Waikato face off against Hawkes Bay in Bunnings NPC on Fri 5th August 2022 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:35. In South Africa it’s at 06:35 SAST, 16:35 NZST in New Zealand, 14:35 AEST in Australia and 21:35 EST in the US.
Waikato won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Hawkes Bay in 1st and Waikato in 2nd 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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