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 1 
Sat 1st August 2026, 10:05pm PDT 
Hnry Stadium 
Fraser Hannon Last 5 Games
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 1 Sat 1st August 2026, 10:05pm PDT Hnry Stadium Fraser Hannon 
64' 65' 66' 71' 76' 
Harry Godfrey 
Cameron Burgess 
Dominic Ropeti 
Tyrone Thompson 
Neria Fomai 
Du'Plessis Kirifi Du'Plessis Kirifi Logan Henry 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 1 on Sat 1st August 2026 at Hnry Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:05. In South Africa it’s at 07:05 SAST, 17:05 NZST in New Zealand, 15:05 AEST in Australia and 22:05 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 8 places in the league table with Hawkes Bay in 6th and Wellington in 14th as such Hawkes Bay are favourites on paper.
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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