Manawatu

6 - 22

Full Time

Wellington

Manawatu vs Wellington

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

81'

Penalty Goal

Aidan Morgan kicks the penalty.

78'

Elyjah Crosswell comes on.

76'

Slade McDowall comes off.

76'

Chicago Doyle comes on.

75'

Losilosivale Filipo comes off.

75'

Penieli Poasa comes on.

75'

Josh Southall comes off.

75'

Penalty Goal

Aidan Morgan kicks the penalty.

75'

Red Card

Josh Taula (Manawatū) is shown the red card

72'

Manawatū decide to make a substitution, with Josh Taula getting some game time.

71'

Manawatū decide to make a substitution, with Johan Momsen being replaced.

71'

Manawatū decide to make a substitution, with Taniela Filimone getting some game time.

71'

Manawatū decide to make a substitution, with Nehe Milner-Skudder being replaced.

71'

Conversion

The Wellington supporters go wild as Aidan Morgan successfully kicks the conversion.

69'

Try

A series of passes by Wellington results in a try for Peter Umaga-Jensen

68'

A gap opened in the defence and Peter Umaga-Jensen took full advantage.

68'

That's a great try assist by Dominic Ropeti.

68'

The defensive line has been broken as Du'Plessis Kirifi goes through the gap.

66'

Wellington make a substitution with Kyle Preston coming on.

66'

Wellington make a substitution with Kemara Hauiti-Parapara coming off.

66'

Penalty Goal

The Wellington supporters go wild as Aidan Morgan successfully kicks the penalty goal.

65'

The defensive line has been broken as Siale Lauaki goes through the gap.

62'

Wellington sub Tjay Clarke comes onto the field.

61'

Pepesana Patafilo departs for Wellington.

61'

Cameron Orr comes on for Wellington.

57'

Xavier Numia leaves the field.

57'

Jordi Viljoen comes on.

54'

Luke Campbell comes off.

54'

Aidan Morgan steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

54'

Dominic Ropeti comes on.

52'

Keelan Whitman comes off.

52'

Akira Ieremia comes on.

52'

Hugo Plummer comes off.

52'

What a run here by Pepesana Patafilo as they get over the gainline!

51'

Flyn Yates comes on.

50'

Feleti Sae-Ta’ufo’ou comes off.

50'

Sean Paranihi comes on.

50'

Joseph Gavigan comes off.

50'

Wellington decide to make a substitution, with Siale Lauaki getting some game time.

49'

Wellington decide to make a substitution, with PJ Sheck being replaced.

49'

Penalty Goal

Aidan Morgan makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

48'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Penalty Goal

Brett Cameron kicks the penalty.

40'

Penalty Goal

Brett Cameron has kicked a penalty goal.

37'

This is dangerous for the defence as Kemara Hauiti-Parapara bursts through to advance the Wellington attack.

23'

Manawatū make a substitution with Drew Wild coming on.

18'

Manawatū make a substitution with Beaudein Waaka coming off.

18'

Penalty Goal

Aidan Morgan does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

18'

This is dangerous for the defence as Du'Plessis Kirifi bursts through to advance the Wellington attack.

16'

Aidan Morgan can consider themself unlucky as they see the ball hit the left upright and bounce away.

11'

Vernon Bason comes on for Manawatū.

Raymond Tuputupu leaves the field.

The defensive line has been broken as Brad Shields goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Peter Umaga-Jensen goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Manawatu v Wellington 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Sat 5th August 2023, 12:05am PDT 
  
 Central Energy Trust Arena

Points Flow Chart

Wellington win +16

Time in lead

Mins in lead

10%

% Of Game In Lead

44%

58%

Possession Last 10 min

42%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Morgan

78'

6 - 22

Morgan

75'

6 - 19

Taula

6 - 16

72'

Morgan

69'

6 - 16

Umaga-Jensen

68'

6 - 14

Morgan

65'

6 - 9

Morgan

48'

6 - 6

Half Time

Cameron

6 - 3

40'

Cameron

3 - 3

37'

Morgan

18'

0 - 3

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.3

Entries

Attack Profile

Manawatu

Wellington

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Defence Profile

Manawatu

Wellington

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

58%

61%

3-6 secs

24%

31%

6+ secs

Rucks Won

107

Manawatu vs Wellington Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Manawatu face off against Wellington in Bunnings NPC Round 1 on Sat 5th August 2023 at Central Energy Trust Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:05. In South Africa it’s at 09:05 SAST, 19:05 NZST in New Zealand, 17:05 AEST in Australia and 00:05 EST in the US.

Manawatu 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 12 places in the league table with Wellington in 1st and Manawatu in 13th as such Wellington are favourites on paper.

Manawatu vs Wellington Squads

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