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The New Zealand Rugby Union has today announced the formation of a new 14-team Premier Division competition and a 12-team Division One competition to replace the current Air New Zealand NPC from 2006.
Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Counties Manukau, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, Nelson Bays/Marlborough, North Harbour, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Waikato, and Wellington have been invited into the Premier Division.
These unions will compete in a new 14-team, two-pool, two-round competition to be followed by a finals round including quarterfinal, semifinal and final matches.
In the second round, based on rankings from round one, teams will play in a top six pool and a bottom eight repechage, with two teams joining the top six in the quarterfinals.
The following Unions have been invited to participate in the new Division One competition: Buller, East Coast, Horowhenua Kapiti, King Country, Mid Canterbury, North Otago, Poverty Bay, South Canterbury, Thames Valley, Wairarapa Bush, Wanganui, and West Coast.
These teams will play in a national 12-team, two-pool competition, with the top and bottom six vying to play in separate semifinal and final matches.
The decision by the NZRU board was announced in Wellington following a briefing to all 27 provincial unions which applied for entry into the new competitions.
The NZRU received a total of 14 applications for entry into the new Premier Division and 14 applications for entry into the Division One competition.
NZRU Chairman Jock Hobbs said the board had given careful and detailed consideration to the applications and all relevant issues.
Hobbs said the NZRU board believed the two new competitions would be exciting and challenging for players, coaches, managers, referees, fans, broadcasters, sponsors and the media.
Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Counties Manukau, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, Nelson Bays/Marlborough, North Harbour, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Waikato, and Wellington have been invited into the Premier Division.
These unions will compete in a new 14-team, two-pool, two-round competition to be followed by a finals round including quarterfinal, semifinal and final matches.
In the second round, based on rankings from round one, teams will play in a top six pool and a bottom eight repechage, with two teams joining the top six in the quarterfinals.
The following Unions have been invited to participate in the new Division One competition: Buller, East Coast, Horowhenua Kapiti, King Country, Mid Canterbury, North Otago, Poverty Bay, South Canterbury, Thames Valley, Wairarapa Bush, Wanganui, and West Coast.
These teams will play in a national 12-team, two-pool competition, with the top and bottom six vying to play in separate semifinal and final matches.
The decision by the NZRU board was announced in Wellington following a briefing to all 27 provincial unions which applied for entry into the new competitions.
The NZRU received a total of 14 applications for entry into the new Premier Division and 14 applications for entry into the Division One competition.
NZRU Chairman Jock Hobbs said the board had given careful and detailed consideration to the applications and all relevant issues.
Hobbs said the NZRU board believed the two new competitions would be exciting and challenging for players, coaches, managers, referees, fans, broadcasters, sponsors and the media.
