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Southland Stags face off against Otago in Hilux NPC Round 1 on Fri 31st July 2026 at Invercargill Rugby Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:05. In South Africa it’s at 07:05 SAST, 17:05 NZST on TVNZ+ in New Zealand, 15:05 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 22:05 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.
Otago won the last encounter but Otago are in the best form of their last 5 games.
The official squads for Southland Stags 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.
Returning All Blacks star Richie Mo'unga will be eased back into NPC rugby off the bench as the headliner of the first team naming…
Otago enjoyed their best NPC season since 2005 last year, successfully challenging for the Ranfurly Shield against Canterbury in C…
Holland said it's been a tough road back from injury, and that he had to adjust his mindset throughout the journey.
“We are thrilled for those players who will have the opportunity to pull on the All Blacks jersey for the first time, and welcom…
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The Stags will be hard to beat in this cracker. A lot rests on whether Otago’s SR players want to stand up, you can be sure all of the stags will.
Looking forward to Manson switch to fullback, very Mack Hansen like player. Timu is also progressing well as a center, could he switch to the Landers to fill their vacancy? Can’t wait to see how these young halves go.