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Northland vs Taranaki Bulls

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Match Information

Northland v Taranaki Bulls Northland v Taranaki Bulls
Hilux NPC - Round 1 Hilux NPC - Round 1
Wed 9th August 2023, 12:05am PDT Wed 9th August 2023, 12:05am PDT
Semenoff Stadium Semenoff Stadium
Angus Mabey Angus Mabey

Head to Head

Northland
Wins
2
Taranaki Bulls
Wins
3

Average Points scored

17
22
First try wins
40%
Home team wins
40%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Canterbury
43-24
Northland
Northland
38-19
Otago
Northland
26-21
Tasman Mako
Southland Stags
14-28
Northland
Northland
19-22
Counties Manukau
Canterbury
38-28
Taranaki Bulls
North Harbour
31-50
Taranaki Bulls
Taranaki Bulls
68-26
Wellington
Hawkes Bay
14-50
Taranaki Bulls
Taranaki Bulls
55-19
Southland Stags
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Who will win?

Northland
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Taranaki Bulls
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Match Information

Northland v Taranaki Bulls Northland v Taranaki Bulls
Hilux NPC - Round 1 Hilux NPC - Round 1
Wed 9th August 2023, 12:05am PDT Wed 9th August 2023, 12:05am PDT
Semenoff Stadium Semenoff Stadium
Angus Mabey Angus Mabey

Points Flow Chart

Northland Taranaki Bulls
Northland Taranaki Bulls
13
Mins in lead
50
16%
% Of Game In Lead
63%
77%
Possession Last 10 min
23%
0
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Jacomb
68' 13-28
Boshier
67' 13-26
Jacomb
52' 13-21
Boshier
51' 13-19
Hawkins
13-14 42'
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22m Entries

Northland Taranaki Bulls
Avg. Points Scored
1
22m Entries
7
Avg. Points Scored
1.9
22m Entries
15

Attack Profile

Northland
Taranaki Bulls
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Defence Profile

Northland
Taranaki Bulls
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Last 5 Penalties

Northland 62'
Taranaki Bulls 70'
Taranaki Bulls 72'
Taranaki Bulls 75'
Taranaki Bulls 77'

Ruck Speed

Northland Taranaki Bulls
Rucks Won
Avg Ruck Speed
Northland
%
0-3 Secs
Taranaki Bulls
%
0-3 Secs
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10
Points
Kaylum Boshier
Taranaki Bulls Kaylum Boshier
2
Tries
Kaylum Boshier
Taranaki Bulls Kaylum Boshier
16
Carries
Ricky Riccitelli
Taranaki Bulls Ricky Riccitelli
18
Tackles Completed
Matt Matich
Northland Matt Matich
3
Line Breaks
Kaylum Boshier
Taranaki Bulls Kaylum Boshier
4
Turnovers Won
Pita Sowakula
Taranaki Bulls Pita Sowakula
6
Defenders Beaten
Josh Jacomb
Taranaki Bulls Josh Jacomb
74
Successful Passes
Logan Crowley
Taranaki Bulls Logan Crowley

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Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Jesse Parete comes on for Taranaki Bulls and Hemopo Cunningham comes off
73'
Ricky Riccitelli comes on and Tom Florence comes off
71'
Kaylum Boshier is replaced by Arese Poliko
70'
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Who will win?

Northland
0%%
Taranaki Bulls
0%%

Watch the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Rugby Sevens

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Hilux NPC

Hilux NPC

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Northland
Taranaki Bulls

Watch the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Rugby Sevens

Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.

Who will win?

Northland
0%%
Taranaki Bulls
0%%

Watch the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Rugby Sevens

Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.

Watch the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Rugby Sevens

Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.

Watch the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Rugby Sevens

Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.

Hilux NPC

Hilux NPC

Rankings
Form

Watch the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Rugby Sevens

Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.

Who will win?

Northland
0%%
Taranaki Bulls
0%%
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Players

Watch the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Rugby Sevens

Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.

Watch the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Rugby Sevens

Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.

Northland vs Taranaki Bulls Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Northland face off against Taranaki Bulls in Hilux NPC Round 1 on Wed 9th August 2023 at Semenoff Stadium. 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.

Northland won the last encounter but Taranaki Bulls are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 10 places in the league table with Taranaki Bulls in 2nd and Northland in 12th as such Taranaki Bulls are favourites on paper.

Northland vs Taranaki Bulls Squads

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

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