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Taranaki Bulls

Taranaki Bulls Form last 5 games 🔥 1 win streak

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The five top performers from round one of the NPC

Taranaki Bulls Matches

Sat 2 Aug, 2025

Bunnings NPC

FT
Stadium Taranaki
Taranaki Bulls Taranaki Bulls
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Northland Northland
12:10am
Round 1
LIVE
23
3

Fri 8 Aug, 2025

Bunnings NPC

7:05pm PDT
North Harbour Stadium
North Harbour North Harbour
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Taranaki Bulls Taranaki Bulls
7:05pm
Round 2
LIVE
0
0
Who will win?
North Harbour 50%
50% Taranaki Bulls

Fri 15 Aug, 2025

Bunnings NPC

4:35am PDT
Auckland Auckland
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Taranaki Bulls Taranaki Bulls
4:35am
Round 3
LIVE
0
0
Who will win?
Auckland 100%
0% Taranaki Bulls

Taranaki Bulls Forwards

Name
Position
Jared Proffit
Prop
Ricky Riccitelli
Hooker
Bradley Slater
Hooker
JJ Pokai
Hooker
Michael Bent
Prop
Reuben O'Neill
Prop
Scott Barrett
Lock
Tupou Vaa'i
Lock
Josh Lord
Lock
Fiti Sa
Lock
Jayden Sa
Lock
Thomas Franklin
Lock
Michael Loft
Back Row
Jesse Parete
Back Row
Kaylum Boshier
Back Row
Arese Poliko
Back Row
Brad Kooman
Vereniki Tikoisolomone
Scott Jury
Hemopo Cunningham
Leone Nawai
Mitch O'Neill
Nathaniel Peters
Jackson Morgan
Perry Lawrence

Taranaki Bulls Backs

Name
Position
Logan Crowley
Scrum Half
Adam Lennox
Scrum Half
Beauden Barrett
Fly Half
Stephen Perofeta
Fly Half
Josh Jacomb
Fly Half
Kiniviliame Naholo
Outside Back
Josh Setu
Outside Back
Jordie Barrett
Centre
Daniel Rona
Centre
Meihana Grindlay
Centre
Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
Outside Back
Brayton Northcott-Hill
Outside Back
Jayson Potroz
Outside Back
Ethan Reti
Outside Back
Obey Samate
Outside Back
AJ Lemalu
Outside Back
Toby Burkett
Outside Back
Rowan Slater
Outside Back
Marika Parker
Outside Back

Taranaki Bulls Tournaments

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Taranaki Bulls Rugby Team

The Taranaki rugby team, also known as the Taranaki Bulls, is a professional rugby team that competes in New Zealand's Bunnings NPC competition. The team is also affiliated with the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise.

Read on to discover even more about the Taranaki rugby team. On this page you can learn all about the side's history and read a breakdown of the team's current squad. You can also see their latest results and upcoming fixtures.

The history of the Taranaki rugby team can be traced back to the formation of the Taranaki rugby union in 1885. However, the modern version of the Taranaki rugby team that we know today was formed in 1976, when the National Provincial Championship was established.

Since then, the Taranaki rugby team has taken part in every season of the National Provincial Championship, which is now known as the Bunnings NPC. During this period, they've won the overall championship once, in 2014.

On top of this, the Taranaki rugby team has also won the National Provincial Championship Second Division North Island title four times (1976, 1982, 1983 and 1984). They've also won the National Provincial Championship Second Division in 1985, 1992 and 1995, and they captured the Bunnings NPC Championship Division title in 2021.

Today, the Taranaki rugby team plays in the premiership division of the Bunnings NPC. They play their home games at the TET Stadium and Events Centre, which has a capacity of 3,000.

Due to the fact that the Taranaki rugby squad competes in the premiership division of the Bunnings NPC, a number of international players compete for the side. This includes all three of the Barrett brothers, who all regularly play for the All Blacks.

On top of this, the current Taranaki rugby squad also contains more than 10 players who are contracted to play Super Rugby. The majority of these players represent the Chiefs, but some Taranaki rugby stars also represent the Blues, the Hurricanes and the Crusaders.