| Home team | Bay of Plenty |
| Away team | Northland |
| Venue | Rotorua International Stadium |
| Competition | NPC |
| Kick-off time | 6:05 am (UK) 5:05 pm (NZ) |
| Watch Live in the UK | NPC Youtube |
Bay of Plenty vs Northland NPC round two preview as the sides meet at Rotorua International Stadium.
Northland picked up a bonus-point victory in round one, while the Bay of Plenty picked up one bonus point.
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Bay of Plenty vs Northland confirmed lineups
| Bay of Plenty | Northland | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Kumeroa | 1 | Fono | |||
| Kolose | 2 | Mullan | |||
| Mafileo | 3 | Renata | |||
| Naitoa Ah Kuoi | 4 | Goodhue | |||
| Knight | 5 | Craig | |||
| Johnston | 6 | Rush | |||
| Lasaqa | 7 | Forbes | |||
| Broughton | 8 | Peita | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Tahuriorangi | 9 | Nock | |||
| Hohepa | 10 | Reihana | |||
| Webber | 11 | Rush | |||
| Paul | 12 | Creighton | |||
| Armstrong | 13 | Murray | |||
| Forbes | 14 | Salmon | |||
| Robertson | 15 | Trainor | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Tupou | 16 | MacEwan | |||
| Vakaiuola | 17 | Ryan | |||
| Tukuafu | 18 | Botha | |||
| Palmer | 19 | Hooper | |||
| Felise | 20 | Shanks | |||
| Sinton | 21 | Renton | |||
| Cashmore | 22 | J Stewart | |||
| Ware | 23 | R Stewart | |||
Recent Form:
Bay of Plenty (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 30th July 2026 | NPC | Waikato | 38-26 |
| Loss | 17th October 2025 | NPC Playoffs | Otago | 41-17 |
| Won | 11th October 2025 | NPC Playoffs | Tasman | 27-7 |
| Won | 4th October 2025 | NPC | Wellington | 33-26 |
| Won | 28th September 2025 | NPC | Waikato | 41-5 |
The Bay of Plenty started the season with a 12-point defeat to Waikato. They had found themselves 38-12 behind, but two tries in the last five minutes cushioned the blow of the margin. The fourth try with the clock deep in the red also allowed the Bay of Plenty to pick up a point on the table.
Northland (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 2nd August 2026 | NPC | Manawatu | 40-14 |
| Loss | 4th October 2025 | NPC | Waikato | 25-19 |
| Draw | 28th September 2025 | NPC | Canterbury | 10-19 |
| Won | 21st September 2025 | NPC | North Harbour | 37-12 |
| Won | 11th September 2025 | NPC | Wellington | 43-26 |
Northland started with a positive win over Manawatu, scoring six tries while only conceding two. The victory came thanks to a strong second-half performance, having been level at 14-14 on 36 minutes. Reihana scored just before the break to give them a lead and they scored three more in the second-half.
Bay of Plenty vs Northland head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 28th September 2024 | NPC | Bay of Plenty | 53-13 |
| 22nd September 2023 | NPC | Bay of Plenty | 26-32 |
| 28th September 2022 | NPC | Northland | 21-23 |
| 3rd November 2021 | NPC | Bay of Plenty | 22-14 |
| 22nd September 2019 | NPC | Bay of Plenty | 22-46 |
The Bay of Plenty have won five of the last six meetings between the teams, with the win for Northland being the narrowest margin of two points. In the last meeting, the Bay of Plenty won by 40 points.
