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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

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION GO TO www.provincial.rugby

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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