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Northland vs Taranaki Predictions - Northland to prevail against Taranaki

Brad Newcomb

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Last updated: 12 Aug 2026

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Brad Newcomb 12 Aug 2026

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Northland has won 3 of last 4 home games; strong at home.
Taranaki leads head-to-heads, but have lost 3 of 4 away.
Recommendation: Northland tipped to cover +1.5 handicap.

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Northland comfortaly won their first home match of the season recently (Getty Images)

Northland suffered their first defeat of the season last weekend but won their opening match at home. Taranaki also lost the first NPC match of their campaign in their previous outing.

Northland have won 3 of their last 4 home games.
Northland have won 2 of their last 4 home fixtures against Taranaki.
Taranaki have lost 3 of their last 4 away matches.

Head to Head

Taranaki have the advantage over Northland, with eight victories to three in 11 meetings in the National Provincial Championship.

Northland Form

Northland scored two tries and a conversion in the first half against Bay of Plenty last weekend, going into the break trailing 24-12.

Taniwha mounted a comeback in the second half, scoring three tries and two conversions, but fell short, losing 34-31 to Bay of Plenty away from home.

Before that, Northland faced Manawatu in their opening match of the season, cruising to an easy 40-14 victory at home.

Northland have had a solid start to their National Provincial Championship campaign, and have registered three wins in their last four home games, giving them the edge needed to come out on top against Taranaki.

Taranaki Form

Taranaki scored two tries and a conversions in the first half against Waikato last weekend, going into the half-time break trailing 26-12.

The Taranaki Bulls improved in the second half, scoring three tries, a conversion, and a penalty, but could not close the points gap on Waikato, losing 38-32 away from home.

Before that defeat, the Taranaki Bulls comfortably beat Counties Manukau 20-5 away from home in their NPC season opener.

Taranaki have also had a solid beginning to their new season, but they have struggled to consistently win away from home recently, with three defeats in their last four outings in the National Provincial Championship.

Team News

Northland

Terrell Peita scored a brace against Bay of Plenty last weekend.

Grady Forbes, Hudson Creighton, and Rob Rush scored a try each in the match.

Rivez Reihana kicked over three conversions.

Starting XV: Esile Fono, James Mullan, Marcel Renata, Allan Craig, Josh Goodhue, Rob Rush, Lachie Hooper, Terrelle Pita, Sam Nock, Rivez Reihana (C), Brady Rush, Hudson Creighton, Heremaia Murray, Nathan Salmon, Jordan Trainor

Replacements: Jordan Hutchings, Ollie Ryan, Ricki Heremaia, Darcy Holwell, Grady Forbes, Josh Renton, Jade Stewart, Reuben Stewart

Taranaki

Jesse Parete scored a brace against Waikato last weekend.

Vereniki Tikoisolomone, Sage Walters-Hansen, and Meihana Grindlay each contributed a try in the match.

Sam Clarke kicked over two conversions, while Rocky Olsen landed a penalty.

Starting XV: Jared Proffit, JJ Pokai, Marika Parker, Jayden Sa, Jesse Parete, Josefa Namosimalua, Olly Lawson, Sage Walters-Hansen, Adam Lennox, Sam Clarke, Kini Naholo, Haki Wiseman, Seta Tamanivalu, Vereniki Tikoiisolomone, Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Neepkens (C)

Replacements: Harry Hansen, Keightley Watson, Dane Johnston, Scott Jury, Bradley Tocker, Quintony Ngatai, Rocky Olsen, Willem Ratu

Verdict

Northland v Taranaki

Northland have the home-ground advantage for the match against Taranaki and are tipped to cover the +1.5 handicap.

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Brad graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bcom-Management Accounting degree and has a financial background.

His love of sport has seen him venture down the road of researching sporting history for the past several years, specifically boxing, cricket and football.

Other sports of particular interest are golf, tennis, horse racing and motorsports.

Additionally, he spends his time researching the military history of his home country of South Africa.

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