Canterbury vs Taranaki Live Score (29 Aug, 2026)
Play-by-Play
83'conversion26–40 · Andrew Knewstubb
82'try24–40 · Nick Hyde
79'try19–40 · Willem Ratu
77'substitute on19–35 · Seb Calder
77'player substituted19–35 · Jermaine Ainsley
76'try19–35 · Louie Chapman
72'substitute on14–35 · Toby Bell
72'player substituted14–35 · Jone Rova
71'substitute on14–35 · Liam Chapman
71'player substituted14–35 · Jesse Parete
71'substitute on14–35 · Perry Lawrence
71'player substituted14–35 · Jared Proffit
70'substitute on14–35 · Jamie Viljoen
70'player substituted14–35 · Sam Clarke
68'conversion14–35 · Sam Clarke
67'try14–33 · Zach Landon-Lane
65'substitute on14–28 · Willem Ratu
65'player substituted14–28 · Seta Tamanivalu
65'substitute on14–28 · Zach Landon-Lane
65'player substituted14–28 · JJ Pokai
62'substitute on14–28 · James Cameron
62'player substituted14–28 · Toby Bell
62'substitute on14–28 · Phoenix Abbott
62'player substituted14–28 · Corey Kellow
58'substitute on14–28 · Sage Walters-Hansen
58'player substituted14–28 · Josefa Namosimalua
57'conversion14–28 · Andrew Knewstubb
56'try12–28 · Johnny McNicholl
53'substitute on7–28 · Xavier Treacy
53'player substituted7–28 · Tahlor Cahill
46'substitute on7–28 · Finlay Brewis
46'player substituted7–28 · Daniel Lienert-Brown
46'substitute on7–28 · Louie Chapman
46'player substituted7–28 · Tyson Belworthy
46'substitute on7–28 · Jermaine Ainsley
46'player substituted7–28 · Seb Calder
43'conversion7–28 · Sam Clarke
42'try7–26 · Kaylum Boshier
41'substitute on7–21 · Johnny McNicholl
41'player substituted7–21 · Kurtis MacDonald
34'conversion7–21 · Sam Clarke
33'try7–19 · Josefa Namosimalua
33'substitute on7–14 · Quintony Ngatai
33'player substituted7–14 · Logan Crowley
32'yellow card7–14 · Dominic Gardiner
30'conversion7–14 · Sam Clarke
28'try7–12 · Sam Clarke
20'substitute on7–7 · Nick Hyde
20'player substituted7–7 · Manumaua Letiu
9'substitute on7–7 · Marika Parker
9'player substituted7–7 · Keightley Watson
8'conversion7–7 · Andrew Knewstubb
7'try5–7 · Manumaua Letiu
3'conversion0–7 · Sam Clarke
2'try0–5 · Kaylum Boshier
Scoring Summary
Conversion83' · 26–40Andrew Knewstubb
Try82' · 24–40Nick Hyde
Try79' · 19–40Willem Ratu
Try76' · 19–35Louie Chapman
Conversion68' · 14–35Sam Clarke
Try67' · 14–33Zach Landon-Lane
Conversion57' · 14–28Andrew Knewstubb
Try56' · 12–28Johnny McNicholl
Conversion43' · 7–28Sam Clarke
Try42' · 7–26Kaylum Boshier
Conversion34' · 7–21Sam Clarke
Try33' · 7–19Josefa Namosimalua
Conversion30' · 7–14Sam Clarke
Try28' · 7–12Sam Clarke
Conversion8' · 7–7Andrew Knewstubb
Try7' · 5–7Manumaua Letiu
Conversion3' · 0–7Sam Clarke
Try2' · 0–5Kaylum Boshier
Match Stats
CANTAR
26Points40
4Tries6
3Conversions5
1Yellow Cards0
Last Five Matches
Mitre 10 Cup / NPC Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 454 | 318 | 136 | — | — |
| 2 |  Northland | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 432 | 291 | 141 | — | — |
| 3 |  Otago | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 455 | 335 | 120 | — | — |
| 4 | Taranaki | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 420 | 306 | 114 | — | — |
| 5 |  North Harbour | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 398 | 319 | 79 | — | — |
| 6 |  Hawke's Bay | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 352 | 320 | 32 | — | — |
| 7 |  Tasman | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 369 | 345 | 24 | — | — |
| 8 |  Waikato | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 350 | 364 | -14 | — | — |
| 9 |  Bay of Plenty | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 258 | 300 | -42 | — | — |
| 10 |  Manawatu | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 272 | 332 | -60 | — | — |
| 11 |  Counties Manukau | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 252 | 352 | -100 | — | — |
| 12 |  Auckland | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 289 | 330 | -41 | — | — |
| 13 |  Southland | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 240 | 366 | -126 | — | — |
| 14 | Wellington | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 239 | 502 | -263 | — | — |
Game Information
VenueStadium TaranakiNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Season2027
Format2 × 40 min
Matchday Lineups
Canterbury
VS
Taranaki
Starting XV
Starting XV
Team Stats
CAN
VS
TAR
Season
13
Games Played
12
11
Wins
7
0
Draws
0
2
Losses
5
0.84615384615385
Win Percentage
0.58333333333333
Scoring
454
Points For
420
318
Points Against
306
136
Points Difference
114
34.923076923077
Points Per Game
35
24.461538461538
Opponent Points Per Game
25.5