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NPC

Since the change to Bunnings NPC in 2021. NPC or National Provincial Championship is the common non-sponsored name for the tournament. Before 2021, it never had a non-sponsored name with the "insert sponsor here" Cup. An official name doesn't make it the best for Wikipedia. See this: Wikipedia:Official names. The format should also be consistent with other articles. As with the Australian NRC for example, this article is 2016 National Rugby Championship not 2016 Buildcorp NRC even though the logo was. Sponsors shouldn't be used in names of tournaments unless neccessary. Socks 01 (talk) 02:30, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

However the names, ITM Cup / Mitre 10 Cup can stay as they only had the commercial name. From 2021, the name was NPC not Bunnings NPC. Socks 01 (talk) 02:42, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Socks 01, First of all, you need to seek consensus before changing the names of these articles. You did not seek consensus.

Second, if you read Wikipedia:Official names, it is clear that you need to meet the criteria set out in that guideline and that includes following the policy of using the common name of the article subject. @Rugbyfan22: can probably explain it better than I can, but as is noted in Wikipedia:Common name, "Wikipedia does not necessarily use the subject's official name as an article title; it generally prefers the name that is most commonly used (as determined by its prevalence in a significant majority of independent, reliable, English-language sources) as such names will usually best fit the five criteria listed above."

According to the existing consensus, the most commonly used name is Bunnings NPC during the period 2021–2025: e.g., 2021 Bunnings NPC, 2022 Bunnings NPC etc. It's the sponsored name that you will find during the season in the significant majority of independent, reliable sources. In that respect, the individual seasons 2021–2025 are not different from the preceding seasons.

NPC or National Provincial Championship (without reference to a sponsor) is not the common name for the individual seasons. It is only used for the competition as a whole (National Provincial Championship) during its entire existence.

If you are trying to change the consensus, then you have to follow the proper procedure. You haven't done that, so again, please, change it back until the discussion has come to a conclusion. If you don't do that, you're just starting an edit or move war. Ruggalicious (talk) 03:49, 6 April 2026 (UTC)