Bay of Plenty v Manawatu 
Hilux NPC - Round 6 
Fri 4th September 2026, 07:05pm PDT 
Tauranga Domain 
Mike Winter Last 5 Games
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Bay of Plenty v Manawatu Hilux NPC - Round 6 Fri 4th September 2026, 07:05pm PDT Tauranga Domain Mike Winter 
63' 65' 69' 77' 78' 
Reece MacDonald Rory Woods 
Brayden Iose Joe Johnston Kyle Brown Filipe Vakasiuola Viliami Lea 
Doug Philipson Bay of Plenty face off against Manawatu in Hilux NPC Round 6 on Fri 4th 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.
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 just 1 place in the league table with Manawatu in 9th and Bay of Plenty in 10th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Bay of Plenty vs Manawatu 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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