North Harbour vs Counites Manukau NPC Round Two preview: Confirmed lineups

Home team	North Harbour
Away team	Counties Manukau
Venue	North Harbour Stadium
Competition	NPC- Round Two
Kick-off time	8:10 am (UK) 7:10 pm (NZ)
Watch Live in the UK	Sky Sports

North Harbour vs Counties Manukau NPC round two preview as the sides meet at the North Harbour Stadium. 

Both teams lost their opening match of the competition, North Harbour picking up two points, while Counties Manukau are without a point.

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North Harbour vs Counties Manukau confirmed lineups

North Harbour			Counties Maunkau
Forwards
Tafa		1		Lindenmuth
Gordon		2		Moananu
L Tu’ungafasi		3		Moli
Cook		4		Tauelangi
Lee		5		Tupou
Fiebig		6		Short
Murray		7		Brash
Melvin		8		Church
Backs
Hall		9		Taumateine
Howell		10		Alatimu
Taylor		11		Gray
Koller		12		Popoali’i
Gordon		13		Alosio
Barham		14		Popoali’i
Banks		15		Toleafoa
Replacements
Hafoka		16		McQuoid
Cowley-Andrea		17		Adams
Tofilau		18		Polo
Pomale-Time		19		Poloniati
Reeves		20		Vuniyayawa
Muriwai		21		Matavao
Miln		22		Tupaea-Thomsen
Rice		23		Rainsford

Recent Form:

North Harbour (Home team): 

Result	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score
Loss	31st July 2026	NPC	Tasman Makos	31-29
Won	3rd October 2025	NPC	Southland	15-14
Loss	27th September  2025	NPC	Otago	41-26
Loss	21st September 2025	NPC	Northland	37-12
Loss	12th September 2025	NPC	Waikato	29-28

Counties Manukau (Away team): 

Result	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score
Loss	1st August 2026	NPC	Taranaki	5-20
Loss	12th October 2025	NPC Playoffs	Canterbury	23-15
Won	5th October 2025	NPC	Tasman	41-49
Won	28th September 2025	NPC	Manawatu	48-24
Won	20th September 2025	NPC	Auckland	49-29

North Harbour vs Counties Manukau head-to-head record (last five matches):

Date	Competition	Winner	Score
4th September 2025	NPC	Counties Manukau	22-19
31st August 2024	NPC	Counties Manukau	33-36
4th September 2022	NPC	North Harbour	37-12
13th August 2021	NPC	North Harbour	6-14
7th November 2020	NPC	North Harbour	32-5