Auckland v Waikato 
Hilux NPC - Round 1 
Thu 31st July 2025, 12:10am PDT 
Eden Park 
Paul Williams Last 5 Games
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Auckland v Waikato Hilux NPC - Round 1 Thu 31st July 2025, 12:10am PDT Eden Park Paul Williams 
62' 65' 69' 72' 73' 
Rico Simpson 
Xavier Tito-Harris 
Che Clark 
James Tucker Waisake Salabiau 
Daniel Sinkinson Daniel Sinkinson 
Xavier Roe Auckland face off against Waikato in Hilux NPC 1 on Thu 31st July 2025 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 in New Zealand, 17:10 AEST in Australia and 00:10 EST in the US.
Waikato 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 6 places in the league table with Waikato in 7th and Auckland in 13th as such Waikato are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Auckland vs Waikato 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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