Waikato

38 - 26

Full Time

Bay of Plenty

Latest Stats Head-to-Head Teams Table

Bay of Plenty vs Waikato

Events

Commentary

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Match Information

Waikato v Bay of Plenty

Hilux NPC - Round 1

Thu 30th July 2026, 12:10am PDT

FMG Stadium

Todd Petrie

Head to Head

Wins

Wins

Average Points scored

First try wins

60%

Home team wins

60%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

62-26

33-50

10-34

36-27

34-17

38-21

45-26

32-17

43-12

12-29

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Previous Results

Last 5 Meetings

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Match Information

Waikato v Bay of Plenty

Hilux NPC - Round 1

Thu 30th July 2026, 12:10am PDT

FMG Stadium

Todd Petrie

Points Flow Chart

Mins in lead

99%

% Of Game In Lead

21%

Possession Last 10 min

79%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Robertson

82' 38-26

Lasaqa

81' 38-24

Robertson

77' 38-19

Lasaqa

77' 38-17

Anderson

38-12 72'

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.4

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.9

22m Entries

Attack Profile

Defence Profile

Last 5 Penalties

70'

73'

76'

78'

80'

Key Players

Points

Taha Kemara

Tries

Veveni Lasaqa

Carries

Malachi Wrampling-Alec

Tackles Completed

Joe Johnston

Line Breaks

Daniel Sinkinson

Turnovers Won

Austin Anderson

Defenders Beaten

Daniel Sinkinson

101

Successful Passes

Xavier Roe

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Live Updates

That's full time

80+2'

The second half ends

80+2'

Conversion

Another two points for Bay of Plenty Steamers thanks to Jason Robertson's conversion

80+2'

Try

Veveni Lasaqa has scored a try

80'

Conversion

Jason Robertson has scored the conversion

77'

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Hilux NPC

Rankings

Form

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Waikato vs Bay of Plenty Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Waikato face off against Bay of Plenty in Hilux NPC Round 1 on Thu 30th July 2026 at FMG Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:10. In South Africa it’s at 09:10 SAST, 19:10 NZST in New Zealand, 17:10 AEST in Australia and 00:10 EST in the US.

Waikato won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Bay of Plenty in 8th and Waikato in 9th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Waikato vs Bay of Plenty Squads

The official squads for Waikato vs Bay of Plenty will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.