NPC 2023 - Round 3 Team Announcements

Check out the teams ahead of the third round of NPC, taking on Friday the 18th, Saturday the 19th, Sunday the 20th and Wednesday the 23rd of August 2023.

Lineup for Counties Manukau vs Bay of Plenty, Friday, August 18, 2023, Kickoff 09:05AM

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COUNTIES MANUKAU : 1. K. KAIVELATA 2. I. WEST-STEVENS 3. S. ASOMUA 4. A. MCROBBIE 5. J. THOMPSON 6. S. TUIFUA 7. S. REIDY 8. H. SOTUTU 9. L. DANIELA 10. R. HOHEPA 11. T. PULU 12. N. FOLIAKI 13. T. OFA 14. S. MOLIA 15. E. NANAI-SETURO
16. I. MOANANU 17. E. LINDENMUTH 18. S. TUIFUA 19. A. BRASH 20. J. KINGI 21. C. BRADY-LEATHEM 22. A. TUALA 23. B. MAKIRI

4 changes in Counties Manukau Steelers starting XV :

4. MCROBBIE → TUPOU

6. TUIFUA → VAIPULU

11. PULU → GRAY

14. MOLIA → MALIMALI

BAY OF PLENTY : 1. A. ROSS 2. K. EKLUND 3. J. AFOA 4. M. SELBY-RICKIT 5. J. SANGSTER 6. N. AH KUOI 7. S. PAEA 8. N. BROUGHTON 9. T. TAHURIORANGI 10. L. CASHMORE 11. N. MCGARVEY-BLACK 12. L. LALOMILO 13. M. NANAI 14. C. VAI 15. C. FORBES
16. N. VELLA 17. J. BARTLETT 18. B. KUMEROA 19. E. WAQA 20. V. LASAQA 21. C. PRICE 22. S. BARDOUL 23. W. HAWERA

3 changes in Bay of Plenty Steamers starting XV :

7. PAEA → LASAQA

14. VAI → CARTER

15. FORBES → HAWERA

→ Game sheet and stats for Counties Manukau - Bay of Plenty

Lineup for North Harbour vs Auckland, Saturday, August 19, 2023, Kickoff 04:05AM

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NORTH HARBOUR : 1. N. MAYHEW 2. S. KLEIN 3. T. MAFILEO 4. C. SUAFOA 5. M. NGAKURU 6. T. MCGAHAN 7. J. MELVIN 8. L. INISI 9. J. BOOTH 10. O. KOLLER 11. D. MORGAN-PUTERANGI 12. H. TAEFU 13. T. BARHAM 14. K. BANKS 15. S. STEVENSON
16. B. GORDON 17. S. MAFILEO 18. T. LANGI 19. W. SITITI 20. C. CHRISTIE 21. K. RUZICH 22. A. HALO 23. A. LEIUA

5 changes in North Harbour starting XV :

4. SUAFOA → GRANT

8. INISI → SUAFOA

11. MORGAN-PUTERANGI → LELENGA

14. BANKS → LEIUA

15. STEVENSON → BANKS

AUCKLAND : 1. J. FUSITU'A 2. S. VIKENA 3. A. TA'AVAO 4. P. TUIPULOTU 5. J. BEEHRE 6. A. CHOAT 7. B. GIBSON 8. A. IOANE 9. K. THOMAS 10. Z. SULLIVAN 11. S. RAYASI 12. H. PLUMMER 13. B. HEEM 14. A. LAM 15. R. TUIVASA-SHECK
16. L. APISAI 17. B. AKE 18. S. AHIO 19. H. DALZELL 20. C. CLARK 21. T. FUNAKI 22. C. EVANS 23. C. TANGITAU

2 changes in Auckland starting XV :

9. THOMAS → FUNAKI

11. RAYASI → TANGITAU

→ Game sheet and stats for North Harbour - Auckland

Lineup for Wellington vs Southland, Saturday, August 19, 2023, Kickoff 04:05AM

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WELLINGTON : 1. X. NUMIA 2. J. O'REILLY 3. S. LAUAKI 4. C. DELANY 5. D. BIRD 6. B. SHIELDS 7. D. KIRIFI 8. P. LAKAI 9. K. HAUITI-PARAPARA 10. A. MORGAN 11. P. PATAFILO 12. P. UMAGA-JENSEN 13. B. PROCTOR 14. L. FILIPO 15. R. LOVE
16. J. SOUTHALL 17. C. ORR 18. P. SHECK 19. H. PLUMMER 20. D. ROPETI 21. K. PRESTON 22. R. HIGGINS 23. T. CLARKE

1 change in Wellington Lions starting XV :

5. BIRD → PLUMMER

SOUTHLAND : 1. J. WALSH 2. J. TAYLOR 3. M. MITCHELL 4. S. SINGH 5. J. BEKHUIS 6. B. RYALL 7. L. FERGUSON 8. D. NEL 9. J. RENTON 10. G. DYER 11. G. HAMER-WEBB 12. M. WHAANGA 13. N. FOSTER 14. V. FINE 15. R. VAN VUGT
16. B. STRANG 17. J. AOINA 18. Q. HARRISON-JONES 19. G. KNAPP 20. S. TUPOU TA'EILOA 21. K. TAMURA 22. D. HOLLINSHEAD 23. T. LATU

6 changes in Southland Stags starting XV :

4. SINGH → DRAKE

7. FERGUSON → MICHAELS

10. DYER → BANKS

11. HAMER-WEBB → MANSON

14. FINE → HAMER-WEBB

15. VAN VUGT → GREGORY

→ Game sheet and stats for Wellington - Southland

Lineup for Canterbury vs Manawatu, Saturday, August 19, 2023, Kickoff 06:35AM

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CANTERBURY : 1. J. MOODY 2. B. FUNNELL 3. O. JAGER 4. M. DUNSHEA 5. T. CAHILL 6. B. HARMON 7. T. CHRISTIE 8. C. GRACE 9. M. DRUMMOND 10. F. BURKE 11. B. MURRAY 12. R. POIHIPI 13. D. MCLEOD 14. M. MATAELE 15. C. FIHAKI
16. N. HYDE 17. D. LIENERT-BROWN 18. S. CALDER 19. L. ROMANO 20. C. KELLOW 21. W. HEINZ 22. A. HARFORD 23. R. CROTTY

7 changes in Canterbury starting XV :

1. MOODY → LIENERT-BROWN

3. JAGER → CALDER

4. DUNSHEA → ROMANO

5. CAHILL → GARDINER

6. HARMON → KELLOW

8. GRACE → HARMON

9. DRUMMOND → HEINZ

MANAWATU : 1. J. GAVIGAN 2. L. KEIL-SCHWENCKE 3. F. YATES 4. O. TAUATEVALU 5. J. MOMSEN 6. T. PEITA 7. S. MCDOWALL 8. B. IOSE 9. J. VILJOEN 10. B. CAMERON 11. T. FAINGA'ANUKU 12. J. EMERY 13. K. BROWN 14. D. WILD 15. B. WAAKA
16. R. TUPUTUPU 17. M. HALA 18. C. KEITH 19. S. VAN DEN HOVEN 20. J. GOERKE 21. J. POLAND 22. I. RAVULA 23. T. WAITOKIA

7 changes in Manawatu Turbos starting XV :

2. KEIL-SCHWENCKE → BASON

3. YATES → PARANIHI

5. MOMSEN → VAN DEN HOVEN

6. PEITA → MOMSEN

9. VILJOEN → CAMPBELL

14. WILD → FILIMONE

15. WAAKA → WILD

→ Game sheet and stats for Canterbury - Manawatu

Lineup for Northland vs Tasman, Saturday, August 19, 2023, Kickoff 09:05AM

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NORTHLAND : 1. J. ADAMS 2. B. KAUIKA-PETERSEN 3. R. LEMISIO 4. S. CAIRD 5. L. HALLAM-EAMES 6. R. RUSH 7. J. MAU'U 8. S. MCNAMARA 9. L. MILO-HARRIS 10. R. REIHANA 11. H. MURRAY 12. B. HOHAIA 13. T. TUA 14. B. RUSH 15. J. MOORBY
16. M. MOULDS 17. R. COBB 18. C. TE WHATA-COLLEY 19. H. JURLINA 20. M. MATICH 21. T. HAPE 22. D. HAWKINS 23. J. GOODHUE

4 changes in Northland Taniwha starting XV :

1. ADAMS → COBB

2. KAUIKA-PETERSEN → MOULDS

4. CAIRD → SWEETMAN

7. MAU'U → MATICH

TASMAN : 1. K. SYKES-MARTIN 2. F. KAITU'U 3. S. MATENGA 4. A. SHALFOON 5. Q. STRANGE 6. M. HICKS 7. S. BAKER 8. A. SEGNER 9. N. HOTHAM 10. T. ROBINSON 11. M. SPRINGER 12. A. NANKIVELL 13. L. AUMUA 14. T. TAVATAVANAWAI 15. T. MARSHALL
16. Q. MACDONALD 17. R. COXON 18. L. INCH 19. M. CURRY 20. A. FLETCHER 21. L. CHAPMAN 22. T. O'MALLEY 23. W. GUALTER

6 changes in Tasman Mako starting XV :

1. SYKES-MARTIN → COXON

4. SHALFOON → STRANGE

5. STRANGE → PARKINSON

7. BAKER → SEGNER

8. SEGNER → SAIL

15. MARSHALL → ALOSIO

→ Game sheet and stats for Northland - Tasman

Lineup for Hawke's Bay vs Otago, Sunday, August 20, 2023, Kickoff 04:05AM

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HAWKE'S BAY : 1. I. TU'UNGAFASI 2. T. THOMPSON 3. J. APIKOTOA 4. G. CRIDGE 5. T. PARSONS 6. J. GIMBLETT 7. S. SMITH 8. D. FLANDERS 9. F. FAKATAVA 10. L. MCCLUTCHIE 11. A. TUITAVUKI 12. C. TIATIA 13. O. SAPSFORD 14. P. BALEKANA 15. H. GODFREY
16. H. SHIMADA 17. K. KERERU-SYMES 18. P. RAKETE-STONES 19. H. MORRISON 20. P. TUIFUA 21. S. WYE 22. N. GRIGG 23. C. MAKENE

11 changes in Hawke's Bay Magpies starting XV :

1. TU'UNGAFASI → RAKETE-STONES

2. THOMPSON → KERERU-SYMES

3. APIKOTOA → SALMON

4. CRIDGE → LOCHORE

5. PARSONS → ALLEN

7. SMITH → KAIFA

8. FLANDERS → MIKAELE TU'U

9. FAKATAVA → WEBER

11. TUITAVUKI → LOWE

13. SAPSFORD → GRIGG

15. GODFREY → MAKENE

OTAGO : 1. R. WINGHAM 2. H. BELL 3. S. MA'U 4. J. DICKSON 5. W. TUCKER 6. T. SANDERS 7. S. WITHY 8. C. LIO-WILLIE 9. K. MCCLEA 10. C. MILLAR 11. J. NAREKI 12. J. LESLIE 13. T. UMAGA-JENSEN 14. J. WHAANGA 15. S. GILBERT
16. R. JACKSON 17. B. LOPAS 18. J. AINSLEY 19. F. HOLLAND 20. S. FISCHLI 21. N. HASTIE 22. F. HURLEY 23. J. ASI

6 changes in Otago starting XV :

6. SANDERS → FISCHLI

9. MCCLEA → ARSCOTT

10. MILLAR → GILBERT

12. LESLIE → UMAGA-JENSEN

13. UMAGA-JENSEN → TE HIWI

15. GILBERT → HURLEY

→ Game sheet and stats for Hawke's Bay - Otago

Lineup for Waikato vs Taranaki, Sunday, August 20, 2023, Kickoff 06:35AM

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WAIKATO : 1. O. NORRIS 2. P. ANAE AH-SUE 3. G. DYER 4. J. TUCKER 5. L. MCWHANNELL 6. X. SAIFOLOI 7. P. MCCURRAN 8. S. PARKER 9. C. RATIMA 10. T. KEMARA 11. D. SINKINSON 12. A. ANDERSON 13. G. WRAMPLING 14. B. SULLIVAN 15. L. COOMBES-FABLING
16. S. RALPH 17. M. TUPAEA 18. S. TUKUAFU 19. H. BURR 20. T. REUBEN 21. X. ROE 22. Q. TUPAEA 23. T. COOK-SAVAGE

9 changes in Waikato Mooloos starting XV :

2. ANAE AH-SUE → MARSHALL

3. DYER → TUKUAFU

4. TUCKER → CRIBB

5. MCWHANNELL → BURR

8. PARKER → REUBEN

9. RATIMA → ROE

11. SINKINSON → TUHAKARAINA

13. WRAMPLING → SULLIVAN

14. SULLIVAN → NORDSTROM

TARANAKI : 1. J. PROFFIT 2. B. SLATER 3. M. BENT 4. J. PARETE 5. H. CUNNINGHAM 6. K. BOSHIER 7. T. FLORENCE 8. P. SOWAKULA 9. L. CROWLEY 10. J. POTROZ 11. K. NAHOLO 12. T. WALDEN 13. M. GRINDLAY 14. J. RATUMAITAVUKI-KNEEPKENS 15. S. PEROFETA
16. R. RICCITELLI 17. R. O'NEILL 18. K. STEWART 19. M. SANERIVI 20. F. SA 21. A. LENNOX 22. D. RONA 23. M. MCKENZIE

4 changes in Taranaki Bulls starting XV :

2. SLATER → RICCITELLI

3. BENT → O'NEILL

7. FLORENCE → POLIKO

15. PEROFETA → MCKENZIE

→ Game sheet and stats for Waikato - Taranaki

Lineup for Wellington vs Tasman, Wednesday, August 23, 2023, Kickoff 09:05AM

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1 change in Wellington Lions starting XV :

5. BIRD → PLUMMER

6 changes in Tasman Mako starting XV :

1. SYKES-MARTIN → COXON

4. SHALFOON → STRANGE

5. STRANGE → PARKINSON

7. BAKER → SEGNER

8. SEGNER → SAIL

15. MARSHALL → ALOSIO

→ Game sheet and stats for Wellington - Tasman

NB : changes in starting XV are determined from the last game in the same competition.