2016 Cup

Draft as at 1 June 2016 All details are subject to change Home team listed first

DATE KICK OFF MATCH VENUE CITY WEEK 1 Sat 6 Aug 12.00pm v Auckland University RFC Auckland Sat 6 Aug 12.00pm v North Harbour TBC Rotorua Sat 6 Aug 12.00pm Manawatu v Central Energy Trust Arena Sat 6 Aug 12.00pm v Counties Manukau BYE Canterbury WEEK 2 Sat 13 Aug 12.00pm Auckland v Manawatu Auckland University RFC Auckland Sat 13 Aug 12.00pm Canterbury v Bay of Plenty Rugby Park Sat 13 Aug 12.00pm North Harbour v Waikato BYE Counties Manukau, Otago,

Wellington WEEK 3 Sat 20 Aug 12.00pm Bay of Plenty v Auckland Rugby Park Whakatane Sat 20 Aug 12.00pm Counties Manukau v North Harbour Sat 20 Aug 12.00pm Otago v Canterbury University Oval 1 Sat 20 Aug 12.00pm Wellington v Waikato BYE Manawatu WEEK 4 Sat 27 Aug 12.00pm North Harbour v Canterbury Sat 27 Aug 12.00pm Manawatu v Wellington Central Energy Trust Arena Palmerston North Sat 27 Aug 12.00pm Otago v Counties Manukau University Oval 1 Dunedin Sat 27 Aug 12.00pm Waikato v Bay of Plenty BYE Auckland WEEK 5 Sat 3 Sept 12.00pm Canterbury v Auckland Rugby Park Christchurch Sat 3 Sept 12.30pm Wellington v Otago Sun 4 Sept 12.05pm Bay of Plenty v Counties Manukau* Tauranga Sun 4 Sept 2.05pm Waikato v Manawatu** FMG Stadium Waikato Hamilton BYE North Harbour WEEK 6 Fri 9 Sept 5.05pm Counties Manukau v Wellington* ECOLight Stadium Sat 10 Sept 11.30pm Auckland v Otago Auckland University RFC Auckland Sat 10 Sept 12.00pm Canterbury v Waikato Rugby Park Christchurch Sat 10 Sept 12.05pm North Harbour v Manawatu* QBE Stadium North Harbour BYE Bay of Plenty

WEEK 7 Sat 17 Sept 12.00pm Counties Manukau v Auckland Sat 17 Sept 12.00pm Manawatu v Canterbury Central Energy Trust Arena Palmerston North Sat 17 Sept 12.05pm Otago v North Harbour* Dunedin Sat 17 Sept 1.30pm Wellington v Bay of Plenty BYE Waikato SEMI-FINAL Top ranked team from pool round v Sat 24 Sept 4th ranked team from pool round 2nd ranked team from pool round v Sat 24 Sept 3rd ranked team from pool round FINAL Winner 1v4 semi final v Winner 2v3 Sat 1 Oct 12.00pm semi final*

* Televised Curtain Raiser to Mitre 10 Cup Fixture on 1 ** Televised Curtain Raiser to Mitre 10 Cup Fixture on alternate Sky Sport Channel