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Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Wellington v Hawkes Bay
Hilux NPC - Round 9
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Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Wellington v Hawkes Bay
Hilux NPC - Round 9
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Aidan Morgan
Sam Smith
Peter Lakai
Peter Lakai
Jonah Lowe
Du'Plessis Kirifi
Nick Grigg
Kemara Hauiti-Parapara
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Wellington face off against Hawkes Bay in Hilux NPC Round 9 on Fri 29th September 2023 at Hnry Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 02:05. In South Africa it’s at 03:05 SAST, 14:05 NZST in New Zealand, 11:05 AEST in Australia and 18:05 EST in the US.
Hawkes Bay 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 4 places in the league table with Hawkes Bay in 1st and Wellington in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Wellington 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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