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Manawatu v Canterbury 
Hilux NPC - Round 10 
Fri 2nd October 2026, 06:05pm PDT 
Central Energy Trust Arena 
Ben O'Keeffe Last 5 Games
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Manawatu v Canterbury Hilux NPC - Round 10 Fri 2nd October 2026, 06:05pm PDT Central Energy Trust Arena Ben O'Keeffe 
66' 72' 73' 77' 79' 
John Tapueluelu John Tapueluelu 
TK Howden TK Howden 
Ngani Laumape 
Mosese Bason John Tapueluelu 
Louie Chapman You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
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 in New Zealand, 11:05 AEST in Australia and 18:05 EST in the US.
Canterbury won the last encounter but Canterbury are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 9 places in the league table with Canterbury in 1st and Manawatu in 10th as such Canterbury are favourites on paper.
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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