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Southland Stags face off against Hawkes Bay in Hilux NPC Round 5 on Thu 27th August 2026 at Invercargill Rugby Park. 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.
Hawkes Bay won the last encounter but Hawkes Bay are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 12 places in the league table with Hawkes Bay in 1st and Southland Stags in 13th as such Hawkes Bay are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Southland Stags vs Hawkes Bay 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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