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The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final

The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final

18 October 2025

The red and blacks had to weather extra time in their 100-minute quarter-final win over Counties Manukau in the quarters.

Canterbury assistant coach James Lentjes outlines their next challenge.

Kickoff in Christchurch is at 7.15pm - live commentary on Gold Sport and iHeart Radio.

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18 Oct: A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon

17 Oct: The public is being asked for sightings of a man possibly involved in a homicide, in a town near Palmerston North

16 Oct: Police have found a woman's red station wagon - as they investigate her death in Pahiatua yesterday, west of Palmerston North

15 Oct: A man's due to appear in Tauranga District Court today, charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby earlier this year, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region's Foxton Beach

13 Oct: Police will have a visible presence across Hawke's Bay over the next few days - with two gang tangi taking place

11 Oct: Taranaki coach Neil Barnes believes his first five-eighths Josh Jacomb is not ready for the All Blacks yet, heading into tonight's NPC quarter-final against Hawke's Bay in Napier

09 Oct: An eighth person has been arrested over a 15-year-old's stabbing death in Napier in May

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