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2009 Air NZ Cup round robin
Duration 30 July to 25 October
Rounds 13
Matches played 91

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup was a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand, which was run as a round-robin tournament from 30 July to 25 October. There were 13 rounds where every team played each other once. The top four teams on the Air New Zealand Cup table advanced to the semi-finals, where they played for a chance in the Grand Final.

Most weeks, one game was played on Thursday at 19:35 (NZ Time), two games on Fridays both starting at 19:35, three games on Saturdays at 14:35, 17:30 and 19:35 and one game on Sundays at 14:35. Again, this is most common, there were games played at 16:30 or 18:30 and more or less games played on certain days, e.g. Thursdays and Saturdays.

Standings

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Points table

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Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP1 BP2 Pts
1 Canterbury 13 10 0 3 369 231 138 4 3 47
2 Wellington 13 9 0 4 362 237 125 5 2 43
3 Southland (RS) 13 9 1 3 260 189 71 2 1 41
4 Hawke's Bay 13 8 1 4 372 256 116 6 1 41
5 Auckland 13 8 0 5 272 223 49 3 4 39
6 Waikato 13 8 0 5 285 297 -12 4 0 36
7 Bay of Plenty 13 7 0 6 268 267 1 1 3 32
8 Taranaki 13 6 1 6 252 251 1 1 1 28
9 Tasman 13 6 0 7 243 260 -17 2 2 28
10 Otago 13 5 0 8 260 283 -23 2 5 27
11 Manawatu 13 4 0 9 305 362 -57 3 5 24
12 North Harbour 13 4 0 9 244 320 -76 0 4 20
13 Northland 13 3 1 9 226 341 -115 0 2 16
14 Counties Manukau 13 2 0 11 235 436 -201 2 2 12

Ladder progression

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Auckland 14 14 10 10 7 6 8 5 7 7 6 6 5
Bay of Plenty 6 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 4 6 8 7 7
Canterbury 9 6 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Counties Manukau 8 13 14 13 14 14 12 14 14 14 14 14 14
Hawke's Bay 1 4 7 9 8 11 7 4 3 2 2 5 4
Manawatu 2 9 6 5 4 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 11
North Harbour 7 7 12 12 13 13 14 13 12 13 10 11 12
Northland 11 5 11 7 12 12 13 11 13 12 13 13 13
Otago 10 12 8 8 6 9 10 12 10 10 11 10 10
Southland 4 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 3
Taranaki 3 10 9 11 10 7 5 8 9 9 9 9 8
Tasman 13 11 3 6 9 5 4 6 5 4 7 8 9
Waikato 12 8 13 14 11 10 11 9 8 8 5 4 6
Wellington 5 3 5 4 5 4 6 7 6 3 3 2 2
Win Draw Loss

Schedule

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Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
30 July – 2 August 6–9 August 13–16 August 20–23 August 27–30 August 3–6 September 10–13 September
Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13
17–20 September 24–27 September 1–4 October 8–11 October 15–18 October 22–25 October

Round 1

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  • The highlight of round one was the first up Ranfurly Shield challenge when Wellington beat Otago 23–19, Otago had the chance to own the shield for the first time in 52 years.
  • On Saturday, three of the major unions went down to their lesser counterparts;
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
30 July Tasman 9–21 Taranaki 19:35 Lansdowne Park
31 July Bay of Plenty 19–14 Northland 19:35 Rotorua International Stadium
31 July Wellington (RS) 23–19 Otago 19:35 Westpac Stadium
1 August Hawke's Bay 47–13 Auckland 14:35 McLean Park
1 August North Harbour 22–19 Canterbury 17:30 North Harbour Stadium
1 August Southland 16–6 Waikato 19:35 Rugby Park Stadium
2 August Manawatu 36–31 Counties Manukau 14:35 FMG Stadium
References:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Round 2

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  • Northland chose to switch their home game to North Harbour Stadium after determining that Okara Park would be unsuitable on account of bad field conditions.[8]
  • When Southland beat Otago 26–19 at Carisbrook, it was the 232nd time these two teams had matched up, the most played provincial rivalry in New Zealand rugby.
  • Tasman's 19–15 victory over North Harbour on 7 August was the first time in their history that they have beaten them.
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
6 August Northland 29–16 Taranaki 19:35 North Harbour Stadium 3,000
7 August North Harbour 15–19 Tasman 19:35 North Harbour Stadium 6,000
7 August Otago 19–26 Southland 19:35 Carisbrook 7,000
8 August Waikato 30–22 Manawatu 14:35 Waikato Stadium 11,500
8 August Hawke's Bay 13–21 Wellington 17:30 McLean Park 13,995
8 August Auckland 16–22 Canterbury 19:35 Eden Park 10,200
9 August Counties Manukau 9–32 Bay of Plenty 14:35 Growers Stadium 5,275

Round 3

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  • When Northland ran out onto the field at the Kerikeri Domain it was the first time they have played in the province outside of Whangārei since 1976, and the first time Kerikeri have hosted an Air New Zealand/NPC match.[9]
  • Taranaki and Hawke's Bay played in the first drawn match of the season when they matched up 24-apiece at the final whistle. The game was also refereed for the first time by a referee from outside New Zealand: Nathan Pearce of Australia.
  • On 16 August, Tasman and Counties Manukau played against each other for the first time in their history with Tasman winning 51–15.
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
13 August Otago 29–9 North Harbour 19:35 Carisbrook 4,000
14 August Southland 23–25 Manawatu 19:35 Rugby Park Stadium 7,000
14 August Canterbury 46–13 Waikato 19:35 AMI Stadium 9,500[10]
15 August Northland 13–32 Auckland 14:35 Kerikeri Domain 7,000
15 August Taranaki 24–24 Hawke's Bay 17:30 Yarrow Stadium 6,593[11]
15 August Bay of Plenty 21–17 Wellington 19:35 Rotorua Intl Stadium 5,000
16 August Tasman 51–15 Counties Manukau 14:35 Trafalgar Park 4,300

Round 4

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  • Wellington won their second Ranfurly Shield challenge 16–15 against Auckland on 22 August, with some significant moments,
    • it is now the longest Wellington has held onto the shield since 1953; and
    • Fa'atonu Fili landed his third drop goal of the competition, the most in any Air New Zealand Cup season, it also made Wellington the holder of the most drop goals in a season by a team with 2 being the previous record.
  • When Canterbury beat Tasman 25 to 21, it was the closest that Tasman had come to winning against their Crusader counterparts.
  • Counties Manukau were only team left in the competition without a win but ended that when they recorded a 33–21 win over Taranaki on 23 August.
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
20 August Manawatu 19–12 Otago 19:35 FMG Stadium 8,000
21 August North Harbour 23–26 Northland 19:35 North Harbour Stadium 6,500
21 August Southland 18–9 Hawke's Bay 19:35 Rugby Park Stadium 9,200
22 August Bay of Plenty 32–16 Waikato 14:35 Baypark Stadium 12,000
22 August Canterbury 25–21 Tasman 16:30 AMI Stadium 9,400
22 August Wellington (RS) 16–15 Auckland 18:35 Westpac Stadium 14,335
23 August Counties Manukau 33–21 Taranaki 14:35 Growers Stadium 2,500

Round 5

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  • Wellington lost the Ranfurly Shield in Round 5, losing 36–14 to Canterbury on 29 August.
  • When Southland beat North Harbour 24–22, it was the first time Southland had beaten North Harbour at their home stadium.
  • Hawke's Bay scored the first penalty try of the season in their 28–26 victory over Tasman on 28 August.
  • Auckland and Bay of Plenty contested for the new trophy, the John Drake Boot, named after John Drake, who died December 2008, Auckland won the trophy by winning 29–14. This was also Bay of Plenty's first loss of the season.
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
27 August North Harbour 22–24 Southland 19:35 North Harbour Stadium 3,500
28 August Northland 7–29 Otago 19:35 Okara Park 4,500
28 August Hawke's Bay 28–26 Tasman 19:35 McLean Park 8,700
29 August Counties Manukau 8–30 Waikato 14:35 Growers Stadium 7,000
29 August Manawatu 10–12 Taranaki 17:30 FMG Stadium 11,000
29 August Wellington (RS) 14–36 Canterbury 19:35 Westpac Stadium 18,511
30 August Auckland 29–14 Bay of Plenty 14:35 Eden Park 6,000

Round 6

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Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
3 September Southland 15–15 Northland 19:35 Rugby Park Stadium 8,500[12]
4 September Taranaki 17–13 North Harbour 19:35 Yarrow Stadium 6,421
4 September Counties Manukau 19–62 Wellington 19:35 Growers Stadium 3,500
5 September Tasman 34–15 Manawatu 14:35 Trafalgar Park 5,500
5 September Bay of Plenty 19–17 Canterbury 17:30 Baypark Stadium 10,000
5 September Waikato 30–22 Hawke's Bay 19:35 Waikato Stadium 10,000
6 September Otago 18–22 Auckland 14:35 Carisbrook 7,000

Round 7

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  • Canterbury hosted their first Ranfurly Shield challenge against Otago on 12 September, which they won 36–16.
  • When Tasman played Waikato on 11 September, it was officiated by Australian Andrew Lees, who was the second Australian to referee an Air New Zealand Cup match this season.
  • When Taranaki beat Wellington on 10 September, it was their first NPC/Air New Zealand Cup win over Wellington in 20 years.
  • When Southland beat Bay of Plenty 19–12 on 11 September, they earned the 4 competition points to gain them the top position on the points table, the first time ever Southland have achieved this in the first division of New Zealand provincial rugby.
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
10 September Northland 21–37 Counties Manukau 19:35 Okara Park 3,000
10 September Taranaki 29–16 Wellington 19:35 Yarrow Stadium 7,500
11 September Tasman 23–9 Waikato 19:35 Lansdowne Park 4,000
11 September Southland 19–12 Bay of Plenty 19:35 Rugby Park Stadium 10,500
12 September North Harbour 17–34 Hawke's Bay 14:35 North Harbour Stadium 3,000
12 September Canterbury (RS) 36–16 Otago 16:35 AMI Stadium 16,500
13 September Auckland 23–20 Manawatu 14:35 Eden Park 6,200

Round 8

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  • Canterbury successfully hosted their second Ranfurly Shield match of the season when they beat Taranaki 29 points to 17.
  • North Harbour won the 29th edition of the Battle of the Bridge against Auckland, only the sixth time they had beaten them and the first time since 2004.
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
17 September Bay of Plenty 24–13 Tasman 19:35 Baypark Stadium 6,700
17 September Counties Manukau 6–14 Southland 19:35 Growers Stadium 2,000
18 September Canterbury (RS) 29–17 Taranaki 19:35 AMI Stadium 8,800
18 September Waikato 23–18 Wellington 19:35 Waikato Stadium 8,000
19 September Auckland 14–16 North Harbour 14:35 Eden Park 6,520
19 September Hawke's Bay 32–10 Otago 16:35 McLean Park 8,000
20 September Manawatu 18–25 Northland 14:35 FMG Stadium 8,500

Round 9

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  • Englishman Wayne Barnes refereed the game between Wellington and Southland, he was the third referee outside the country to referee an Air New Zealand Cup match this season.
  • Canterbury successfully held their third Ranfurly Shield challenge against Northland when they beat them 31–21.
  • Tasman recorded their first ever win over Auckland in their four-year history, even though it was only the second time they've played each other.
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
24 September Wellington 32–13 Southland 19:35 Westpac Stadium 5,301
25 September Taranaki 14–15 Waikato 19:35 Yarrow Stadium 5,564
25 September North Harbour 28–19 Counties Manukau 19:35 North Harbour Stadium unknown
26 September Canterbury (RS) 31–21 Northland 14:35 AMI Stadium unknown
26 September Hawke's Bay 35–30 Manawatu 17:30 McLean Park unknown
26 September Otago 26–17 Bay of Plenty 19:35 Carisbrook unknown
27 September Tasman 12–8 Auckland 14:35 Trafalgar Park 8,100

Round 10

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  • Counties Manukau were the first team in this year's competition to be eliminated from semi-final contention when they lost to Canterbury on 2 October.
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
1 October Waikato 33–22 North Harbour 19:35 Waikato Stadium 8,000
2 October Bay of Plenty 19–22 Hawke's Bay 19:35 Rotorua Intl Stadium 6,700
2 October Counties Manukau 17–28 Canterbury 19:35 Growers Stadium 3,047
3 October Auckland 27–13 Southland 14:35 Eden Park 6,520
3 October Wellington 43–15 Manawatu 17:30 Westpac Stadium 8,607
3 October Taranaki 38–10 Otago 19:35 Yarrow Stadium 7,922
4 October Northland 16–21 Tasman 14:35 Okara Park 4,000

Round 11

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  • Canterbury successfully held their fourth Ranfurly Shield challenge against Manawatu on 9 October, winning 50–26.
  • Canterbury became the first team in the competition to qualify for the semi-finals with their victory over Manawatu.
  • Despite sitting in 10th place immediately after their loss on 9 October, Manawatu was the second team to be eliminated from semi-final contention.
  • When Hawke's Bay beat Counties Manukau 54–8, it was the largest winning margin between the two teams.
  • Northland's David Holwell celebrated his 100th game for the province against his old union, Wellington on 11 October.
  • Taranaki and Tasman were the first teams this season to be held scoreless, when they played Auckland and Southland on 9 and 10 October.
  • Otago was eliminated from semi-final contention when they lost to Waikato. Waikato's victory also eliminated North Harbour and Northland bringing the total of eliminated teams to five.
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
8 October Hawke's Bay 54–8 Counties Manukau 19:35 McLean Park unknown
9 October Canterbury (RS) 50–26 Manawatu 19:35 AMI Stadium unknown
9 October Taranaki 0–10 Auckland 19:35 Yarrow Stadium unknown
10 October Otago 29–35 Waikato 14:35 Carisbrook unknown
10 October Southland 41–0 Tasman 17:30 Rugby Park Stadium unknown
10 October North Harbour 28–7 Bay of Plenty 19:35 North Harbour Stadium 1,500
11 October Northland 7–41 Wellington 14:35 Okara Park unknown

Round 12

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  • By defeating Hawke's Bay on 15 October, Canterbury ensured home field advantage in the semi-finals and (should they reach it) the final.
  • Taranaki became the sixth team be eliminated from playoff contention when they lost to Southland on 16 October.
  • Bay of Plenty became the seventh team be eliminated from playoff contention when Wellington beat North Harbour on 17 October.
  • Tasman became the eighth team to be eliminated from playoff contention when they lost to Otago on 17 October. They were also held scoreless for the second straight week after losing to Southland in round 11, 41–0.
  • The Wellington Lions played in specially designed white jerseys in their 17 October match against North Harbour to help raise funds and awareness for the Samoa tsunami appeal.
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
15 October Hawke's Bay 20–27 Canterbury 19:35 McLean Park 17,000
16 October Manawatu 27–28 Bay of Plenty 19:35 FMG Stadium unknown
16 October Southland 29–13 Taranaki 19:35 Rugby Park Stadium 6,000
17 October Wellington 37–13 North Harbour 14:35 Westpac Stadium 10,160
17 October Otago 21–0 Tasman 17:30 Carisbrook unknown
17 October Waikato 27–19 Northland 19:35 Waikato Stadium unknown
18 October Auckland 37–14 Counties Manukau 14:35 Eden Park 8,400

Round 13

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  • Six teams remained in contention for the semi-finals at the beginning of the round (Canterbury, Wellington, Southland, Waikato, Hawke's Bay and Auckland); and of these only Canterbury was guaranteed a position.
  • Southland obtained the Ranfurly Shield for the first time since 1959 when they beat Canterbury 9 points to 3 on 22 October. In the process, they became the second team to book themselves a place in the semi-finals.
  • Wellington clinched a home semi-final after their win against Tasman on 23 October. The victory also cemented Southland as the third-place team in the round robin and as Wellington's semi-final opponent.
  • Auckland was the ninth team to be eliminated from semi-final contention with Hawke's Bay victory over Northland on 23 October.
  • Manawatu beat North Harbour for the first time ever, winning 42–16 on 24 October. Manawatu's Andre Taylor also equaled the record for most points scored in an Air New Zealand Cup game with 27, including 2 tries, 2 penalty goals, 4 conversions and 1 drop goal.
  • Hawke's Bay won the last playoff spot and Waikato was the tenth and final team eliminated from semi-final contention when Auckland beat Waikato on 24 October.
Date Home team Score Away team Time Venue Attendance
22 October Canterbury 3–9 Southland (RS) 19:35 AMI Stadium 10,500
23 October Northland 13–32 Hawke's Bay 19:35 Okara Park 2,500
23 October Tasman 14–22 Wellington 19:35 Lansdowne Park 5,500
24 October Manawatu 42–16 North Harbour 14:35 FMG Stadium 7,000
24 October Otago 22–19 Counties Manukau 17:30 Carisbrook 3,000
24 October Waikato 18–26 Auckland 19:35 Waikato Stadium 9,800
25 October Bay of Plenty 24–30 Taranaki 14:35 Baypark Stadium 7,100

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Bay storms back in second half". Sportal.co.nz. 31 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Final quarter sinks Otago hopes". Sportal.co.nz. 31 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Hawke's Bay thumps Auckland". Sportal.co.nz. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Harris highlights changed Harbour". Sportal.co.nz. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Southland seals good win". Sportal.co.nz. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Comeback costs Counties Manukau". Sportal.co.nz. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Northland switch venue for first home game". Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  9. ^ "Kerikeri to host Air NZ Cup match". Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
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  11. ^ "Taranaki and Hawke's Bay inseparable | Stuff.co.nz". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
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