2022 GAME SCHEDULE
The 14 teams involved will play 70 matches before the play-offs in just 12 weeks. For all up-to-date information on the BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC, and any changes NOTE: [RS] = RANFURLY SHIELD CHALLENGE to kick-off times, visit www.provincial.rugby
BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC EXPLAINED 2022 BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NATIONAL PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP The Bunnings NPC will see Provincial Unions seeded into two conferences based on the previous season standings for round-robin matches and quarter-finals. Teams placed 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 sit within the Odds conference and teams placed 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 sit within the Evens conference for the season ahead. The round robin includes four crossover matches per team, where teams from the Odds conference will play teams from the Evens conference. The quarter-finals include the top four teams within each conference playing for a spot in the semi-finals. With the top two teams across the conferences playing against each other in the semi-finals, to then see the top two qualifiers play-off in the NPC final. All competition matches carry full competition points and the Ranfurly Shield format remains unchanged. The pools and seedings for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC Championship are: ODDS EVENS 01. Waikato 02. Tasman 03. Hawke’s Bay 04. Canterbury 05. Bay of Plenty 06. Auckland 07. Wellington 08. Taranaki 09. Otago 10. Manawatū 11. Southland 12. North Harbour 13. Counties 14. Northland Manukau
ROUND 1: FRIDAY 5 AUGUST — WEDNESDAY 10 AUGUST DATE
MATCH
Friday 5 August
Manawatū
Saturday 6 August
Counties Manukau v
Sunday 7 August
Wednesday 10 August
v
VENUE
TIME
Canterbury
Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
7.05pm
Otago
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
2.05pm
Waikato
v
Hawke’s Bay
FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
4.35pm
Auckland
v
North Harbour
Eden Park, Auckland
7.05pm
Taranaki
v
Northland
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
2.05pm
Tasman
v
Southland
Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
2.05pm
Wellington
v
Bay of Plenty
Sky Stadium, Wellington
4.35pm
Manawatū
v
Auckland
Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
7.05pm
ROUND 2: FRIDAY 12 AUGUST — WEDNESDAY 17 AUGUST Friday 12 August
Hawke’s Bay
v
Counties Manukau [RS]
McLean Park, Napier
7.05pm
Saturday 13 August
Otago
v
Tasman
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
2.05pm
Northland
v
Waikato
Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei
4.35pm
Canterbury
v
Wellington
Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch
7.05pm
Bay of Plenty
v
Taranaki
Tauranga Domain, Tauranga
2.05pm
Southland
v
Auckland
Rugby Park, Invercargill
2.05pm
North Harbour
v
Manawatū
North Harbour Stadium, Albany
4.35pm
Otago
v
Hawke’s Bay
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
7.05pm
Waikato
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
7.05pm
Sunday 14 August
Wednesday 17 August
ROUND 3: FRIDAY 19 AUGUST — SUNDAY 21 AUGUST Friday 19 August
Counties Manukau v
Saturday 20 August
Taranaki
v
Canterbury
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
2.05pm
Wellington
v
Northland
Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua
2.05pm
North Harbour
v
Tasman
North Harbour Stadium, Albany
4.35pm
Auckland
v
Bay of Plenty
Eden Park, Auckland
2.05pm
Southland
v
Otago
Rugby Park, Invercargill
2.05pm
Manawatū
v
Hawke’s Bay
Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
4.35pm
Sunday 21 August
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ROUND 4: FRIDAY 26 AUGUST — WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST Friday 26 August
Saturday 27 August
Sunday 28 August
Wednesday 31 August
Tasman
v
Canterbury
Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
5.35pm
Waikato
v
Manawatū
FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
7.35pm
Hawke’s Bay
v
North Harbour [RS]
McLean Park, Napier
2.05pm
Auckland
v
Otago
Eden Park, Auckland
4.35pm
Bay of Plenty
v
Counties Manukau
Tauranga Domain, Tauranga
2.05pm
Wellington
v
Taranaki
Sky Stadium, Wellington
2.05pm
Northland
v
Southland
Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei
4.35pm
Canterbury
v
North Harbour
Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch
7.05pm
ROUND 5: FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER — WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER Friday 2 September Saturday 3 September
Sunday 4 September
Wednesday 7 September
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Manawatū
v
Tasman
Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
7.05pm
Northland
v
Auckland
Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei
2.05pm
Taranaki
v
Waikato
Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
2.05pm
Southland
v
Wellington
Rugby Park, Invercargill
4.35pm
Canterbury
v
Hawke’s Bay
Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch
2.05pm
Otago
v
Bay of Plenty
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
2.05pm
North Harbour
v
Counties Manukau
North Harbour Stadium, Albany
4.35pm
Tasman
v
Wellington
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
7.05pm
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