NPC is now played in two pools. A province now plays every other province in their own pool and 4 cross-over games against provinces in the other pool.
Provinces in our pool are: Waikato, Counties Manukau, Otago, Southland, Wellington, BOP.
Our cross-over games are against: Manawatū (away), North Harbour (home), Canterbury (away), Tasman (home).
I've tried to rationalise who picked who, but witht he complicated selection process for cross-over games (see below), it's a lot of guess work.
All you can say is that in the first round of selections, the HBRU had 6th pick for a home game, so only two provinces would have been left to chose from for a Ranfurly Shield game (either North Harbour or Tasman).
In the 2nd round of picks, the Magpies would have been picked for an away game (for the Magpies), so by Manawatū or Canterbury.
In the 3rd round of selections, the HBRU would be 2nd to pick for an away game, so (again) Manawatū or Canterbury.
In the 4th and final round of selections, the Magpies would have been picked for a Ranfurly Shield game in Napier, by either North Harbour or Tasman. Tasman had first pick in that round of selections; North Harbour 6th (so only two teams left).
From the Competition Regulations Handbook:
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@Higgins said in Magpies 2022:
Do you think it is about time we took the Shield on Tour to give some of the minor unions like Bay of Plenty another chance after last years failed attempt?
No.