Warm-up matches for new NPC

Get going in Whangarei

The first of the warm-up matches before the restructured NPC will be played in Whangarei on Saturday when Northland play Manawatu.

Both of these teams are amongst the 14 teams who will compete in two pools for the Air New Zealand Cup.

The warm-up matches, with referees, are as follows:

1 July

Northland vs Manawatu at ITM Stadium, Whangarei
Referee: Lyndon Bray

7 July

Hawke's Bay vs Taranaki at McLean Park,  Napier
Referee: Jonathon White

Counties Manukau vs North Harbour at Ericsson Stadium, Auckland 
Referee: Paul Honiss

8 July

Tasman vs Northland at Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Referee: Lyndon Bray

14 July

Hawke's Bay vs Manawatu at McLean Park, Napier
Referee: tba

Taranaki vs Waikato at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Referee: tba

North Harbour vs Otago at North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Referee: Matt Stanish

Counties Manukau vs Bay of Plenty at Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Keith Brown

15 July

Southland vs Tasman at Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Referee: tba

16 July

Wellington vs Canterbury at Trust Park, Porirua
Referee: tba

22 July

Waikato vs Wellington at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Bryce Lawrence

Canterbury vs Taranaki  at Rugby Park, Christchurch
Referee: Chris Rooney

Otago vs Southland at Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Steve Walsh

North Harbour vs Northland at Domain No 1 North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Referee: Kelvin Deaker

29 July

Waikato vs Bay of Plenty
Referee: Gary Wise