper Flanders(23)
- 9Connor McLeod
- 10Harry Godfrey(23)
- 11Darby Lancaster(23)
- 12Lukas Ripley(24)
- 13Bailyn Sullivan(28)
- 14Nic Benn(25)
- 15Will Cole(21)
Replacements
- 16Kianu Kereru-Symes(27)
- 17Nik Patumaka
- 18Manahi Goulton
- 19Geoff Cridge
- 20Patrick Mauga(20)
- 21Folau Fakatava(26)
- 22Neria Fomai(34)
- 23Zarn Sullivan(26)
Taranaki Bulls
- 1Jared Proffit(33)
- 2Bradley Slater(28)
- 3Reuben O'Neill(31)
- 4Josh Lord(25)
- 5Scott Barrett(32)
- 6Josefa Namosimalua
- 7Michael Loft(26)
- 8Arese Poliko(25)
- 9Adam Lennox(24)
- 10Josh Jacomb(25)
- 11Kini Naholo(27)
- 12Daniel Rona(26)
- 13Meihana Grindlay(25)
- 14Vereniki Tikoisolomone
- 15Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens(25)
Replacements
- 16JJ Pokai
- 17Perry Lawrence
- 18Keightley Watson
- 19Jayden Sa(21)
- 20Sage Walters-Hansen
- 21Logan Crowley
- 22Sam Clarke(27)
- 23Seta Tamanivalu(34)