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Waikato face off against Hawkes Bay in Hilux NPC on Thu 12th September 2019 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:35. In South Africa it’s at 09:35 SAST, 19:35 NZST in New Zealand, 17:35 AEST in Australia and 00:35 EST in the US.
Waikato 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 2 places in the league table with Hawkes Bay in 1st and Waikato in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Waikato 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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