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Canterbury v Waikato 
Hilux NPC - Quarter Final 
Sat 10th October 2026, 05:35pm PDT 
One NZ Stadium 
Fraser Hannon Last 5 Games
1 Year to Go until the biggest Men's Rugby World Cup ever kicks off in Australia. Go All Out and secure your tickets now.
Canterbury v Waikato Hilux NPC - Quarter Final Sat 10th October 2026, 05:35pm PDT One NZ Stadium Fraser Hannon 
38' 46' 50' 61' 75' 1 Year to Go until the biggest Men's Rugby World Cup ever kicks off in Australia. Go All Out and secure your tickets now.
1 Year to Go until the biggest Men's Rugby World Cup ever kicks off in Australia. Go All Out and secure your tickets now.
1 Year to Go until the biggest Men's Rugby World Cup ever kicks off in Australia. Go All Out and secure your tickets now.
1 Year to Go until the biggest Men's Rugby World Cup ever kicks off in Australia. Go All Out and secure your tickets now.
1 Year to Go until the biggest Men's Rugby World Cup ever kicks off in Australia. Go All Out and secure your tickets now.
1 Year to Go until the biggest Men's Rugby World Cup ever kicks off in Australia. Go All Out and secure your tickets now.
1 Year to Go until the biggest Men's Rugby World Cup ever kicks off in Australia. Go All Out and secure your tickets now.
1 Year to Go until the biggest Men's Rugby World Cup ever kicks off in Australia. Go All Out and secure your tickets now.
1 Year to Go until the biggest Men's Rugby World Cup ever kicks off in Australia. Go All Out and secure your tickets now.
Canterbury face off against Waikato in Hilux NPC 11 on Sat 10th October 2026 at One NZ Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 01:35. In South Africa it’s at 02:35 SAST, 13:35 NZST in New Zealand, 11:35 AEST in Australia and 17:35 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 7 places in the league table with Waikato in 1st and Canterbury in 8th as such Waikato are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Canterbury vs Waikato 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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