Originally scheduled to be played on Sunday 24 October at Tauranga Domain, the match was postponed following the tragic passing of Bay of Plenty player Sean Wainui.
To provide Northland with adequate preparation time for their mid-week match against Bay of Plenty, their Week 9 match this weekend against Southland at Rugby Park in Invercargill has been shifted forward one day to Saturday 30 October (2.05pm kick off).
As a result of this change Otago’s non-competition match against Wellington at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin has been changed to Sunday 31 October, and has also been moved to the earlier time of 1.05pm.
The full and updated Bunnings Warehouse Week 9 schedule can be found HERE.