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Wellington v Waikato 
Hilux NPC - Round 9 
Sat 26th September 2026, 06:05pm PDT 
Hnry Stadium 
Reuben Keane Last 5 Games
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Wellington v Waikato Hilux NPC - Round 9 Sat 26th September 2026, 06:05pm PDT Hnry Stadium Reuben Keane 
56' 62' 68' 71' 79' 
Jahrome Brown Jahrome Brown Jahrome Brown 
Matolu Petaia David Lewai 
Reo Matsushita Stanley Solomon 
Cortez Ratima 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!
Wellington face off against Waikato in Hilux NPC Round 9 on Sat 26th September 2026 at Hnry Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 02:05. In South Africa it’s at 03:05 SAST, 14:05 NZST in New Zealand, 11:05 AEST in Australia and 18:05 EST in the US.
Waikato 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 6 places in the league table with Waikato in 8th and Wellington in 14th as such Waikato are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Wellington vs Waikato 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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