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	National Provincial Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The National Provincial Championship (which for sponsorship reasons, is referred to as Air New Zealand NPC or just simply NPC) is New Zealand's principal domestic rugby union competition.
		Rugby teams from 27 provincial unions compete in three divisions, 10 in Division One, 9 in Division Two, and 8 in Division Three.
		The winner of each final is then declared winner of the championship.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Provincial_Championship

	NPC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National Press Club, the private association of members of the journalism and public relations community based in Washington, DC This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
		National Postgraduate Committee, the representative body for postgraduates in the United Kingdom
		National Paralympic Committee, equivalent to the National Olympic Committee
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NPC

	Sports league - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A league championship may be contested in a number of ways.
		A league may be split into smaller groups, often called conferences or divisions; teams then compete to be the best in their division and/or conference while also trying to be the best in the league.
		Each team may play every other team a certain number of times--usually, teams play an even number of games or matches at their own stadium and on the road, because home field advantage is a major factor in many sports.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sports_league

	Economic Papers (Economic Society of Australia): Uncertainty of outcome, player quality and attendance at National Provincial Championship rugby union matches: an evaluation in light of the competitions review
		This competition was initiated after the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup and is a cross-national provincial annual tournament between twelve teams, three from Australia, four from South Africa, and five from New Zealand (Owen and Weatherston, 2004a).
		Championship uncertainty is concerned with longer-term uncertainty involving the absence of long-run domination by one or a small number of teams.
		Five of the provincial unions fielding teams in the First Division (Auckland, Canterbury, Otago, Waikato, and Wellington) are based in the five main population centres of New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, and Wellington respectively).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0PAO/is_4_23/ai_n9522592

	Ranfurly Shield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Shield is currently held by Canterbury, who won it from Bay of Plenty in the fourth round of the 2004 National Provincial Championship.
		Since the introduction of the National Provincial Championship in 1976, all home games a Shield-holder plays in the NPC are automatically challenge matches.
		In 1901, the Governor of New Zealand, the Earl of Ranfurly, announced that he would present a cup to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union, to be used as the prize in a competition of their choosing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ranfurly_Shield

	2004 National Championship
		Provincial teams competed in the Festival for the right to hoist their respective National Championship Trophies.
		All matches were held at the Mohawk Sports Complex and with six National Championships on the line, the planning committee were looking to recreate and further develop the festival atmosphere of the 2003 Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
		The 2nd Annual Rugby Canada National Championship Festival brought together 1100 participants from Under 16 to Senior, in six (6) various age-grade categories.
	www.rugbycanada.ca /nationalchampionships

	Scrum.co.nz - New Zealand Rugby Resource - Ranfurly Shield statistics, history, full match table, tenures
		A challenging union, if it is in a division of the NPC different from that of the holder, shall be eligible to receive a special travel grant, the amount to be determined from time to time by the board, if the sponsorship arrangements for the shield are not applicable.
		The members of the challenging team and the team of the holders must in all cases comprise players who are eligible to play for the respective unions in accordance with rule 74 of the rules of the NZRFU.
		(c) if the holders are in division three of the NPC, they shall accept not less than two challenges from unions in divisions one and three challenges from unions in division two, provided in each case challenges had been lodged by not fewer than two unions and three unions respectively.
	www.scrum.co.nz /ranfurlyshield/rules-current.asp

	Mooloo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In New Zealand Rugby Union, a Mooloo is a member of the Waikato rugby team and its supporters in the National Provincial Championship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mooloo

	Definition of All Blacks
		The first New Zealand national rugby league team was nicknamed the All Golds by the New Zealand press, a derogatory pun based on the fact that rugby league players were professional.
		For much of the 20th century, rugby union appeared to be New Zealand's national religion, with selection to the All Blacks perhaps more highly regarded than a knighthood.
		The All Blacks are the national rugby union representative team of New Zealand.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/All_Blacks

	The Nation
		Under the new format the team winning the inter departmental national hockey championship to be played here at Karachi's HCP and the UBL ground, would be called national departmental champion and the team taking the final honors at Inter-Provincial Hockey Championship at Peshawar would be called national provincial champion.
		During the past 57 years Pakistan's prestigious National Hockey Championship would produce one national champion but the new system which would be in place for the current championship that start January 3 simultaneously at Karachi and Peshawar, it would create two national champions.
		However, it could not be determined which of the two teams winning the respective category of the National Hockey Championship would get the national hockey champion trophy.
	www.nation.com.pk /daily/jan-2005/2/sports7.php

	Carlos Spencer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He has also played for the Auckland Blues Super 12 franchise since the inception of the competition in 1996, and has played extensively for the Auckland National Provincial Championship (NPC) side.
		He has generally specialised in the position of fly-half, though he has also played full back at national and international levels.
		However, following an exceptional season for the Blues in Super 12, Spencer became first-choice flyhalf for the All Blacks from 2003, and was a part of the squad for the Rugby World Cup that year.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Carlos_Spencer

	Provinces of New Zealand
		They are also not to be confused with the use of the term in rugby's National Provincial Championship (NPC).
		It is important to note that the provincial districts have different boundaries from the present day regions, for example, the Manawatu-Wanganui region is in the Wellington provincial district.
		Their only visible function today is their use to determine, with the exception of the Chatham Islands, Northland, and South Canterbury, the geographical boundaries for anniversary day public holidays.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/provinces_of_new_zealand

	NPC
		For the NZ Provincial Championships (NZPC) each team plays the other 8 teams in their respective division (4 home + 4 away games).
		In 1975, a committee of the NZRFU was set up to organise representative rugby into a national championship.
		The format of the NPC was later revamped in 1992 with a reduction to only 9 teams and the introduction of playoffs (semi-finals and finals).
	uidaho.edu /clubs/womens_rugby/RugbyRoot/Rugby/Countries/NZ/npc.html

	Counties Manukau NPC Rugby Union Jersey
		The National Provincial Championship was established in 1976.
		The NPC Competition is made up of three divisions with semi-finals and a final to decide each division.
		Counties won the competition in 1979 and have made the finals of the NPC a number of times.
	www.champions.co.nz /counties_manukau_rugby_union.htm

	Scotsman.com Sport - Rugby - Lure of home proves too strong for Blackadder
		TODD Blackadder is to quit Edinburgh at the end of the new season, to spearhead the campaign of the newest team in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship.
		He insisted: "I will be devoting all my attention to the club until the Six Nations championship and in that respect, I will be honouring my contract at Murrayfield in full.
		He is due to arrive in Nelson in the new year to begin work in the build-up to the revamped NPC premier competition in 2006.
	sport.scotsman.com /rugby.cfm?id=1774132005

	Aussie keen to get started
		He is here to do a job – to bring some experience and play-making ability into the Stags' backline for their division one national provincial championship campaign.
		Naturally, he is a little uncertain just how he will go in his national provincial championship debut season.
		McMullen will come off the reserves' bench to make his Stags' debut against Waikato, in Hamilton, tomorrow and he is desperate to prove himself.
	www.rugbysouthland.co.nz /Southland-NPC/Aussie-keen-to-get-started.asp

	national_team_&_wrangler_angler_selection.htm
		This team shall represent South Africa at all international tournaments which take place after the Nationals and until the new team is selected at the following National Championships.
		A South African team shall be selected within 14 days of the completion of the Nationals Championships.
		the most recent National Championship result counting 60% of the final score
	www.sabaa.co.za /about_us/Constitution/constitution_article_xxii.htm

	Sport regions (New Zealand)
		Part of the communtiy association with the old provincial areas and names is very evident in sport and in particular with rugby union football which is the major and best organised NZ sport.
		Not only does it use the name association but the term "provinces" is widely used to describe the individual unions which comprise the national body of the NZ Rugby Union.
		I can'tremember offhand what colours CD cricket uses, but you get the idea - sports teams from one region will all tend to share the traditional "provincial colours".
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/nz-@.html

	RugbyRugby : Latest News
		In 1975 a committee of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union was set up to organise representative rugby into a provincial championship.
		The first winners of the NPC Division 1 were, surprisingly, Bay of Plenty.
		But the NPC may well have replaced it in importance.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /news/story_39191.shtml

	NPC news, live commentary, fun, fixtures, results and features from Planet-Rugby.com
		Since semi-finals were introduced to the NPC in 1992, Auckland have been in 11 semis, Otago and Canterbury in 8 each and North Harbour in 6.
		Canterbury and Otago have never met in an NPC semi-final but Auckland and North Harbour have done so three times.
		NPC news, live commentary, fun, fixtures, results and features from Planet-Rugby.com
	www.planet-rugby.com /Tournaments/NPC/History/index.shtml

	Manawatu Rugby - at the heart of New Zealand provincial rugby
		But the Manawatu board knows that to become a bigger player, it will have to beef up its bank balance and the strength of the NPC (National Provincial Championship) team if it is to comply.
		In unions such as Taranaki and Southland, having a first division team has had a positive impact on the local community in terms of provincial pride and identity.
		At present the NPC first division consists of 10 teams.
	www.manawaturugby.co.nz /article/306.html

	rugby.com.au BURKE FAVOURS NPC IDEA
		But if three Aussie teams could get into NZ's National Provincial Championship, Burke said it could only help the Wallabies in the long run.
		Burke told AAP the lack of a national championship in Australia made it hard for some players to make the step up from club level to Super 12 and ultimately to the Wallabies.
		Out-going Queensland chief executive Jeff Miller has previously endorsed a 12-team national competition - including teams from Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne - to kick off in 2004 or 2005 to fill the gap between Super 12 and Australian club rugby.
	www.rugby.com.au /news/burke_favours_npc_idea,9693.html

	Spinner
		The National Provincial Championship begins for the 26th time this weekend.
		Although the Super 12 championship seems to have taken a little of the sheen from our top sporting competition, the season still promises plenty of excitement.
		Spinner Sports Editor Ed Brentwood examines each of the teams and evaluates their prospect, in what again promises to be an exciting season for New Zealand Rugby.
	www.spinner.co.nz /0800/npc.htm

	New Zealand All Blacks rugby team official website, New Zealand Rugby Football Union
		The eligibility of players to represent the senior representative teams of Unions playing in the National Provincial Championship Competition and the Ranfurly Shield is governed by the NZRU’s Regulations For Eligibility For Selection To Affiliated Union Senior Representative Teams For The National Provincial Championship And Ranfurly Shield (“the Regulations”).
		The only additional events requiring mention are that on 11 August the BOPRFU notified the NZRU of its NPC squad which included Bourke and that on 28 July the HBRFU sent a fax message to the BOPRFU attaching Bourke’s Rugby Academy contract and 2003 NPC contract “in an attempt to have the matter speedily resolved”.
		It is not without significance, I think, that the Chief Executive Officer of the HBRFU has not claimed in his submissions to me that he was in any doubt that was one of the issues raised by the letter of 15 July.
	www.allblacks.com /index.cfm?layout=displayNews&newsArticle=509

	SI.com - Rugby Union - Lomu still positive after muted return to action - Sunday August 10, 2003 08:47 AM
		Lomu played 40 minutes against Taranaki in a National Provincial Championship warmup match but touched the ball only three times and made just one tackle as his side lost 27-17.
		Lomu was the outstanding player at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa where the All Blacks lost in the final to the host nation.
		The big winger, who has been sidelined with a recurrence of the kidney complaint, nephrotic syndrome, which requires three days of dialysis a week, still hopes to play in the World Cup which begins on October 10.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2003/08/10/lomu_reax

	Events Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com
		NPC, Planet-Rugby - News, tournament preview, tables, results and analysis of the New Zealand National Provincial Championship.
		Currie Cup, Planet-Rugby - South Africa provincial championship.
		IRB Under 19 World Championship - News, teams, venues, standings, schedule and results.
	www.realsportsnetwork.com /Football_Rugby_Union_Events.html

	World Cup Rugby Tickets suppliers of Fiji Rugby World tickets & Six Nations Championship Tickets
		McCallion already had a head start into the Fijian coaching position as coach of the New Zealand National Provincial Championship 1st Division team Counties, where he was involved with the development of a number of island players including All Blacks Joeli Vidiri and Jonah Lomu.
		The local provincial tournament, known as the Telcom Cup, is keenly contested by the 34 provincial unions and provides a focus for domestic rugby in the country.
		But the island nation has found it hard to transfer that success to the 15 man game.
	www.rugbyworldcuptickets.com /teams/fiji.htm

	NZRFU
		The New Zealand under-19 captain for the past two years has come on as a substitute in three of the Stags' four national provincial championship games this season.
		Macdonald has yet to appear in the NPC this season after dislocating the thumb on his left hand in a pre-season win over North Otago on July 31.
		He is big for his age and for his position, standing 1.92m and weighing 129kg, but there are some doubts about his scrummaging ability at division one NPC level.
	www.nzrugbynet.co.nz /NR/exeres/27364DF6-9561-4097-95B8-01B5AF9152A6.htm

	Championship Rugby show a North American staple
		Championship Rugby showcases the best match of the week from world-class rugby competitions such as the Super 12, Tri-Nations Series, Six Nations, European Cup, New Zealand National Provincial Championship, South African Currie Cup, and matches involving Canada and the United States.
		Since their initial broadcast on February 18, 1995, the Championship Rugby crew has brought hundreds of games to the new fan and old veteran player alike, and it has been a slowly transforming program that incorporates a careful blend of education for the first timer and keen analysis for the rugby purist.
		He has guided the program from their early days when the games were one week delayed to the current set-up where Fox Sports World airs up to four live games per week.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /sport/365/rugby/news/2002/28/07/editorial_21113.html

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