Find key match information and team lists below (teams are added as they are named):
Counties Manukau v Wellington
Friday 27 September
7.05pm, Navigation Homes Stadium
Bay of Plenty v Northland
Saturday 28 September
2.05pm, Tauranga Domain
Hawke’s Bay v Auckland
Saturday 28 September
2.05pm, McLean Park
Otago v Tasman
Saturday 28 September
4.35pm, Forsyth Barr Stadium
North Harbour v Canterbury
Sunday 29 September
2.05pm, North Harbour Stadium
Southland v Waikato
Sunday 29 September
2.05pm, Invercargill Rugby Park
Taranaki v Manawatū
Sunday 29 September
4.035pm, Yarrow Stadium