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Southland Stags v Hawkes Bay 
Hilux NPC - Round 5 
Thu 27th August 2026, 12:10am PDT 
Rugby Park Stadium 
Fraser Hannon Last 5 Games
Last 4 Meetings
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Southland Stags v Hawkes Bay Hilux NPC - Round 5 Thu 27th August 2026, 12:10am PDT Rugby Park Stadium Fraser Hannon 
67' 69' 70' 74' 78' 
Will Cole 
Sean Withy Tiaki Fabish Sean Withy 
Nic Benn Scott Gregory Scott Gregory 
Folau Fakatava 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!
Southland Stags face off against Hawkes Bay in Hilux NPC Round 5 on Thu 27th August 2026 at Rugby Park 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.
Hawkes Bay won the last encounter but Southland Stags 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 Hawkes Bay in 6th 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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