Bunnings NPC: Seven All Blacks from Rugby Championship squad to run out in Quarter-Finals

Waikato will be boosted by the presence of Anton Lienert-Brown, Luke Jacobson, and Samipeni Finau as they travel to Dunedin to face Ranfurly Shield holders Otago on Friday night at Forsyth Barr Stadium (7.10pm).

Bay of Plenty will welcome front rowers Tevita Mafileo and Pasilio Tosi for their clash with Tasman at Tauranga Domain on Saturday afternoon (4.10pm). Meanwhile, Taranaki will have lock Josh Lord available when they take on Hawke’s Bay at McLean Park in Napier on Saturday night (7.10pm).

Top-of-the-table Canterbury will also see All Black representation with hooker Brodie McAlister returning to help his side host Counties Manukau at Apollo Projects Stadium on Sunday (2.10pm).

The NPC quarter-finals provide an important chance for All Blacks to maintain form and match sharpness outside the international arena. With players like Lienert-Brown, Jacobson, Finau, Mafileo, Tosi, Lord, and McAlister featuring, the competition promises high-quality rugby for provincial fans.

– Otago v Waikato, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, 7.10pm

Saturday 11 October – Bay of Plenty v Tasman, Tauranga Domain, 4.10pm
Bay of Plenty: Tevita Mafileo, Pasilio Tosi

Saturday 11 October – Hawke’s Bay v Taranaki, McLean Park, 7.10pm
Taranaki: Josh Lord

Sunday 12 October – Canterbury v Counties Manukau, Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch, 2.10pm
Canterbury: Brodie McAlister