Taranaki v Wellington XV NPC pre-season livestream

A Wellington XV plays the Taranaki NPC squad in their second and final NPC pre-season match on Friday afternoon in coastal Taranaki, in a fixture dubbed the ‘Battle of the Beach.’

Check out the home team’s livestream of the encounter below:

The teams are:

Wellington (as received):

1. Jake Turnbull (USA)

2. James O’Reilly (HOBM)

3. Siale Lauaki (Norths)

4. Caleb Delany (Old Boys University)

5. Hugo Plummer (Tawa)

6. Dominic Ropeti (Ories)

7. Duplessis Kirifi (Norths)

8. Matolu Petaia (Tawa)

9. Logan Henry (Petone)

10. Callum Harkin (OBU)

11. Divad Palu (Austraia)

12. Julian Savea (Ories)

13. Jackson Ropata (Australia)

14. Losi Filipo (Petone)

15. Cam Burgess (MSP)

BENCH:

16. Penieli Poasa (Ories)

17. Geordie Bean (OBU)

18. Samuela Tawake (Tonga)

19. Sam Thomson (Petone)

20. Archie Treadwell (Wellington)

21. Riley Williams (Auckland)

22. Murphy Taramai (Upper Hutt Rams)

23. Sione Halalilo (Ories)

24. K. Yangagawa (Japan)

25. Piri Paraone (Petone)

26. Matt Proctor (Wellington)

27. Jordan Soli (Ories)