2005 National Provincial Championship

The National Provincial Championship, or NPC, was the predecessor to the current ITM Cup, Air New Zealand Cup and Heartland Championship in New Zealand rugby. 2005 was the 30th and final year of the National Provincial Championship, Auckland were the winners of Division 1, Hawke's Bay were the winners of Division 2, while Wairarapa Bush were the winners of Division 3.

Standings[]

Division 1 Standings[]

2005 Air New Zealand NPC Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Canterbury	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

Division 2 Standings[]

2005 Air New Zealand NPC Division 2
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

Division 3 Standings[]

2005 Air New Zealand NPC 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

Division 1 Results[]

Round 1[]

	Friday 12 August	Waikato	30 – 6	Taranaki	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		Try: Mark Ranby, Isaac Boss, Richard Kahui Con: David Hill (3) Pen: David Hill (3)		Pen: Todd Feather (2)	Referee: Lyndon Bray

	Saturday 13 August	Southland	16 – 42	Canterbury	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
		Try: Jimmy Cowan Con: Matt Petre Pen: Matt Petre (3)		Try: Scott Hamilton (3), Jamie Nutbrown, Mose Tuiali'i Con: Ben Blair (4) Pen: Ben Blair (3)	Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	Saturday 13 August	Northland	27 – 43	Wellington	Northland Rugby Stadium, Whangarei
		Try: Mike Rowe, Tim Dow, David Holwell Con: David Holwell (3) Pen: David Holwell (2)		Try: Ma'a Nonu (3), Jimmy Gopperth (2), Lome Fa'atau, Roy Kinikinilau Con: Jimmy Gopperth (4)	Referee: Gary Wise

	Saturday 13 August	North Harbour	10 – 27	Auckland	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
		Try: Brent Wilson Con: Andrew Whiteman Pen: Andrew Whiteman		Try: Tony Koonwaiyou, Brad Mika, Isa Nacewa Con: Brent Ward (3) Pen: Brent Ward (2)	Referee: Kelvin Deaker

	Sunday 14 August	Otago	29 – 6	Bay of Plenty	Carisbrook, Dunedin
		Try: Chris King, Neil Brew, Hayden Pedersen, Josh Blackie Con: Nick Evans (3) Pen: Nick Evans		Pen: Murray Williams (2)	Referee: J.M. White

Round 2[]

	Friday 19 August	Wellington	16 – 29	North Harbour	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
		Try: Jimmy Gopperth Con: Jimmy Gopperth Pen: Jimmy Gopperth (3)		Try: (2), Junior Poluleuligaga, Zar Lawrence Con: Luke McAlister (3) Pen: Luke McAlister	Attendance: 16,936 Referee: Paul Honiss

	Saturday 20 August	Canterbury	40 – 13	Bay of Plenty	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
		Try: Casey Laulala, Scott Hamilton, Greg Somerville, Cameron McIntyre Con: Ben Blair (3), Leon MacDonald Pen: Ben Blair (4)		Try: Con: Murray Williams Pen: Murray Williams (2)	Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Lyndon Bray

	Saturday 20 August	Taranaki	32 – 8	Northland	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
		Try: , James Hilgendorf, Andrew Hore, Sisa Koyamaibole Con: Todd Feather (3) Pen: Todd Feather (2)		Try: Tim Dow Pen: David Holwell	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Chris Pollock

	Saturday 20 August	Otago	16 – 31	Auckland	Carisbrook, Dunedin
		Try: Alando Soakai Con: Nick Evans Pen: Nick Evans (3)		Try: Sam Tuitupou, Doug Howlett, Jerome Kaino, Brent Ward Con: Brent Ward (4) Pen: Brent Ward	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	Sunday 21 August	Southland	12 – 14	Waikato	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
		Pen: Matt Petre (4)		Try: Sione Lauaki, Marty Holah Con: David Hill (2)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gary Wise

Round 3[]

	Friday 26 August	Wellington	10 – 26	Otago	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
		Try: Shannon Paku Con: Jimmy Gopperth Pen: Jimmy Gopperth		Try: Chris Smylie, Matt Saunders Con: Nick Evans (2) Pen: Nick Evans (4)	Attendance: 16,723 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	Saturday 27 August	Northland	7 – 38	Waikato	Northland Rugby Stadium, Whangarei
		Try: Aaron Wright Con: David Holwell		Try: Stephen Donald, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Brendon Leonard, Keith Lowen, Derek Maisey Con: Stephen Donald (5) Pen: Stephen Donald	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J.M. White

	Saturday 27 August	North Harbour	23 – 23	Canterbury	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
		Try: Anthony Tuitavake (2), Con: Tusi Pisi Pen: Tusi Pisi (2)		Try: Kevin O'Neill, Casey Laulala Con: Ben Blair (2) Pen: Ben Blair (3)	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gary Wise

	Sunday 28 August	Bay of Plenty	18 – 17	Taranaki	Blue Chip Stadium, Mount Maunganui
		Try: Wayne Ormond, Con: Murray Williams Pen: Murray Williams (2)		Try: Andrew Suniula, Chris Masoe Con: Todd Feather, Sam Young Pen: Sam Young	Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Chris Rooney

	Sunday 28 August	Auckland	38 – 37	Southland	Eden Park, Auckland
		Try: Isa Nacewa, Justin Collins, Angus MacDonald, James Somerset Con: Brent Ward (3) Pen: Brent Ward (4)		Try: Watisoni Lotawa (2), Paul Miller (2), Pehi Te Whare Con: Richard Apanui (3) Pen: Richard Apanui (2)	Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Chris Pollock

Round 4[]

	Friday 2 September	Waikato	17 – 41	Wellington	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		Try: David Hill (2) Con: David Hill (2) Pen: David Hill		Try: Ross Filipo (2), Ma'a Nonu, Thomas Waldrom, Ross Kennedy Con: Jimmy Gopperth (5) Pen: Jimmy Gopperth (2)	Referee: Gary Wise

	Saturday 3 September	Canterbury	13 – 11	Taranaki	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
		Try: Scott Hamilton Con: Ben Blair Pen: Ben Blair (2)		Try: Pen: Sam Young (2)	Referee: Steve Walsh

	Saturday 3 September	Southland	28 – 22	Otago	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
		Try: Hoani MacDonald, Kane Thompson, Pehi Te Whare Con: Richard Apanui (2) Pen: Richard Apanui (3)		Try: Matt Saunders, Seilala Mapusua, Tom Donnelly Con: Nick Evans (2) Pen: Nick Evans	Referee: Chris Pollock

	Sunday 4 September	North Harbour	56 – 17	Northland	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
		Try: Nick Williams (3), Anthony Tuitavake, Zar Lawrence, , George Pisi, Joe Ward, Tom Harding Con: Jon Elrick (3), Pen: Jon Elrick		Try: , Con: David Holwell (2) Pen: David Holwell	Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	Sunday 4 September	Bay of Plenty	30 – 41	Auckland	Blue Chip Stadium, Mount Maunganui
		Try: Wayne Ormond, Adrian Cashmore, Aleki Lutui, Con: Murray Williams (2) Pen: Murray Williams (2)		Try: Isa Nacewa (2), Daniel Braid, Tony Koonwaiyou, Jerome Kaino Con: Brent Ward (2) Pen: Brent Ward (4)	Referee: Lyndon Bray

Round 5[]

	Friday 9 September	Otago	21 – 13	North Harbour	Carisbrook, Dunedin
		Try: Chris King, Jason MacDonald Con: Nick Evans Pen: Nick Evans (3)		Try: Brent Wilson Con: Luke McAlister Pen: Luke McAlister (2)	Referee: Paul Honiss

	Saturday 10 September	Wellington	38 – 32	Bay of Plenty	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
		Try: Shannon Paku, Ma'a Nonu, Roy Kinikinilau, Thomas Waldrom Con: Jimmy Gopperth (3) Pen: Jimmy Gopperth (4)		Try: , Mark Sorenson, Kevin Senio, Con: Murray Williams (3) Pen: Murray Williams (2)	Attendance: 19,554 Referee: Steve Walsh

	Saturday 10 September	Northland	10 – 32	Canterbury	Northland Rugby Stadium, Whangarei
		Try: Jake Paringatai Con: David Holwell Pen: David Holwell		Try: Ben Blair, Cameron McIntyre, Steven Yates, Jamie Nutbrown Con: Ben Blair (3) Pen: Ben Blair (2)	Referee: J.M. White

	Saturday 10 September	Auckland	40 – 30	Waikato	Eden Park, Auckland
		Try: Derren Witcombe (2), Tony Koonwaiyou, Ben Atiga, Sam Tuitupou Con: Brent Ward (3) Pen: Brent Ward (3)		Try: Steven Bates, Liam Messam, Stephen Donald Con: David Hill (3) Pen: David Hill (3)	Referee: Gary Wise

	Sunday 11 September	Taranaki	28 – 33	Southland	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
		Try: Scott Breman, Matt Harvey, Scott Ireland Con: Sam Young (2) Pen: Sam Young (3)		Try: Ben Smith (2), Watisoni Lotawa Con: Richard Apanui (3) Pen: Richard Apanui (4)	Referee: Bryce Lawrence

Round 6[]

	Friday 16 September	Bay of Plenty	8 – 41	North Harbour	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
		Try: David Johnston Pen: Mike Delany		Try: Zar Lawrence, Tom Harding, Adrian Donald, Joel Nasmith Con: Luke McAlister (2), Joel Nasmith Pen: Luke McAlister (5)	Referee: J.M. White

	Saturday 17 September	Taranaki	40 – 19	Auckland	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
		Try: James Hilgendorf, Andrew Hore, Paul Tito, Sam Young, Chris Masoe, Jason Eaton Con: Sam Young (5)		Try: Brad Mika Con: Brent Ward Pen: Brent Ward (4)	Referee: Steve Walsh

	Saturday 17 September	Wellington	53 – 12	Southland	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
		Try: Roy Kinikinilau (3), Shannon Paku (2), Thomas Waldrom, Conrad Smith Con: Jimmy Gopperth (6) Pen: Jimmy Gopperth (2)		Try: Watisoni Lotawa, Con: Richard Apanui	Attendance: 15,035 Referee: Paul Honiss

	Saturday 17 September	Canterbury	23 – 15	Waikato	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
		Try: Caleb Ralph, Con: Ben Blair (2) Pen: Ben Blair (3)		Try: Byron Kelleher, Keith Lowen Con: David Hill Pen: David Hill	Referee: Lyndon Bray

	Sunday 18 September	Northland	3 – 41	Otago	Northland Rugby Stadium, Whangarei
		Pen: David Holwell		Try: Nick Evans, Jason MacDonald, Matt Saunders, Craig Clare, Seilala Mapusua Con: Nick Evans (4), Callum Bruce Pen: Nick Evans, Callum Bruce	Referee: Kelvin Deaker

Round 7[]

	Friday 23 September	Canterbury	15 – 14	Wellington	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
		Pen: Ben Blair (5)		Try: Lome Fa'atau Pen: Jimmy Gopperth (3)	Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Bryce Lawrence

	Saturday 24 September	Auckland	53 – 7	Northland	Eden Park, Auckland
		Try: Tony Koonwaiyou (2), Isaia Toeava (2), Angus MacDonald, Tasesa Lavea, Saimone Taumoepeau, Isa Nacewa Con: Isa Nacewa (4), Brad Mika Pen: Isa Nacewa		Try: Tim Dow Con: Josh Levi	Attendance: 10,112 Referee: Kelvin Deaker

	Saturday 24 September	Otago	26 – 10	Taranaki	Carisbrook, Dunedin
		Try: Anton Oliver (2) Con: Nick Evans (2) Pen: Nick Evans (4)		Try: Craig Fevre Con: Todd Feather Pen: Sam Young	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Gary Wise

	Saturday 24 September	Southland	19 – 13	Bay of Plenty	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
		Try: Watisoni Lotawa Con: Richard Apanui Pen: Richard Apanui (3) Drop: Jimmy Cowan		Try: Adrian Cashmore Con: Mike Delany Pen: Mike Delany (2)	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Steve Walsh

	Sunday 25 September	North Harbour	40 – 21	Waikato	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
		Try: Anthony Tuitavake (2), Luke McAlister, Sam Harding Con: Luke McAlister (4) Pen: Luke McAlister (4)		Try: Liam Messam, Willie Ripia Con: David Hill Pen: David Hill (3)	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Lyndon Bray

Round 8[]

	Friday 30 September	Auckland	29 – 22	Wellington	Eden Park, Auckland
		Try: Daniel Braid, Brad Mika Con: Brent Ward (2) Pen: Brent Ward (5)		Try: Lome Fa'atau (2), Ma'a Nonu Con: Jimmy Gopperth (2) Pen: Jimmy Gopperth	Referee: Gary Wise

	Saturday 1 October	Otago	24 �� 19	Canterbury	Carisbrook, Dunedin
		Try: Neil Brew (2), Matt Saunders, Nick Evans Con: Nick Evans (2)		Try: Johnny Leo'o, Richie McCaw, Andy Ellis Con: Ben Blair (2)	Referee: Paul Honiss

	Saturday 1 October	Waikato	13 – 17	Bay of Plenty	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		Try: Richard Kahui Con: David Hill Pen: David Hill (2)		Try: Nili Latu, Con: Mike Delany (2) Pen: Mike Delany	Referee: Steve Walsh

	Saturday 1 October	North Harbour	37 – 3	Taranaki	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
		Try: Junior Poluleuligaga, Joe Ward, Nick Williams, Con: Luke McAlister (4) Pen: Luke McAlister		Pen: Sam Young	Referee: Lyndon Bray

	Sunday 2 October	Northland	15 – 21	Southland	Northland Rugby Stadium, Whangarei
		Try: Isoa Neivua, David Holwell Con: David Holwell Pen: David Holwell		Try: Watisoni Lotawa, Jason Rutledge Con: Richard Apanui Pen: Richard Apanui (3)	Referee: Bryce Lawrence

Round 9[]

	Friday 7 October	Taranaki	17 – 31	Wellington	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
		Try: Hamish Mitchell, Sailosi Tagicakibau, Lifeimi Mafi Con: Todd Feather		Try: Jerry Collins, Tana Umaga, Ma'a Nonu Con: Jimmy Gopperth (2) Pen: Piri Weepu (3), Jimmy Gopperth	Referee: Steve Walsh

	Saturday 8 October	Waikato	25 – 13	Otago	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		Try: Sosene Anesi, Stephen Donald, David Hill Con: Stephen Donald (2) Pen: Stephen Donald (2)		Try: Jason Shoemark Con: Nick Evans Pen: Nick Evans (2)	Referee: Kelvin Deaker

	Saturday 8 October	Bay of Plenty	51 – 3	Northland	Blue Chip Stadium, Mount Maunganui
		Try: Kevin Senio (2), (2), , , , Tanerau Latimer Con: Mike Delany (3), Pen: Mike Delany		Pen: David Holwell	Referee: (replaced by )

	Saturday 8 October	Canterbury	27 – 12	Auckland	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
		Try: Ben Blair, Corey Flynn, Reuben Thorne, Scott Hamilton Con: Daniel Carter (2) Pen: Daniel Carter		Pen: Brent Ward (4)	Referee: Paul Honiss

	Sunday 9 October	Southland	22 – 31	North Harbour	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
		Try: Ben Smith (2), Paul Miller Con: Richard Apanui (2) Pen: Richard Apanui		Try: , Tom Harding, George Pisi, Craig McGrath Con: Luke McAlister (4) Pen: Luke McAlister	Referee: Chris Pollock

Division 1 Semi Finals[]

	Friday 14 October	Canterbury	22 – 37	Otago	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
		Try: Ben Blair, Richie McCaw, Scott Hamilton Con: Daniel Carter (2) Pen: Daniel Carter		Try: Chris Smylie (2), Craig Newby, Craig Clare, Josh Blackie Con: Nick Evans (3) Pen: Nick Evans (2)	Referee: Steve Walsh

	Saturday 15 October	Auckland	38 – 24	North Harbour	Eden Park, Auckland
		Try: Angus MacDonald (2), Keven Mealamu, Doug Howlett, Joe Rokocoko, Mils Muliaina Con: Brent Ward (4)		Try: (2), George Pisi, Anthony Tuitavake Con: Luke McAlister (2)	Referee: Bryce Lawrence

Division 1 Grand Final[]

	Saturday 22 October	Auckland	39 – 11	Otago	Eden Park, Auckland
		Try: Keven Mealamu, Doug Howlett, Brad Mika, Ben Atiga, Mils Muliaina, Taniela Moa Con: Brent Ward (3) Pen: Brent Ward		Try: Josh Blackie Pen: Nick Evans (2)	Referee: Steve Walsh

Division 2 Results[]

Round 1[]

	Saturday 13 August	Hawke's Bay (MC)	42 – 25	Nelson Bays	McLean Park, Napier
		Try: , , Sona Taumalolo, , Ben Allen Con: (3), Pen: (3)		Try: , Robbie Malneek, Rudolph Meredith Con: Tim Taylor (2) Pen: Tim Taylor (2)	Referee:

	Saturday 13 August	Wanganui	6 – 17	Manawatu (BSC)	Westpac Stadium Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
		Pen: (2)		Try: Pen: (3), Graham Smith	Referee: Chris Pollock

	Saturday 13 August	Counties Manukau	67 – 24	Poverty Bay	Growers Stadium, Pukekohe
		Try: Niva Ta'auso (3), Lelia Masaga (2), (2), Eroni Clarke, Kevin Farrell, Con: Troy Nathan (7) Pen: Troy Nathan		Try: Mosese Luveitasau, , Hone Kaa Con: (3) Pen:	Referee: Chris Rooney

	Saturday 13 August	North Otago	69 – 13	East Coast	Centennial Park, Oamaru
		Try: (3), (2), Mike Mavor, , , K. Fangipou, Ray Ofisa Con: (8) Pen:		Try: Adrian Collier Con: Pen: (2)	Referee: Keith Brown

Bye: Marlborough

Round 2[]

	Saturday 20 August	Poverty Bay	69 – 13	Wanganui	Gisborne

	Saturday 20 August	Nelson Bays	69 – 13	Manawatu	Nelson

	Saturday 20 August	North Otago	27 – 28	Marlborough	Oamaru

	Saturday 20 August	Counties Manukau	31 – 40	Hawke's Bay	Pukekohe
		Try: (2), Eroni Clarke, Lelia Masaga Con: Troy Nathan (4) Pen: Troy Nathan		Try: Shepherd (2), Lokotui, Karauria, Evans Con: (3) Pen: Clarke (2),	Referee: B.A. Murray

Bye: East Coast

Round 3[]

	Saturday 27 August	Nelson Bays	49 – 19	North Otago	Nelson

	Saturday 27 August	East Coast	6 – 53	Counties Manukau	Ruatoria
		Pen: (2)		Try: Koiatu Koiatu (2), Troy Nathan (2), , , Andrew van der Heijden Con: Troy Nathan (6) Pen: Troy Nathan (2)	Referee: M.L. Peters

	Saturday 27 August	Marlborough	38 – 11	Poverty Bay	Blenheim

	Saturday 27 August	Manawatu	10 – 45	Hawke's Bay	Palmerston North

Bye: Wanganui

Round 4[]

	Saturday 3 September	Wanganui	6 – 27	Counties Manukau	Wanganui
				Try: (2), , Mark Price Con: Troy Nathan (2) Pen: Troy Nathan	Referee:

	Saturday 3 September	Marlborough	18 – 25	Nelson Bays	Blenheim

	Saturday 3 September	Manawatu	27 – 47	North Otago	Palmerston North

	Saturday 3 September	Hawke's Bay (MC)	79 – 0	East Coast	Napier
					Referee: J.B. Noonan

Bye: Poverty Bay

Round 5[]

	Saturday 10 September	East Coast	14 – 34	Wanganui	Ruatoria
		Try: , Adrian Collier Con: (2)			Referee: Chris Rooney

	Saturday 10 September	Hawke's Bay (MC)	32 – 10	Marlborough	Napier

	Saturday 10 September	Poverty Bay	23 – 22	Manawatu	Gisborne

	Saturday 10 September	Counties Manukau	41 – 36	North Otago	Pukekohe
		Try: Lelia Masaga (2), Koiatu Koiatu, , Troy Nathan Con: Troy Nathan (5) Pen: Troy Nathan (2)			Referee:

Bye: Nelson Bays

Round 6[]

	Saturday 17 September	Nelson Bays	33 – 42	Counties Manukau	Nelson
				Try: Lelia Masaga (2), Eroni Clarke, Niva Ta'auso, Con: Troy Nathan (4) Pen: Troy Nathan (3)	Referee: Keith Brown

	Saturday 17 September	East Coast	5 – 26	Poverty Bay	Ruatoria
		Try:			Referee: D.R. Luckin

	Saturday 17 September	North Otago	6 – 29	Hawke's Bay	Oamaru

	Saturday 17 September	Marlborough	28 – 26	Wanganui	Blenheim

Bye: Manawatu

Round 7[]

	Saturday 24 September	Wanganui	28 – 31	North Otago	Wanganui

	Saturday 24 September	Poverty Bay	20 – 52	Hawke's Bay	Gisborne

	Saturday 24 September	Nelson Bays	68 – 13	East Coast	Nelson
				Try: Con: Pen: Drop:	Referee: Matt Stanish

	Saturday 24 September	Manawatu	24 – 14	Marlborough	Palmerston North

Bye: Counties Manukau

Round 8[]

	Saturday 1 October	Poverty Bay	22 – 50	Nelson Bays	Gisborne

	Saturday 1 October	East Coast	7 – 36	Manawatu	Ruatoria
		Try: Con:			Referee: B.A. Murray

	Saturday 1 October	Counties Manukau	25 – 7	Marlborough	Pukekohe
		Try: (2), Lelia Masaga Con: Troy Nathan (2) Pen: Troy Nathan (2)			Referee: Kelvin Deaker

	Saturday 1 October	Hawke's Bay (MC)	43 – 15	Wanganui	Napier

Bye: North Otago

Round 9[]

	Saturday 8 October	Wanganui	27 – 15	Nelson Bays	Wanganui

	Saturday 8 October	North Otago	50 – 13	Poverty Bay	Oamaru

	Saturday 8 October	Manawatu	10 – 34	Counties Manukau	Palmerston North
				Try: (4), Troy Nathan,	Referee: J.M. White

	Saturday 8 October	Marlborough	58 – 13	East Coast	Blenheim
				Try: , Pen:	Referee: Chris Rooney

Bye: Hawke's Bay

Division 2 Semi Finals[]

	Saturday 15 October	Hawke's Bay	15 – 11	North Otago	Napier

	Sunday 16 October	Counties Manukau	37 – 39	Nelson Bays
		Try: Troy Nathan (2), Lelia Masaga, , Sekope Kepu Con: Troy Nathan (3) Pen: Troy Nathan (2)			Referee: Kelvin Deaker

Division 2 NPC Grand Final[]

	Saturday 22 October	Hawke's Bay	32 – 17	Nelson Bays	Napier

References[]

• thesilverfern.co.nz (Archived 2009-08-01)

The 2006 New Zealand Rugby Almanack, Edited by Clive Akers and Geoff Miller