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Bay of Plenty v Hawkes Bay 
Hilux NPC - Round 8 
Fri 18th September 2026, 07:05pm PDT 
Tauranga Domain 
Ben O'Keeffe Last 5 Games
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Bay of Plenty v Hawkes Bay Hilux NPC - Round 8 Fri 18th September 2026, 07:05pm PDT Tauranga Domain Ben O'Keeffe 
64' 67' 75' 76' 78' 
Lucas Cashmore 
Cole Forbes 
Nikora Broughton 
Sam Smith Cole Forbes Joe Johnston Tamiro Armstrong 
Richard Judd You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Bay of Plenty face off against Hawkes Bay in Hilux NPC Round 8 on Fri 18th September 2026 at Tauranga Domain. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:05. In South Africa it’s at 04:05 SAST, 14:05 NZST in New Zealand, 12:05 AEST in Australia and 19:05 EST in the US.
Bay of Plenty won the last encounter but Bay of Plenty are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Hawkes Bay in 6th and Bay of Plenty in 9th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Bay of Plenty vs Hawkes Bay 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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