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Canterbury v Auckland 
Hilux NPC - Round 1 
Sat 1st August 2026, 12:10am PDT 
One NZ Stadium 
Paul Williams Last 5 Games
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Canterbury v Auckland Hilux NPC - Round 1 Sat 1st August 2026, 12:10am PDT One NZ Stadium Paul Williams 
51' 54' 64' 75' 76' 
Stephen Perofeta 
Richie Mo'unga 
Jone Rova 
Dom Gardiner 
Tahlor Cahill 
Dallas McLeod Jone Rova 
Louie Chapman You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Canterbury face off against Auckland in Hilux NPC Round 1 on Sat 1st August 2026 at One NZ Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:10. In South Africa it’s at 09:10 SAST, 19:10 NZST in New Zealand, 17:10 AEST in Australia and 00:10 EST in the US.
Canterbury won the last encounter but Canterbury are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 10 places in the league table with Auckland in 1st and Canterbury in 11th as such Auckland are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Canterbury vs Auckland will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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