Taranaki Bulls v Auckland 
Hilux NPC - Round 6 
Thu 3rd September 2026, 02:10am CDT 
Stadium Taranaki 
Todd Petrie Last 5 Games
Last 4 Meetings
Taranaki Bulls v Auckland Hilux NPC - Round 6 Thu 3rd September 2026, 02:10am CDT Stadium Taranaki Todd Petrie 
63' 70' 72' 73' 75' 
JJ Pokai JJ Pokai Jesse Parete 
Angus Ta'avao 
Payton Spencer 
Kaylum Boshier 
Titi Nofoagatotoa Quintony Ngatai Taranaki Bulls face off against Auckland in Hilux NPC Round 6 on Thu 3rd September 2026 at Stadium Taranaki. 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.
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 6 places in the league table with Auckland in 5th and Taranaki Bulls in 11th as such Auckland are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Taranaki Bulls 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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