Canterbury
34 - 14
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Taranaki Bulls

Canterbury vs Taranaki Bulls

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Canterbury v Taranaki Bulls Canterbury v Taranaki Bulls
Hilux NPC - Round 10 Hilux NPC - Round 10
Sun 5th October 2025, 05:35am SAST Sun 5th October 2025, 05:35am SAST
Apollo Projects Stadium Apollo Projects Stadium
Ben O'Keeffe Ben O'Keeffe

Head to Head

Canterbury
Wins
3
Taranaki Bulls
Wins
2

Average Points scored

30
28
First try wins
80%
Home team wins
100%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Canterbury
38-28
Taranaki Bulls
Canterbury
62-26
Waikato
Manawatu
12-22
Canterbury
Canterbury
34-21
Southland Stags
North Harbour
24-25
Canterbury
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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Match Information

Canterbury v Taranaki Bulls Canterbury v Taranaki Bulls
Hilux NPC - Round 10 Hilux NPC - Round 10
Sun 5th October 2025, 05:35am SAST Sun 5th October 2025, 05:35am SAST
Apollo Projects Stadium Apollo Projects Stadium
Ben O'Keeffe Ben O'Keeffe

Points Flow Chart

Canterbury Taranaki Bulls
Canterbury Taranaki Bulls
78
Mins in lead
0
98%
% Of Game In Lead
0%
63%
Possession Last 10 min
37%
7
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Fihaki
34-14 79'
Lienert-Brown
32-14 78'
Jacomb
50' 27-14
Poliko
49' 27-12
Bell
27-7 42'
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22m Entries

Canterbury Taranaki Bulls
Avg. Points Scored
2.6
22m Entries
13
Avg. Points Scored
2.3
22m Entries
6

Attack Profile

Canterbury
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Defence Profile

Canterbury
Taranaki Bulls
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Last 5 Penalties

Canterbury 60'
Taranaki Bulls 63'
Canterbury 65'
Canterbury 67'
Taranaki Bulls 78'
15
Points
Zach Gallagher
Canterbury Zach Gallagher
3
Tries
Zach Gallagher
Canterbury Zach Gallagher
19
Carries
George Bell
Canterbury George Bell
19
Tackles Completed
Jared Proffit
Taranaki Bulls Jared Proffit
2
Line Breaks
Josh Jacomb
Taranaki Bulls Josh Jacomb
3
Turnovers Won
Taniela Rakuro
Taranaki Bulls Taniela Rakuro
6
Defenders Beaten
Josh Jacomb
Taranaki Bulls Josh Jacomb
68
Successful Passes
Tyson Belworthy
Canterbury Tyson Belworthy

Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Shun Miyake comes on for Canterbury and Chay Fihaki comes off
79'
Conversion
Chay Fihaki has scored the conversion
79'
Try
Canterbury have scored a try by Daniel Lienert-Brown
78'
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Canterbury vs Taranaki Bulls Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Canterbury face off against Taranaki Bulls in Hilux NPC Round 10 on Sun 5th October 2025 at Apollo Projects Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 04:35. In South Africa it’s at 05:35 SAST, 16:35 NZST in New Zealand, 14:35 AEST in Australia and 20:35 EST in the US.

Canterbury won the last encounter but Canterbury are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Canterbury vs Taranaki Bulls Squads

The official squads for Canterbury 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.

Other Fixtures

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