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Miller's final titbits

Geoff Miller, one of the great historians and statisticians of the rugby world, has written down some titbits about New Zealand's provincial competition as the final of the Air New Zealand Cup between Waikato and Wellington approaches. FULL STORY >>

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NPC finals from the beginning

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This year's semis recall the past

Canterbury and Otago have never met in an NPC semi-final but Auckland and North Harbour have done so three times.

NPC semi-finals down the years

There were not always semi-finals in the NPC, New Zealand's premier domestic competition. Originally there was just a league system. Semi-finals, and finals, only began in 1992, after 16 years of a league system.

National Provincial Championship: The History

Ever since early in the 20th century, the great competition involving New Zealand's provinces has been the Ranfurly Shield, donated in 1901 by Lord Ranfurly as a challenge trophy. While the National Provincial Championship began in the 1970s, the Ranfurly Shield has remained, the result depending on a one-off match which favours the holders.

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Six Nations finale
Understanding the ELVs

Gallery - HEC semi-final weekend

Twickenham is awash with colour as Toulouse take on London Irish And it is the Exiles who start the better with Bob Casey leading the charge As well as Peter Richards causing trouble playing as a centre