New Zealand’s America’s Cup defence is set to get underway.

Last week Team Britannia confirmed their challenger status after beating Italy’s Luna Rossa in the preliminary Louis Vuitton Cup.

NPC quarterfinals are also set to get underway, with Wellington taking on Counties Manukau in Wellington tonight, which will see TJ Perenara play his final game on New Zealand soil before jetting off to Japan.

Other fixtures over the weekend are Bay of Plenty vs Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki vs Waikato and Tasman vs Canterbury.

Weekend Sport host Jason Pine joined Francesca Rudkin.

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