Northern | US
Taranaki Bulls
23 - 3
Full Time
Northland

Northland vs Taranaki Bulls

Events
Commentary

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.

Match Information

Taranaki Bulls v Northland Taranaki Bulls v Northland
Hilux NPC - Round 1 Hilux NPC - Round 1
Sat 2nd August 2025, 12:10am PDT Sat 2nd August 2025, 12:10am PDT
Stadium Taranaki Stadium Taranaki
Mike Winter Mike Winter

Head to Head

Taranaki Bulls
Wins
3
Northland
Wins
2

Average Points scored

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

Team Form

Last 5 Games

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
Canterbury
43-24
Northland
Northland
38-19
Otago
Northland
26-21
Tasman Mako
Southland Stags
14-28
Northland
Northland
19-22
Counties Manukau
View Detail

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?

Taranaki Bulls
0%%
Northland
0%%

Match Information

Taranaki Bulls v Northland Taranaki Bulls v Northland
Hilux NPC - Round 1 Hilux NPC - Round 1
Sat 2nd August 2025, 12:10am PDT Sat 2nd August 2025, 12:10am PDT
Stadium Taranaki Stadium Taranaki
Mike Winter Mike Winter

Points Flow Chart

Taranaki Bulls Northland
Taranaki Bulls Northland
75
Mins in lead
0
94%
% Of Game In Lead
0%
48%
Possession Last 10 min
52%
0
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Jacomb
23-3 56'
Jacomb
20-3 43'
Lennox
18-3 43'
Half Time
Jacomb
13-3 20'
Show More

22m Entries

Taranaki Bulls Northland
Avg. Points Scored
1.2
22m Entries
16
Avg. Points Scored
0
22m Entries
7

Attack Profile

Taranaki Bulls
Northland
Show More

Defence Profile

Taranaki Bulls
Northland
Show More

Last 5 Penalties

Taranaki Bulls 72'
Taranaki Bulls 74'
Taranaki Bulls 75'
Northland 76'
Taranaki Bulls 78'

Ruck Speed

Taranaki Bulls Northland
Rucks Won
Avg Ruck Speed
Taranaki Bulls
%
0-3 Secs
Northland
%
0-3 Secs
Show More
13
Points
Josh Jacomb
Taranaki Bulls Josh Jacomb
1
Last Try
Adam Lennox
Taranaki Bulls Adam Lennox
18
Carries
Meihana Grindlay
Taranaki Bulls Meihana Grindlay
19
Tackles Completed
Allan Craig
Northland Allan Craig
3
Line Breaks
Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
Taranaki Bulls Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
2
Turnovers Won
Vereniki Tikoisolomone
Taranaki Bulls Vereniki Tikoisolomone
6
Defenders Beaten
Meihana Grindlay
Taranaki Bulls Meihana Grindlay
56
Successful Passes
Adam Lennox
Taranaki Bulls Adam Lennox

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.

Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Josh Jacomb comes on for Taranaki Bulls and Meihana Grindlay comes off
78'
Reuben Stewart comes on and Reesjan Pasitoa comes off
72'
Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens is replaced by Obey Samate
70'
Show More

Who will win?

Taranaki Bulls
0%%
Northland
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.

Hilux NPC

Hilux NPC

LIVE
Taranaki Bulls
Northland

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?

Taranaki Bulls
0%%
Northland
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?

Taranaki Bulls
0%%
Northland
0%%
Teams
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.

Taranaki Bulls vs Northland Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Taranaki Bulls face off against Northland in Hilux NPC Round 1 on Sat 2nd August 2025 at Stadium Taranaki. 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.

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 just 4 places in the league table with Northland in 5th and Taranaki Bulls in 9th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Taranaki Bulls vs Northland Squads

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

Other Fixtures

Comments

0 Comments
Be the first to comment...

Join free and tell us what you really think!

Sign up for free

Related News

Close Panel
Close Panel

Edition & Time Zone

{{current.name}}
Set time zone automatically
{{selectedTimezoneTitle}} (auto)
Choose a different time zone
Close Panel

Editions

Close Panel

Change Time Zone

Close
ADVERTISEMENT