Round 2

Manawatu 36 — 35 Southland Stags

9 August 2026 · 5:05 pm · Central Energy Trust Arena · Referee: TBC · HT: 7-21

Attack

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Tries	6	5
Conversions	3	5
Penalty Goals	0	0
Drop Goals	0	0
Carries	118	182
Metres	563	528
Line Breaks	11	8
Defenders Beaten	38	25
Passes	180	218
Post Contact Metres	511	433

Defence

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Tackles Made	218	155
Tackles Missed	25	38
Tackle Success %	78%	75%
Dominant Tackles	20	9
Tackle Turnovers	2	1
Offloads Allowed	33	12

Possession

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Possession %	46%	54%
Time in Possession (s)	20 min	24 min
Possession Last 10 min	0.86	0.14
Ball in Play (s)	44 min	44 min

Territory

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Territory %	34%	66%
22m Entries	8	14
22m Conversion %	4.5%	2.5%
Time in Attack 22 (s)	2 min	9 min

Kicking

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Kicks From Hand	27	26
Kick Metres	674	768
Kick Success %	50%	100%
50/22 Kicks	0	0
Charged Down	3	1
Kick To Pass Ratio	1:6.7	1:8.4

Set Piece

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Scrums	9	5
Scrums Won	9	5
Scrums Lost	0	0
Scrum Win %	100%	100%
Lineouts	9	16
Lineout Win %	67%	94%
Mauls Won	2	6
Mauls Lost	0	0
Restarts Received	6	5
Restarts Won %	0%	17%

Breakdown

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Rucks Won	96	127
Rucks Lost	1	5
Ruck Success %	99%	96%
Ruck Speed 0-3s %	49%	52%
Ruck Speed 3-6s %	38%	39%
Ruck Speed 6+s %	13%	9%
Rucks Over Gain Line	44	60
Rucks Over Gain Line %	45%	45%
Turnovers Won	7	2
Turnovers Lost	16	20

Discipline

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Penalties Conceded	5	5
Free Kicks Conceded	0	2
Yellow Cards	0	0
Red Cards	0	0

The full team stat set for this match across all sources — everything that didn't make the Basic view.

22m Entry Outcomes

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Attacking 22 Entry Converted Try Scored	3	5
Attacking 22 Entry Drop Goal Scored	0	0
Attacking 22 Entry Penalty Goal Scored	0	0
Attacking 22 Entry Penalty Try Scored	0	0
Attacking 22 Entry Unconverted Try Scored	3	0
Opposition 22 Entry Drop Goal	0	0
Opposition 22 Entry Kick Turnover	1	0
Opposition 22 Entry Outcome Turnover	1	9
Opposition 22 Entry Penalty Conceded	0	0
Opposition 22 Entry Penalty Goal Attempt	0	0
Opposition 22 Entry Penalty Won	0	0
Opposition 22 Entry Scrum Won	0	0
Opposition 22 Entry Try	6	5

Carries by Zone & Type

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Carries Crossed Gain Line	68	95
Carries Kick Return	13	11
Carries Kick Return Metres	151	62
Carries Not Made Gain Line	32	64
Carries One Out Drive	46	71
Carries One Out Drive Metres	112	84
Carries Opp 22	15	68
Carries Opp Half	49	129
Carries Own Half	69	53
Carries Pick And Go	8	25
Carries Pick And Go Metres	45	75
Carries Support	7	20
Carries Support Metres	38	83
Carry Metres Total	1018	994

Defence Detail

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Tackle Penalty Conceded	1	2
Tackle Try Saver	0	0
Tackles Opp Half	41	78
Tackles Own 22	87	19
Tackles Own Half	177	77
Tackles Try Conceded	4	1

Defensive Exits

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Defensive Exit Failed	2	1
Defensive Exit Percentage	91%	86%
Defensive Exits Kick	11	5
Defensive Exits Run	10	1
Defensive Exits Success	21%	6%

Kick Detail

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Kick In Touch	14	10
Kick Oppn Collection	11	16
Kick Out Of Play	1	0
Kick Penalty Bad	0	0
Kick Penalty Good	4	4
Kick Possession Lost	25	26
Kick Possession Retained	2	3
Kick Success	27%	26%
Kick Touch In Goal	0	0
Kick Try Scored	0	1
Kicking Competition Goals	0	0
Kicks Opp Half	2	6
Kicks Own 22	12	6
Kicks Own Half	25	20
Pc Kick Percent	50%	100%
Place Kicks Attempted	6	5
Place Kicks Made	3	5
Place Kicks Missed	3	0
Place Kicks Success	50%	100%
Retained Kicks	2	3
True Retained Kicks	2	3

Lineout Detail

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Lineout 2 Man	0	0
Lineout 2 Man Plus1	0	0
Lineout 3 Man	0	0
Lineout 3 Man Plus1	0	0
Lineout 4 Man	0	0
Lineout 4 Man Plus1	2	0
Lineout 5 Man	1	1
Lineout 5 Man Plus1	3	7
Lineout 6 Man	0	2
Lineout 6 Man Plus1	2	5
Lineout Full	0	0
Lineout Length 15plus	0	0
Lineout Length Back	1	6
Lineout Length Front	4	6
Lineout Length Middle	3	3
Lineout Length Quick	1	1
Lineout Throw Lost Free Kick	0	0
Lineout Throw Lost Handling Error	1	1
Lineout Throw Lost Not Straight	0	0
Lineout Throw Lost Outright	1	0
Lineout Throw Lost Penalty	0	0
Lineout Throw Not Straight	0	0
Lineout Throw Won Clean	4	12
Lineout Throw Won Free Kick	0	0
Lineout Throw Won Penalty	1	0
Lineout Throw Won Tap	0	0
Lineout Won Own Throw	5	15
Lineout Won Steal	0	2
Lineouts Infringe Opp	1	0
Lineouts Infringe Own	0	0
Lineouts Opp 22	2	5
Lineouts Opp Half	7	14
Lineouts Own Half	2	2
Lineouts To Opp Player	3	1
Lineouts To Own Player	6	15

Maul Detail

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Mauling Metres	10	22
Mauls Lost Outright	0	0
Mauls Lost Turnover	0	0
Mauls Total	2	6
Mauls Won Outright	2	6
Mauls Won Penalty	0	0
Mauls Won Penalty Try	0	0
Mauls Won Try	0	0

Movement

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Movement Blindside	12	29
Movement Blindside Percentage	12%	21%
Movement Close	33	71
Movement Close Percentage	32%	51%
Movement Left	50	79
Movement Left Percentage	48%	57%
Movement Mid	47	37
Movement Mid Percentage	45%	27%
Movement Openside	92	110
Movement Openside Percentage	88%	79%
Movement Outside10	58	50
Movement Outside10 Percentage	56%	36%
Movement Right	54	60
Movement Right Percentage	52%	43%
Movement Tight	13	18
Movement Tight Percentage	13%	13%
Movement Wide	11	13
Movement Wide Percentage	11%	9%
Movement Within10	46	89
Movement Within10 Percentage	44%	64%

Other

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Bad Passes	12	15
Balls Played Total	312	392
Balls Played With Hands	286	366
Carry Dominant	28	37
Carry Ineffective	7	15
Carry Neutral	64	112
Clean Breaks Opp Half	8	8
Clean Breaks Own Half	3	0
Collection Failed	7	5
Collection From Kick	19	14
Collection Interception	0	2
Collection Loose Ball	23	30
Collection Success	309%	375%
Conversions Attempted	6	5
Conversions Success	50%	100%
Drop Goal Missed	0	0
Goals	3	5
Handling Error	13	12
Missed Conversion Goals	3	0
Missed Goals	3	0
Missed Penalty Goals	0	0
Opposition Entry Lineout Won	0	0
Pc Possession First	0.44	0.56
Pc Possession Second	0.48	0.52
Pc Territory First	0.32	0.68
Pc Territory Second	0.37	0.63
Penalty Kick For Touch Metres	87	63
Points Per 22m Entry	4.5	2.5
Possession Opp 22 Percentage	5%	19%
Possession Opp 50 22 Percentage	14%	20%
Possession Own 22 50 Percentage	18%	14%
Possession Own 22 Percentage	8%	2%
Red Card 20 Min	0	0
Red Card Second Yellow	0	0
Ruck Arrival	311	320
Ruck Arrival Attack	223	266
Ruck Arrival Defence	88	54
Ruck Behind Gainline	22	40
Ruck On Gainline	33	38
Ruck Speed 0 3	46	63
Ruck Speed 3 6	35	48
Ruck Speed 6 Plus	12	11
Rucks Opp 22	13	56
Rucks Opp Half	51	109
Rucks Own Half	46	23
Set Piece Won	15	20
Territory Last 10 Mins	0.7	0.3
Time In Att Half	514.2	1032.92
Total Kicks Succeeded	27	29
Try Assists	4	4
Try Kicks	0	1
Ball Carries	118	182
Total Kicks	27	26

Penalty Detail

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Free Kick Conceded	0	2
Free Kick Conceded At Lineout	0	0
Free Kick Conceded At Scrum	0	1
Free Kick Conceded In General Play	0	0
Free Kick Conceded In Ruck Or Maul	0	0
Pen Defs	5	5
Pen Offs	0	0
Penalty Conceded Collapsing	0	0
Penalty Conceded Collapsing Maul	0	0
Penalty Conceded Collapsing Offence	0	0
Penalty Conceded Delib Knock On	0	0
Penalty Conceded Dissent	0	0
Penalty Conceded Early Tackle	0	0
Penalty Conceded Foul Play	0	1
Penalty Conceded Handling In Ruck	0	0
Penalty Conceded High Tackle	0	2
Penalty Conceded Killing Ruck	3	0
Penalty Conceded Lineout Offence	0	1
Penalty Conceded Obstruction	0	0
Penalty Conceded Offside	0	1
Penalty Conceded Opp 22	0	0
Penalty Conceded Opp Half	0	3
Penalty Conceded Other	0	0
Penalty Conceded Own 22	3	0
Penalty Conceded Own Half	5	2
Penalty Conceded Scrum Offence	1	0
Penalty Conceded Stamping	0	0
Penalty Conceded Wrong Side	1	0

Playmaker

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Playmaker Carry	73	106
Playmaker Carry Percentage	33%	41%
Playmaker Involvement	218	261
Playmaker Kick	13	14
Playmaker Kick Percentage	6%	5%
Playmaker Pass	132	141
Playmaker Pass Percentage	61%	54%

Points Flow

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
% Of Game In Lead	0	76
Mins in lead	0	64
Points Last 10 min	10	0

Restart Detail

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Restart 22m	0	0
Restart Error Not Ten	0	0
Restart Error Out Of Play	0	0
Restart Halfway	5	6
Restart Opp Error	0	1
Restart Opp Player	4	5
Restart Own Player	0	0
Restarts Lost	5	5
Restarts Won	0	1

Scrum Detail

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Scrums Lost Free Kick	0	0
Scrums Lost Outright	0	0
Scrums Lost Penalty	0	0
Scrums Lost Reversed	0	0
Scrums Opp 22	0	1
Scrums Opp Half	3	2
Scrums Own Half	6	3
Scrums Reset	0	0
Scrums Won Free Kick	1	0
Scrums Won Outright	8	4
Scrums Won Penalty	0	1
Scrums Won Penalty Try	0	0
Scrums Won Pushover Try	0	0

Turnover Types

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Turnover Bad Pass	4	1
Turnover Carried In Touch	0	0
Turnover Carried Over	0	0
Turnover Forward Pass	0	1
Turnover Kick Error	2	1
Turnover Knock On	9	11
Turnover Lost In Ruck Or Maul	1	5
Turnover Opp Half	8	13
Turnover Own Half	8	7
Turnover Turnover Forward Pass	0	1
Turnover Won	7	2

Zone Splits

Stat	Manawatu	Southland Stags
Attacking Events Zone A	59	13
Attacking Events Zone B	160	123
Attacking Events Zone C	158	213
Attacking Events Zone D	56	199
Ball Won Zone A	14	1
Ball Won Zone B	38	25
Ball Won Zone C	44	62
Ball Won Zone D	15	59
Possession Start Opp 22	2	6
Possession Start Opp Half	9	20
Possession Start Own 22	19	2
Possession Start Own Half	37	26

Manawatu

#	Player	Timing
1	Joseph Gavigan	Off 52'
1	Joe Gavigan	▼52'
2	Chris Finau	▼40'
3	Feleti Sae-Ta'ufo'ou	▼52'
4	Taine Roiri	▼64'
5	Rob Harley
6	Te Kamaka Howden
7	Mosese Bason	▼40'
8	Brayden Iose
9	Jordi Viljoen	▼64'
10	Reece MacDonald
11	John Tapueluelu
12	James Tofa	▼44'
13	Kyle Brown
14	Taniela Filimone
15	Drew Wild	▼64'
16	Alani FakavaSub	▲40'
17	Liam PrattSub	▲52'
18	Daigo SasagawaSub	▲52'
19	Rory WoodsSub	▲40'
20	Samuel JohnsonSub	▲64'
21	Doug PhilipsonSub	▲64'
22	George WorboysSub	▲64'
23	Ngani LaumapeSub	▲44'

Substitutions & Cards

40' ▲ Rory Woods on for ▼ Mosese Bason
40' ▲ Alani Fakava on for ▼ Chris Finau
44' ▲ Ngani Laumape on for ▼ James Tofa
52' ▲ Liam Pratt on for ▼ Joe Gavigan
52' ▲ Daigo Sasagawa on for ▼ Feleti Sae-Ta'ufo'ou
64' ▲ Doug Philipson on for ▼ Jordi Viljoen
64' ▲ George Worboys on for ▼ Drew Wild
64' ▲ Samuel Johnson on for ▼ Taine Roiri

Southland Stags

#	Player	Timing
1	Jack Sexton	▼51'
2	Jack Taylor	▼44'
3	Sef Fa'agase	▼51'
4	Mitchell Dunshea
5	Alefosio Aho
6	Clement Halaholo	▼55'
7	Sean Withy
8	Konrad Toleafoa	▼65'
9	Nic Shearer	▼60'▲73'
10	Jimmy Taylor
11	Jay Reihana	▼51'
12	Scott Gregory	▼60'
13	Hayata Taniyama
14	Michael Manson	▼73'
15	Glen Vaihu
16	Jayden HendersonSub	▲44'
17	Jack BarrettSub	▲51'
18	Paula LatuSub	▲51'
19	Kasaloma AhokoviSub	▲65'
20	Sam FischliSub	▲55'
21	Charlie MarshSub	▲60'
22	Mika MuliainaSub	▲51'
23	Alfred NonuSub	▲60'

Substitutions & Cards

44' ▲ Jayden Henderson on for ▼ Jack Taylor
51' ▲ Paula Latu on for ▼ Sef Fa'agase
51' ▲ Jack Barrett on for ▼ Jack Sexton
51' ▲ Mika Muliaina on for ▼ Jay Reihana
55' ▲ Sam Fischli on for ▼ Clement Halaholo
60' ▲ Charlie Marsh on for ▼ Nic Shearer
60' ▲ Alfred Nonu on for ▼ Scott Gregory
65' ▲ Kasaloma Ahokovi on for ▼ Konrad Toleafoa
73' ▲ Nic Shearer on for ▼ Michael Manson Injury

Name	Minutes Played Total	Tries ▼	Tries	Points	Runs	Carries	Metres	Metres	Clean Breaks	Line Breaks	Defenders Beaten	Defenders Beaten	Offload	Offloads	Passes	Passes	Tackles	Tackles	Missed Tackles	Missed Tackles	Dominant Tackles	Dominant Tackles	Turnovers Won	Turnovers Conceded	Turnovers Lost	Penalties Conceded	Penalties Conceded	Kicks From Hand	Kicks	Lineouts Won	Lineouts Won
Reece MacDonald	80	2	–	16	7	–	48	–	1	–	8	–	0	–	15	–	2	–	4	–	1	–	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	–
Jimmy Taylor	80	2	–	20	10	–	83	–	1	–	3	–	0	–	11	–	5	–	2	–	0	–	–	3	–	0	–	5	–	0	–
Kyle Brown	80	1	–	5	9	–	81	–	2	–	8	–	1	–	8	–	9	–	1	–	2	–	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	–
Jordi Viljoen	64	1	–	5	3	–	27	–	2	–	3	–	0	–	55	–	5	–	4	–	0	–	–	1	–	0	–	7	–	0	–
Brayden Iose	80	1	–	5	14	–	77	–	0	–	6	–	1	–	3	–	13	–	0	–	1	–	–	1	–	1	–	0	–	0	–
Alani Fakava	40	1	–	5	3	–	6	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	18	–	1	–	0	–	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	3	–
Michael Manson	74	1	–	5	8	–	74	–	2	–	5	–	2	–	3	–	2	–	1	–	0	–	–	1	–	0	–	2	–	0	–
Hayata Taniyama	80	1	–	5	15	–	54	–	2	–	3	–	3	–	10	–	7	–	7	–	1	–	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jay Reihana	51	1	–	5	7	–	17	–	1	–	2	–	2	–	3	–	4	–	2	–	0	–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drew Wild	64	0	–	0	9	–	75	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	8	–	5	–	1	–	1	–	–	1	–	0	–	8	–	0	–
Taniela Filimone	80	0	–	0	7	–	39	–	1	–	1	–	1	–	5	–	9	–	2	–	1	–	–	1	–	0	–	1	–	0	–
James Tofa	45	0	–	0	4	–	18	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	4	–	11	–	1	–	1	–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
John Tapueluelu	80	0	–	0	8	–	69	–	2	–	2	–	0	–	4	–	14	–	2	–	1	–	–	1	–	0	–	1	–	0	–
Joe Gavigan	52	0	–	0	7	–	22	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	1	–	10	–	1	–	0	–	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	–
Chris Finau	41	0	–	0	3	–	3	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	–	1	–	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	2	–
Feleti Sae-Ta'ufo'ou	52	0	–	0	3	–	7	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	4	–	11	–	1	–	0	–	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Taine Roiri	64	0	–	0	6	–	6	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	–	9	–	2	–	1	–	–	1	–	1	–	0	–	0	–
Rob Harley	80	0	–	0	3	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	21	–	0	–	3	–	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Te Kamaka Howden	80	0	–	0	8	–	22	–	0	–	3	–	1	–	7	–	28	–	1	–	2	–	–	3	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mosese Bason	41	0	–	0	4	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	11	–	1	–	2	–	–	2	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Liam Pratt	28	0	–	0	2	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	–	0	–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Daigo Sasagawa	28	0	–	0	3	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	–	0	–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rory Woods	40	0	–	0	6	–	22	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	10	–	0	–	1	–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Samuel Johnson	16	0	–	0	4	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	–	1	–	0	–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Doug Philipson	16	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	26	–	2	–	0	–	0	–	–	1	–	0	–	3	–	0	–
George Worboys	16	0	–	0	2	–	30	–	1	–	2	–	0	–	16	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ngani Laumape	35	0	–	0	3	–	10	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	12	–	4	–	0	–	2	–	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–
Glen Vaihu	80	0	–	0	12	–	62	–	1	–	0	–	3	–	11	–	1	–	4	–	0	–	–	1	–	1	–	8	–	1	–
Scott Gregory	60	0	–	0	8	–	15	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	–	15	–	2	–	0	–	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–
Nic Shearer	67	0	–	0	14	–	14	–	1	–	2	–	4	–	89	–	5	–	3	–	0	–	–	1	–	0	–	4	–	0	–
Jack Sexton	51	0	–	0	13	–	5	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	4	–	11	–	2	–	2	–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jack Taylor	45	0	–	0	13	–	27	–	0	–	2	–	1	–	7	–	6	–	0	–	1	–	–	2	–	0	–	1	–	9	–
Sef Fa'agase	51	0	–	0	3	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	–	2	–	0	–	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	0	–
Mitchell Dunshea	80	0	–	0	15	–	40	–	0	–	2	–	1	–	9	–	12	–	5	–	3	–	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	0	–
Alefosio Aho	80	0	–	0	11	–	18	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	3	–	11	–	1	–	0	–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clement Halaholo	56	0	–	0	10	–	38	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	5	–	4	–	1	–	0	–	–	1	–	1	–	0	–	0	–
Sean Withy	80	0	–	0	12	–	20	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	8	–	15	–	1	–	1	–	–	4	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Konrad Toleafoa	66	0	–	0	9	–	37	–	0	–	1	–	2	–	10	–	8	–	0	–	0	–	–	2	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jayden Henderson	35	0	–	0	4	–	6	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	–	0	–	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	5	–
Jack Barrett	29	0	–	0	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	–	1	–	0	–	–	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Paula Latu	29	0	–	0	5	–	9	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	7	–	1	–	0	–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kasaloma Ahokovi	14	0	–	0	1	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	–	1	–	0	–	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	0	–
Sam Fischli	24	0	–	0	3	–	7	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	–	1	–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Charlie Marsh	20	0	–	0	1	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	23	–	2	–	0	–	0	–	–	1	–	0	–	3	–	0	–
Mika Muliaina	29	0	–	0	3	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	–	1	–	0	–	–	1	–	0	–	2	–	0	–
Alfred Nonu	20	0	–	0	4	–	3	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	2	–	6	–	1	–	0	–	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Joseph Gavigan	–	–	0	–	–	7	–	22	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	1	–	11	–	1	–	0	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0