Hawkes Bay face off against Otago in Bunnings NPC on Fri 18th October 2019 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 04:35. In South Africa it’s at 05:35 SAST, 16:35 NZST in New Zealand, 14:35 AEST in Australia and 20:35 EST in the US.
Hawkes Bay 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 just 1 place in the league table with Otago in 2nd and Hawkes Bay in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Hawkes Bay 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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