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Manawatu v Taranaki Bulls 
Hilux NPC - Round 7 
Thu 10th September 2026, 12:10am PDT 
Central Energy Trust Arena 
Angus Mabey Last 5 Games
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Manawatu v Taranaki Bulls Hilux NPC - Round 7 Thu 10th September 2026, 12:10am PDT Central Energy Trust Arena Angus Mabey 
66' 69' 74' 75' 77' 
Reece MacDonald 
Brayden Iose Drew Wild Mosese Bason 
Taniela Filimone Mosese Bason Brayden Iose 
Doug Philipson 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 Taranaki Bulls in Hilux NPC Round 7 on Thu 10th September 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.
Manawatu won the last encounter but Taranaki Bulls are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 5 places in the league table with Taranaki Bulls in 5th and Manawatu in 10th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Manawatu vs Taranaki Bulls 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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