Today New Zealand Rugby announced the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup schedule for all teams, with the competition to commence Thursday 8^th August.

Waikato’s season begins at home against Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Runners up Canterbury at FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday 10^th August from 7.35pm.

Waikato will host Premiership sides Auckland (Saturday 31^st August) and Tasman (Saturday 21^st September) plus Championship sides Hawke’s Bay (Thursday 12^th September) and Taranaki the final regular season home game on (Sunday 6^th October).

The remaining away matches will be against Bay of Plenty (Sunday 18^th August), Counties Manukau (Saturday 24^th August), North Harbour (Saturday 7^th September), a potential Ranfurly Shield rematch against current holders Otago (Sunday 29^th September) and Waikato will finish off the regular season in Wellington (Saturday 12 October).

The competition will be played across ten weeks this season with no team having to play twice in one week.

For all of Waikato’s matches home and away for the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup season head along to http://www.mooloo.co.nz/Mitre-10-Cup/Draws-Results-Standings 

Article added: Tuesday 26 February 2019