How many fouls New Zealand commit, and who fouls most.
Updated 27 September 2026, after the last game
Yes, New Zealand commit more fouls than they win: over their last 10 games they committed 9.4 a game and opponents fouled them 8.2 times, 1.2 more a game, across all competitions.
New Zealand committed 14 fouls at home to Egypt on 22 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 9.3 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Palestine on 24 September.
Marko Stamenić has committed the most fouls for New Zealand in 2026, nine in seven appearances, 1.29 a game, ahead of Sarpreet Singh with six and Elijah Just with six, across all competitions.
Alex Rufer is the New Zealand player most likely to commit a foul, with at least one foul in three of their four games in 2026, 75%, ahead of Elijah Just on 71% and Marko Stamenić on 71%.
New Zealand have committed over 10.5 fouls in three of their last 10 games, 30%, averaging 9.4 a game, with one of six away and two of four at home, across all competitions.
New Zealand games have averaged 17.6 fouls in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from zero to 23 a game, and one of those 10 went over 22.5 fouls.
New Zealand commit more fouls away from home, 10.3 a game in their last 10 away games against 7.0 in their last 10 at home, and went over 10.5 fouls in five of those away games.
New Zealand commit fewer fouls in the first half, 5.1 a game before the break against 5.6 after it over the eight of their last 10 games with half-time figures, and went over 5.5 first-half fouls in two of those eight.
| Player | Apps | Fouls | Per game | Games with 1+ | Games with 2+ | Games with 3+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Stamenić | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Sarpreet Singh | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Callum McCowatt | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Elijah Just | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Waine | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Bell | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Thomas | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Rufer | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Payne | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Finn Surman | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyler Bindon | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Wood | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Randall | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Boxall | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Old | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipe Ukich | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Wilkins | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nando Pijnaker | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Storm Roux | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Stanger | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Garbett | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James McGarry | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberato Cacace | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis de Vries | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Woud | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre de Jong | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Ingham | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Paulsen | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Parker-Price | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Rogerson | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callan Elliot | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Crocombe | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | New Zealand | Opponent | Total | New Zealand first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2026 | China PR (A) | Friendly International | 0-3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Palestine (A) | Friendly International | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 1-5 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-3 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 9 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Iran (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Haiti (A) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Chile (H) | Friendly International | 4-1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Finland (H) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 8 |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Ecuador (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand fouls | Over 9.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| New Zealand fouls | Over 10.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| New Zealand fouls | Over 11.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| New Zealand fouls | Over 12.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| New Zealand fouls | Over 13.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 9.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 10.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 11.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 12.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 13.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total fouls | Over 18.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total fouls | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total fouls | Over 22.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total fouls | Over 24.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total fouls | Over 26.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| First half | Second half | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand fouls | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| Opponent fouls | 3.1 | 5.5 |
| Total fouls | 8.3 | 11.1 |