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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 on TVNZ+ in New Zealand, 12:05 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 19:05 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.
Hawkes Bay won the last encounter but Hawkes Bay are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 8 places in the league table with Hawkes Bay in 1st and Bay of Plenty in 9th as such Hawkes Bay are favourites on paper.
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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