2024 NPC Fixtures - Get all the fixtures, dates and times of the National Provincial Championship

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Last updated: 31 Jul 2024

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The 2024 NPC starts on 9 August.
Round robin ends on 6 October.
Opening match: Taranaki vs Counties Manukau and Auckland vs Wellington.

Another big year of rugby in the NPC expected (Getty Images)

The National Provincial Championship (NPC) kicks off on 9 August 2024. The round robin stage concludes on 6 October 2024 before the knockout stages over the following weeks.

Taranaki were the surprise champions in 2023 and kick the 2024 campaign off with a home match against Counties Manukau on Friday, 9 August. On the same day, two of the tournament favourites meet at Eden Park where Auckland host Wellington.

There are a total of nine rounds before the knockouts begin.

2024 NPC Fixtures

Date	Time (SAST)	Match	Stadium
9 Aug	07:35	Taranaki vs Counties Manukau	Yarrow Stadium
9 Aug	09:35	Auckland vs Wellington	Eden Park
10 Aug	04:05	Southland vs Otago	Ivercargill Park
10 Aug	04:05	Canterbury vs Northland	Apollo Stadium
10 Aug	06:35	Waikato vs Bay of Plenty	FMG Stadium
11 Aug	04:05	North Harbour vs Hawkes Bay	North Harbour Stadium
11 Aug	06:35	Manawatu vs Tasman	Centry Energy Trust Arena
14 Aug	09:05	Bay of Plenty vs Counties Manukau	Rotorua Stadium
16 Aug	09:05	Otago vs Auckland	Forsyth Barr Stadium
17 Aug	04:05	Northland vs Manawatu	Semenoff Stadium
17 Aug	04:05	Tasman vs Canterbury	Trafalgar Park
17 Aug	06:35	Hawkes Bay vs Southland	McLean Park
18 Aug	04:05	Wellington vs Taranaki	Porirua Park
18 Aug	04:05	Bay of Plenty vs North Harbour	Tauranga Domain
18 Aug	06:35	Counties Manukau vs Waikato	Navigation Homes Stadium
23 Aug	09:05	Hawkes Bay vs Northland	McLean Park
24 Aug	04:05	Counties Manukau vs Tasman	Navigation Homes Stadium
24 Aug	06:35	Auckland vs Canterbury	Eden Park
24 Aug	09:05	Southland vs Taranaki	Ivercargill Park
25 Aug	04:05	Otago vs Bay of Plenty	Forsyth Barr Stadium
25 Aug	04:35	Wellington vs Manuwatu	Porirua Park
25 Aug	06:35	North Harbour vs Waikato	North Harbour Stadium
28 Aug	09:05	Canterbury vs Hawkes Bay	Apollo Stadium
30 Aug	09:05	Northland vs Southland	Semenoff Stadium
31 Aug	04:05	Taranaki vs Otago	Yarrow Stadium
31 Aug	04:05	North Harbour vs Counties Manukau	North Harbour Stadium
31 Aug	06:35	Waikato vs Auckland	FMG Stadium
31 Aug	09:05	Tasman vs Bay of Plenty	Lansdowne Park
1 Sep	04:05	Canterbury vs Wellington	Rangiora Showground
1 Sep	06:35	Manawatu vs Hawkes Bay	Central Energy Trust Arena
4 Sep	09:05	Waikato vs Northland	FMG Stadium
6 Sep	09:05	Bay of Plenty vs Manawatu	Rotorua Stadium
7 Sep	04:05	Wellington vs Southland	Porirua Park
7 Sep	04:35	Auckland vs North Harbour	Eden Park
7 Sep	06:35	Otago vs Canterbury	Forsyth Barr Stadium
7 Sep	09:05	Hawkes Bay vs Tasman	McLean Park
8 Sep	04:05	Taranaki vs Waikato	Yarrow Stadium
8 Sep	06:35	Counties Manukau vs Northland	Navigation Homes Stadium
11 Sep	09:05	Otago vs Wellington	Forsyth Barr Stadium
13 Sep	09:05	Southland vs Canterbury	Invercargill Park
14 Sep	04:35	Bay of Plenty vs Taranaki	Tauranga Domain
14 Sep	06:35	North Harbour vs Manawatu	North Harbour Stadium
14 Sep	09:05	Waikato vs Hawkes Bay	FMG Stadium
15 Sep	04:05	Counties Manukau vs Otago	Navigation Homes Stadium
15 Sep	04:05	Tasman vs Wellington	Lansdowne Park
15 Sep	06:35	Northland vs Auckland	Semenoff Stadium
18 Sep	09:05	Manawatu vs Southland	Central Energy Trust Arena
20 Sep	09:05	Hawkes Bay vs Taranaki	McLean Park
21 Sep	03:05	Northland vs North Harbour	Semenoff Stadium
21 Sep	04:05	Canterbury vs Counties Manukau	Apollo Projects Stadium
21 Sep	05:35	Wellington vs Bay of Plenty	Sky Stadium
22 Sep	03:05	Waikato vs Tasman	FMG Stadium
22 Sep	04:35	Auckland vs Southland	Eden Park
22 Sep	06:35	Manawatu vs Otago	Central Energy Trust Arena
25 Sep	09:05	Taranaki vs Wellington	Navigation Homes Stadium
28 Sep	04:05	Bay of Plenty vs Northland	Tauranga Domain
28 Sep	04:05	Hawkes Bay vs Auckland	McLean Stadium
28 Sep	06:35	Otago vs Tasman	Forsyth Barr Stadium
29 Sep	03:05	Southland vs Waikato	Ivercargill Park
29 Sep	03:05	North Harbour vs Canterbury	North Harbour Stadium
29 Sep	05:35	Taranaki vs Manawatu	Yarrow Stadium
2 Oct	08:05	Tasman vs Auckland	Trafalgar Park
4 Oct	08:05	Northland vs Otago	Semenoff Stadium
5 Oct	03:05	Manawatu vs Counties Manukau	Central Energy Trust Arena
5 Oct	05:35	Wellington vs Hawkes Bay	Sky Stadium
5 Oct	05:35	Soutland vs North Harbour	Invercargill Park
5 Oct	08:05	Canterbury vs Waikato	Apollo Projects Stadium
6 Oct	03:05	Tasman vs Taranaki	Trafalgar Park
6 Oct	05:35	Auckland vs Bay of Plenty	Eden Park