2005 National Provincial Championship
# 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 2 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

