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Counties Manukau face off against Otago in Hilux NPC Round 8 on Thu 17th September 2026 at Navigation Homes 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.
Otago won the last encounter but Otago are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 9 places in the league table with Otago in 5th and Counties Manukau in 14th as such Otago are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Counties Manukau vs Otago 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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