Waikato face off against Manawatu in Bunnings NPC on Fri 26th August 2022 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:35. In South Africa it’s at 09:35 SAST, 19:35 NZST in New Zealand, 17:35 AEST in Australia and 00:35 EST in the US.
Manawatu won the last encounter but Waikato are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 0 place in the league table with Manawatu in 2nd and Manawatu in 2nd underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Waikato vs Manawatu 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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