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Auckland face off against Taranaki Bulls in Hilux NPC Round 9 on Fri 30th September 2022 at Eden Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 04:35. In South Africa it’s at 05:35 SAST, 16:35 NZST in New Zealand, 13:35 AEST in Australia and 20:35 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 just 4 places in the league table with Taranaki Bulls in 2nd and Auckland in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.
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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