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Manawatu face off against Canterbury in Hilux NPC on Fri 5th August 2022 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:05. In South Africa it’s at 09:05 SAST, 19:05 NZST in New Zealand, 17:05 AEST in Australia and 00:05 EST in the US.
Canterbury won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Canterbury in 2nd and Manawatu in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Manawatu vs Canterbury 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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