Manawatu v Bay of Plenty 
Hilux NPC - Round 8 
Sat 20th September 2025, 09:35pm PDT 
Central Energy Trust Arena 
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Manawatu v Bay of Plenty Hilux NPC - Round 8 Sat 20th September 2025, 09:35pm PDT Central Energy Trust Arena Todd Petrie 
58' 60' 62' 65' 77' 
Taniela Filimone 
Kyle Brown 
Nikora Broughton 
TK Howden 
Fehi Fineanganofo 
Vernon Bason Kyle Brown Charlie Sinton Manawatu face off against Bay of Plenty in Hilux NPC Round 8 on Sat 20th September 2025 at Central Energy Trust Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:35. In South Africa it’s at 06:35 SAST, 16:35 NZST in New Zealand, 14:35 AEST in Australia and 21:35 EST in the US.
Manawatu won the last encounter but Manawatu 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 Bay of Plenty in 3rd and Manawatu in 11th as such Bay of Plenty are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Manawatu 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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