BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC FIXTURES

BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC EXPLAINED 2022 BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NATIONAL PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Bunnings NPC will see Provincial Unions seeded into two conferences based on the previous season standings for round-robin matches and quarter-finals. Teams placed 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 sit within the Odds conference and teams placed 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 sit within the Evens conference for the season ahead. The round robin includes four crossover matches per team, where teams from the Odds conference will play teams from the Evens conference. The quarter-finals include the top four teams within each conference playing for a spot in the semi-finals. With the top two teams across the conferences playing against each other in the semi-finals, to then see the top two qualifiers play-off in the NPC final. All competition matches carry full competition points and the Ranfurly Shield format remains unchanged. The pools and seedings for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC Championship are:

ODDS EVENS

01. Waikato 02. Tasman 03. Hawke’s Bay 04. Canterbury 05. Bay of Plenty 06. Auckland 07. Wellington 08. Taranaki 09. Otago 10. Manawatū 11. Southland 12. North Harbour 13. Counties 14. Northland

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The 14 teams involved will play 70 matches before the play-offs in just 12 weeks. For all up-to-date information on the BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC, and any changes to kick-off times, visit www.provincial.rugby NOTE: [RS] = RANFURLY SHIELD CHALLENGE

ROUND 1: FRIDAY 5 AUGUST — WEDNESDAY 10 AUGUST

DATE MATCH VENUE TIME

Friday 5 August Saturday 6 August Manawatū v Canterbury Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North 7.05pm

Counties Manukau v Otago Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe 2.05pm

Waikato v Hawke’s Bay

FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton Auckland v North Harbour Eden Park, Auckland 4.35pm 7.05pm

Sunday 7 August Taranaki v Northland

Tasman

v Southland Wellington v Bay of Plenty Wednesday 10 August Manawatū v Auckland Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Lansdowne Park, Blenheim 2.05pm 2.05pm

Sky Stadium, Wellington

4.35pm Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North 7.05pm

ROUND 2: FRIDAY 12 AUGUST — WEDNESDAY 17 AUGUST

Friday 12 August Hawke’s Bay v Counties Manukau [RS] McLean Park, Napier

Saturday 13 August Otago

v Tasman Northland v Waikato Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei

Sunday 14 August Canterbury v Wellington Bay of Plenty v Taranaki Southland v Auckland North Harbour v Manawatū Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch Tauranga Domain, Tauranga Rugby Park, Invercargill North Harbour Stadium, Albany

Wednesday 17 August Otago v Hawke’s Bay Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 7.05pm 2.05pm 4.35pm 7.05pm 2.05pm 2.05pm 4.35pm 7.05pm

ROUND 3: FRIDAY 19 AUGUST — SUNDAY 21 AUGUST

Friday 19 August Counties Manukau v Waikato

Saturday 20 August Taranaki v Canterbury Wellington v Northland North Harbour v Tasman

Sunday 21 August Auckland v Bay of Plenty Southland v Otago Manawatū v Hawke’s Bay Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe 7.05pm Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua North Harbour Stadium, Albany 2.05pm 2.05pm 4.35pm

Eden Park, Auckland 2.05pm

Rugby Park, Invercargill

2.05pm Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North 4.35pm

ROUND 4: FRIDAY 26 AUGUST — WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST

Friday 26 August Tasman

v Canterbury Waikato v Manawatū Lansdowne Park, Blenheim FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Saturday 27 August

Sunday 28 August

Hawke’s Bay v North Harbour [RS] McLean Park, Napier Auckland v Otago Eden Park, Auckland Bay of Plenty v Counties Manukau Tauranga Domain, Tauranga Wellington v Taranaki Northland v Southland Sky Stadium, Wellington Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei Wednesday 31 August Canterbury v North Harbour Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch 5.35pm 7.35pm 2.05pm 4.35pm 2.05pm 2.05pm 4.35pm 7.05pm

ROUND 5: FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER — WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

Friday 2 September Manawatū v Tasman Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North 7.05pm

Saturday 3 September Northland v Auckland Taranaki v Waikato Southland v Wellington Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Rugby Park, Invercargill 2.05pm 2.05pm 4.35pm

Sunday 4 September Canterbury v Hawke’s Bay Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch 2.05pm

Otago v Bay of Plenty

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin North Harbour v Counties Manukau North Harbour Stadium, Albany 2.05pm 4.35pm

ROUND 6: FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER — WEDNESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER

DATE MATCH VENUE TIME

Friday 9 September Waikato v Auckland FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton 7.05pm

Saturday 10 September Hawke’s Bay v Southland [RS] McLean Park, Napier 2.05pm

North Harbour v Bay of Plenty Counties Manukau v Manawatū North Harbour Stadium, Albany

4.35pm Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe 7.05pm

Sunday 11 September Tasman

v Taranaki Wellington v Otago Canterbury v Northland Wednesday 14 September Waikato v Southland Trafalgar Park, Nelson 2.05pm

Sky Stadium, Wellington

2.05pm Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch 4.35pm FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton 7.05pm

ROUND 7: FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER — WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

Friday 16 September Taranaki v Manawatū Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 7.05pm

Saturday 17 September Counties Manukau v Canterbury Auckland v Tasman Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe 2.05pm Eden Park, Auckland 4.35pm

Sunday 18 September Hawke’s Bay v Wellington [RS] McLean Park, Napier Bay of Plenty v Southland Tauranga Domain, Tauranga

Otago v Waikato

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Northland v North Harbour Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei 7.05pm 2.05pm 2.05pm 4.35pm

Wednesday 21 September Taranaki v Counties Manukau Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 7.05pm

ROUND 8: FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER — WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

Friday 23 September

Canterbury v Auckland Saturday 24 September Bay of Plenty v Hawke’s Bay Tasman v Northland Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch 7.05pm Tauranga Domain, Tauranga Trafalgar Park, Nelson 2.05pm 2.05pm

Sunday 25 September Wellington v Waikato Sky Stadium, Wellington 4.35pm

Manawatū v Otago Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North 2.05pm

North Harbour v Taranaki

North Harbour Stadium, Albany Southland v Counties Manukau Rugby Park, Invercargill 2.05pm 4.35pm

Wednesday 28 September Bay of Plenty v Northland Tauranga Domain, Tauranga 4.05pm

ROUND 9: FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER — SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER

Friday 30 September Saturday 1 October Hawke’s Bay v Tasman [RS]

McLean Park, Napier Southland v North Harbour Rugby Park, Invercargill Auckland v Taranaki Eden Park, Auckland 7.05pm 2.05pm 4.35pm

Sunday 2 October Otago

v Canterbury Counties Manukau v Wellington Northland v Manawatū Waikato v Bay of Plenty Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

7.05pm Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe 2.05pm Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton 2.05pm 4.35pm

QUARTER-FINALS: FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER — SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER Friday 7 October BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC QTR-FINAL ONE Saturday 8 October BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC QTR-FINAL TWO Saturday 8 October BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC QTR-FINAL THREE Sunday 9 October BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC QTR-FINAL FOUR

SEMI-FINALS: FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER — SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER Friday 14 October BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC SEMI-FINAL ONE Saturday 15 October BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC SEMI-FINAL TWO

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