| Home team | North Harbour |
| Away team | Counties Manukau |
| Venue | North Harbour Stadium |
| Competition | NPC- Round Two |
| Kick-off time | 8:10 am (UK) 7:10 pm (NZ) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports |
North Harbour vs Counties Manukau NPC round two preview as the sides meet at the North Harbour Stadium.
Both teams lost their opening match of the competition, North Harbour picking up two points, while Counties Manukau are without a point.
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North Harbour vs Counties Manukau confirmed lineups
| North Harbour | Counties Maunkau | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Tafa | 1 | Lindenmuth | |||
| Gordon | 2 | Moananu | |||
| L Tu’ungafasi | 3 | Moli | |||
| Cook | 4 | Tauelangi | |||
| Lee | 5 | Tupou | |||
| Fiebig | 6 | Short | |||
| Murray | 7 | Brash | |||
| Melvin | 8 | Church | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Hall | 9 | Taumateine | |||
| Howell | 10 | Alatimu | |||
| Taylor | 11 | Gray | |||
| Koller | 12 | Popoali’i | |||
| Gordon | 13 | Alosio | |||
| Barham | 14 | Popoali’i | |||
| Banks | 15 | Toleafoa | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Hafoka | 16 | McQuoid | |||
| Cowley-Andrea | 17 | Adams | |||
| Tofilau | 18 | Polo | |||
| Pomale-Time | 19 | Poloniati | |||
| Reeves | 20 | Vuniyayawa | |||
| Muriwai | 21 | Matavao | |||
| Miln | 22 | Tupaea-Thomsen | |||
| Rice | 23 | Rainsford | |||
Recent Form:
North Harbour (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 31st July 2026 | NPC | Tasman Makos | 31-29 |
| Won | 3rd October 2025 | NPC | Southland | 15-14 |
| Loss | 27th September 2025 | NPC | Otago | 41-26 |
| Loss | 21st September 2025 | NPC | Northland | 37-12 |
| Loss | 12th September 2025 | NPC | Waikato | 29-28 |
Counties Manukau (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1st August 2026 | NPC | Taranaki | 5-20 |
| Loss | 12th October 2025 | NPC Playoffs | Canterbury | 23-15 |
| Won | 5th October 2025 | NPC | Tasman | 41-49 |
| Won | 28th September 2025 | NPC | Manawatu | 48-24 |
| Won | 20th September 2025 | NPC | Auckland | 49-29 |
North Harbour vs Counties Manukau head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 4th September 2025 | NPC | Counties Manukau | 22-19 |
| 31st August 2024 | NPC | Counties Manukau | 33-36 |
| 4th September 2022 | NPC | North Harbour | 37-12 |
| 13th August 2021 | NPC | North Harbour | 6-14 |
| 7th November 2020 | NPC | North Harbour | 32-5 |
