{"id":25849,"date":"2026-07-29T22:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25849"},"modified":"2026-07-29T22:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:38:02","slug":"waikato-vs-bay-of-plenty-npc-preview-confirmed-lineups-read-rugby-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25849","title":{"rendered":"Waikato vs Bay of Plenty NPC preview: Confirmed lineups – Read Rugby Union"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Home team<\/td>\nWaikato\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Away team<\/td>\nBay of Plenty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venue<\/td>\nFMG Stadium Waikato<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Competition<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kick-off time<\/td>\n7:10 pm (NZ) 8:10 am (Uk and Ireland)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watch Live in the UK<\/td>\nSky Sports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Waikato vs Bay of Plenty preview as the sides meet in the opener of rhe 2026 NPC competition in Hamilton, Waikato.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Waikato vs Bay of Plenty confirmed lineups<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Waikato<\/strong><\/td>\nBay of Plenty<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forwards<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tupaea<\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\nKumeroa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ralph<\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\nEklund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dyer<\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\nMafileo\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burr<\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\nNaitoa Ah Kuoi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eti<\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\nKnight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finau<\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\nFelise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mathis<\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\nJohnston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wrampling-Alec<\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\nBroughton\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Backs<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roe<\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\nJudd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kemara<\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\nCashmore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephens<\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\nWebber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anderson<\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\nPaul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Naitokani<\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\nArmstrong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salabiau<\/td>\n14<\/strong><\/td>\nVaenuku<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sinkinson<\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\nForbes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Replacements<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boyle-Tiatia<\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\nTupou<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quinn<\/td>\n17<\/strong><\/td>\nT Taylor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robinson<\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\nTukuafu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McWhannell<\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\nPalmer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smith<\/td>\n20<\/strong><\/td>\nLasaqa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laukai<\/td>\n21<\/strong><\/td>\nTahuriorangi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nakajima<\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/td>\nHohepa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuivailala<\/td>\n23<\/strong><\/td>\nRobertson\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Recent Form:<\/p>\n

Waikato (Home team):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Result<\/strong><\/td>\nDate<\/strong><\/td>\nCompetition<\/strong><\/td>\nOpponent<\/strong><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loss<\/td>\n10th October 2025<\/td>\nNPC Playoffs<\/td>\nOtago<\/td>\n44-41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Won<\/td>\n4th October 2025<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\nNorthland<\/td>\n25-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loss<\/td>\n28th September 2025<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\nBay of Plenty<\/td>\n41-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Won<\/td>\n20th September 2025<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\nTasman<\/td>\n24-29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Won<\/td>\n12th September 2025<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\nNorth Harbour<\/td>\n29-28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Waikato finished the 2025 season with playoff defeat to Otago. Their season ended with a series of games that finished closely. Their defeat to the Bay of Plenty was their only game in the last five that was decided by more than seven points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bay of Plenty (Away team):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Result<\/strong><\/td>\nDate<\/strong><\/td>\nCompetition<\/strong><\/td>\nOpponent<\/strong><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loss<\/td>\n17th October 2025<\/td>\nNPC Playoffs<\/td>\nOtago<\/td>\n41-17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Won<\/td>\n11th October 2025<\/td>\nNPC Playoffs<\/td>\nTasman<\/td>\n27-7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Won<\/td>\n4th October 2025<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\nWellington<\/td>\n33-26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Won<\/td>\n28th September 2025<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\nWaikato<\/td>\n41-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Won<\/td>\n21st September 2025<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\nManawatu<\/td>\n19-55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Waikato vs Bay of Plenty head-to-head record (last five matches):<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/td>\nCompetition<\/td>\nWinner<\/td>\nScore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28th September 2025<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\nBay of Plenty<\/td>\n41-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10th August 2024<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\nBay of Plenty<\/td>\n21-36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12th August 2023<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\nBay of Plenty<\/td>\n19-15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9th October 2022<\/td>\nNPC Playoffs<\/td>\nBay of Plenty<\/td>\n27-34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd October 2022<\/td>\nNPC<\/td>\nWaikato<\/td>\n35-34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Bay of Plenty have defeated Waikato on the last four occasions with the last Waikato victory coming in the regular season in 2022. The last two victories have been by margins bigger than two scores, while the three meetings before that were all decided by seven points or less.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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