It’s the final regular season round of the Farah Palmer Cup, with playoff spots still up for grabs. The Auckland Storm take on Waikato in the top of the North Pool battle, and it will also double as the curtain raiser to the second Bledisloe Cup Test between the All Blacks and Wallabies on Sunday afternoon at Eden Park.
WEEK 6: Mitre 10 Cup Downer Match Appointments:
Hawke’s Bay v Northland (Ranfurly Shield)
Friday 16 October
7.05pm, McLean Park Napier
Downer Referee: Brendon Pickerill
Assistants: Dan Waenga & Nick Hogan
Manawatu v Bay of Plenty
Saturday 17 October
2.05pm, Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
Downer Referee: Jono Bredin
Assistants: TBC
Wellington v North Harbour
Saturday 17 October
2.05pm, Sky Stadium Wellington
Downer Referee: James Doleman
Assistants: TBC
Auckland v Tasman
Saturday 17 October
4.35pm, Eden Park Auckland
Downer Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistants: Marcus Playle & Tim Olliff
Southland v Taranaki
Saturday 17 October
7.05pm, Rugby Park Invercargill
Downer Referee: James Munro
Assistants: TBC
Canterbury v Waikato
Sunday 18 October
1.15pm, Orangetheory Stadium Christchurch
Downer Referee: Richard Kelly
Assistants: George Haswell & Gareth Reed
Otago v Counties Manukau
Sunday 18 October
1.15pm, Forsyth Barr Stadium Dunedin
Downer Referee: Angus Mabey
Assistants: Caleb Neilson & Fraser Hannon
WEEK 7: Farah Palmer Cup Downer Match Appointments
Hawke’s Bay Tui v Manawatu Cyclones (40th Anniversary celebration of first women’s interprovincial match)
Friday 16 October
4.35pm, McLean Park Napier
Downer Referee: Lauren Jenner
Assistants: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri & Stu Catley
LIVE STREAMED ON HAWKE’S BAY MAGPIES APP
Canterbury v Tasman Mako (JJ Stewart Trophy)
Saturday 17 October
12.05pm, Rugby Park Christchurch
Downer Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr
Assistants: John Whitcombe & Dayna Morrison
LIVE STREAM TBC
Bay of Plenty Volcanix v Northland Kauri
Saturday 17 October
2pm, Blake Park Mount Maunganui
Downer Referee: Brittany Andrew
Assistants: Neco Blank & Estelle Whaiapu
LIVE STREAMED ON BAY OF PLENTY RUGBY FACEBOOK PAGE
Taranaki Whio v Counties Manukau Heat
Saturday 17 October
2pm, TET Stadium & Events Centre Inglewood
Downer Referee: Tiana Ngawati
Assistants: Trent Mischefski & Josh Prestidge
LIVE STREAMED ON TARANAKI RUGBY YOUTUBE
Wellington Pride v Otago Spirit
Sunday 18 October
12.05pm, Porirua Park
Downer Referee: Larissa Collingwood
Assistants: TBC
LIVE STREAM TBC
Auckland Storm v Waikato
Sunday 18 October
1.15pm, Eden Park Auckland
Downer Referee: Becs Mahoney
Assistants: Maggie Cogger-Orr & Antony Petrie
LIVE ON SKY SPORT & CURTAIN RAISER TO THE BLEDISLOE CUP TEST