At the end of the round robin the Combined section has a play-off with one v four and two v three, followed by a final. Central and Southern will see the top two teams in each section play each other in finals to conclude their
involvement in the NPC. 

The top two teams in Northern play the winner and loser of the Combined section final. The two winners of these semi-finals then contest the NPC final. The competition is to create even contests and will evolve as more teams are added to future NPC’s. 
 
 

Teams
 

Results
Round One - July 29th 2000
Waikato 13 Bay of Plenty 6 
Auckland 53 Counties Manukau 12 
Wellington 61 Manawatu 0 
Northland 20 North Harbour 0 

Round Two - August 5th 2000
Wellington 36 ( Marks 2, Gould, Tauroa, Paasi, Rush  tries; Knight 3 conv) Canterbury 29( A Marsh 2, P Crothall, S Helmore, J McLeod tries; M Baker 2 conv) at Wellington 

Bay of Plenty 39 (N Kurei 3, B Shelford, E Shelford, T Paui, C Kaipara tries, P Hohepa 2 conv) North Harbour 0 at Northcote

Northland 20 (P Yates 2, L Chapman, A Carter tries) Counties Manukau 16 (S Yates 2, 2 pen)  at United Kawakawa 

Auckland 29 (L Wall 2, D Kahura, C Waaka tries, T Wilson 3 conv; T Wilson pen)  Waikato 10 (V Cootes, R Sheck tries) at Hamilton 

Otago 53 (H Myers 3, F King, M Edwards, N Borthwick, M McKenzie tries, H Myers 6 conv, H Myers 2 pen)  Manawatu 7 (L Hunt, R Hull conv)  at Palmerston North

Round Three - August 12th 2000
Auckland 68 C Waaka 4, L Wall 2, T Naoupa 2, M Codling, D Kahura, O Autagavaia T Wilson tries; T Wilson 4 conversions) North Harbour 0 at Auckland

Bay of Plenty 35 (T Paul 2, E Shelford 2, N Kurei, F Hohepa tries ; P Hohepa conv, P Hohepa drop gl) Northland 5 (A Waikai try) at Rotorua 

Waikato 18 (S Knight, G Paul tries; E Jensen conv; E Jensen pen; E Jensen drop gl) Counties Manukau 5 (S Ley try) at Pukekohe 

Poverty Bay 30 (M Grant 2, M Hawkins, L Tata, T Bartlett, M Rangihaeata tries) Taranaki 0 at Gisborne 

Hawke’s Bay 23 (N Hawkins, K Sciascia, R Stephenson, M Waiwiri tries; penalty goal) Wanganui 10 (M Docherty 2 tries) at Napier 

Nelson Bays 12 (D Simpson, J Simpson tries; A Ley conv) Marlborough 0 at Nelson 

Southland 22 (S Dowling 2, K Hannah, T Temuumu tries; T Areaiiti conv) Hanan Shields 5 (T Pokipoki try) at Invercargill 

Otago 15 (C Charles, M Edwards, D Lindsay tries) Wellington 5 (D Sipilli try) at Dunedin 

Canterbury 29 (M Roberts 2, S Te Kahu 2, J McLeod tries; J Laney 2 conv) Manawatu 0 at Christchurch 

Round Four - August 19th 2000
Counties Manukau 20 North Harbour 14 at North Harbour 
For Counties Manukau: (S Yates 2, L Edwards, T Glassie tries) 
For North Harbour: (S Rowe 2; F Hillhouse 2 conv)

Auckland 25 (L Wall 2, D Kahura, T Wilson tries; T Wilson conv, T Wilson pen) Bay of Plenty 10 (N Kurei try; P Hohepa conv, P Hohepa pen) at Auckland 

Waikato 24 (R Sheck 2 tries; E Thomas conv; E Thomas 4 pen) Northland 12 (L Chapman, T Littin tries; N Watts conv)  at Whangarei

Wanganui 22 (V Matthews, N Tamati, M Hamilton, L Meremere tries; V Matthews conv)  Taranaki 5 (A McGregor try)  at Wanganui 

Hawke’s Bay 74 (D Hakopa 3, R Stephenson 2, J Ferguson 2, H Te Au 2, L Nelson, J Makea, E McKay tries; N Hawkins 7 conv) Poverty Bay 12  (L Tata, D Te Maipi tries; T Maynard conv) at Napier 

Hanan Shields 10 (K Stone and A Fanene tries) Nelson Bays 10 (R Ioane try; A Ley conv; A Ley pen) at Timaru 

Southland 19 (T Te Muumu 2, L Nelly tries; T Areaiiti 2 conv) Marlborough 16 (A Cragg and T Roughan tries; T Tozer 2 pen) at Invercargill 

Wellington 10 (N Knight, V Masoe tries) Canterbury 3 (S Laney pen) at Wellington 

Otago 18 (C Charles 2, D Lindsay tries; H Myers pen) Manawatu 0 at Dunedin
 

Round Five - August 26th 2000
Waikato 47 (M Ngatai 2, S Winikerei, M Adler, V Cootes, K Jones, M Kingi tries; E Jensen 3 conv, E Jensen 2 pen) North Harbour 3 (F Hillhouse pen) at Hamilton

Bay of Plenty 17 (T Paul 2, N Kurei tries; P Hohepa conv)  Counties Manukau 10 (S Ley, S Yates tries) at Rotorua 

Auckland 65 (D Kahura 3, L Wall 2, O Autagavaia 2, T Wilson, A Richards, C Waaka, D White tries; T Wilson 4 conv; A Richards conv) Northland 7 (R Blackmore try; K Snowden conv) at Auckland

Hawke’s Bay 41 (R Hooper 2, D Hakopa 2, J Ferguson, N Hawkins and R Stephenson; N Hawkins 3 conv)  Taranaki 0 at New Plymouth

Wanganui 18 Wanganui: (J Taputoro 2; R Munn conv, R Munn 2 pen) Poverty Bay 13 (T Manuel and R Davis tries; R Davis pen) at Wanganui 

Southland 12  (J Buckley, T Weatherall tries; T Areaiiti conv) Nelson Bays 0 at Nelson 

Marlborough 15 (T Daly, T Tozer, D Barbara tries)  Hanan Shields 14 (E Campbell and K Stone tries; T Pokipoki 2 conv)  at Marlborough

Otago 26 (M Edwards 3 tries; H Myers conv; H Myers 3 pen) Wellington 6 (N Knight 2 pen) at Dunedin

Winner of Southern Section: Southland
Winner of Central Section: Hawkes Bay
Winner of Combined Section: Otago
Winner of Northern Section: Auckland
 

Round Playoffs - Finals & Semi Finals

WOMEN'S NPC SECOND DIVISION FINAL (CENTRAL VS SOUTHLAND)
Hawke’s Bay 39 (R Stephenson 2, L Hema 2, N Hawkins, D Hakopa, H Te Au tries; N Hawkins 2 conv) Southland 0 at Napier 

WOMEN'S NPC FIRST DIVISION SEMI-FINALS (NORTHERN VS COMBINED) 
Otago 9 (H Myers 3 pen) Waikato 8 (R Sheck try; S Winikerei pen) at Dunedin 

Auckland 24 (S Shortland, C Waaka, D White T Naoupu tries; A Richards 2 conv) Wellington 3 (N Knight pen) at Auckland 
 

Finals
Auckland 22 (D Kahura, D White, F Faumasili'i tries; A Rush 2 conv; A Rush pen)  Otago 12 (F Palmer, C Charles tries; H Myers conv) at Auckland
 

Standings
 

Teams	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
Auckland	7	7	0	0	286	54	7
Otago	6	5	1	0	133	48	5
Waikato	6	4	2	0	120	64	4
Wellington	6	3	3	0	121	97	3
Bay of Plenty	5	3	2	0	107	53	3
Northland	5	2	3	0	64	140	2
Canterbury	3	1	2	0	61	46	1
Counties Manukau	5	1	4	0	63	122	1
Manawatu	4	0	4	0	7	194	0
North Harbour	5	0	5	0	17	194	0
Second Division
Hawke's Bay	4	4	0	0	177	22	4
Southland	4	3	1	0	53	60	3
Wanganui	3	2	1	0	50	41	2
Nelson Bays	3	1	1	1	22	22	2.5
Poverty Bay	3	1	2	0	55	92	1
Marlborough	3	1	2	0	31	45	1
Hanan Shields	3	0	2	1	29	47	0.5
Taranaki	3	0	3	0	5	93	0

Congratulations to Auckland who won the NPC title for the second year running. Congratulations also to Hawke's Bay for winning the second division championship. Congratulations to all the other teams that took part making this a fantastic NPC Season.