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Manawatu face off against Canterbury in Hilux NPC Round 10 on Fri 2nd October 2026 at Central Energy Trust Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 02:05. In South Africa it’s at 03:05 SAST, 14:05 NZST on TVNZ+ in New Zealand, 11:05 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 18:05 EST on RugbyPass TV 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 3 places in the league table with Canterbury in 4th and Manawatu in 7th 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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