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Southland Stags v Canterbury
Hilux NPC - Round 6
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Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Southland Stags v Canterbury
Hilux NPC - Round 6
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James White
Dallas McLeod
Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa
Jamie Hannah
Ngane Punivai
Jack Taylor
Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa
Nic Shearer
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Southland Stags face off against Canterbury in Hilux NPC Round 6 on Fri 5th September 2025 at Rugby Park Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:05. In South Africa it’s at 06:05 SAST, 16:05 NZST in New Zealand, 14:05 AEST in Australia and 21:05 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 11 places in the league table with Canterbury in 1st and Southland Stags in 12th as such Canterbury are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Southland Stags 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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