| Home team | Wellington |
| Away team | North Harbour |
| Venue | Hnry Stadium |
| Competition | NPC |
| Kick-off time | 8:10 am (UK) 7:10 pm (NZ) |
| Watch Live in the UK | NPC Youtube Channel |
Wellington vs North Harbour NPC round three preview as the sides meet at the Hnry Stadium in the opening game of the round.
Wellington are currently without a win after two games, but have picked up three bonus points across the games and therefore are 12th.
North Harbour have won one of their two matches and with a strong points difference are the top team on seven points in fourth. All the teams above them have won both matches and they are only three points behind the top two teams in the table.
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Wellington vs North Harbour confirmed lineups
| Wellington | North Harbour | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Turnbull | 1 | Cowley-Andrea | |||
| O’Reilly | 2 | Gordon | |||
| Tawake | 3 | L Tu’ungafasi | |||
| Delany | 4 | Cook | |||
| Plummer | 5 | Lee | |||
| Ropeti | 6 | Fiebig | |||
| Halalilo | 7 | Murray | |||
| Petaia | 8 | Melvin | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Henry | 9 | Hall | |||
| Harkin | 10 | Howell | |||
| Ropata | 11 | Taylor | |||
| Kirifi | 12 | Gordon | |||
| Palu | 13 | Barham | |||
| Saumaki | 14 | Leota | |||
| Burgess | 15 | Banks | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Poasa | 16 | Hafoka | |||
| Bean | 17 | Tafa | |||
| Hewitt | 18 | Tofilau | |||
| Falloon | 19 | Tuipulotu | |||
| Taramai | 20 | Reeves | |||
| Williams | 21 | Wye | |||
| Paraone | 22 | Miln | |||
| Soli | 23 | Paea | |||
Recent Form:
Wellington (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 8th August 2026 | NPC | Auckland | 34-31 |
| Loss | 2nd August 2026 | NPC | Hawkes Bay | 33-52 |
| Loss | 4th October 2025 | NPC | Bay of Plenty | 26-33 |
| Loss | 27th September 2025 | NPC | Taranaki | 39-20 |
| Won | 20th September 2025 | NPC | Southland | 75-19 |
Wellington have now lost four matches in a row stretching into last season and have lost six of the last seven matches. They lost out narrowly to Auckland in their last game, having led for a majority of the game. They led 19-17 at half-time and scored shortly after to take a 26-17. In the remainder of the game, they conceded three tries, while only scoring one, with Pita Ahki scoring the winner for Auckland with a few minutes to go.
North Harbour (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 6th August 2026 | NPC | Counties Manukau | 59-19 |
| 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 |
North Harbour picked up an impressive win over Counties Manukau. They score nine tries in the game conceding three.
Wellington vs North Harbour head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 24th September 2023 | NPC | Wellington | 26-6 |
| 17th October 2020 | NPC | Wellington | 25-20 |
| 4th October 2019 | NPC | North Harbour | 42-34 |
| 9th September 2018 | NPC | Wellington | 35-23 |
| 22nd October 2016 | NPC Playoffs | North Harbour | 37-40 |
Wellington and North Harbour don’t meet too frequently, with Wellington winning the last two meetings. North Harbour last won in 2019 and also won in the 2016 playoffs in a close 37-40 encounter.
