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2005 National Provincial Championship
Rugby union competition
Rugby union competition
The 2005 season was the 30th and final year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand, in its original format. Auckland were the winners of Division 1, Hawke's Bay were the winners of Division 2, and Wairarapa Bush were the winners of Division 3.
Division 1
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury – RS | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 234 | 138 | +94 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| 2 | Auckland | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 290 | 219 | +71 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 33 |
| 3 | North Harbour | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 280 | 158 | +122 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
| 4 | Otago | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 218 | 145 | +73 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| 5 | Wellington | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 204 | +64 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | Southland | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 200 | 256 | –56 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Waikato | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 203 | 199 | +4 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Bay of Plenty | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 188 | 241 | −53 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Taranaki | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 215 | −51 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Northland | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 97 | 367 | −270 | 11 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Grand Final
Division 2
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawke's Bay | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 117 | +245 | 54 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
| 2 | Counties Manukau | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 320 | 162 | +158 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| 3 | Nelson Bays | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 289 | 192 | +97 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 4 | North Otago | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 285 | 228 | +67 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Marlborough | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 201 | 183 | +18 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Manawatu | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 200 | −45 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Wanganui | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 156 | 197 | −41 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Poverty Bay | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 161 | 298 | −137 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | East Coast | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 71 | 423 | −362 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Round 1
Bye: Marlborough
Round 2
Bye: East Coast
Round 3
Bye: Wanganui
Round 4
Bye: Poverty Bay
Round 5
Bye: Nelson Bays
Round 6
Bye: Manawatu
Round 7
Bye: Counties Manukau
Round 8
Bye: North Otago
Round 9
Bye: Hawke's Bay
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Grand Final
Division 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wairarapa Bush | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 257 | 94 | +163 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| 2 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 123 | +66 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | King Country | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 220 | 107 | +113 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | Buller | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 149 | +4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Mid Canterbury | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 149 | −41 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Thames Valley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 185 | −54 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | South Canterbury | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 191 | −93 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | West Coast | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 237 | −158 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Semi-finals
- Horowhenua-Kapiti 37-5 King Country
- Wairarapa Bush 20-14 Buller
Grand final
- Wairarapa Bush 28-23 Horowhenua-Kapiti
References
- The 2006 New Zealand Rugby Almanack, Edited by Clive Akers and Geoff Miller
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