Waikato vs Taranaki Live Score (23 Aug, 2025)
Play-by-Play
82'penalty goal23–22 · Lima Sopoaga
79'substitute on20–22 · Sean Ralph
79'player substituted20–22 · Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia
78'substitute on20–22 · Leone Nawai
78'player substituted20–22 · Michael Loft
71'substitute on20–22 · JJ Pokai
71'player substituted20–22 · Jayden Sa
71'conversion20–22 · Lima Sopoaga
70'try18–22 · Xavier Roe
68'substitute on13–22 · Sage Walters-Hansen
68'player substituted13–22 · Arese Poliko
68'substitute on13–22 · Perry Lawrence
68'player substituted13–22 · Jared Proffit
66'substitute on13–22 · Tepaea Cook-Savage
66'player substituted13–22 · Mitch Jacobson
66'substitute on13–22 · Scott Jury
66'player substituted13–22 · Jesse Parete
64'substitute on13–22 · Keightley Watson
64'player substituted13–22 · Mitch O'Neill
64'penalty goal13–22 · Josh Jacomb
61'conversion13–19 · Lima Sopoaga
60'try11–19 · Dylan Eti
57'substitute on6–19 · Sefo Kautai
57'player substituted6–19 · George Dyer
57'substitute on6–19 · Taipari Quinn
57'player substituted6–19 · Mason Tupaea
54'substitute on6–19 · Lima Sopoaga
54'player substituted6–19 · Aaron Cruden
51'substitute on6–19 · Malachi Wrampling-Alec
51'player substituted6–19 · Xavier Saifoloi
51'substitute on6–19 · Senita Lauaki
51'player substituted6–19 · Jahrome Brown
48'conversion6–19 · Josh Jacomb
47'try6–17 · Obey Samate
46'substitute on6–12 · Obey Samate
46'player substituted6–12 · Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
46'penalty goal6–12 · Aaron Cruden
43'conversion3–12 · Josh Jacomb
42'try3–10 · Logan Crowley
24'try3–5 · Josh Setu
21'penalty goal3–0 · Aaron Cruden
10'yellow card0–0 · Jesse Parete
Scoring Summary
Penalty Goal82' · 23–22Lima Sopoaga
Conversion71' · 20–22Lima Sopoaga
Try70' · 18–22Xavier Roe
Penalty Goal64' · 13–22Josh Jacomb
Conversion61' · 13–19Lima Sopoaga
Try60' · 11–19Dylan Eti
Conversion48' · 6–19Josh Jacomb
Try47' · 6–17Obey Samate
Penalty Goal46' · 6–12Aaron Cruden
Conversion43' · 3–12Josh Jacomb
Try42' · 3–10Logan Crowley
Try24' · 3–5Josh Setu
Penalty Goal21' · 3–0Aaron Cruden
Match Stats
WAITAR
23Points22
2Tries3
2Conversions2
3Penalty Goals1
0Yellow Cards1
Last Five Matches
Game Information
VenueStadium TaranakiNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Season2026
Format2 × 40 min
Matchday Lineups
Waikato
VS
Taranaki
Starting XV
Starting XV
Team Stats
WAI
6-5
VS
TAR
6-5
Season
11
Games Played
11
6
Wins
6
0
Draws
0
5
Losses
5
0.545
Win Percentage
0.545
Scoring
275
Points For
330
335
Points Against
255
-60
Points Difference
75
25.0
Points Per Game
30.0
30.5
Opponent Points Per Game
23.2