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Canterbury face off against Northland in Hilux NPC Round 4 on Thu 20th August 2026 at One NZ Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:10. In South Africa it’s at 09:10 SAST, 19:10 NZST on TVNZ+ in New Zealand, 17:10 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 00:10 EST on RugbyPass TV 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 just 3 places in the league table with Northland in 2nd and Canterbury in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Canterbury vs Northland 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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