NPC 2023

[Bovidae]

I see that Waikato released their home game schedule yesterday. The article also has the away games.

2023 Waikato season draw announcement for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC.

Today New Zealand Rugby announced the Bunnings Warehouse National Provincial Championship (NPC) schedule for 2023....

[Canes4life]

Defending champs and Ranfurly Shield holders Wellington have released their draw. Man it feels good to write that.

The Southland Stags to get the first challenge.

Wellington Lions Bunnings Warehouse NPC Draw Announced

[Bovidae]

The full draw. The Women's WC means that some teams don't have any early home games.

Bunnings Warehouse NPC

Bunnings Warehouse NPC Fixtures & Results

[Kiwiwomble]

really does show how hard it is to make money with only 5 home games a season

[Higgins]

@Kiwiwomble Not exactly true if you have a team good enough to give you home ground advantage in the quarters, semis and the final.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Higgins ....so my point stands then

i mean compared to teams in europe might have 15-16 home games before playoffs, football could have 20-30 home games depending on cup competitions

[JK]

Harbour bringing a couple of (big) games back to the mighty Onewa Domain!

[Kiwiwomble]

@JK damn maroon on black is hard to read

whats "storm week"?

[Stargazer]

@Kiwiwomble That term has been used for years now for the week in which teams play a mid-week game (so 3 games in about 8-10 days).

[Kiwiwomble]

@Stargazer ha! learn something new every day, hadn't noticed it before

[Stargazer]

[Kiwiwomble]

@Stargazer underrated (in dunedin anyway)

[KiwiPie]

[Higgins]

@KiwiPie Is the inclusion of dates for the Quarters, Semis and Final wishful pie in the sky thinking by the designer of the sheet or are your mob in with a serious chance of playing on any of those last three dates?

[Stargazer]

@Higgins I think it's normal to include those dates. They're part of the draw. After all, the names of the teams are not included in those games.

[KiwiPie]

@Higgins well last season we played on 2 of those dates so we're keeping the dates free just in case

[Chris B.]

@Canes4life said in NPC 2023:

Defending champs and Ranfurly Shield holders Wellington have released their draw. Man it feels good to write that.

The Southland Stags to get the first challenge.

Wellington Lions Bunnings Warehouse NPC Draw Announced

Round 3 might be quite an interesting round if you guys can avoid the total incompetence of losing to Southland.

Fringe players who don't need to be selected for Fozzie's crusade include Lomax, Frizell, Blackadder, Christie, Havili, Jordan, Fainga'anuku and Reece!

[Stargazer]

Not sure what this is about, but I guess we'll see tomorrow.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer I'll have a guess at the Headline

Ioane brothers sign for the combined Nelson Bays/Marlborough NPC Team!

[Stargazer]

@Higgins Haha, that would be something.

Now I'm thinking about it. Don't they need a new coach? @Chris-B?