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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 on TVNZ+ in New Zealand, 14:05 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 21:05 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 just 4 places in the league table with Taranaki Bulls in 3rd and Hawkes Bay in 7th 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.
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