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Manawatu v Otago 
Hilux NPC - Round 3 
Sat 15th August 2026, 12:10am PDT 
Central Energy Trust Arena 
Warwick Lahmert Last 5 Games
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Manawatu v Otago Hilux NPC - Round 3 Sat 15th August 2026, 12:10am PDT Central Energy Trust Arena Warwick Lahmert 
66' 72' 75' 77' 78' 
George Worboys 
Samuel Nemec-Vial Reece MacDonald 
TK Howden Reece MacDonald TK Howden Reece MacDonald 
Jordi Viljoen You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Manawatu face off against Otago in Hilux NPC Round 3 on Sat 15th August 2026 at Central Energy Trust Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:10. In South Africa it’s at 09:10 SAST, 19:10 NZST in New Zealand, 17:10 AEST in Australia and 00:10 EST in the US.
Otago 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 7 places in the league table with Otago in 3rd and Manawatu in 10th as such Otago are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Manawatu vs Otago 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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