The 2000 NPC, the Air New Zealand National Provincial Championship, had 3 Divisions with 10 teams in Division 1, 9 teams in Division 2 and 8 teams in Division 3. The winner of the 2nd Division was automatically promoted for the following year. This allowed for a change to a 11 team Division 1 the following year. |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
Canterbury | 9 | 8 | 1 | 307 | 155 | 6 | 38 | |
Auckland | 9 | 8 | 1 | 270 | 147 | 4 | 36 | |
Wellington | 9 | 6 | 3 | 249 | 190 | 6 | 30 | |
Taranaki | 9 | 5 | 4 | 195 | 260 | 3 | 23 | |
North Harbour | 9 | 5 | 4 | 197 | 161 | 3 | 23 | |
Northland | 9 | 4 | 5 | 217 | 256 | 6 | 22 | |
Waikato | 9 | 4 | 5 | 251 | 235 | 5 | 21 | |
Otago | 9 | 3 | 6 | 203 | 182 | 6 | 18 | |
Counties Manukau | 9 | 1 | 8 | 213 | 329 | 5 | 9 | |
Southland | 9 | 1 | 8 | 175 | 358 | 2 | 6 | |
August 11 August 12
August 13
August 18 August 19
August 20
August 25 August 26
August 27
September 1 September 2
September 3
September 8 September 9
September 10
September 15 September 16
September 17
September 22 September 23
September 24
September 29 September 30
October 1
October 6 October 7
October 8
October 14 October 15
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Wellington Southland North Harbour Auckland Otago
Canterbury Waikato Southland Otago Counties Manukau
Taranaki Southland North Harbour Canterbury Wellington Auckland Wellington Waikato Otago Northland Wellington Waikato Taranaki Otago Southland
Northland Taranaki North Harbour Canterbury Counties Manukau Northland Waikato Otago Auckland Counties Manukau Northland Waikato Southland Canterbury Taranaki
Canterbury Wellington North Harbour Auckland Counties Manukau
Semi-Finals Auckland Canterbury Final Canterbury |
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Canterbury Northland Counties Manukau Taranaki Waikato
North Harbour Northland Taranaki Wellington Auckland
Waikato Auckland Otago Counties Manukau Northland Canterbury Taranaki Southland Counties Manukau North Harbour Auckland North Harbour Canterbury Northland Counties Manukau Auckland Otago Wellington Southland Waikato
Taranaki Canterbury Southland North Harbour Wellington
Counties Manukau Auckland Wellington Otago North Harbour
Northland Waikato Southland Otago Taranaki
Wellington Taranaki
Wellington |
Wellington Invercargill Albany Auckland Dunedin
Christchurch Hamilton Invercargill Dunedin Pukekohe New Plymouth Invercargill Albany Christchurch Wellington
Auckland Wellington Hamilton Dunedin Whangarei
Wellington Hamilton New Plymouth Dunedin Invercargill
Whangarei New Plymouth Albany Christchurch Pukekohe
Whangarei Hamilton Dunedin Auckland Pukekohe
Whangarei Hamilton Invercargill Christchurch New Plymouth
Christchurch Wellington Albany Auckland Pukekohe
Auckland Christchurch
Christchurch |
27 25 58 42 14
31 52 24 6 17 30 16 18 30 24
26 41 44 22 15
19 24 9 42 26
12 18 24 71 32
27 18 54 28 29
46 13 21 29 13
28 48 41 50 46
23 31
29 |
20 41 15 14 29
3 14 27 10 24
18 28 14 16 30
29 13 36 13 21
24 11 43 10 24
24 16 7 8 30
23 36 5 18 45
17 24 28 26 3
22 23 14 9 48
48 23
34 |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
Bay Of Plenty | 8 | 7 | 1 | 237 | 154 | 4 | 32 | |
Hawke's Bay | 8 | 6 | 2 | 227 | 163 | 4 | 28 | |
Nelson Bays | 8 | 5 | 3 | 263 | 162 | 8 | 28 | |
King Country | 8 | 5 | 3 | 240 | 224 | 5 | 25 | |
Marlborough | 8 | 5 | 3 | 191 | 202 | 4 | 24 | |
Wanganui | 8 | 4 | 4 | 150 | 156 | 3 | 19 | |
Manawatu | 8 | 2 | 6 | 153 | 210 | 3 | 11 | |
Thames Valley | 8 | 1 | 7 | 145 | 218 | 4 | 8 | |
Mid Canterbury | 8 | 1 | 7 | 145 | 262 | 3 | 7 | |
August 12
August 19
August 26
September 2
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30
October 7
October 14 October 15 October 21 |
Wanganui Nelson Bays Mid Canterbury Hawke's Bay
Thames Valley Marlborough King Country Hawke's Bay
Wanganui Mid Canterbury Manawatu Bay Of Plenty Wanganui Manawatu King Country Bay Of Plenty Thames Valley Nelson Bays Marlborough Manawatu
Mid Canterbury Marlborough Hawke's Bay Bay Of Plenty
Wanganui Thames Valley King Country Bay Of Plenty
Thames Valley Nelson Bays Mid Canterbury Manawatu
Nelson Bays Marlborough Thames Valley Hawke's Bay
Semi-Finals Hawkes Bay Bay Of Plenty Final Bay Of Plenty |
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Bay Of Plenty King Country Manawatu Marlborough Manawatu Mid Canterbury Wanganui Nelson Bays
Thames Valley King Country Marlborough Hawke's Bay
Nelson Bays Hawke's Bay Marlborough Thames Valley
Mid Canterbury Bay Of Plenty Wanganui King Country
Nelson Bays Thames Valley Wanganui King Country Mid Canterbury Nelson Bays Hawke's Bay Manawatu Hawke's Bay Marlborough Bay Of Plenty Wanganui
Manawatu Bay Of Plenty King Country Mid Canterbury
Nelson Bays King Country
Nelson Bays |
Wanganui Nelson Ashburton Napier Paeroa Blenheim Te Kuiti Napier
Wanganui Ashburton Palmerston North
Wanganui Palmerston North Taupo Tauranga
Thames Nelson Blenheim Palmerston North Ashburton Blenheim Napier Rotorua
Wanganui Paeroa Te Kuiti Rotorua
Paeroa Nelson Ashburton Palmerston North
Nelson Blenheim Paeroa Napier
Napier Tauranga
Tauranga |
16 27 18 54
15 17 28 33
26 13 18 19
14 11 39 30
27 20 22 22
26 22 35 38
22 3 20 26
8 38 9 6
46 32 33 22
16 48
16 |
19 17 38 20
23 8 27 27
17 30 22 8 10 32 33 21
17 26 0 29
51 21 23 35
19 44 31 13
12 21 55 22
22 24 42 35
43 30
12 |
At the conclusion of the competition a promotion/relegation match was played between the winner of Division 2 and the 2nd to last placed team from Division 1.
October 28 Bay Of Plenty v Hawkes Bay Rotorua 32 v 12
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
North Otago | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 250 | 125 | 4 | 30 |
East Coast | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 222 | 169 | 4 | 30 |
Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 6 | 2 | 210 | 116 | 3 | 27 | |
Poverty Bush | 8 | 5 | 3 | 257 | 152 | 7 | 27 | |
South Canterbury | 8 | 3 | 5 | 133 | 133 | 5 | 17 | |
Horowhenua Kapiti | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 203 | 4 | 13 |
Buller | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 128 | 227 | 2 | 8 |
West Coast | 8 | 1 | 7 | 120 | 304 | 1 | 5 | |
August 19
August 26
September 2
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30
October 7
October 14
October 21 |
West Coast North Otago Horowhenua Kapiti East Coast
West Coast Wairarapa Bush North Otago Buller
Wairarapa Bush Poverty Bay Horowhenua Kapiti Buller Wairarapa Bush South Canterbury Poverty Bay North Otago
Wairarapa Bush South Canterbury Poverty Bay Horowhenua Kapiti
West Coast Poverty Bay East Coast Buller
South Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti East Coast Buller
West Coast South Canterbury North Otago East Coast
Semi-Finals North Otago East Coast Final North Otago |
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Poverty Bay Wairarapa Bush Buller South Canterbury
South Canterbury Poverty Bay East Coast Horowhenua Kapiti
North Otago West Coast South Canterbury East Coast
West Coast East Coast Buller Horowhenua Kapiti
Buller North Otago East Coast West Coast North Otago Horowhenua Kapiti Wairarapa Bush South Canterbury
Poverty Bay Wairarapa Bush West Coast North Otago Buller Wairarapa Bush Poverty Bay Horowhenua Kapiti
Poverty Bay Wairarapa Bush
East Coast |
Greymouth Oamaru Levin Ruatoria
Greymouth Masterton Oamaru Westport
Masterton Gisborne Levin Westport
Masterton Timaru Gisborne Oamaru
Masterton Timaru Gisborne Levin Greymouth Gisborne Ruatoria Westport
Timaru Levin Ruatoria Westport
Greymouth Timaru Oamaru Auckland
Oamaru Ruatoria
Oamaru |
6 15 24 20
20 16 26 21
14 60 13 12
43 12 35 35
39 13 28 28
23 37 33 10
25 7 32 16
10 5 46 31
53 18 21 |
51 20 24 14
15 12 26 14
19 13 16 44
6 6 3 10 19 9 30 15
52 13 20 37
27 24 27 24
23 24 7 30
32 17
25 |