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North Harbour face off against Canterbury in Hilux NPC Round 8 on Sat 19th September 2026 at North Harbour Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:05. In South Africa it’s at 04:05 SAST, 14:05 NZST on TVNZ+ in New Zealand, 12:05 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 19:05 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.
North Harbour won the last encounter but North Harbour are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Canterbury in 2nd and North Harbour in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for North Harbour 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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