Otago face off against Counties Manukau in Bunnings NPC on Fri 7th October 2016 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:35. In South Africa it’s at 06:35 SAST, 17:35 NZST in New Zealand, 15:35 AEST in Australia and 21:35 EST in the US.
Otago won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Counties Manukau in 1st and Otago in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Otago vs Counties Manukau 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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