Oct 12, 2002: The Ranfurly Shield will again stay in Christchurch over the summer months after Canterbury withstood a superb Otago challenge at Jade Stadium on Saturday evening, hanging on to win 16-13
Oct 12, 2002: Waikato created the possibility of a first division final in Hamilton this season after narrowly getting home 33-21 against Bay of Plenty in Rotorua on Saturday afternoon
Oct 12, 2002: In the skirmish of the mid-table also rans in New Plymouth on Saturday afternoon, Taranaki came storming back in the second half to defeat a disappointing North Harbour side 24 - 19
Oct 11, 2002: Auckland sealed their semi final spot at the Westpac Trust Stadium on Friday evening after an astonishing 47-27 victory over a completely outclassed Wellington side
Oct 6, 2002: Wellington sent a warning to Auckland, who they meet in next week's round nine NPC tie for a semi final place, after an emphatic 74-20 win over Bay of Plenty in Tauranga on Sunday afternoon
Oct 5, 2002: Auckland may have inflicted irreparable damage on Otgao's NPC season by hammering them 50-26 at Eden Park on Saturday afternoon
Oct 4, 2002: Defending NPC champions Canterbury went back to the top of the First Division on Friday evening after a comfortable 46 - 15 victory over Taranaki in New Plymouth
Sep 27, 2002: Otago ground out a 21-20 victory over Wellington at Carisbrook on Friday evening, a win which keeps their hopes of an NPC home semi final very much alive
Sep 22, 2002: Wellington, NPC champions in 2000, reminded everyone of their title -winning aspirations by comfortably beating Taranaki 46-17 at the Westpac Stadium on Sunday afternoon
Sep 21, 2002: Northland are slipping ever closer to the second division
Sep 21, 2002: Waikato came crashing painfully to earth at Carisbrook on Saturday afternoon, their five- match unbeaten run brought to an end , 35-20, by a rampaging Otago side
Sep 20, 2002: After a sluggish start to the NPC season , Canterbury got their campaign back on track at Eden Park on Friday evening, withstanding a colossal challenge from Auckland to scrape home 18-11
Sep 14, 2002: For the second week running, Waikato featured in a spectacular game of NPC rugby, in the end proving just too good for Wellington at the Westpac Trust Stadium on Saturday evening to triumph 49 - 35
Sep 14, 2002: North Harbour suffered their second successive home defeat in Albany on Saturday afternoon, going down 29-23 to Taine Randell's Otago side
Sep 13, 2002: On the 100th anniversary of the presentation of the Ranfurly Shield to the New Zealand Rugby Union, Canterbury held on to the famous old trophy with a comfortable 44-17 victory over Northland in Christchurch on Friday evening
Sep 8, 2002: Auckland scored an emphatic 51-8 victory over the Bay of Plenty at Eden Park on Sunday afternoon
Sep 7, 2002: A powerful first half performance saw Wellington home by 19-17 against North Harbour in Albany on Saturday evening
Sep 7, 2002: In a stunning game of rugby in Hamilton on Saturday afternoon , Waikato swept aside the All Black-laden Canterbury side 59-41 to retain their lead on the NPC First Division
Sep 6, 2002: Taranaki kept their semi final hopes alive in Whangarei on Friday evening, comfortably overcoming a disappointing Northland side 27-12
Sep 1, 2002: In another high scoring NPC round three game in Rotorua on Sunday afternoon, Blair Feeney's 21 points proved crucial as Otago outclassed Bay of Plenty 46-31
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