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Bay of Plenty face off against Northland in Hilux NPC Round 2 on Sat 8th August 2026 at Rotorua International Stadium. 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.
Bay of Plenty won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 7 places in the league table with Northland in 3rd and Bay of Plenty in 10th as such Northland are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Bay of Plenty vs Northland 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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