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For the second tier national league, see <a href="/wiki/Heartland_Championship" title="Heartland Championship">Heartland Championship</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/NPC_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="NPC (disambiguation)">NPC (disambiguation)</a></div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">National Provincial Championship</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><b>Current season, competition or edition:</b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Current sports event" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Rugby_football_current_event.svg/31px-Rugby_football_current_event.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Rugby_football_current_event.svg/47px-Rugby_football_current_event.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Rugby_football_current_event.svg/62px-Rugby_football_current_event.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="322" data-file-height="250" /></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">2024 Bunnings NPC</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bunnings-npc-logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Bunnings-npc-logo.png/150px-Bunnings-npc-logo.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Bunnings-npc-logo.png/225px-Bunnings-npc-logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/Bunnings-npc-logo.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">Air New Zealand Cup (2006–2009)</span><br />ITM Cup (2010–2015)<br />Mitre 10 Cup (2016–2020)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">October 1975<span class="noprint">; 49 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1975-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">First season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1976_National_Provincial_Championship" title="1976 National Provincial Championship">1976</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Robinson_(rugby_union,_born_1974)" title="Mark Robinson (rugby union, born 1974)">Mark Robinson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">14</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a>, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most recent<br />champion(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> <br />(<a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">2024</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a><br />(17 titles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sport_(New_Zealand)" title="Sky Sport (New Zealand)">Sky Sport</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Stan_(streaming_service)" title="Stan (streaming service)">Stan Sport</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sponsor(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bunnings" title="Bunnings">Bunnings</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Related<br />competitions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Farah_Palmer_Cup" title="Farah Palmer Cup">Farah Palmer Cup</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Heartland_Championship" title="Heartland Championship">Heartland Championship</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.provincial.rugby/bunnings-npc/">provincial.rugby</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>National Provincial Championship</b> (<b>NPC</b>) is an annual <a href="/wiki/Round-robin_tournament" title="Round-robin tournament">round-robin</a> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> competition in men's domestic <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_New_Zealand" title="Rugby union in New Zealand">New Zealand rugby</a>. First played in <a href="/wiki/National_Provincial_Championship_(1976%E2%80%932005)" title="National Provincial Championship (1976–2005)">1976</a>, it is the second highest level of <a href="/wiki/List_of_rugby_union_competitions" title="List of rugby union competitions">competition</a> in New Zealand alongside the <a href="/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield" title="Ranfurly Shield">Ranfurly Shield</a>. It is organised by <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby" title="New Zealand Rugby">New Zealand Rugby</a> (NZR) and since 2021, it has been known as the Bunnings NPC after <a href="/wiki/Bunnings" title="Bunnings">Bunnings</a>, its <a href="/wiki/Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">naming rights</a> sponsor. A concurrent <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_rugby_union" title="Women's rugby union">women's</a> tournament is also held, the <a href="/wiki/Farah_Palmer_Cup" title="Farah Palmer Cup">Farah Palmer Cup</a>. </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2005_National_Provincial_Championship" title="2005 National Provincial Championship">2005 season</a> the league was restructured into a two-tier competition. The National Provincial Championship would include professional and semi-professional players, and consist of the top fourteen financial and sporting best performing regional teams. For sponsorship reasons it was rebranded as the <a href="/wiki/Air_New_Zealand" title="Air New Zealand">Air New Zealand</a> Cup. The remaining teams would form a breakaway amateur competition known as the <a href="/wiki/Heartland_Championship" title="Heartland Championship">Heartland Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_rugby_union_teams" title="List of New Zealand rugby union teams">Twenty-nine teams</a> have competed since the inception of the competition in 1976. <a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> are historically the most successful union with seventeen titles and <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> is the most successful team during the professional-era, having won nine from eleven finals. Eight other teams have won titles from both periods: <a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> (6), <a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> (3), <a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Counties Manukau (National Provincial Championship)">Counties Manukau</a> (1) and <a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Manawatu (National Provincial Championship)">Manawatu</a> (1). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins_and_foundation">Origins and foundation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins and foundation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hawke%27s_Bay_rugby_union_team_1923.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Hawke%27s_Bay_rugby_union_team_1923.jpg/200px-Hawke%27s_Bay_rugby_union_team_1923.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Hawke%27s_Bay_rugby_union_team_1923.jpg/300px-Hawke%27s_Bay_rugby_union_team_1923.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Hawke%27s_Bay_rugby_union_team_1923.jpg/400px-Hawke%27s_Bay_rugby_union_team_1923.jpg 2x" data-file-width="953" data-file-height="612" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a> occupying the <a href="/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield" title="Ranfurly Shield">Ranfurly Shield</a> in 1923.</figcaption></figure> <p>The first form of competition came in 1904 with the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield" title="Ranfurly Shield">Ranfurly Shield</a> as a challenge trophy. Each year, fixtures were arranged in <a href="/wiki/Wellington,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Wellington, New Zealand">Wellington</a> during the annual meeting of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby" title="New Zealand Rugby">New Zealand Rugby Football Union</a>, where an elected representative from each <a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_rugby_union_teams" title="List of New Zealand rugby union teams">provincial union</a> would propose dates and opponents that ideally avoided conflicts with local club competitions. Across the country, <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_New_Zealand" title="Provinces of New Zealand">neighbouring regions</a> organised regular matches for challenge trophies.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the most prestigious competitions, the <a href="/wiki/Hanan_Shield" title="Hanan Shield">Hanan Shield</a>, was established in 1946 by <a href="/wiki/Timaru" title="Timaru">Timaru's</a> former mayor, A.E.S. Hanan, and was contested by <a href="/wiki/Mid_Canterbury_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union">Mid Canterbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Canterbury_Rugby_Football_Union" title="South Canterbury Rugby Football Union">South Canterbury</a>, and <a href="/wiki/North_Otago_Rugby_Football_Union" title="North Otago Rugby Football Union">North Otago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another significant trophy, the Seddon Shield, was first challenged in 1906. Named after <a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_New_Zealand" title="List of prime ministers of New Zealand">former New Zealand premier</a> Richard Seddon, it featured representative teams from <a href="/wiki/Buller_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Buller Rugby Football Union">Buller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Bays_Rugby_Union" title="Nelson Bays Rugby Union">Nelson Bays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marlborough_Rugby_Union" title="Marlborough Rugby Union">Marlborough</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Rugby_Football_Union" title="West Coast Rugby Football Union">West Coast</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a>, starting in the <a href="/wiki/King_Country" title="King Country">King Country</a> and moving north, eleven teams competed for the Coronation Shield.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Given the numerous competitions across New Zealand, there was a clear need for a national tournament. In 1972, Barry Smith proposed an inter-provincial competition to the <a href="/wiki/Auckland_Rugby_Union" title="Auckland Rugby Union">Auckland Rugby Union</a>. After gaining approval, the proposal was brought to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union's annual conference in early 1974. It included an overview of the scheme, addressing finance, travel, sponsorship opportunities, implications for club and sub-union competitions, traditional representative matches, international laws, and Sunday play. Following discussions in October 1975, modifications were made and ultimately accepted by all provinces. <a href="/wiki/Radio_New_Zealand" title="Radio New Zealand">Radio New Zealand</a> secured sponsorship rights worth <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_dollar" title="New Zealand dollar">NZD</a> 100,000 and helped market the new competition, later joined by <a href="/wiki/Lion_(Australasian_company)" title="Lion (Australasian company)">Lion Breweries</a>, National Mutual, and <a href="/wiki/Air_New_Zealand" title="Air New Zealand">Air New Zealand</a>. </p><p>Teams were divided into two divisions based on their performance over the previous five years. The premier division included <a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Counties Manukau (National Provincial Championship)">Counties</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Manawatu (National Provincial Championship)">Manawatu</a>, Marlborough, <a href="/wiki/Northland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Northland (National Provincial Championship)">North Auckland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Southland (National Provincial Championship)">Southland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a>, determined by a ranking system. The remaining provinces, Buller, <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Rugby_Football_Union" title="East Coast Rugby Football Union">East Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horowhenua-Kapiti_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union">Horowhenua</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_Country_Rugby_Football_Union" title="King Country Rugby Football Union">King Country</a>, Mid Canterbury, Nelson Bays, North Otago, <a href="/wiki/Poverty_Bay_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union">Poverty Bay</a>, South Canterbury, <a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thames_Valley_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Thames Valley Rugby Football Union">Thames Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wairarapa_Bush_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union">Wairarapa Bush</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wanganui_Rugby_Football_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Wanganui Rugby Football Union">Wanganui</a> and the West Coast were split into North Island and <a href="/wiki/South_Island" title="South Island">South Island</a> sub-divisions, with the potential for promotion to the top division.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Auckland_dynasty">Auckland dynasty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Auckland dynasty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Between 1980 and the early 2000s, <a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> experienced a golden era, dominating competitions and consistently retaining the <a href="/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield" title="Ranfurly Shield">Ranfurly Shield</a>. During this time, they reached eighteen finals, finishing as runners-up multiple times, and secured over half of the available competition titles, totaling fifteen. This remarkable run included a record sixty-one Ranfurly Shield defenses, five <a href="/wiki/South_Pacific_Championship" title="South Pacific Championship">South Pacific Championship</a> titles, and recognition as the <a href="/wiki/Halberg_Awards" title="Halberg Awards">Halberg Awards</a> Team of the Year in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> emerged as the only team to consistently challenge Auckland's supremacy, with several matches becoming historic. The 1985 clash, where Auckland ended Canterbury's record-equalling streak of twenty-five matches, was famously dubbed the "Match of the Century." In front of a record crowd of 52,000 at <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Park" title="Lancaster Park">Lancaster Park</a>, Canterbury nearly staged a stunning comeback from a 24–0 half-time deficit, but Auckland held on to win 28–23, setting a new benchmark with sixty-one consecutive defences over eight years.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, Auckland's fortunes waned with the <a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union" title="History of rugby union">professionalisation of rugby</a>, officially declared in August 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The introduction of <a href="/wiki/Super_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Super 12">Super 12</a> in 1996 marked the end of their dominance as many international players became unavailable. Notable stars like <a href="/wiki/Sean_Fitzpatrick" title="Sean Fitzpatrick">Sean Fitzpatrick</a>, who captained the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">All Blacks</a> and played 154 games for Auckland, and <a href="/wiki/Grant_Fox" title="Grant Fox">Grant Fox</a>, who set a record for the most shield points (932), were pivotal during this era, along with <a href="/wiki/John_Kirwan_(rugby)" title="John Kirwan (rugby)">John Kirwan</a>, who scored forty-four tries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Turning_professional">Turning professional</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Turning professional"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/2005_National_Provincial_Championship" title="2005 National Provincial Championship">2005 season</a>, the league underwent a restructuring to create a two-tier competition. The National Provincial Championship would now feature both professional and semi-professional players, comprising the top fourteen financially viable and high-performing regional teams. For sponsorship purposes, it was rebranded as the <a href="/wiki/Air_New_Zealand" title="Air New Zealand">Air New Zealand</a> Cup, while the remaining teams formed an amateur competition called the <a href="/wiki/Heartland_Championship" title="Heartland Championship">Heartland Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This restructuring followed a review conducted by the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby" title="New Zealand Rugby">New Zealand Rugby Union</a> in November 2003, which prioritised issues related to the professional and amateur provincial games, including timing, costs, and the roles of the NZRU, <a href="/wiki/Super_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Super 12">Super 12</a> franchises, and provincial unions in the sport's management. By December 2005, the final pools and draws for the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup were established, with the season commencing in late July. The fourteen participating teams were <a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Counties Manukau (National Provincial Championship)">Counties Manukau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Manawatu (National Provincial Championship)">Manawatu</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)">North Harbour</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Northland (National Provincial Championship)">Northland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Southland (National Provincial Championship)">Southland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The competition format included two pools with a two-round system, followed by a finals series consisting of quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. Teams competed based on their rankings from the first round, forming a top six pool and a bottom eight repechage in the second round. The top two teams from the repechage joined the top six teams in the quarterfinals. The pools were determined by seedings from the 2005 National Provincial Championship. </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2006_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2006 Air New Zealand Cup">inaugural season</a>, the New Zealand Rugby Union held a meeting to evaluate the tournament's success and gather feedback from stakeholders and provincial unions. It was confirmed that the fourteen teams would remain for the <a href="/wiki/2007_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2007 Air New Zealand Cup">2007 season</a>, though the format would be adjusted. The new structure included seven matches each week during a ten-week modified round robin, followed by quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. Notably, this modified round robin did not require all teams to compete against one another, as a formula was established to determine which teams would not face each other based on their performance from the previous season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canterbury_dominance">Canterbury dominance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Canterbury dominance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Canterbury_Penguins.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Canterbury_Penguins.jpg/200px-Canterbury_Penguins.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Canterbury_Penguins.jpg/300px-Canterbury_Penguins.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Canterbury_Penguins.jpg/400px-Canterbury_Penguins.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> competing in the <a href="/wiki/COBRA_Rugby_Tens" title="COBRA Rugby Tens">COBRA Rugby Tens</a> in 2008.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> had a remarkable run in the National Provincial Championship from 2008 to 2018, winning the title nine times and cementing their position as one of New Zealand's premier provincial teams. This success stemmed from a strong focus on player development, with many players going on to represent the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">All Blacks</a>. The <a href="/wiki/2008_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2008 Air New Zealand Cup">2008 season</a> marked the beginning of Canterbury's unprecedented dynasty, which continued until their streak was broken by <a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Mitre_10_Cup#Finals" title="2018 Mitre 10 Cup">2018 final</a>. They became the first team to win six consecutive titles after defeating <a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> in 2013 and also retained the <a href="/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield" title="Ranfurly Shield">Ranfurly Shield</a> three times during this era. </p><p>During this period, Canterbury produced over twenty international players, more than any other province in New Zealand. Centurions such as <a href="/wiki/Owen_Franks" title="Owen Franks">Owen Franks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Whitelock" title="Sam Whitelock">Sam Whitelock</a>, along with other notable talents like <a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Crockett" title="Wyatt Crockett">Wyatt Crockett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Bill_Williams" title="Sonny Bill Williams">Sonny Bill Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Codie_Taylor" title="Codie Taylor">Codie Taylor</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Richie_Mo%27unga" title="Richie Mo'unga">Richie Mo'unga</a>, all began their careers with Canterbury. Each of these players made significant contributions to the All Blacks, with many playing over fifty <a href="/wiki/Test_match_(rugby_union)" title="Test match (rugby union)">test matches</a>. </p><p>Few teams could match Canterbury's dominance until their neighbouring province, <a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a>, became competitive and gained promotion in 2013. This led to the end of Canterbury's six-championship winning streak, as Tasman convincingly defeated them in the <a href="/wiki/2014_ITM_Cup#Semi-finals" title="2014 ITM Cup">2014 semi-final</a> at <a href="/wiki/Trafalgar_Park,_Nelson" title="Trafalgar Park, Nelson">Trafalgar Park</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a> international <a href="/wiki/James_Lowe_(rugby_union)" title="James Lowe (rugby union)">James Lowe</a> and former All Black <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Cowan" title="Jimmy Cowan">Jimmy Cowan</a> both scored tries, converted by <a href="/wiki/Marty_Banks" title="Marty Banks">Marty Banks</a>, securing a memorable 26–6 victory. Canterbury also lost to Tasman during the round-robin phase of that season. The rivalry continued, with the two teams meeting again in the finals of 2016 and 2017, where Canterbury emerged victorious. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Renaming_and_newcomers">Renaming and newcomers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Renaming and newcomers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Makos_v_Southland_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Makos_v_Southland_2013.jpg/200px-Makos_v_Southland_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Makos_v_Southland_2013.jpg/300px-Makos_v_Southland_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Makos_v_Southland_2013.jpg/400px-Makos_v_Southland_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2455" data-file-height="1890" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a> playing against <a href="/wiki/Southland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Southland (National Provincial Championship)">Southland</a> in 2013.</figcaption></figure> <p>In April 2021, <a href="/wiki/Bunnings" title="Bunnings">Bunnings</a>, a hardware and retail store, became the new sponsor of the competition, leading to the name's return to the National Provincial Championship for the first time since the <a href="/wiki/2005_National_Provincial_Championship" title="2005 National Provincial Championship">2005 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the Rugby Cup was reintroduced as the competition's trophy after being replaced by three other trophies between 2006 and 2021. Following a further review by <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby" title="New Zealand Rugby">New Zealand Rugby</a>, the competition format was also restructured, allowing fourteen teams to compete for a single title, eliminating the divisions that had been in place since the <a href="/wiki/2010_ITM_Cup" title="2010 ITM Cup">2010 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beyond the traditional <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a> bases of <a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a>, only two other provinces have achieved notable success during the professional era, <a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a>. Their rise began with their matchup in the <a href="/wiki/2014_ITM_Cup#Finals" title="2014 ITM Cup">2014 final</a>, where Taranaki claimed their first national title in history with a thrilling 36–32 victory.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This marked the first time a provincial union outside the big five had won the premiership title since 1980. </p><p>Since then, both teams have secured the title twice, with Taranaki also holding the <a href="/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield" title="Ranfurly Shield">Ranfurly Shield</a> on two occasions and Tasman winning it for the first time in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this era, notable <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">All Blacks</a> such as the Barrett brothers, <a href="/wiki/Beauden_Barrett" title="Beauden Barrett">Beauden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jordie_Barrett" title="Jordie Barrett">Jordie</a>, and New Zealand captain <a href="/wiki/Scott_Barrett_(rugby_union)" title="Scott Barrett (rugby union)">Scott</a> all represented Taranaki, while Tasman boasted talents like <a href="/wiki/Will_Jordan_(rugby_union)" title="Will Jordan (rugby union)">Will Jordan</a>, one of the country's leading international try scorers, and <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a> international <a href="/wiki/James_Lowe_(rugby_union)" title="James Lowe (rugby union)">James Lowe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/10px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:40.366%;left:83.155%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Hawke's Bay"><img alt="Hawke's Bay" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/5px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/10px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:46.435%;left:73.558%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Manawatu"><img alt="Manawatu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/5px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/10px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Manawatu (National Provincial Championship)">Manawatu</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:53.183%;left:67.263%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Wellington"><img alt="Wellington" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/5px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/10px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:53.227%;left:55.639%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Tasman"><img alt="Tasman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/5px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/10px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:69.295%;left:50.989%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Canterbury"><img alt="Canterbury" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/5px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/10px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:86.183%;left:34.853%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Otago"><img alt="Otago" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/5px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/10px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:90.057%;left:18.648%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Southland"><img alt="Southland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/5px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/10px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Southland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Southland (National Provincial Championship)">Southland</a></small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Zealand_(location_map).svg" title="File:New Zealand (location map).svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of the <a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022 Bunnings NPC</a> teams.</div></div></div> <p>The fourteen provincial unions that have participated in the current National Provincial Championship since its founding in 2006 are listed below. Ten teams are situated in the <a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a> and four teams in the <a href="/wiki/South_Island" title="South Island">South Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NPC, which comes after <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a> and international rugby, constitutes the "third tier" of rugby union in New Zealand. Below this tier are numerous club competitions, which are organised by each provincial union. </p><p>With the creation of two distinct provincial competitions in <a href="/wiki/2006_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2006 Air New Zealand Cup">2006</a>, thirteen teams, together with the newly established <a href="/wiki/Tasman_Rugby_Union" title="Tasman Rugby Union">Tasman Rugby Union</a>, remained in the newly restructured competition. The remainder formed an amateur competition called the <a href="/wiki/Heartland_Championship" title="Heartland Championship">Heartland Championship</a>. The teams who were chosen to stay were reorganised to play professionally. In order for the area to field a squad for the 2006 season, <a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a> was established in December 2005. This became the newest provincial union in New Zealand, having been created through the amalgamation of <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Bays_Rugby_Union" title="Nelson Bays Rugby Union">Nelson Bays</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marlborough_Rugby_Union" title="Marlborough Rugby Union">Marlborough Rugby Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another one of New Zealand's newest provincial rugby unions, <a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)">North Harbour</a> was founded in 1985, which was followed by Tasman. After North Harbour being promoted to the first division in 1987, they entered the National Provincial Championship by taking first place in the third division in its inaugural year.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the former competition received further additional participants such as the <a href="/wiki/Central_Vikings_Rugby_Union" title="Central Vikings Rugby Union">Central Vikings</a>, another two unions underwent name changes throughout its time. In 1994, the 1920-founded <a href="/wiki/Northland_Rugby_Union" title="Northland Rugby Union">North Auckland Rugby Union</a> changed its name to <a href="/wiki/Northland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Northland (National Provincial Championship)">Northland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union">South Auckland Counties</a> was established with full union status in 1955. The following year, the name was abbreviated to Counties, and in 1996 the organisation changed its name to <a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Counties Manukau (National Provincial Championship)">Counties Manukau</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following a review conducted after the <a href="/wiki/2007_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2007 Air New Zealand Cup">2007 season</a>, New Zealand Rugby declared Northland and Tasman might be removed from the competition due to widespread support for a smaller <a href="/wiki/Air_New_Zealand" title="Air New Zealand">Air New Zealand</a> Cup. However, after members unanimously decided to keep the fourteen-team structure, both teams appealed the decision to be eliminated and won their case. But their existence at top level was conditional upon them meeting further requirements. The relationship between the Nelson and Marlborough unions, which broke down the previous year, needed to be repaired and kept together by Tasman. Additionally, they had to persuade the NZR of their financial viability and begin making payments on a loan they had received from the organisation worth <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_dollar" title="New Zealand dollar">NZD</a> 340,000. Furthermore, Northland had to make governance changes that include a new chief executive and the current board had to resign, seeking a re-election.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Union </th> <th>Established </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Venue </th> <th>Head coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Rugby_Union" title="Auckland Rugby Union">Auckland Rugby Union</a> </td> <td>1883<span class="noprint">; 141 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1883</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Auckland, New Zealand">Auckland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eden_Park" title="Eden Park">Eden Park</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alama_Ieremia" title="Alama Ieremia">Alama Ieremia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_Rugby_Union" title="Bay of Plenty Rugby Union">Bay of Plenty Rugby Union</a> </td> <td>1911<span class="noprint">; 113 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1911</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tauranga,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Tauranga, New Zealand">Tauranga</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tauranga_Domain" title="Tauranga Domain">Tauranga Domain</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Note1a"><a href="#endnote_Note1a">[a]</a></sup> </td> <td>Richard Watt </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Canterbury Rugby Football Union">Canterbury Rugby Football Union</a> </td> <td>1879<span class="noprint">; 145 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1879</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch, New Zealand">Christchurch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Park" title="Rugby League Park">Orangetheory Stadium</a> </td> <td>Marty Bourke </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Counties Manukau (National Provincial Championship)">Counties Manukau</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union">Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union</a> </td> <td>1955<span class="noprint">; 69 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1955</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pukekohe,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Pukekohe, New Zealand">Pukekohe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Growers_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Growers Stadium">Navigation Homes Stadium</a> </td> <td>Reon Graham </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_Rugby_Union" title="Hawke's Bay Rugby Union">Hawke's Bay Rugby Union</a> </td> <td>1884<span class="noprint">; 140 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1884</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Napier,_New_Zealand" title="Napier, New Zealand">Napier</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McLean_Park" title="McLean Park">McLean Park</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brock_James" title="Brock James">Brock James</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Manawatu (National Provincial Championship)">Manawatu</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manawatu_Rugby_Union" title="Manawatu Rugby Union">Manawatu Rugby Union</a> </td> <td>1886<span class="noprint">; 138 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1886</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Palmerston North, New Zealand">Palmerston North</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arena_Manawatu" title="Arena Manawatu">Central Energy Trust Arena</a> </td> <td>Mike Rogers </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)">North Harbour</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_Rugby_Union" title="North Harbour Rugby Union">North Harbour Rugby Union</a> </td> <td>1985<span class="noprint">; 39 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1985</span>)</span> </td> <td>Auckland </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_Stadium" title="North Harbour Stadium">North Harbour Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Halangahu" title="Daniel Halangahu">Daniel Halangahu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Northland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Northland (National Provincial Championship)">Northland</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northland_Rugby_Union" title="Northland Rugby Union">Northland Rugby Union</a> </td> <td>1920<span class="noprint">; 104 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1920</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whangarei,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Whangarei, New Zealand">Whangārei</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Okara_Park" title="Okara Park">Semenoff Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Leslie_(rugby_union)" title="John Leslie (rugby union)">John Leslie</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Otago_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Otago Rugby Football Union">Otago Rugby Football Union</a> </td> <td>1881<span class="noprint">; 143 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1881</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunedin,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunedin, New Zealand">Dunedin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forsyth_Barr_Stadium" title="Forsyth Barr Stadium">Forsyth Barr Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Donnelly" title="Tom Donnelly">Tom Donnelly</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Southland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Southland (National Provincial Championship)">Southland</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Southland" title="Rugby Southland">Rugby Southland</a> </td> <td>1887<span class="noprint">; 137 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1887</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Invercargill,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Invercargill, New Zealand">Invercargill</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Park_Stadium" title="Rugby Park Stadium">Rugby Park Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hall_(rugby_union)" title="David Hall (rugby union)">David Hall</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Wilson_(rugby_union)" title="James Wilson (rugby union)">James Wilson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Taranaki Rugby Football Union">Taranaki Rugby Football Union</a> </td> <td>1885<span class="noprint">; 139 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1885</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="New Plymouth, New Zealand">New Plymouth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yarrow_Stadium" title="Yarrow Stadium">Yarrow Stadium</a> </td> <td>Neil Barnes </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasman_Rugby_Union" title="Tasman Rugby Union">Tasman Rugby Union</a> </td> <td>2006<span class="noprint">; 18 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2006</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson, New Zealand">Nelson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trafalgar_Park,_Nelson" title="Trafalgar Park, Nelson">Trafalgar Park</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Note1b"><a href="#endnote_Note1b">[b]</a></sup> </td> <td>Gray Cornelius </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Rugby_Union" title="Waikato Rugby Union">Waikato Rugby Union</a> </td> <td>1921<span class="noprint">; 103 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1921</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Stadium" title="Waikato Stadium">FMG Stadium Waikato</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ross_Filipo" title="Ross Filipo">Ross Filipo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Wellington Rugby Football Union">Wellington Rugby Football Union</a> </td> <td>1879<span class="noprint">; 145 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1879</span>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Wellington, New Zealand">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Regional_Stadium" title="Wellington Regional Stadium">Sky Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamati_Ellison" title="Tamati Ellison">Tamati Ellison</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_Note1a"><a href="#ref_Note1a"><b><sup>a</sup></b></a></span> One of the two home fields used by the <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_Rugby_Union" title="Bay of Plenty Rugby Union">Bay of Plenty Rugby Union</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Tauranga_Domain" title="Tauranga Domain">Tauranga Domain</a>. It serves as both their main stadium and training facility, with the <a href="/wiki/Rotorua_International_Stadium" title="Rotorua International Stadium">Rotorua International Stadium</a> serving as a temporary location for the occasional fixture.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_Note3b"><a href="#ref_Note3b"><b><sup>b</sup></b></a></span> Home matches for the <a href="/wiki/Tasman_Rugby_Union" title="Tasman Rugby Union">Tasman Rugby Union</a> alternate between <a href="/wiki/Blenheim,_New_Zealand" title="Blenheim, New Zealand">Blenheim</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson, New Zealand">Nelson</a>. Their main training facility is located at <a href="/wiki/Trafalgar_Park,_Nelson" title="Trafalgar Park, Nelson">Trafalgar Park</a>, where their headquarters is located in the vicinity. An alternative host for games is <a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Park,_Blenheim" title="Lansdowne Park, Blenheim">Lansdowne Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure_and_finances">Structure and finances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Structure and finances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Format">Format</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2005, the final pools and draws for the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup were made. The competition was established as a result of a thorough competitions review conducted by the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Rugby Union">New Zealand Rugby Union</a>. The season started at the end of July, and fourteen teams participated. <a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Counties Manukau (National Provincial Championship)">Counties Manukau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Manawatu (National Provincial Championship)">Manawatu</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)">North Harbour</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Northland (National Provincial Championship)">Northland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Southland (National Provincial Championship)">Southland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> were the teams that were revealed. A two-pool, two-round competition in which the unions participated was followed by a finals round including quarterfinal, semifinal, and final matches. Based on first-round rankings, teams competed in a top-six pool and a bottom-eight repechage in the second round. The top two teams from the repechage joined the top-six teams in the quarterfinals. Pools were based on the seedings at the end of the <a href="/wiki/2005_National_Provincial_Championship" title="2005 National Provincial Championship">2005 National Provincial Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The New Zealand Rugby Union conducted a meeting after the inaugural season to assess how well the tournament went in its first year and to seek formal feedback from its stakeholders and the provincial unions. The meeting's conclusion confirmed that the fourteen teams currently playing would remain for the <a href="/wiki/2007_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2007 Air New Zealand Cup">2007 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, it was revealed that the format would be altered, with seven matches being played each week during a ten-week <a href="/wiki/Round-robin_tournament" title="Round-robin tournament">modified round robin</a>, followed by quarterfinals, semifinals, and final matches. The modified round robin didn't have all teams playing one another. This was based on a team's performance in competition during the <a href="/wiki/2006_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2006 Air New Zealand Cup">previous season</a>. A formula was established to determine which teams did not play each other.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sponsorship">Sponsorship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sponsorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:124px;max-width:124px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:122px;max-width:122px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AirNZCup.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e1/AirNZCup.png/120px-AirNZCup.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e1/AirNZCup.png/180px-AirNZCup.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e1/AirNZCup.png/240px-AirNZCup.png 2x" data-file-width="319" data-file-height="312" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:122px;max-width:122px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ITM-Cup-Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/ITM-Cup-Logo.png/120px-ITM-Cup-Logo.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/ITM-Cup-Logo.png/180px-ITM-Cup-Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/ITM-Cup-Logo.png/240px-ITM-Cup-Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="290" data-file-height="343" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:122px;max-width:122px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mitre10CupLogo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Mitre10CupLogo.jpg/120px-Mitre10CupLogo.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Mitre10CupLogo.jpg/180px-Mitre10CupLogo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Mitre10CupLogo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="210" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The competition was known as the Air New Zealand Cup from 2006 to 2009. <a href="/wiki/Air_New_Zealand" title="Air New Zealand">Air New Zealand</a>, the national <a href="/wiki/Flag_carrier" title="Flag carrier">carrier</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, held the naming rights during that time. It was announced in March 2010 that the building suppliers' cooperative ITM, which is owned by New Zealand, would sponsor the tournament from <a href="/wiki/2010_ITM_Cup" title="2010 ITM Cup">2010</a> to <a href="/wiki/2012_ITM_Cup" title="2012 ITM Cup">2012</a>. Air New Zealand opted to give up their sponsorship rights in order to concentrate their efforts on helping the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand national men's team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ITM continued owning sponsorship naming rights until another bidder beat them for the <a href="/wiki/2016_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2016 Mitre 10 Cup">2016 season</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Heartland_Championship" title="Heartland Championship">Heartland Championship</a> was also backed by the business. It was referred to as the ITM Cup during its existence. However, they wished to extend their sponsorship once their agreement expired in 2015. ITM submitted a bid, however the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Rugby Union">New Zealand Rugby Union</a> informed them that it had not been accepted. ITM was not given the opportunity to match the new sponsor's investment, and no explanation as to why it was overlooked for both competitions the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>New Zealand owned home improvement and garden retailer, <a href="/wiki/Mitre_10_(New_Zealand)" title="Mitre 10 (New Zealand)">Mitre 10</a> took over sponsorship in 2016 after they were announced the new title sponsor for the national domestic <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> competition. With the inclusion of the <a href="/wiki/Farah_Palmer_Cup" title="Farah Palmer Cup">Farah Palmer Cup</a>, and support of the Jock Hobbs Memorial National under-19 tournament, Mitre 10 became the first sponsor of all major fifteens domestic rugby competitions in New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bunnings" title="Bunnings">Bunnings</a> assumed sponsorship of the tournament on a three-year arrangement prior to the <a href="/wiki/2021_Bunnings_NPC" title="2021 Bunnings NPC">2021 season</a>, changing the competition's name back to the National Provincial Championship. The Bunnings NPC would be the official name of the competition. Additionally, Bunnings would support the Heartland Championship, Super Rugby Aotearoa under-20 competition, and the Farah Palmer Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2024, the NPC signed a 4-year sponsorship deal with insurance firm <a href="/wiki/Arthur_J._Gallagher_%26_Co." title="Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.">Gallagher</a> as an "official national partner" which sees their logo displayed on team jerseys, in stadiums, and during televised matches.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Salary_cap">Salary cap</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Salary cap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The preliminary determination on a proposed <a href="/wiki/Salary_cap" title="Salary cap">salary cap</a> from the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Commerce_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Commerce Commission">Commerce Commission</a> was made public in March 2006, according to the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Rugby Union">New Zealand Rugby Union</a>. The organisation declared that it was confident that the pay cap restrictions would bring benefits to the public that would offset any reduction in competition. This was contingent upon the pay cap being strong and strictly enforced.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hiring of Craig Neil and Cameron Good to the positions of manager and advisor for the salary cap was later confirmed by <a href="/wiki/Steve_Tew" title="Steve Tew">Steve Tew</a>. Along with the announcement, it was stated that each of the fourteen teams was permitted to spend up to two million <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_dollar" title="New Zealand dollar">NZD</a> annually on player salaries and other benefits.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Commerce Commission was considering overturning its ruling that allowed the New Zealand Rugby Union to impose player movement restrictions and a salary cap. The NZRU modified its employment policies between the <a href="/wiki/2006_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2006 Air New Zealand Cup">2006</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_ITM_Cup" title="2011 ITM Cup">2011 seasons</a>, classifying all players as employees rather than independent contractors. Since all of the professional athletes were employed, the <a href="/wiki/Commerce_Act_1986" title="Commerce Act 1986">Commerce Act</a> did not apply, and there was no violation of the Act's anti-competitive provisions. As a result, the Commission thought about overturning its judgement.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Information about player salaries and the salary limit was made public in 2015. It was revealed that no matter if a player participates in a single game or not, the minimum worth of any contract is NZD 18,000, and that sum counts towards the salary cap. No union can spend more than a little over one million on salaries. Any individual contract cannot be worth more than NZD 55,000 per season. The NZRU pays provincial unions $50,000 for each contracted <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand international</a> they have on file that participates in a <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">World Cup</a>. The union is required to reimburse the NZRU a pro rata sum if that player becomes available for any reason in order to have access to that athlete. Internationals who are unable to play because of test obligations are not subject to the salary cap.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Champions">Champions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/National_Provincial_Championship_(1976%E2%80%932005)#Champions" title="National Provincial Championship (1976–2005)">National Provincial Championship § Champions</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ITM_Cup_Final_Tasman_Makos_vs_Hawkes_Bay_Magpies_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/ITM_Cup_Final_Tasman_Makos_vs_Hawkes_Bay_Magpies_2013.jpg/220px-ITM_Cup_Final_Tasman_Makos_vs_Hawkes_Bay_Magpies_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/ITM_Cup_Final_Tasman_Makos_vs_Hawkes_Bay_Magpies_2013.jpg/330px-ITM_Cup_Final_Tasman_Makos_vs_Hawkes_Bay_Magpies_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/ITM_Cup_Final_Tasman_Makos_vs_Hawkes_Bay_Magpies_2013.jpg/440px-ITM_Cup_Final_Tasman_Makos_vs_Hawkes_Bay_Magpies_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tasman_Rugby_Union" title="Tasman Rugby Union">Tasman</a> gaining promotion in 2013.</figcaption></figure> <p>The winner of the Bunnings NPC trophy, also known as the Rugby Cup from the <a href="/wiki/National_Provincial_Championship_(1976%E2%80%932005)" title="National Provincial Championship (1976–2005)">previous tournament</a>, is chosen annually in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby" title="New Zealand Rugby">New Zealand Rugby's</a> National Provincial Championship final match. After the semi-finals, a <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> city is selected to host the contest, with the <a href="/wiki/Semi-final" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi-final">semi-final</a> victor with the highest seed receiving home field advantage. <a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> to become the first province to win the competition following its reorganisation and departure from the former tournament, which concluded in <a href="/wiki/2005_National_Provincial_Championship" title="2005 National Provincial Championship">2005</a>. </p><p>Prior to the tournament undergoing a redesign in 2006, the previous competition was split into three divisions, with division one being acknowledged and recognised as the champion. The <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion and relegation</a> structure was reintroduced in <a href="/wiki/2011_ITM_Cup" title="2011 ITM Cup">2011</a> until disbanding after the <a href="/wiki/2021_Bunnings_NPC" title="2021 Bunnings NPC">2021 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These divisions were known as the Premiership and Championship. The winner of the Premiership was crowned the competition's champion, whereas the winner of the Championship was elevated to the Premiership in order to compete for the title. Nine teams were promoted over this time. <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Counties Manukau (National Provincial Championship)">Counties Manukau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Manawatu (National Provincial Championship)">Manawatu</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)">North Harbour</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a>, Waikato, and Wellington had once all received promotion, whereas <a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a> had been promoted on three different occasions. </p><p>With nine titles, <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> leads all other teams in final victories; <a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a>, Tasman, Taranaki and Waikato each have two; Wellington has one. The most final appearances of eleven and most consecutive appearances with six in a row from <a href="/wiki/2008_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2008 Air New Zealand Cup">2008</a> to <a href="/wiki/2013_ITM_Cup" title="2013 ITM Cup">2013</a> belong to Canterbury. From <a href="/wiki/2006_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2006 Air New Zealand Cup">2006</a> to <a href="/wiki/2009_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2009 Air New Zealand Cup">2009</a>, Wellington was the only other team to make at least four straight appearances. Wellington has also lost a record number of six finals compared to Tasman's four, Auckland's three, Waikato's two, and Canterbury's two. The only union with a flawless record is Taranaki, which won their two finals appearance in 2014 and 2023. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Edition </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Champion </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Runner-up </th> <th>Venue </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Winning coach </th> <th>Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2006_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2006 Air New Zealand Cup">2006</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">37–31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Stadium" title="Waikato Stadium">Waikato Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren_Gatland" title="Warren Gatland">Warren Gatland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2007_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2007 Air New Zealand Cup">2007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">23–14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eden_Park" title="Eden Park">Eden Park</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Auckland, New Zealand">Auckland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Lam" title="Pat Lam">Pat Lam</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2008_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2008 Air New Zealand Cup">2008</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">7–6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westpac_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Westpac Stadium">Westpac Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Wellington, New Zealand">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Penney" title="Rob Penney">Rob Penney</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2009_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2009 Air New Zealand Cup">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">28–20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Park" title="Lancaster Park">AMI Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch, New Zealand">Christchurch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Penney" title="Rob Penney">Rob Penney</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2010_ITM_Cup#Final" title="2010 ITM Cup">5</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2010_ITM_Cup" title="2010 ITM Cup">2010</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">33–13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Park" title="Lancaster Park">AMI Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch, New Zealand">Christchurch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Penney" title="Rob Penney">Rob Penney</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2011_ITM_Cup#Finals" title="2011 ITM Cup">6</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2011_ITM_Cup" title="2011 ITM Cup">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">12–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Park" title="Lancaster Park">AMI Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch, New Zealand">Christchurch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Penney" title="Rob Penney">Rob Penney</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2012_ITM_Cup#Finals" title="2012 ITM Cup">7</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2012_ITM_Cup" title="2012 ITM Cup">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">31–18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Park" title="Rugby League Park">AMI Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch, New Zealand">Christchurch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tabai_Matson" title="Tabai Matson">Tabai Matson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2013_ITM_Cup#Finals" title="2013 ITM Cup">8</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2013_ITM_Cup" title="2013 ITM Cup">2013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">29–13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westpac_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Westpac Stadium">Westpac Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Wellington, New Zealand">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Robertson_(rugby_union)" title="Scott Robertson (rugby union)">Scott Robertson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2014_ITM_Cup#Finals" title="2014 ITM Cup">9</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2014_ITM_Cup" title="2014 ITM Cup">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">36–32 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yarrow_Stadium" title="Yarrow Stadium">Yarrow Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="New Plymouth, New Zealand">New Plymouth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_Cooper_(rugby_union)" title="Colin Cooper (rugby union)">Colin Cooper</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2015_ITM_Cup#Finals" title="2015 ITM Cup">10</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2015_ITM_Cup" title="2015 ITM Cup">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">25–23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Park" title="Rugby League Park">AMI Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch, New Zealand">Christchurch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Robertson_(rugby_union)" title="Scott Robertson (rugby union)">Scott Robertson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2016_Mitre_10_Cup#Finals" title="2016 Mitre 10 Cup">11</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2016_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2016 Mitre 10 Cup">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">43–27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Park" title="Rugby League Park">AMI Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch, New Zealand">Christchurch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Robertson_(rugby_union)" title="Scott Robertson (rugby union)">Scott Robertson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2017_Mitre_10_Cup#Finals" title="2017 Mitre 10 Cup">12</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2017_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2017 Mitre 10 Cup">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">35–13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Park" title="Rugby League Park">AMI Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch, New Zealand">Christchurch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Delaney" title="Glenn Delaney">Glenn Delaney</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2018_Mitre_10_Cup#Finals" title="2018 Mitre 10 Cup">13</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2018_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2018 Mitre 10 Cup">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">40–33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eden_Park" title="Eden Park">Eden Park</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Auckland, New Zealand">Auckland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alama_Ieremia" title="Alama Ieremia">Alama Ieremia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2019_Mitre_10_Cup#Finals" title="2019 Mitre 10 Cup">14</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2019_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2019 Mitre 10 Cup">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">31–14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trafalgar_Park,_Nelson" title="Trafalgar Park, Nelson">Trafalgar Park</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson,_New_Zealand" title="Nelson, New Zealand">Nelson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Goodman_(rugby_union)" title="Andrew Goodman (rugby union)">Andrew Goodman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clarke_Dermody" title="Clarke Dermody">Clarke Dermody</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2020_Mitre_10_Cup#Finals" title="2020 Mitre 10 Cup">15</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2020_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2020 Mitre 10 Cup">2020</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">13–12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eden_Park" title="Eden Park">Eden Park</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Auckland, New Zealand">Auckland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Goodman_(rugby_union)" title="Andrew Goodman (rugby union)">Andrew Goodman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clarke_Dermody" title="Clarke Dermody">Clarke Dermody</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2021_Bunnings_NPC#Finals" title="2021 Bunnings NPC">16</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2021_Bunnings_NPC" title="2021 Bunnings NPC">2021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">23–20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Stadium" title="Waikato Stadium">FMG Stadium Waikato</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ross_Filipo" title="Ross Filipo">Ross Filipo</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC#Final" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">17</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">26–18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Park" title="Rugby League Park">Orangetheory Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch, New Zealand">Christchurch</a> </td> <td>Leo Crowley </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Bunnings_NPC#Final" title="2023 Bunnings NPC">18</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Bunnings_NPC" title="2023 Bunnings NPC">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">22–19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yarrow_Stadium" title="Yarrow Stadium">Yarrow Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth" title="New Plymouth">New Plymouth</a> </td> <td>Neil Barnes </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC#Final" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">19</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">23–20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Regional_Stadium" title="Wellington Regional Stadium">Sky Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alando_Soakai" title="Alando Soakai">Alando Soakai</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finals_appearances_by_union">Finals appearances by union</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Finals appearances by union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by season of first appearance. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Total </th> <th>First </th> <th>Latest </th> <th>Won </th> <th>Lost </th> <th>Win % </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2008_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2008 Air New Zealand Cup">2008</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">81.82 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2006_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2006 Air New Zealand Cup">2006</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">2024</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center">25.00 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2014_ITM_Cup" title="2014 ITM Cup">2014</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2021_Bunnings_NPC" title="2021 Bunnings NPC">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center">33.33 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2007_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2007 Air New Zealand Cup">2007</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2020_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2020 Mitre 10 Cup">2020</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center">40.00 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2006_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2006 Air New Zealand Cup">2006</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2021_Bunnings_NPC" title="2021 Bunnings NPC">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">50.00 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2014_ITM_Cup" title="2014 ITM Cup">2014</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Bunnings_NPC" title="2023 Bunnings NPC">2023</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">100.00 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Bunnings_NPC" title="2023 Bunnings NPC">2023</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Bunnings_NPC" title="2023 Bunnings NPC">2023</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0.00 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">2024</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">2024</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0.00 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second-tier_champions">Second-tier champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Second-tier champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the <a href="/wiki/2011_ITM_Cup" title="2011 ITM Cup">2011 season</a>, three midweek games were agreed upon by all provincial teams in a one-off arrangement to accommodate an expanded <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super 15</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a>. The entire competition would be played over eight weeks, reduced from twelve. The final was held the week before the <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">World Cup</a> began; there were no semifinals. This was necessary because, according to <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">IRB</a> regulations, the World Cup host was required to cease all domestic rugby action a fortnight or more before the beginning of the competition in order to give all venues enough time to display their sponsors' logos.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The brand-new two division format was introduced at this time. Those placed from first to seventh made up the Premiership after the <a href="/wiki/2010_ITM_Cup" title="2010 ITM Cup">2010 ITM Cup</a>, and teams ranked eighth to fourteenth made up the Championship. Each team would play four crossover games in addition to every other team in their division.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Premiership and Championship division structures were removed after the <a href="/wiki/2021_Bunnings_NPC" title="2021 Bunnings NPC">2021 season</a>, returning all fourteen teams to compete for a single title. This was partly because teams had requested a change to the current structure and desired that every side have the opportunity to compete for the championship. Andrew Thompson, the chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Taranaki_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Taranaki Rugby Football Union">Taranaki Rugby Football Union</a> board, collaborated with the other provinces to provide a new format to the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby" title="New Zealand Rugby">NZR</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Only two teams, Auckland and Canterbury, haven't competed in the Championship tier. <a href="/wiki/Northland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Northland (National Provincial Championship)">Northland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a>, on the other hand, have both participated in the Championship each year. Only one side, <a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a>, has won the Championship more than once, their <a href="/wiki/2020_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2020 Mitre 10 Cup">2020</a> victory adding to their 2011 and <a href="/wiki/2015_ITM_Cup" title="2015 ITM Cup">2015</a> successes. Of the twelve teams that have participated in the Championship, there have been eight different winners. With the exception of <a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> in its final season, no Championship team has ever won each of its four crossover matches in a single season.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Champion </th> <th>Winning coach </th> <th>Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2011_ITM_Cup" title="2011 ITM Cup">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a> </td> <td>Peter Russell </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2012_ITM_Cup" title="2012 ITM Cup">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Counties Manukau (National Provincial Championship)">Counties Manukau</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tana_Umaga" title="Tana Umaga">Tana Umaga</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2013_ITM_Cup" title="2013 ITM Cup">2013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasman_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Tasman (National Provincial Championship)">Tasman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kieran_Keane" title="Kieran Keane">Kieran Keane</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2014_ITM_Cup" title="2014 ITM Cup">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Manawatu (National Provincial Championship)">Manawatu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_O%27Halloran" title="Jason O'Halloran">Jason O'Halloran</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2015_ITM_Cup" title="2015 ITM Cup">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a> </td> <td>Craig Philpott </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2016_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2016 Mitre 10 Cup">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)">North Harbour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Jackson_(rugby_union)" title="Steve Jackson (rugby union)">Steve Jackson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2017_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2017 Mitre 10 Cup">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td>Chris Gibbes </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2018_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2018 Mitre 10 Cup">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jono_Gibbes" title="Jono Gibbes">Jono Gibbes</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2019_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2019 Mitre 10 Cup">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clayton_McMillan" title="Clayton McMillan">Clayton McMillan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2020_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2020 Mitre 10 Cup">2020</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a> </td> <td>Mark Ozich </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2021_Bunnings_NPC" title="2021 Bunnings NPC">2021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> </td> <td>Neil Barnes </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The inaugural trophy was first displayed at the tournaments' launch at <a href="/wiki/Auckland,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Auckland, New Zealand">Auckland's</a> <a href="/wiki/Mt_Smart_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Mt Smart Stadium">Mt Smart Stadium</a> in July 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also stated that it would be on display for the general public to witness during the competition's opening game, which was played in Napier between <a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a>. Thorkild Hansen, the son of <a href="/wiki/Jens_Hoyer_Hansen" title="Jens Hoyer Hansen">Jens Hoyer Hansen</a>, crafted the trophy by hand. <a href="/wiki/Basalt" title="Basalt">Black basalt</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Bombay_Hills" title="Bombay Hills">Bombay Hills</a> was used to create the polished stone base by <a href="/wiki/Waihi" title="Waihi">Waihi</a> stone carver Jeff Beckwith. The 45-centimeter-tall cup was constructed of 2.7 kilograms of <a href="/wiki/Sterling_silver" title="Sterling silver">sterling silver</a> and weighed 3.9 kilograms.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ranfurly_Shield">Ranfurly Shield</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Ranfurly Shield"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield" title="Ranfurly Shield">Ranfurly Shield</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ranfurlyshield.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Ranfurlyshield.jpg/130px-Ranfurlyshield.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Ranfurlyshield.jpg/195px-Ranfurlyshield.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Ranfurlyshield.jpg/260px-Ranfurlyshield.jpg 2x" data-file-width="971" data-file-height="1360" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield" title="Ranfurly Shield">Ranfurly Shield</a>, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is perhaps the most prestigious trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First presented to <a href="/wiki/Auckland_representative_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Auckland representative rugby union team">Auckland</a> in 1902, the Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. The holding union must defend the Shield in challenge matches, and a successful challenger becomes the new holder of the Shield. The Shield holder at the end of each season is required to accept at least seven challenges for the following year. All home games during league play, but not during knockout playoffs, in the NPC or <a href="/wiki/Heartland_Championship" title="Heartland Championship">Heartland Championship</a> are automatic challenges. The remaining Shield defences must be made up of challenges from unions in the other domestic competition. For example, since <a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_Rugby_Union" title="North Harbour Rugby Union">North Harbour</a>, an Air New Zealand Cup team, held the Shield at the end of the 2006 season despite losing their home quarter-final to <a href="/wiki/Otago_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Otago Rugby Football Union">Otago</a>, they were forced to defend the Shield against two <a href="/wiki/Heartland_Championship" title="Heartland Championship">Heartland Championship</a> teams during the 2007 pre-season, since they had only five home games scheduled in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2007 Air New Zealand Cup">2007 Air New Zealand Cup</a> regular season, which they did against <a href="/wiki/Thames_Valley_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Thames Valley Rugby Football Union">Thames Valley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Horowhenua-Kapiti_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union">Horowhenua Kapiti</a>. Having successfully done so, all their home fixtures in the round-robin phase were Shield defences until they lost the shield to <a href="/wiki/Waikato_Rugby_Union" title="Waikato Rugby Union">Waikato</a>. The Shield continues to change hands throughout the regular season; to continue the 2007 example, the week after gaining the Shield from North Harbour, Otago lost at home to <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Canterbury Rugby Football Union">Canterbury</a>, who held the Shield until losing at home in the final week of the regular season to <a href="/wiki/Auckland_Rugby_Union" title="Auckland Rugby Union">Auckland</a>; hence, at the end of the 2007 season, Auckland held the Shield. The Shield is currently held by <a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a>, who claimed it from <a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> on 30 September 2023. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inter-union_trophies">Inter-union trophies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Inter-union trophies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Trophy </th> <th>Inaugurated </th> <th>Season </th> <th>Holder </th> <th>Challenger </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td>Brian Purdy Battle of the Bridge Memorial Trophy </td> <td>2002<span class="noprint">; 22 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2002</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)">North Harbour</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Rugby:_Auckland_beat_North_Harbour_in_Battle_of_the_Bridge_in_National_Provincial_Championship_opener_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rugby:_Auckland_beat_North_Harbour_in_Battle_of_the_Bridge_in_National_Provincial_Championship_opener-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Coronation Cup </td> <td>1953<span class="noprint">; 71 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1953</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2017_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2017 Mitre 10 Cup">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Manawatu (National Provincial Championship)">Manawatu</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-All_Blacks_wings_impress_in_high_scoring_Wellington_win_over_Manawatu_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-All_Blacks_wings_impress_in_high_scoring_Wellington_win_over_Manawatu-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Donald Stuart Memorial Shield </td> <td>1853<span class="noprint">; 171 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1853</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Southland (National Provincial Championship)">Southland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Lucas_(rugby_union)" title="Fred Lucas (rugby union)">Fred Lucas</a> Memorial Trophy </td> <td style="text-align:center">— </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2019_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2019 Mitre 10 Cup">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Mitre10_Cup_Review_–_Week_7_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitre10_Cup_Review_–_Week_7-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Harry Saundercock Memorial Trophy </td> <td>1965<span class="noprint">; 59 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1965</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Bunnings_NPC" title="2023 Bunnings NPC">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-NPC:_Wellington_snare_dramatic_win_over_Canterbury_to_remain_unbeaten_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPC:_Wellington_snare_dramatic_win_over_Canterbury_to_remain_unbeaten-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Heta (Peter) Te Tai Trophy </td> <td>2022<span class="noprint">; 2 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2022</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Southland (National Provincial Championship)">Southland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Northland (National Provincial Championship)">Northland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Southland_Stags’_victory_over_Northland_Taniwha_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Southland_Stags’_victory_over_Northland_Taniwha-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Drake_(rugby_union)" title="John Drake (rugby union)">John Drake</a> Boot Memorial Trophy </td> <td>2009<span class="noprint">; 15 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2009</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Bunnings_NPC" title="2023 Bunnings NPC">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Auckland_stun_Bay_of_Plenty_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Auckland_stun_Bay_of_Plenty-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_F._Henning" title="John F. Henning">John F. Henning</a> Trophy </td> <td style="text-align:center">— </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Strong_Wellington_team_beat_Taranaki_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Strong_Wellington_team_beat_Taranaki-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu">Jonah Tali Lomu</a> Memorial Trophy </td> <td>2016<span class="noprint">; 8 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2016</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2016_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2016 Mitre 10 Cup">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Counties Manukau (National Provincial Championship)">Counties Manukau</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Wellington_win_nailbiter_over_Counties_to_take_Jonah_Lomu_Memorial_Trophy_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wellington_win_nailbiter_over_Counties_to_take_Jonah_Lomu_Memorial_Trophy-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kel_Tremain" title="Kel Tremain">Kel Tremain</a> Memorial Trophy </td> <td>1993<span class="noprint">; 31 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1993</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2016_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2016 Mitre 10 Cup">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Manawatu (National Provincial Championship)">Manawatu</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <p><sup id="cite_ref-Rugby:_Philpott's_halftime_chat_the_key_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rugby:_Philpott's_halftime_chat_the_key-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kevin Gimblett Memorial Trophy </td> <td>2005<span class="noprint">; 19 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2005</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2015_ITM_Cup" title="2015 ITM Cup">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)">North Harbour</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Changes_pending_as_unbeaten_Canterbury_prepare_for_Waikato_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Changes_pending_as_unbeaten_Canterbury_prepare_for_Waikato-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lin_Colling" title="Lin Colling">Lindsay Colling</a> Memorial Trophy </td> <td>2005<span class="noprint">; 19 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2005</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lion_Red" title="Lion Red">Lion Red</a> Challenge Cup </td> <td style="text-align:center">– </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Counties Manukau (National Provincial Championship)">Counties Manukau</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)">North Harbour</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Steelers_secure_first_win_of_the_NPC_season_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steelers_secure_first_win_of_the_NPC_season-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_MacRae" title="Ian MacRae">MacRae</a>-<a href="/wiki/Frank_Shelford" title="Frank Shelford">Shelford</a> Bay Cup </td> <td>2017<span class="noprint">; 7 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2017</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)">Hawke's Bay</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Steamers_beat_Magpies_20-14_in_NPC_Battle_of_the_Bays_clash_in_Tauranga_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steamers_beat_Magpies_20-14_in_NPC_Battle_of_the_Bays_clash_in_Tauranga-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nathan Strongman Memorial Trophy </td> <td>2022<span class="noprint">; 2 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2022</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-NPC_rugby:_Austin_Anderson_now_a_Mooloo_man_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPC_rugby:_Austin_Anderson_now_a_Mooloo_man-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newstalk_ZB" title="Newstalk ZB">Newstalk ZB</a> Trans Harbour Trophy </td> <td>1986<span class="noprint">; 38 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1986</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Harbour_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)">North Harbour</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Rugby:_Auckland_beat_North_Harbour_in_Battle_of_the_Bridge_in_National_Provincial_Championship_opener_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rugby:_Auckland_beat_North_Harbour_in_Battle_of_the_Bridge_in_National_Provincial_Championship_opener-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Payne Trophy </td> <td>1922<span class="noprint">; 102 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1922</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Otago (National Provincial Championship)">Otago</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-NPC:_Canterbury_end_Otago's_season_with_27-21_win_in_Dunedin_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPC:_Canterbury_end_Otago's_season_with_27-21_win_in_Dunedin-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Burke_(rugby_union)" title="Peter Burke (rugby union)">Peter Burke</a> Trophy </td> <td>2012<span class="noprint">; 12 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2012</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Taranaki_thrashed_by_Bay_of_Plenty_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taranaki_thrashed_by_Bay_of_Plenty-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ryan Wheeler Memorial Trophy </td> <td>2001<span class="noprint">; 23 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2001</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Bunnings_NPC" title="2023 Bunnings NPC">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Bunnings_NPC:_Round_3_review_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bunnings_NPC:_Round_3_review-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Stan Thomas Memorial Trophy </td> <td>1975<span class="noprint">; 49 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1975</span>)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-Unbeaten_Waikato_march_to_another_win_as_Roger_Tuivasa-Sheck_tastes_defeat_with_Auckland_again_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unbeaten_Waikato_march_to_another_win_as_Roger_Tuivasa-Sheck_tastes_defeat_with_Auckland_again-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Supporters' Club Cup </td> <td style="text-align:center">— </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2024_Bunnings_NPC" title="2024 Bunnings NPC">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_awards">Player awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Player awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Duane Monkley medal, named in honour of the legendary <a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> player who played 135 games for the <a href="/wiki/Waikato_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Waikato Region">province</a> between 1987 and 1996, was unveiled by <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby" title="New Zealand Rugby">New Zealand Rugby</a> in 2017. The player of the year award is decided by a season-points system. Match officials choose their players of the match and award three points, two points, and one point for the game's top three performers. Prior to 2017, it was simply given to the best player during the season and was selected by a committee of committee members, retired players, and media representatives.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2006_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2006 Air New Zealand Cup">2006</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Kahui" title="Richard Kahui">Richard Kahui</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Waikato (National Provincial Championship)">Waikato</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2007_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2007 Air New Zealand Cup">2007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isa_Nacewa" title="Isa Nacewa">Isa Nacewa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2008_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2008 Air New Zealand Cup">2008</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Mackintosh" title="Jamie Mackintosh">Jamie Mackintosh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prop_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prop (rugby union)">Prop</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Southland (National Provincial Championship)">Southland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2009_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2009 Air New Zealand Cup">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Delany" title="Mike Delany">Mike Delany</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_five-eighth_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="First five-eighth (rugby union)">First five-eighth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)">Bay of Plenty</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2010_ITM_Cup" title="2010 ITM Cup">2010</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Fruean" title="Robbie Fruean">Robbie Fruean</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2011_ITM_Cup" title="2011 ITM Cup">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Cruden" title="Aaron Cruden">Aaron Cruden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_five-eighth_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="First five-eighth (rugby union)">First five-eighth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Manawatu (National Provincial Championship)">Manawatu</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2012_ITM_Cup" title="2012 ITM Cup">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Fruean" title="Robbie Fruean">Robbie Fruean</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2013_ITM_Cup" title="2013 ITM Cup">2013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_Ellis_(rugby_union)" title="Andy Ellis (rugby union)">Andrew Ellis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Half-back_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Half-back (rugby union)">Half-back</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2014_ITM_Cup" title="2014 ITM Cup">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seta_Tamanivalu" title="Seta Tamanivalu">Seta Tamanivalu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2015_ITM_Cup" title="2015 ITM Cup">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Moala" title="George Moala">George Moala</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Auckland (National Provincial Championship)">Auckland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2016_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2016 Mitre 10 Cup">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jordie_Barrett" title="Jordie Barrett">Jordie Barrett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (rugby union)">Fullback</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2017_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2017 Mitre 10 Cup">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Goodhue" title="Jack Goodhue">Jack Goodhue</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northland_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Northland (National Provincial Championship)">Northland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2018_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2018 Mitre 10 Cup">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Romano" title="Luke Romano">Luke Romano</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lock_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock (rugby union)">Lock</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)">Canterbury</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2019_Mitre_10_Cup" title="2019 Mitre 10 Cup">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chase_Tiatia" title="Chase Tiatia">Chase Tiatia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2021_Bunnings_NPC" title="2021 Bunnings NPC">2021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Perofeta" title="Stephen Perofeta">Stephen Perofeta</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (rugby union)">Fullback</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)">Taranaki</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Bunnings_NPC" title="2022 Bunnings NPC">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryn_Gatland" title="Bryn Gatland">Bryn Gatland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_five-eighth_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="First five-eighth (rugby union)">First 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class="navbox-group" style="background:#0a5157; color:white;;width:1%;background:#e1211c;">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Air_New_Zealand" title="Air New Zealand">Air New Zealand Cup</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2006 Air New Zealand Cup">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2007 Air New Zealand Cup">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2008 Air New Zealand Cup">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2009 Air New Zealand Cup">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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title="New Zealand national under-21 rugby union team">U-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_under-19_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national under-19 rugby union team">U-19</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 silver, inset -1px -1px 0 silver;;;width:1%">Women's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand women's national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team">Sevens</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 silver, inset -1px -1px 0 silver;;;width:1%">Other notable teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Barbarians" title="New Zealand Barbarians">Barbarians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Cavaliers" title="New Zealand Cavaliers">Cavaliers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Classic_All_Blacks" title="Classic All Blacks">Classic All Blacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Heartland_XV" title="New Zealand Heartland XV">Heartland XV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_All_Blacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior All Blacks">Junior All Blacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_All_Blacks" title="Māori All Blacks">Māori All Blacks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 silver, inset -1px -1px 0 silver;;;width:1%">Competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_players" title="List of New Zealand national rugby union players">International players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team_player_records" title="List of New Zealand national rugby union team player records">International player records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_All_Blacks_tours_and_series" title="List of All Blacks tours and series">International tours and series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_at_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup">New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_in_New_Zealand" title="History of rugby union in New Zealand">History of rugby union in New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_rugby_union_in_New_Zealand" title="Structure of rugby union in New Zealand">Structure of rugby union in New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_rugby_union_teams" title="List of New Zealand rugby union teams">List of New Zealand rugby union teams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racism_in_New_Zealand_rugby_union" title="Racism in New Zealand rugby union">Racism in New Zealand rugby union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby_Museum" title="New Zealand Rugby Museum">New Zealand Rugby Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby" title="Oceania Rugby">Oceania Rugby</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 silver, inset -1px -1px 0 silver;;;width:1%">Provincial unions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 silver, inset -1px -1px 0 silver;;;width:1%">North Island</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Rugby_Union" title="Auckland Rugby Union">Auckland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_Rugby_Union" title="Bay of Plenty Rugby Union">Bay of Plenty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_Manukau_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union">Counties-Manukau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Rugby_Football_Union" title="East Coast Rugby Football Union">East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_Rugby_Union" title="Hawke's Bay Rugby Union">Hawke's Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horowhenua-Kapiti_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union">Horowhenua-Kapiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Country_Rugby_Football_Union" title="King Country Rugby Football Union">King Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manawatu_Rugby_Union" 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title="Top League Champions Cup">Top League Champions Cup</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/All-Japan_Rugby_Football_Championship" title="All-Japan Rugby Football Championship">All-Japan Rugby Football Championship</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>New Zealand <ul><li><small><a class="mw-selflink selflink">National Provincial Championship</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Heartland_Championship" title="Heartland Championship">Heartland Championship</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>Scotland <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Super_Series_(Scottish_rugby_union_competition)" title="Super Series (Scottish rugby union competition)">Super 6</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Premiership_(rugby_union)" title="Scottish Premiership (rugby union)">Scottish Premiership</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/1872_Cup" title="1872 Cup">1872 Cup</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>South Africa <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Currie_Cup" title="Currie Cup">Currie 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