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Manawatu face off against Southland Stags in Hilux NPC Round 2 on Sun 9th August 2026 at Central Energy Trust Arena. 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.
Southland Stags won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
The official squads for Manawatu vs Southland Stags 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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