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Auckland face off against Manawatu in Hilux NPC Round 9 on Fri 25th September 2026 at Eden Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:10. In South Africa it’s at 09:10 SAST, 19:10 NZST on TVNZ+ in New Zealand, 17:10 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 00:10 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.
Auckland won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with Manawatu in 9th and Auckland in 11th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Auckland vs Manawatu 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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