Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Auckland v Counties Manukau 
Hilux NPC - Round 7 
Fri 11th September 2026, 07:05pm PDT 
Eden Park 
Mike Winter Last 5 Games
Last 3 Meetings
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Auckland v Counties Manukau Hilux NPC - Round 7 Fri 11th September 2026, 07:05pm PDT Eden Park Mike Winter 
69' 69' 69' 69' 78' 
Alex Harford 
Josh Gray 
Xavi Taele 
Alamanda Motuga 
Rico Simpson AJ Alatimu Adam Morrison 
James Arscott Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Auckland face off against Counties Manukau in Hilux NPC Round 7 on Fri 11th September 2026 at Eden Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:05. In South Africa it’s at 04:05 SAST, 14:05 NZST in New Zealand, 12:05 AEST in Australia and 19:05 EST in the US.
Auckland won the last encounter but Counties Manukau are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Counties Manukau in 11th and Auckland in 12th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Auckland vs Counties Manukau 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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