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Last 5 Meetings
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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 on TVNZ+ in New Zealand, 11:05 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 18:05 EST on RugbyPass TV 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 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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