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Canterbury face off against Bay of Plenty in Hilux NPC Round 3 on Fri 14th August 2026 at One NZ Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:05. In South Africa it’s at 04:05 SAST, 14:05 NZST on TVNZ+ in New Zealand, 12:05 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 19:05 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.
Canterbury won the last encounter but Canterbury 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 Bay of Plenty in 3rd and Canterbury in 9th as such Bay of Plenty are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Canterbury vs Bay of Plenty 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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