2004 National Provincial Championship

The 2004 season was the 29th year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Canterbury were the winners of Division 1, Nelson Bays were the winners of Division 2, and Poverty Bay were the winners of Division 3. Division 1 Standings Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Wellington 9 7 1 1 313 154 +159 38 17 4 1 35 2 Canterbury 9 6 1 2 346 207 +139 40 25 4 2 32 3 Bay of Plenty 9 7 0 2 241 221 +20 25 25 3 1 32 4 Waikato 9 6 0 3 294 215 +79 37 22 5 1 30 5 Taranaki 9 6 0 3 332 257 +75 43 31 4 1 29 6 North Harbour 9 4 1 4 246 200 +46 28 23 5 4 27 7 Auckland 9 4 0 5 265 287 −22 34 34 5 3 24 8 Otago 9 2 1 6 183 261 −78 17 31 1 1 12 9 Southland 9 1 0 8 174 338 −164 21 40 1 0 5 10 Northland 9 0 0 9 182 436 −254 21 56 0 1 1 Results Week 1 13 August 2004 Wellington 34–27 Canterbury 14 August 2004 Otago 40–24 Northland 14 August 2004 Taranaki 33–29 North Harbour 14 August 2004 Waikato 52–23 Southland 15 August 2004 Auckland (RS) 28–33 Bay of Plenty Week 2 20 August 2004 Southland 16–48 Taranaki 21 August 2004 Canterbury 43–43 North Harbour 21 August 2004 Northland 29–37 Auckland 21 August 2004 Otago 16–16 Wellington 22 August 2004 Bay of Plenty (RS) 26–20 Waikato Week 3 27 August 2004 Canterbury 42–7 Otago 28 August 2004 Waikato 59–11 Auckland 28 August 2004 Southland 54–26 Northland 28 August 2004 Taranaki 58–14 Bay of Plenty 29 August 2004 North Harbour 16–18 Wellington Week 4 3 September 2004 Wellington 37–17 Waikato 4 September 2004 Auckland 32–34 North Harbour 4 September 2004 Otago 27–10 Southland 4 September 2004 Northland 11–62 Taranaki 5 September 2004 Bay of Plenty (RS) 26–33 Canterbury Week 5 10 September 2004 North Harbour 35–16 Southland 11 September 2004 Bay of Plenty 44–16 Otago 11 September 2004 Waikato 41–21 Northland 11 September 2004 Wellington 27–21 Auckland 12 September 2004 Taranaki 30–23 Canterbury Week 6 17 September 2004 Otago 27–39 Waikato 18 September 2004 Bay of Plenty 17–13 Wellington 18 September 2004 Auckland 51–22 Taranaki 18 September 2004 Canterbury (RS) 52–13 Southland 19 September 2004 Northland 16–40 North Harbour Week 7 24 September 2004 Waikato 15–30 Canterbury 25 September 2004 Northland 24–29 Bay of Plenty 25 September 2004 Wellington 73–28 Taranaki 25 September 2004 North Harbour 20–3 Otago 26 September 2004 Southland 22–30 Auckland Week 8 1 October 2004 Taranaki 31–14 Otago 2 October 2004 Wellington 65–12 Northland 2 October 2004 Bay of Plenty 38–20 Southland 2 October 2004 Auckland 20–28 Canterbury 3 October 2004 Waikato 25–20 North Harbour Week 9 8 October 2004 Auckland 35–33 Otago 9 October 2004 Taranaki 20–26 Waikato 9 October 2004 Canterbury (RS) 68–19 Northland 9 October 2004 Southland 0–30 Wellington 10 October 2004 North Harbour 9–14 Bay of Plenty Semi-finals 15 October 2004 Wellington 28–16 Waikato 16 October 2004 Canterbury 44–12 Bay of Plenty Grand Final 23 October 2004 Wellington 27–40 Canterbury Division 2 Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Nelson Bays 8 7 1 0 270 145 +125 37 15 6 0 36 2 Hawke's Bay 8 7 0 1 383 127 +256 56 12 6 1 35 3 Counties Manukau 8 6 1 1 301 215 +86 39 28 5 0 31 4 North Otago 8 5 0 3 335 245 +90 45 33 5 1 26 5 Marlborough 8 3 0 5 206 233 −27 22 32 2 1 15 6 Manawatu 8 3 0 5 187 219 −32 24 32 2 0 14 7 Wanganui 8 3 0 5 193 227 −34 27 29 4 1 12* 8 East Coast 8 1 0 7 183 209 −26 24 26 1 3 7* 9 Thames Valley 8 0 0 8 72 510 −438 9 72 0 0 0 = Wanganui lost five points and East Coast lost one bonus point for player eligibility breaches, i.e. the points gained in the match where the breach took place. Semi-finals Nelson Bays 32-15 North Otago Hawke's Bay 41-20 Counties Manukau Grand final Nelson Bays 19-14 Hawke's Bay Division 3 Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Poverty Bay 7 5 0 2 227 119 +108 30 14 5 2 27 2 Wairarapa Bush 7 5 1 1 176 120 +56 24 14 4 0 26 3 Mid Canterbury 7 5 0 2 185 126 +59 22 18 2 1 23 4 Horowhenua-Kapiti 7 4 1 2 209 171 +38 31 23 4 0 22 5 King Country 7 3 1 3 161 144 +17 20 18 1 1 16 6 South Canterbury 7 2 1 4 119 150 −31 15 19 1 1 12 7 West Coast 7 2 0 5 130 267 −137 18 37 2 0 10 8 Buller 7 0 0 7 92 202 −110 10 27 0 3 3 Semi-finals Poverty Bay 22-13 Horowhenua-Kapiti Wairarapa Bush 16-9 Mid Canterbury Grand final Poverty Bay 37-14 Wairarapa Bush Ranfurly Shield As the holders of the Ranfurly Shield from the end of 2003, Auckland began their defence of the shield against Poverty Bay in Auckland. Auckland won this match and made one more successful defence before losing to Bay of Plenty. Following their first ever Ranfurly Shield win, Bay of Plenty also won their first ever defence of the shield against Waikato before losing it to Canterbury, who made two successful defences to take the shield into the 2005 season. Auckland (15th Ranfurly Shield reign) 28 July 2004 – Auckland v Poverty Bay (won 116–3) 1 August 2004 – Auckland v Counties Manukau (won 100–15) 15 August 2004 – Auckland v Bay of Plenty (lost 28–33) Bay of Plenty (1st Ranfurly Shield reign) 22 August 2004 – Bay of Plenty v Waikato (won 26–20) 5 September 2004 – Bay of Plenty v Canterbury (lost 26–33) Canterbury (11th Ranfurly Shield reign) 18 September 2004 – Canterbury v Southland (won 52–13) 9 October 2004 – Canterbury v Northland (won 68–19) References http://www.thesilverfern.co.nz/index.php/air-nz-cup-mainmenu-57/results-1976-2005-mainmenu-145 NPC Results 1976-2006 thesilverfern.co.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20090808023539/http://www.thesilverfern.co.nz/index.php/air-nz-cup-mainmenu-57/results-1976-2005-mainmenu-145 8 August 2009 12 May 2006 13 July 2024 The 2005 New Zealand Rugby Almanack, Edited by Clive Akers and Geoff Miller Category:National Provincial Championship seasons 2 National