Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Counties Manukau v Taranaki Bulls 
Hilux NPC - Round 1 
Fri 31st July 2026, 07:05pm PDT 
Navigation Homes Stadium 
Marcus Playle Last 5 Games
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Counties Manukau v Taranaki Bulls Hilux NPC - Round 1 Fri 31st July 2026, 07:05pm PDT Navigation Homes Stadium Marcus Playle 
58' 63' 71' 75' 78' 
Sam Clarke Sam Clarke Adam Morrison Adam Brash Adam Morrison Gibson Popoali'i Gibson Popoali'i 
Jonathan Taumateine 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.
Counties Manukau face off against Taranaki Bulls in Hilux NPC Round 1 on Fri 31st July 2026 at Navigation Homes Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:05. In South Africa it’s at 04:05 SAST, 14:05 NZST in New Zealand, 12:05 AEST in Australia and 19:05 EST in the US.
Taranaki Bulls won the last encounter but Taranaki Bulls 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 Taranaki Bulls in 5th and Counties Manukau in 12th as such Taranaki Bulls are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Counties Manukau vs Taranaki Bulls 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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