Find key match information and team lists below (teams are added as they are named):
Southland v Canterbury
Friday 13 September
7.05pm, Invercargill Rugby Park
Bay of Plenty v Taranaki
Saturday 14 September
2.05pm, Tauranga Domain
North Harbour v Manawatū
Saturday 14 September
4.35pm, North Harbour Stadium
Waikato v Hawke’s Bay
Saturday 14 September
7.05pm, Porirua Park, Wellington
Counties Manukau v Otago
Sunday 15 September
2.05pm, Navigation Homes Stadium
Tasman v Wellington (Ranfurly Shield)
Sunday 15 September
2.05pm, Lansdowne Park, Nelson
Northland v Auckland
Sunday 15 September
4.35pm, Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei