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Counties Manukau v Otago 
Hilux NPC - Round 8 
Thu 17th September 2026, 12:10am PDT 
Navigation Homes Stadium 
Marcus Playle Last 5 Games
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Counties Manukau v Otago Hilux NPC - Round 8 Thu 17th September 2026, 12:10am PDT Navigation Homes Stadium Marcus Playle 
62' 68' 73' 76' 78' 
Patrick Pellegrini 
Samuel Nemec-Vial 
Christian Lio-Willie Adam Brash 
Peniasi Malimali 
Tevita Ofa 
Jake Te Hiwi Kieran McClea You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
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 in New Zealand, 17:10 AEST in Australia and 00:10 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 9 places in the league table with Otago in 3rd and Counties Manukau in 12th 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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