Hawkes Bay v Taranaki Bulls 
Hilux NPC - Round 9 
Sat 26th September 2026, 11:05pm CDT 
McLean Park 
Stu Curran Last 5 Games
Hawkes Bay v Taranaki Bulls Hilux NPC - Round 9 Sat 26th September 2026, 11:05pm CDT McLean Park Stu Curran 
56' 65' 67' 73' 76' 
Josh Jacomb 
Bradley Slater 
Harry Godfrey 
Tom Allen 
Lukas Ripley 
Adam Lennox Harry Godfrey Adam Lennox Hawkes Bay face off against Taranaki Bulls in Hilux NPC Round 9 on Sat 26th September 2026 at McLean Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:05. In South Africa it’s at 06:05 SAST, 17:05 NZST in New Zealand, 14:05 AEST in Australia and 21:05 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 just 1 place in the league table with Taranaki Bulls in 5th and Hawkes Bay in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Hawkes Bay 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.
Join free and tell us what you really think!
Sign up for free“I do feel like NPC is even more expansive than Super. There are so many chances to move the ball, whether from set pieces, brok…
Barrett had to watch the Test series from afar, spending most of it rehabbing a bulged disc in his back from the start of the 2026…
Big city provinces Auckland, Wellington and Otago were all beaten. Auckland lost to Manawatu (40-34) for only the third time since…
The squeeze is on for Dave Rennie's 34-man Bledisloe Cup squad, which is named on Tuesday.
Clear 
