Match Reports

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Date of Match:

  11th  July  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  Taieri                                                     Semi Final

Ground:

  Peter Johnstone Park

Score:         Final:

  20 – 15

                      Half-time:

  20 –   3

Scorers:



Tries:  Gregor Rutledge

            Jake Hill

Conversions:  Ben Miller (2)

Penalty:  Ben Miller (2)

Comment:

Player of the Day :  Slade McDowall



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Date of Match:

  4th  July  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  Harbour                                              Quarter Final

Ground:

  Bishopscourt

Score:         Final:

  15 – 36

                      Half-time:

    3 –  19

Scorers:



Tries:  Slade McDowall

            Taine Hand

Conversions:  Ben Miller (1)

Penalty:  Ben Miller (1)

Comment:

Player of the Day :  Moana Takataka

Playing his 50th Premier game for KRFC



Date of Match:

  27th  June  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  Green Island

Ground:

  Bishopscourt

Score:         Final:

  62 – 10

                      Half-time:

  20 –  5

Scorers:



Tries:  Lucas Casey (2)

            Henry Bell (2)

            Ben Hellriegel

            Jake Fowler

            Mefi Tupou

            Slade McDowall

            Penalty Try

Conversions:  Ben Miller (6)

Penalty:  Ben Miller

Comment:

Player of the Day :  Slade McDowall



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Date of Match:

  20th  June  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  Zingari

Ground:

  Montecillo

Score:         Final:

  64 – 7

                      Half-time:

  14 –  7

Scorers:



Tries:  Lachie Stevens (2)

            Rawiri Martin (2)

            Ben Hellriegel (2)

            Jake Fowler

            Sidney Fidow

            Jake Hill

            Rota Lafita

Conversions:  Ben Miller (6),  Jake Hill (1)

Comment:

Player of the Day :   Lachie Stevens


Date of Match:

  13th  June  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  BYE

Ground:

 

Score:         Final:

 

                      Half-time:

 

Scorers:




Comment:




Date of Match:

  6th  June  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  Harbour

Ground:

  Watson Park,  Port Chalmers

Score:         Final:

  45 – 33

                      Half-time:

  12 –  0

Scorers:



Tries:  Slade McDowall

              Henry Scott

              Gregor Rutledge

              Philip Taua-Ah Soon

              Lucas Casey

              Mefi Tupou

              Xavier Small

Conversions:  Ben Miller (5)

Comment:

Player of the Day :   Philip Taua-Ah Soon



Date of Match:

  30th  May  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  University

Ground:

  Bishopscourt

Score:         Final:

  56 – 20

                      Half-time:

  21 – 10

Scorers:



Tries:  Jake Hill (3)

           Taine Hand

            Orlando Tuhega-Vaitupu

            Ben Hellriegel

            Charlie Breen

            Phoenix Tapatu

Conversions:  Ben Miller (8)

Comment:

Player of the Day :  Jake Hill



Date of Match:

  23rd  May  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  Zingari Richmond

Ground:

  Bishopscourt

Score:         Final:

  66 – 20

                      Half-time:

  26 – 15

Scorers:



Tries:  Charlie Breen (2)

            Ben Miller (2)

            Tom Martin (2)

            Jake Hill

            Gregor Rutledge

            Taine Hand

            Mefi Tupou

Conversions:  Ben Miller (8)

Comment:

Player of the Day :  Philip Taua-Ah Soon

Tom Watkins Memorial Trophy Game


Date of Match:

  16th  May  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  Green Island

Ground:

  Bishopscourt

Score:         Final:

  27 – 29

                      Half-time:

  21 –  7

Scorers:



Tries:  Charlie Breen

            Rico Fisher

            Mefi Tupou

Conversions:  Ben Miller (3)

Penalties:        Ben Miller (2)

Comment:

Player of the Day :  Rico Fisher

Ken St Clair-Newman Memorial Trophy Game


Date of Match:

  9th  May  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  Dunedin

Ground:

  Kettle Park

Score:         Final:

  28 – 19

                      Half-time:

  21 –  7

Scorers:



Tries:  Jake Hill (3)

            Ben Hellriegel

            Jake Fowler

            Henry Scott

            Sosefo Kautai

Conversions:  Ben Miller (4)

Comment:

Player of the Day :  Ben Hellriegel


Date of Match:

  2nd  May  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  Harbour

Ground:

  Bishopscourt

Score:         Final:

  66 – 22

                      Half-time:

  28 – 10

Scorers:



Tries:  Jake Hill (3)

            Gregor Rutledge (2)

            Charlie Breen (2)

            Ben Miller

            Henry Scott

            Jake Fowler

Conversions:  Ben Miller (8)

Comment:

Ben Miller’s 21 points took his total since 2015 to  1058

surpassing Mike Kenworthy’s  1050


Date of Match:

  25th  April  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  BYE

Ground:


Score:         Final:


                      Half-time:


Scorers:




Comment:



Date of Match:

  18th  April  2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premier

Opposition:

  Taieri

Ground:

  Peter Johnstone Park

Score:         Final:

  18 – 24 

                      Half-time:

  10 – 10

Scorers:



  Tries:

  Jake Hill,  Henry Scott

  Conversions:

  Ben Miller (1)

  Penalties:

  Ben Miller (2)


Comment:

George Broadley Memorial Game

Debut – Sosefo Kautai


Date of Match:

 11th  April 2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premiers

Opposition:

 Alhambra-Union

Ground:

  Bishopscourt

Score:         Final:

 56 - 19

                      Half-time:

  28 -  7

Scorers:

Tries:   Mefi Tupou (2),  Brock Reid,  Rota Lafita,  Charlie Breen

    Meihana Grindlay,  Taine Hand,  Stan McClure

 Conversions:    Ben Miller  ( 7 )

                               Xavier Small  (1)


Comment:

Player of the Day – Charlie Breen

Debut game - Meihana Grindlay

Murphy Memorial Trophy game



Date of Match:

 2nd   April 2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premiers

Opposition:

 University

Ground:

  Logan Park

Score:         Final:

 31 - 34

                      Half-time:

 12 - 17

Scorers:  

 Tries:   Brock Reid,  Charlie Breen,  Sidney Fidow,  

                Fergus Hepburn,  Hamish Leyser

  Conversions:  Ben Miller  (1 ), 

  Penalties:   Xavier Small (2)


Comment:

Played at 6pm on Thursday night due to Easter



Date of Match:

 28th   March 2026

Kaikorai RFC Team:

  Premiers

Opposition:

  Southern

Ground:

  Bathgate Park

Score:         Final:

  20 - 17

                      Half-time:

    3 - 10

Scorers:


Tries:   Henry Scott,  Jake Hill

 Conversions:    Ben Miller (2)

  Penalties:         Ben Miller (2)


Comment:

Frank Cadman Memorial Trophy