Bay of Plenty v Taranaki Bulls 
Hilux NPC - Round 4 
Sat 22nd August 2026, 02:35am CDT 
International Stadium 
Angus Mabey Last 5 Games
Bay of Plenty v Taranaki Bulls Hilux NPC - Round 4 Sat 22nd August 2026, 02:35am CDT International Stadium Angus Mabey 
54' 59' 63' 68' 79' 
Jason Robertson Vereniki Tikoisolomone 
Nikora Broughton 
Veveni Lasaqa Nikora Broughton 
Naitoa Ah Kuoi Nikora Broughton Logan Crowley Bay of Plenty face off against Taranaki Bulls in Hilux NPC Round 4 on Sat 22nd August 2026 at International Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:35. In South Africa it’s at 09:35 SAST, 19:35 NZST in New Zealand, 17:35 AEST in Australia and 00:35 EST in the US.
Bay of Plenty won the last encounter but Taranaki Bulls are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the league table with Taranaki Bulls in 5th and Bay of Plenty in 9th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Bay of Plenty vs Taranaki Bulls 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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