Some Heartland Championship and Women's NPC archive and history information
Heartland Championship past winners:
The Heartland Championship, featuring 12 of ?New Zealand’s rugby provinces started in 2006, along with the ITM Cup, replacing the three divisions of the old National Provincial Championship (since 1976).
The top eight finishers after eight rounds contest the Pink Batts Heartland Championship. Teams ranked one to four play for the Meads Cup ?and teams ranked ranked five to eight playing for the Lochore Cup
Heartland Championship Winners 2006-2012
| ? | Meads Cup | Lochore Cup |
| 2006 | Wairarapa Bush | Poverty Bay |
| 2007 | North Otago | Poverty Bay |
| 2008 | Wanganui | Poverty Bay |
| 2009 | Wanganui | North Otago |
| 2010 | North Otago | Wairarapa Bush |
| 2011 | Wanganui | Poverty Bay |
| 2012 | East Coast | Buller |
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Women's NPC history
The Women's NPC competiton has been running continuously since 1999, with the exception of 2010 when it went into hiatus for a year.
The Auckland Storm have won every year except 2006 when the Wellington Pride took the crown off them for 12 months.
The past six final results have been:
- 2006: Wellington beat Auckland 11-10
- 2007: Auckland beat Otago 32-27
- 2008: Auckland beat Canterbury 13-12
- 2009: Auckland beat Canterbury 24-20
- 2011: Auckland beat Wellington 34-8
- 2012: Auckland beat Canterbury 34-12
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Heartland Championship Records 2006-2012
Team season Records
Most points: 426 (Wanganui in 2011); Most tries: 63 (Wanganui in 2008); Most conversions: 45 (Wanganui in 2008); Most penalties: 30 (Wairarapa Bush in 2012)
Individual Records:
Most points: 144 by Liam Edwards for South Canterbury in 2012; Most tries: 14 by Pati Fetuai for Wanganui in 2006
Match Records (team):
Most points: 116 by North Otago v East Coast in 2010; Biggest winning margin: 113 (116-3) by North Otago v East Coast in 2010; Most tries: 17 by North Otago v East Coast in 2010; Most conversions: 14 by North Otago v East Coast in 2010; Most penalty goals: 7 by Thames Valley v Mid Canterbury? in 2009 and by Thames Valley v East Coast in 2011
Match Records (individual):
Most points: 35 by Scott Leighton for Poverty Bay v Thames Valley in 2007; Most tries: 5 by Luke Herden for North Otago v East Coast in 2010; Most Conversions: 9 By Rob Aloe for Horowhenua Kapiti v East Coast in 2008 and by Ben Patston for North Otago v East Coast in 2010; Most Penalties: by David Harrison for Thames Valley v Mid Canterbury in 2009 and by David Harrison for Thames Valley v East Coast in 2011.
Leading try scorers 2012:
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10: Liam Edwards (South Canterbury); 6: Saul Chase (Wanganui), Ziggy Fisihoi (East Coast), Simeli Koniferedi (King Country) and Adam Ross (Poverty Bay)
Leading points scorers 2012:
144: Liam Edwards (South Canterbury); 134: Glen Walters (Wairarapa Bush); 131: Marty Banks (Buller); 110: John Semple (East Coast); 102: David Harrison (Thames Valley)
Women's NPC Records 1999-2009, 2011 - 2012
Team Season Records
Most points: Auckland 369 (1999); Most tries 59 Auckland 1999.
Individual Records
Most points: 110 Selica Winiata Manawatu, 2012; Most Tries 14 Selica Winiata Manawatu 2012; Most penalties: 10 Anna Tiplady Otago 2012
Match Records (team):?
Most points: 116 by Auckland v North Harbour 1999; Most tries: 18 by Auckland v North Harbour 1999; Most penalties: 6 by Auckland v Wellington 2001
Match Records (individual):
Most points: 45 by Kelly Brazier for Otago v Hawke's Bay in 2012; Most tries: 8 by Annaleah Rush for Otago v Hanan Shield Districts in 1999; Most penalties: 6 by Annaleah Rush for Auckland v Wellington in 2001.
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NPC winners 1976-2005 (Source: Wikipedia):
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