Auckland v Taranaki Bulls 
Hilux NPC - Round 3 
Fri 15th August 2025, 09:35pm PDT 
Eden Park 
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Auckland v Taranaki Bulls Hilux NPC - Round 3 Fri 15th August 2025, 09:35pm PDT Eden Park Nick Hogan 
73' 79' 81' 81' 82' 
Josh Jacomb Josh Jacomb 
Josh Beehre 
Jesse Parete 
Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens 
Bradley Slater Josh Jacomb 
Taufa Funaki Auckland face off against Taranaki Bulls in Hilux NPC Round 3 on Fri 15th August 2025 at Eden Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:35. In South Africa it’s at 06:35 SAST, 16:35 NZST in New Zealand, 14:35 AEST in Australia and 21:35 EST in the US.
Taranaki Bulls won the last encounter but Taranaki Bulls are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 8 places in the league table with Taranaki Bulls in 5th and Auckland in 13th as such Taranaki Bulls are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Auckland vs Taranaki Bulls 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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