Waikato vs Manawatu Live Score (6 Sep, 2025)
Play-by-Play
79'substitute on26–36 · Jai Tamati
79'player substituted26–36 · Jordi Viljoen
75'substitute on26–36 · Andrew Smith
75'player substituted26–36 · Xavier Saifoloi
75'substitute on26–36 · Liam Gilheaney-Black
75'player substituted26–36 · Sean Ralph
75'substitute on26–36 · Austin Anderson
75'player substituted26–36 · Aki Tuivailala
70'substitute on26–36 · Liam Anderson
70'player substituted26–36 · Luke Jacobson
70'conversion26–36 · Sam Coles
69'try26–34 · Drew Wild
68'substitute on26–29 · Sam Coles
68'player substituted26–29 · Pena Va'a
68'substitute on26–29 · Liam Pratt
68'player substituted26–29 · Malakai Hala-Ngatai
66'substitute on26–29 · Charlie Marsh
66'player substituted26–29 · Rui Farrant
63'substitute on26–29 · Gabe Robinson
63'player substituted26–29 · Sefo Kautai
62'conversion26–29 · Aaron Cruden
61'try24–29 · Sean Ralph
57'substitute on19–29 · Will Martin
57'player substituted19–29 · Mason Tupaea
57'player substituted19–29 · Tepaea Cook-Savage
57'substitute on19–29 · Waisake Salabiau
53'conversion19–29 · Drew Wild
52'try19–27 · Taine Roiri
51'substitute on19–22 · Misinale Epenisa
51'player substituted19–22 · Feleti Sae-Ta'ufo'ou
51'substitute on19–22 · Rowan Slater
51'player substituted19–22 · Joe Fabish
46'conversion19–22 · Aaron Cruden
45'try17–22 · Gideon Wrampling
35'try12–22 · Kyle Brown
29'try12–17 · Dan Sinkinson
28'conversion7–17 · Drew Wild
27'try7–15 · Taniela Filimone
25'conversion7–10 · Aaron Cruden
24'try5–10 · Rui Farrant
24'substitute on0–10 · Raymond Tuputupu
24'player substituted0–10 · Vernon Bason
15'try0–10 · Taine Roiri
7'try0–5 · Mosese Bason
Scoring Summary
Conversion70' · 26–36Sam Coles
Try69' · 26–34Drew Wild
Conversion62' · 26–29Aaron Cruden
Try61' · 24–29Sean Ralph
Conversion53' · 19–29Drew Wild
Try52' · 19–27Taine Roiri
Conversion46' · 19–22Aaron Cruden
Try45' · 17–22Gideon Wrampling
Try35' · 12–22Kyle Brown
Try29' · 12–17Dan Sinkinson
Conversion28' · 7–17Drew Wild
Try27' · 7–15Taniela Filimone
Conversion25' · 7–10Aaron Cruden
Try24' · 5–10Rui Farrant
Try15' · 0–10Taine Roiri
Try7' · 0–5Mosese Bason
Match Stats
WAIMAN
26Points36
4Tries6
3Conversions3
Last Five Matches
Game Information
VenueCentral Energy Trust ArenaPalmerston North, New Zealand
Season2026
Format2 × 40 min
Matchday Lineups
Waikato
VS
Manawatu
Starting XV
Starting XV
Team Stats
WAI
6-5
VS
MAN
3-7
Season
11
Games Played
10
6
Wins
3
0
Draws
0
5
Losses
7
0.545
Win Percentage
0.300
Scoring
275
Points For
247
335
Points Against
403
-60
Points Difference
-156
25.0
Points Per Game
24.7
30.5
Opponent Points Per Game
40.3