Wellington face off against Waikato in Bunnings NPC on Fri 14th October 2016 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 07:35. In South Africa it’s at 08:35 SAST, 19:35 NZST in New Zealand, 17:35 AEST in Australia and 23:35 EST in the US.
Wellington 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 3 places in the league table with Waikato in 2nd and Wellington in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.
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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