Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Manawatu v Southland Stags 
Hilux NPC - Round 2 
Sat 8th August 2026, 10:05pm PDT 
Central Energy Trust Arena 
Ben Woolerton Last 5 Games
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Manawatu v Southland Stags Hilux NPC - Round 2 Sat 8th August 2026, 10:05pm PDT Central Energy Trust Arena Ben Woolerton 
62' 65' 68' 69' 73' 
Jimmy Taylor 
Brayden Iose Brayden Iose 
TK Howden 
Jordi Viljoen Kyle Brown Kyle Brown Nic Shearer Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Manawatu face off against Southland Stags in Hilux NPC Round 2 on Sat 8th August 2026 at Central Energy Trust Arena. 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.
Manawatu won the last encounter but Manawatu are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Southland Stags in 10th and Manawatu in 13th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Manawatu vs Southland Stags 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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