2022 Bunnings NPC season | |
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Countries | New Zealand |
Date | 5 August – 22 October |
Champions | Wellington |
Runners-up | Canterbury |
Matches played | 77 |
Tries scored | 544 (average 7.1 per match) |
Top point scorer | Fergus Burke (Canterbury) 147 points |
Top try scorer | Tevita Li (North Harbour) 13 tries |
Official website | |
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The 2022 Bunnings NPC season was the 17th season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition, the National Provincial Championship, since it turned professional in 2006. It involved the top 14 provincial rugby unions of New Zealand, which – under a new format introduced in 2022 – all played for the same title for the first time since the 2010 season. For sponsorship reasons, the competition was known as the Bunnings NPC. The regular season began on 5 August 2022, when Manawatu hosted Canterbury. The final took place on 22 October 2022.