Wellington face off against Waikato in Bunnings NPC Round 8 on Fri 23rd September 2022 at Sky Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:35. In South Africa it’s at 06:35 SAST, 16:35 NZST in New Zealand, 14:35 AEST in Australia and 21:35 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 1 place in the league table with Waikato in 1st and Wellington in 2nd 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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