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2009 Air New Zealand Cup
Competition details
Duration	30 July – 7 November
Teams	14
Matches played
Round robin	91
Finals	3
Final positions
Champions	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand... (2nd title)
Runner-up	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...
Competition statistics
Points scored	4079
Tries scored	420
Top point scorer	Matt Berquist Matt Berquist Matt Berquist is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Leinster Rugby in the Rabo Direct Pro12 and the Heineken Cup.-Provincial Rugby:... (159)
Top try scorer	Zac Guildford (13)

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup was the 33rd provincial rugby union competition, the fourth since the competition reconstruction in 2006, involving the top 14 provincial unions in New Zealand. It ran for 15 weeks from 30 July to 7 November. It was also the last edition of the provincial competition to use the Air New Zealand Cup name, as the competition's sponsorship contract with Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is...

ended after that season. The 2010 competition will be held under a new name, the ITM Cup.

Unlike previous seasons the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup did not have quarterfinals in their finals format, instead going straight to the semifinals with the top four teams rather than the top eight.

Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

were the eventual champions, winning their second title in a row and their seventh overall, it was the first time Canterbury had gone back-to-back in the provincial championship. They beat Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

, 28 – 20, at AMI Stadium in Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

on 7 November. Wellington were down 18 – 3 at halftime but came back to close the scores to 25 – 20 in Canterbury's favour, but a late penalty goal by Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...

put Wellington out of reach and gave Canterbury the win and the championship.

Doubts were raised throughout the season with serious support coming from the four teams likely to be axed, Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Franklin district of New Zealand. The Steelers colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands. The 'Steelers' moniker is a reference to the nearby Glenbrook steel factory...

, Northland

Northland Rugby Union

The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...

, Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...

, and Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...

, and their supporters, while the financial sustainability of the two unions who were to be promoted to the new first division was questioned. On 11 December the New Zealand Rugby Union decided to stick with the 14 team Air New Zealand Cup and the 12 team Heartland Championship

Heartland Championship

The Heartland Championship New Zealand Division One competition, known for sponsorship reasons as the AA Rewards Heartland Championship, is a domestic rugby union competition in New Zealand. It was founded in 2006 as one of two successor competitions to the country's former domestic competition,...

format through 2010.

Round robin

The round-robin

2009 Air NZ Cup Round-Robin

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...

was the first phase of the competition, which consisted of 91 games over 13 weeks from 30 July to 25 October. The Rugby Union Bonus Points System

Rugby union bonus points system

The Rugby union bonus points system is a method of deciding table points from a rugby union match. It was implemented in order to encourage attacking play throughout a match, to discourage repetitive goal-kicking, and to reward teams for "coming close" in losing efforts...

was used to determine which four teams were to go on to the finals

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals will determine the winner of the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup season. It will consist of two semifinals on 30 October and 31 October and Grand Final on 7 November....

. There were 7 games in each round.

After the round robin Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

, Southland

Southland Rugby

The Southland Rugby Football Union is a provincial rugby union who govern the Southland Region founded in 1886. The headquarters of Southland Rugby are in Invercargill, New Zealand however the Southland Union also covers country teams such as Midlands of Winton and Excelsior Rugby Club of Gore.The...

, Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

and Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

came out on top to advance to the finals.

	Semifinalist
(RS)	Ranfurly Shield Ranfurly Shield The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies... holders

Standings

The top four teams from the round robin advanced to the semifinals.

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP1	BP2	Pts
1	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	13	10	0	3	369	231	138	4	3	47
2	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	13	9	0	4	362	237	125	5	2	43
3	Southland Southland Rugby The Southland Rugby Football Union is a provincial rugby union who govern the Southland Region founded in 1886. The headquarters of Southland Rugby are in Invercargill, New Zealand however the Southland Union also covers country teams such as Midlands of Winton and Excelsior Rugby Club of Gore.The... (RS)	13	9	1	3	260	189	71	2	1	41
4	Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	13	8	1	4	372	256	116	6	1	41
5	Auckland Auckland representative rugby union team The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....	13	8	0	5	272	223	49	3	4	39
6	Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...	13	8	0	5	285	297	−12	4	0	36
7	Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Steamers The Bay of Plenty Steamers are the top representative team under the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union in New Zealand. They compete in the ITM Cup. They have a total of 20 All Blacks, the latest being Tanerau Latimer in 2009...	13	7	0	6	268	267	1	1	3	32
8	Taranaki Taranaki Rugby Union Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...	13	6	1	6	252	251	1	1	1	28
9	Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	13	6	0	7	243	260	−17	2	2	28
10	Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	13	5	0	8	260	283	−23	2	5	27
11	Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...	13	4	0	9	305	362	−57	3	5	24
12	North Harbour North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	13	4	0	9	244	320	−76	0	4	20
13	Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	13	3	1	9	226	341	−115	0	2	16
14	Counties Manukau Counties Manukau Rugby Union The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Franklin district of New Zealand. The Steelers colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands. The 'Steelers' moniker is a reference to the nearby Glenbrook steel factory...	13	2	0	11	235	436	−201	2	2	12

In the event of a two-team tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:

(1) the winner of the round robin match between the two provinces; then

(2) highest point difference; then

(3) most tries scored; then

(4) a coin toss.

In the event of a three-team or more tie on points the rankings of teams is decided by:

(1) the province with the most wins against other tied provinces in the Round Robin; then

(2) if two teams remain tied they shall be ranked according to the criteria listed above, but if more than two teams remain tied, they shall be ranked according to criteria (2) to (4) only.

Results grid

	Auck	BoP	Cant	CM	HB	Mana	NorH	North	Otago	South	Tara	Tas	Wai	Wgtn
Auckland Auckland representative rugby union team The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....		29–14	16–22	37–14	13–47	23–20	14–16	32–13	22–18	27–13	10–0	8–12	26–18	15–16
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Steamers The Bay of Plenty Steamers are the top representative team under the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union in New Zealand. They compete in the ITM Cup. They have a total of 20 All Blacks, the latest being Tanerau Latimer in 2009...	14–29		19–17	32–9	19–22	28–27	7–28	19–14	17–26	12–19	24–30	24–13	32–16	21–17
Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	22–16	17–19		28–17	27–20	50–26	19–22	31–21	36–16	3–9	29–17	25–21	46–13	36–14
Counties Manukau Counties Manukau Rugby Union The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Franklin district of New Zealand. The Steelers colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands. The 'Steelers' moniker is a reference to the nearby Glenbrook steel factory...	14–37	9–32	17–28		8–54	31–36	19–28	37–21	19–22	6–14	33–21	15–51	8–30	19–62
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	47–13	22–19	20–27	54–8		35–30	34–17	32–13	32–10	9–18	24–24	28–26	22–30	13–21
Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...	20–23	27–28	26–50	36–31	30–35		42–16	18–25	19–12	25–23	10–12	15–34	22–30	15–43
North Harbour North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	16–14	28–7	22–19	28–19	17–34	16–42		23–26	9–29	22–24	13–17	15–19	22–33	13–37
Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	13–32	14–19	21–31	21–37	13–32	25–18	26–23		7–29	15–15	29–16	16–21	19–27	7–41
Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	18–22	26–17	16–36	22–19	10–32	12–19	29–9	29–7		19–26	10–38	21–0	29–35	19–23
Southland	13–27	19–12	9–3	14–6	18–9	23–25	24–22	15–15	26–19		29–13	41–0	16–6	13–32
Taranaki Taranaki Rugby Union Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...	0–10	30–24	17–29	21–33	24–24	12–10	17–13	16–29	38–10	13–29		21–9	14–15	29–16
Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	12–8	13–24	21–25	51–15	26–28	34–15	19–15	21–16	0–21	0–41	9–21		23–9	14–22
Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...	18–26	16–32	13–46	30–8	30–22	30–22	33–22	27–19	35–29	6–16	15–14	9–23		23–18
Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	16–15	17–21	14–36	62–19	21–13	43–15	37–13	41–7	23–19	32–13	16–29	22–14	18–23

Home Game	Away Game

Team

The lists of how many tries and points each team has scored in the 2009 Air NZ Cup Round Robin.

Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

scored the most points this season with 372 points while Southland

Southland Rugby

had the best defensive record with 189 points scored against them. Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

also scored, along with Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

and Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

, the most tries this season with 40. Southland gave up the least amount of tries as well of points with only 15 tries scored against them.

Points

The table shows how many points were scored by each team (white) and how many points each team was scored against them (grey) in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup. Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

scored the most points this season with 372 points with an average of 28.6 points per game while Southland

Southland Rugby

had the best defensive record with 189 points scored against them at an average of 14.5 points per game.

Team	Points by Round																										Total		AVG
Team	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		Total		AVG
Auckland Auckland representative rugby union team The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....	13	47	16	22	32	13	15	16	29	14	22	18	23	20	14	16	8	12	27	13	10	0	37	14	26	18	272	223	20.9	17.2
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Rugby Union The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...	19	14	32	9	21	17	32	16	14	29	19	17	12	19	24	13	17	26	19	22	7	28	28	27	24	30	268	267	20.6	20.5
Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	19	22	22	16	46	13	25	21	36	14	17	19	36	16	29	17	31	21	28	17	50	26	27	20	3	9	369	231	28.4	17.8
Counties Manukau Counties Manukau Rugby Union The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Franklin district of New Zealand. The Steelers colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands. The 'Steelers' moniker is a reference to the nearby Glenbrook steel factory...	31	36	9	32	15	51	33	21	8	30	19	62	37	21	6	14	19	28	17	28	8	54	14	37	19	22	235	436	18.1	33.5
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	47	13	13	21	24	24	9	18	28	26	22	30	34	17	32	10	35	30	22	19	54	8	20	27	32	13	372	283	28.6	21.8
Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...	36	31	22	30	25	23	19	12	10	12	15	34	20	23	18	25	30	35	15	43	26	50	27	28	42	16	305	362	23.5	27.8
North Harbour North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	22	19	15	19	9	29	23	26	22	24	13	17	17	34	16	14	28	19	22	33	28	7	13	37	16	42	244	320	18.8	24.6
Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	14	19	29	16	13	32	26	23	7	29	15	15	21	37	25	18	21	31	16	21	7	41	19	27	13	32	226	341	17.4	26.2
Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	19	23	19	26	29	9	12	19	29	7	18	22	16	36	10	32	26	17	10	38	29	35	21	0	22	19	260	283	20	21.8
Southland	16	6	26	19	23	25	18	9	24	22	15	15	19	12	14	6	13	32	13	27	41	0	29	13	9	3	260	189	20	14.5
Taranaki Taranaki Rugby Union Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...	21	9	16	29	24	24	21	33	12	10	17	13	29	16	17	29	14	15	38	10	0	10	13	29	30	24	252	251	19.4	19.3
Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	9	21	19	15	51	15	21	25	26	28	34	15	23	9	13	24	12	8	21	16	0	41	0	21	14	22	243	260	18.7	20
Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...	6	16	30	22	13	46	16	32	30	8	30	22	9	23	23	18	15	14	33	22	35	29	27	19	18	26	285	297	21.9	22.8
Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	23	19	21	13	17	21	16	15	14	36	62	19	16	29	18	23	32	13	43	15	41	7	37	13	22	14	362	237	27.8	18.2

Offensive	Defensive

Tries

List of tries each team has scored. Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

, Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

and Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

all scored the most tries during the round robin with 40 each. North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...

, Northland

Northland Rugby Union

and Taranaki

Taranaki Rugby Union

Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...

all scored the least amount of tries with only 20 tries each.

Southland

Southland Rugby

gave up the least amount of tries with 15 while Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

gave up the most with 48.

Team	Total		Tries by Round
Team	Total		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13
Auckland Auckland representative rugby union team The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....	29	22	1	5	1	1	4	1	2	2	4	1	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	0	4	2	2	2
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Rugby Union The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...	24	22	1	1	3	0	2	1	2	1	1	4	1	1	0	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	4	3
Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	40	19	1	1	1	1	5	1	3	2	3	2	1	1	5	1	4	1	3	2	3	1	8	4	3	1	0	0
Counties Manukau Counties Manukau Rugby Union The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Franklin district of New Zealand. The Steelers colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands. The 'Steelers' moniker is a reference to the nearby Glenbrook steel factory...	30	48	5	5	0	3	2	6	3	2	1	3	3	9	5	2	0	1	3	3	2	3	1	7	2	4	3	1
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	40	25	5	1	1	2	2	2	0	2	3	2	3	3	5	3	4	1	4	3	1	1	7	1	1	3	4	1
Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...	35	47	4	5	3	4	3	3	3	2	1	0	2	5	2	3	0	3	3	4	2	7	4	8	3	3	5	1
North Harbour North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	20	37	1	1	0	1	0	4	2	2	1	4	1	1	3	5	1	1	3	3	3	4	3	1	1	4	1	5
Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	20	38	1	1	2	1	1	4	2	2	1	4	2	3	2	5	3	0	2	3	1	2	1	5	1	4	1	4
Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	23	33	2	2	1	2	4	0	2	3	4	1	2	3	1	5	1	4	2	2	1	4	3	4	2	0	1	3
Southland	28	15	1	0	2	1	3	3	2	0	4	1	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	4	1	3	7	0	2	1	0	0
Taranaki	20	22	2	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	1	0	4	1	0	1	1	2	3	4
Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	26	27	0	2	2	0	6	2	2	3	2	2	5	2	2	0	1	3	2	1	2	1	0	7	0	2	2	1
Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...	28	27	0	1	4	3	1	5	1	2	3	2	3	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	4	3	4	3	4	1	2	2
Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	40	24	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	9	3	1	2	0	2	4	1	7	2	5	1	4	1	1	2

Offensive	Defensive

Disciplinary Cards

List of teams whose players received yellow and/or red cards. Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

were issued the most yellow cards with 5 while North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

were issued the only red card of the season.

Team	Total		Cards by Round
Team			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Auckland Auckland representative rugby union team The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Rugby Union The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Counties Manukau Counties Manukau Rugby Union The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Franklin district of New Zealand. The Steelers colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands. The 'Steelers' moniker is a reference to the nearby Glenbrook steel factory...	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
North Harbour North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Southland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taranaki Taranaki Rugby Union Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Player

The list of the top players who scored the most points and tries in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup. A total of 3953 points including 406 tries were scored with a total of 218 players scoring points.

Top Ten Points Scorers

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Round Robin top ten point scorers. Matt Berquist

Matt Berquist

Matt Berquist is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Leinster Rugby in the Rabo Direct Pro12 and the Heineken Cup.-Provincial Rugby:...

scored the most with 156 points and an average of 14.2 points per game.

Player	Team	Total	AVG	Points per Round													Details
Player	Team	Total	AVG	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Details
Matt Berquist Matt Berquist Matt Berquist is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Leinster Rugby in the Rabo Direct Pro12 and the Heineken Cup.-Provincial Rugby:...	Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	156	14.2	22	8	14	9	13	DNP	DNP	12	15	17	19	15	12	34 pen; 2 dg; 24 con
Mike Delany Mike Delany Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...	Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Rugby Union The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...	149	12.4	14	17	11	22	9	14	12	9	7	19	2	13	DNP	1 try; 38 pen; 15 con
Lachlan Munro Lachie Munro Lachlan Munro is a New Zealand professional rugby player who is a product of Auckland Grammar. In 2007 Munro played for the New Zealand 7s side and also the New Zealand under 21s side. He also played for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup, which is the New Zealand provincial championship. In...	Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	146	11.2	9	24	8	21	2	5	16	10	11	11	2	14	13	4 try; 32 pen; 15 con
Callum Bruce Callum Bruce Callum Bruce is a New Zealand rugby union player.-Super 14:Bruce formally played for the Super 14 team Highlanders. He now plays for the Super 14 team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered first five-eighth for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick...	Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...	125	9.6	6	10	8	11	18	15	9	13	12	13	0	0	8	1 try; 30 pen; 15 con
Willie Ripia Willie Ripia Willie Ripia is a rugby union player for the Western Force in the Super 15 competition. He plays as a first five-eighth. He was born in Murupara, New Zealand. Ripia attended Rotorua Boys' High School....	Taranaki Taranaki Rugby Union Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...	115	10.5	11	DNP	DNP	9	9	5	19	12	9	18	0	8	15	1 try; 29 pen; 1 dg; 10 con
Robbie Robinson Robbie Robinson Robbie Robinson may refer to:Robbie Robinson , DJ on Radio Caroline and Radio Veronica during the 1960s and 1970sRobbie Robinson Robbie Robinson may refer to:Robbie Robinson (DJ), DJ on Radio Caroline and Radio Veronica during the 1960s and 1970sRobbie Robinson (footballer) Robbie Robinson may...	Southland Southland Rugby The Southland Rugby Football Union is a provincial rugby union who govern the Southland Region founded in 1886. The headquarters of Southland Rugby are in Invercargill, New Zealand however the Southland Union also covers country teams such as Midlands of Winton and Excelsior Rugby Club of Gore.The...	111	10.1	11	16	8	6	DNP	DNP	14	9	8	8	6	16	9	29 pen; 12 con
Michael Harris	North Harbour North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	108	10.8	17	15	0	13	DNP	DNP	DNP	11	13	7	13	8	11	28 pen; 12 con
Andrew Goodman	Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	106	8.4	3	3	19	11	16	9	5	8	7	11	0	0	4	2 try; 19 pen; 1 dg; 18 con
Daniel Carter	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	98	16.3	14	22	19	DNP	21	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	5	17	DNP	3 try; 21 pen; 10 con
Daniel Kirkpatrick Daniel Kirkpatrick Daniel Kirkpatrick is a professional rugby player who plays for Hawke's Bay in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Blues in the Super 14. He also played for New Zealand under 20 who won the World Cup in 2007. He was educated at Napier Boys' High School from 2002-2006. Kirkpatrick cites Perry Gordon as...	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	95	8.6	6	8	6	0	0	18	11	18	12	4	12	DNP	DNP	1 try; 20 pen; 15 con

Top Try Scorers

2009 Air New Zealand Cup top try scorers. Zac Guildford

Zac Guilford

Note: Not to be confused with Zach GilfordZachary Robert Guildford is a World Cup Winning New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Hawke's Bay and was selected for the All Blacks end of year tour in 2009 and the 2010 Steinlager...

scored the most tries during the season with 13.

Player	Team	Total	Tries by Round
Player	Team	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Zac Guildford	Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	13	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	3	1	3	1	DNP
Hosea Gear Hosea Gear Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	11	1	1	0	1	1	4	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	2	1	0
Sean Maitland Sean Maitland Sean Daniel Maitland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury.-Early life:Sean Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 14 September 1988...	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0
Ben Smith Ben Smith Benjamin Francis Smith is an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.-Leicestershire:...	Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	6	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	DNP
Jared Payne	Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	6	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Jason Hona	Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Rugby Union The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Jason Shoemark Jason Shoemark Jason Shoemark is a professional rugby union player who serves as a centre for the Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership.-New Zealand:...	Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
Sona Taumalolo	Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
Sosene Anesi Sosene Anesi Sosene Raymond Anesi is a rugby union footballer and he plays fullback and wing.-Career:Anesi made his National Provincial Championship debut for Waikato in 2003. He played for the Chiefs in the Super 14 up until 2007. He made his All Blacks debut from the bench in 2005 against Fiji at Albany, but...	Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Many		4	Various

Finals

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals will determine the winner of the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup season. It will consist of two semifinals on 30 October and 31 October and Grand Final on 7 November....

contained two semifinals that were played on 30 and 31 October while the grand final

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final was a rugby union match played on Saturday the 7th of November, 2009. It was the fourth Air New Zealand Cup final to determine the winner of the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup and the 33rd winner of New Zealand's premier provincial rugby competition.It was the last Air...

was played on 7 November. Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

were crowned champions after beating Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

28 – 20 in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals

Semifinal 1				Semifinal 2
Date and Time		October 30, 7:35 pm		Date and Time		October 31, 7:05 pm
Venue			Attendance	Venue			Attendance
AMI Stadium, Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...			8,000	Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders... , Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...			9,073
Home Team		Away Team		Home Team		Away Team
Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	20	3	Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	34	21	Southland









		2009 Air New Zealand Cup Grand Final
		Date and Time		7 November, 7:35 pm
	Venue		AMI Stadium, Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...	Attendance	12,000
	Canterbury			Wellington
	18	28	Score		20	3
			Champions
			Canterbury

Home Team	Away Team
H-T Score	F-T Score

Semifinals

After the top four teams were determined from the round robin the semifinals

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals will determine the winner of the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup season. It will consist of two semifinals on 30 October and 31 October and Grand Final on 7 November....

were played on 30 and 31 October.

Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

beat Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

, 20 – 3, in the first semifinal on 30 October. Canterbury had their best defensive performance of the season (points wise) against Hawke's Bay which was subsequently their worst offensive performance of the season. Canterbury gained their second final berth in a row and their first home final since 2001 while Hawke's Bay were knocked out of the competition from the semifinals in the third year in a row.

Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

beat Southland

Southland Rugby

, 34 – 21, in the second semi. Wellington were leading 19 – 7 at halftime but Southland made comeback early in the second scoring to converted tries in the first ten minutes. Wellington recovered though with two second half tries to replacement Dane Coles and a fifth penalty by Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...

gave Wellington the win and a fourth straight place in the Air New Zealand Cup Final

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

. Southland were knocked out for the second time in a row by Wellington in the semifinals.

Final

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

was played on 7 November at AMI Stadium in Christchurch

Christchurch

between Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

and Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

. It was Wellington's eighth final in eleven years while Canterbury were playing their first home final since 2001. Canterbury scored 2 tries in the first half, both coming to Colin Slade

Colin Slade

Colin Slade is a rugby union footballer who represents the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition and Canterbury in the ITM Cup, playing at primarily at Fly Half, as well as all other backline positions on occasions...

, in the 2nd and 35th minute and went into halftime with a 18 – 3 lead. Wellington came back in the second, reducing the deficit to 5 in the final 5 minutes but a late penalty goal by Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...

in the 78th minute gained Canterbury back-to-back titles for the first time in the 33 year history of the competition, winning 28 – 20. Wellington, however, have now lost the final for the fourth time in a row, losing all previous Air New Zealand Cup

Air New Zealand Cup

The ITM Cup is New Zealand's annual professional domestic Rugby union competition, taking place from late July through October . It was founded in 2006 with 14 teams, after the National Provincial Championship was split into two separate competitions. The other 12 provincial teams from the NPC...

finals.

Ranfurly Shield

The Ranfurly Shield

Ranfurly Shield

The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies...

went through 10 challenges this season and changed hands twice, from Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

to Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

in round 5, then from Canterbury to Southland

Southland Rugby

in the last round of the round robin.

Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

held off Wairarapa Bush

Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union

The Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union and Bush Rugby Football Union....

90 – 19 in a convincing first up match and 61 – 6 game against Wanganui

Wanganui Rugby Football Union

The Wanganui Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Wanganui region of New Zealand. The Wanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888....

. Wellington beat Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...

23 – 19 on 31 July in a match at Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

, and then Auckland

Auckland representative rugby union team

The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....

16–15 on 22 August. Wellington lost the shield the next week though losing to Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

36 – 14.

Canterbury won their first challenge against Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

on 12 September, when they won 36 points to 16. They won their next challenge against Taranaki

Taranaki Rugby Union

on 18 September, 29 – 17. Their next challenge was against Northland

Northland Rugby Union

on 26 September, which they won 31 points to 21. They successfully defended the shield for the fourth time against Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

winning 50 – 26. In their fifth and final challenge of the season, Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

lost the Ranfurly Shield

Ranfurly Shield

to Southland

Southland Rugby

on 22 October 9 points to 3. Southland

Southland Rugby

will not have their first challenge until next season.

Fixtures

Date	Holder	Score	Challenger	Venue	Attendance
2 July	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	90–19	Wairarapa Bush Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union The Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union and Bush Rugby Football Union....	Memorial Park, Masterton Masterton Masterton is a large town and local government district in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Rimutaka ranges...	5,000
9 July	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	61–6	Wanganui Wanganui Rugby Football Union The Wanganui Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Wanganui region of New Zealand. The Wanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888....	Cook's Garden, Wanganui Wanganui Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....	unknown
31 July	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	23–19	Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders... , Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...	11,261
22 Aug	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	16–15	Auckland Auckland Rugby Football Union The Auckland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Auckland Region, in the North Island of New Zealand. Its colours are navy blue and white in a hoop design. Auckland's top representative team have won New Zealand's top provincial rugby competition 16 times, more than...	Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders... , Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...	13,466
29 Aug	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	14–36	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders... , Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...	18,511
12 Sept	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	36–16	Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	AMI Stadium, Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...	16,500
18 Sept	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	29–17	Taranaki	AMI Stadium, Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...	8,800
26 Sept	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	31–21	Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	AMI Stadium, Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...	unknown
9 Oct	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	50–26	Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...	AMI Stadium, Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...	unknown
22 Oct	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	3–9	Southland Southland Rugby The Southland Rugby Football Union is a provincial rugby union who govern the Southland Region founded in 1886. The headquarters of Southland Rugby are in Invercargill, New Zealand however the Southland Union also covers country teams such as Midlands of Winton and Excelsior Rugby Club of Gore.The...	AMI Stadium, Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...	10,500

Provincial rugby reconstruction

The 2009 season may well be the last Air New Zealand Cup

Air New Zealand Cup

, by name and format, as the New Zealand Rugby Union has restructured the domestic competition with three divisions involved: a premier division competition with 10 teams, a Heartland Championship

Heartland Championship

competition, also with 10 teams, and a new first division with the remaining 6 teams. This means that four teams in this years competition will be relegated into the new first division whilst two Heartland teams will be promoted to join them. This has since become questioned with "serious doubts being raised about the ability of two Heartland provinces to join the proposed "second-tier" competition for 2010." Nothing has been confirmed but this, allied to concerns about that competition being "meaningful", will almost certainly see a stay of execution for the 14-team Air New Zealand Cup through to 2011.

Tasman's inclusion

The Tasman Rugby Union

Tasman Rugby Union

was in doubt for inclusion 2009 Air New Zealand Cup, stating financial problems as the cause of their potential downfall. But in December 2008, the New Zealand Rugby Union confirmed that they were able to compete in the 2009 competition after new funding arrangements were put in place for Tasman in 2009.

Bay of Plenty coaching changes

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

terminated head coach Greg Smith's contract by mutual agreement in August, two weeks into the competition. Technical adviser Sean Horan took his place for the remainder of the season as Steve Miln remained assistant coach. Smith was appointed as Kevin Schuler's successor in March this year, but stood down before the Air NZ Cup competition began on 30 July amid claims of a player revolt and a breakdown with management. A statement released by the Bay of Plenty rugby Union said the termination of Smith's contract was due to "breakdown in certain aspects of the relationship".

Hawke's Bay 125th Anniversary

In 2009 the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

celebrated their 125th Anniversary. First founded in 1884 the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

became only the sixth team to celebrate 125 years in New Zealand Rugby.

Rugby in Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay is a region of New Zealand. Hawke's Bay is recognised on the world stage for its award-winning wines. The regional council sits in both the cities of Napier and Hastings.-Geography:...

began in 1875 when the Napier Football Club changed and adopted rugby rules. By 1878 Napier, calling itself Hawke's Bay arranged matches with Gisborne

Gisborne, New Zealand

-Economy:The harbour was host to many ships in the past and had developed as a river port to provide a more secure location for shipping compared with the open roadstead of Poverty Bay which can be exposed to southerly swells. A meat works was sited beside the harbour and meat and wool was shipped...

on a regular basis. The Hawke's Bay union was formed at a meeting of delegates of four clubs inside the region: Napier, Union, Hastings, and Petane. Hawke's Bay were one of the founding member of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in 1982, also their administrators, Ernest Hoben, became the first secretary and Logan, became a member of the inaugural three-man appeal committee who also served as the first New Zealand selectors.
Hawke's Bay have contributed 48 players to the New Zealand national team

All Blacks

The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....

throughout their history including George Nepia

George Nepia

George Nepia was a Māori rugby union and rugby league player. He is remembered as an exceptional full-back and one of the most famous Māori rugby players. He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. In 2004 he was selected as number 65 by the panel of the New Zealand's Top...

, Maurice

Maurice Brownlie

Maurice Brownlie was a New Zealand Rugby Union player. Along with his brothers Cyril and Laurence he represented the country during the 1920s. Maurice Brownlie played 61 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 21 tries. These matches included eight tests. Maurice was a member of The Invincibles during...

and Cyril Brownlie

Cyril Brownlie

Cyril Brownlie was a New Zealand rugby union player. Along with his brothers Maurice and Laurence he represented the country during the 1920s. Cyril Brownlie played 31 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 11 tries. These matches included three tests during The Invincibles tour of 1924–25...

, Kel Tremain

Kel Tremain

Kelvin Robin "Kel" Tremain is a former All Black and Hawkes Bay rugby player, a flanker. He played 38 tests for New Zealand between 1959 and 1968, scoring a total of 27 points....

and Norm Hewitt

Norm Hewitt

Norman "Norm" Hewitt is a former New Zealand All Black Rugby Union Player. He was selected for the New Zealand team because of his fantastic performance in Hawkes Bay's surprise victory over the British Lions in 1993...

.

Hawke's Bay was also part of a period during New Zealand Rugby history which came to be known as 'shield fever'. The revival of the Ranfurly Shield

Ranfurly Shield

's interest was helped by Hawke's Bay's tenure between 1922–27 under head coach Norman McKenzie. They also had another lengthy period from 1967–69 under Colin Le Quesne.

Hawke's Bay have won the National Provincial Championship

National Provincial Championship

The National Provincial Championship, or NPC, is the major domestic rugby competition in New Zealand. The NPC has seen many alterations to its format and brand. Since 2006 the National Championship has been split into 2 competitions, the ITM Cup and the Heartland Championship...

2nd division 7 times: in 1979, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004; and since being promoted up to the Air New Zealand Cup

Air New Zealand Cup

in 2006, have been semifinalists in the 2007, 08 and know 2009.

Canterbury win the Ranfurly Shield

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Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

won the Ranfurly Shield

Ranfurly Shield

off Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

on 29 August. They won 36 – 14 in a one-sided affair in which Wellington only scored in the last ten minutes. It was the first time they won the shield since 2007 and the 13th time they've won the shield overall.

Canterbury were leading 26 – 0 at halftime thanks to tries by George Whitelock

George Whitelock

George Whitelock is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He plays as a flanker.-Biography:George is the son of a former Junior All Black, Braeden Whitelock...

and Tim Bateman

Tim Bateman

Tim Bateman is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a centre. He was head boy of Christchurch Boys High School in Canterbury, New Zealand. He Now plays in Japan for the Coca-Cola West Red Sparks....

as well as 2 conversions and 4 penalty goals from Daniel Carter. Canterbury increased their lead to 36 with 15 minutes left while two late tries by Wellington was only a consolation as the challengers cut the holders shield tenure to 6.

Southland win the Ranfurly Shield

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Southland

Southland Rugby

won the Ranfurly Shield

Ranfurly Shield

off Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

when they beat them 9 points to 3 on 22 October. It was the first time they've won the 'shield' since 1959, 50 years from tenures.

Defense was evident during the game with the only scoring coming from a dropkick by Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...

for Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

and 3 penalty goals by Robbie Robinson for Southland

Southland Rugby

. At 3 – 3 after the halftime break Robinson kicked his second penalty goal 7 minutes in and secured the game with another in the 71st minute of play.

Kerikeri

Kerikeri, the largest town in the Northland Region of New Zealand, is a popular tourist destination about three hours drive north of Auckland, and 80 km north of Whangarei...

hosted its first ever provincial rugby match on 16 August at the Kerikeri Domain when the home team, Northland

Northland Rugby Union

, lost 32 to 13 to Auckland

Auckland representative rugby union team

in front of 6,000 people. It was also the first time Northland have played a home game inside the province outside of Whangarei

Whangarei

Whangarei, pronounced , is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. Although commonly classified as a city, it is officially part of the Whangarei District, administered by the Whangarei District Council a local body created in 1989 to administer both the...

.

New Zealand Rugby Union CEO Steve Tew

Steve Tew

Steve Tew is the current CEO of the New Zealand Rugby Union and has been a member of the NZRFU since 2001. He took over the position from Chris Moller after the poor showing of the All Blacks in the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

said the shift was agreed to given the redevelopment work taking place at Whangarei

Whangarei

's Okara Park

Okara Park

Okara Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Whangarei, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Northland Rugby Union. The stadium is able to hold 30,000 people and was built in 1965....

ahead of the 2011 Rugby World Cup

2011 Rugby World Cup

The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...

.

Truck and trailer units were used as corporate boxes, a marquee was setup to feed 200 people and a temporary stand was put up that could seat 3000 people. More than 6000 tickets were pre sold and a crowd of 7000 was expected.

Taranaki coach quits

Taranaki coach Adrian Kennedy on 11 November saying the province is too parochial and closed to new ideas. He was the first outsider to coach the team and finished 8th in both his seasons in charge, his winning percentage was below 50%. His tenure was also plaqued by bad off field behaviour from players. Five players were stood down this season after an all-night public drinking binge.

Milestones

The list of milestones of players and teams who celebrated a significant moment during the 2009 season.

Hawke's Bay beat Auckland

On 1 August the Hawke's Bay Magpies beat Auckland 47 – 13, this was their first Air New Zealand/NPC win over them and their first win over the Aucklanders since 1974.

Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

scored their first of five tries after 25 minutes of play which went wing Zac Guildford

Zac Guilford

who ran down the left-hand touchline after a midfield turnover. After a try just before halftime by flanker Karl Lowe, Hawke's Bay scored three more tries in the second while Auckland

Auckland representative rugby union team

couldn't add onto their 13 points scored in the first. 22 points from the boot of first five-eighth Matt Berquist

Matt Berquist

Matt Berquist is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Leinster Rugby in the Rabo Direct Pro12 and the Heineken Cup.-Provincial Rugby:...

along with five tries gave Hawke's Bay their first win over Auckland in 35 years.

Tasman beat North Harbour

Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

beat North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

19 – 15 on 7 August, it was the first time in Tasman's short history that they have beaten North Harbour. North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

were Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

's first ever Air New Zealand Cup

Air New Zealand Cup

opponent back in 2006

2006 Air New Zealand Cup

The 2006 Air New Zealand Cup is a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Friday 28 July 2006, and the Grand Final was won by Waikato on 21 October 2006....

which North Harbour won 33 – 27 in Blenheim

Lansdowne Park, Blenheim

Lansdowne Park is one of the home grounds for Air New Zealand Cup team Tasman, the other being Trafalgar Park in Nelson. It is also home to the Marlborough Red Devils and Blenheim Clubs Harlequins and Central....

.

North Harbour

North Harbour

North Harbour may refer to:* North Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community on St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada* North Harbour, New Zealand, a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand* North Harbour, Nova Scotia, a small community in Nova Scotia, Canada...

's points all came from the boot of first five Mike Harris with 5 penalty goals while Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

were able to score two tries and two penalties to win their first game of the season.

Tasman beat Auckland

Auckland

Auckland representative rugby union team

went down to Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

, 12 – 8, for the first time in their two previous meetings. The first time they met Auckland won 46 – 6.

Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

gained the halftime lead with a try and conversion from Andrew Goodman while Auckland

Auckland representative rugby union team

could only score a penalty goal by Ash Moeke. Soon after the break Tasman scored their second try when Blair Cook took advantage of a blindside which Auckland failed to cover. Tasman were out 12 – 3 with five minutes before winger Atieli Pakalani made a break through the Tasman defense then passed to hooker Pat Leafa to score the try. The conversion was missed and Tasman held on to win 12 points to 8 with their best defensive performance of the season.

Tasman vs. Counties Manukau

When Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

and Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

played each other on 16 August, it was the first time these two teams have faced off in Tasman's 4 year history.

Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

scored 51 points to Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

15 including 6 tries. Both Blair Cook and James Kamana of Tasman scored 2 tries each while Andrew Goodman converted 5 of those as well as kicking 3 penalty goals. Sione Halani and Kade Poki

Kade Poki

Kade Poki is a rugby union player who represents Southland in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition.-Provincial Rugby:...

scored the other tries while Matty James kicked a conversion. Counties Manukau only managed 2 tries to Mark Selwyn and Sherwin Stowers as well as one conversion and penalty goal.

Taranaki beat Wellington

When Taranaki beat Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

29 points to 16, it was the first time they've beaten them in a NPC or Air New Zealand Cup match since 1989.

Taranaki outscored Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

two tries to one as they ended their 20 year losing streak to their Hurricanes

Hurricanes (Super rugby franchise)

The Hurricanes are a New Zealand professional Rugby union team based in Wellington that competes in the Super Rugby competition...

partners. Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia is a rugby union player for the Western Force in the Super 15 competition. He plays as a first five-eighth. He was born in Murupara, New Zealand. Ripia attended Rotorua Boys' High School....

scored 19 points of the boot by converting both tries and kicking 5 penalty goals. Daniel Kirkpatrick

Daniel Kirkpatrick

Daniel Kirkpatrick is a professional rugby player who plays for Hawke's Bay in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Blues in the Super 14. He also played for New Zealand under 20 who won the World Cup in 2007. He was educated at Napier Boys' High School from 2002-2006. Kirkpatrick cites Perry Gordon as...

kicked the remaining 11 points for Wellington but it wasn't enough to win.

David Holwell's 100th Game

David Holwell

David Holwell is a rugby union fly half who played for Wellington and Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup, ITM Cup and NPC, and for the Hurricanes and Blues in Super Rugby...

, of Northland

Northland Rugby Union

, celebrated his 100th game for the province on 11 October. However the team could not pull off the upset against his old province Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

.

Holwell

David Holwell

David Holwell is a rugby union fly half who played for Wellington and Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup, ITM Cup and NPC, and for the Hurricanes and Blues in Super Rugby...

became Northland

Northland Rugby Union

's 22nd centurion since their formation in 1920. He debuted for Northland in 1995 as 20-year-old against North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

. Before his hundredth game Holwell had played 254 first class games where he scored 2181 points including 36 tries, 450 conversion, 365 penalty goals and 2 drop goals.

Hosea Gear vs. Counties Manukau

When Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

beat Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

on 4 September, winger Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...

equaled the record for most tries by a player in an Air New Zealand Cup game with 4, 3 of them in the first 30 minutes. He now holds the record with Peter Playford from Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

who scored 4 tries against Northland

Northland Rugby Union

in 2006

2006 Air New Zealand Cup

. The overall New Zealand provincial rugby record is 5 on six occasions.

Fa'atonu Fili, Dropped Goal Record

When Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

beat Auckland

Auckland representative rugby union team

16–15, fly-half Fa'atonu Fili kicked his third dropped goal of the season, an Air New Zealand Cup

Air New Zealand Cup

record. He also made his team the holder of most drop goals in a season by a team in the Air New Zealand Cup

Air New Zealand Cup

overtaking Southland

Southland Rugby

in 2007

2007 Air New Zealand Cup

The 2007 Air New Zealand Cup was a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Thursday 26 July 2007, and the Final, in which Auckland defeated Wellington, was held on Saturday 20 October....

and Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

and Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

, both in 2008

2008 Air New Zealand Cup

The 2008 Air New Zealand Cup was a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Thursday 31 July 2008, and continued until the final on 25 October 2008....

. The overall New Zealand provincial rugby record is 4 by Ron Preston from Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

against Waikato

Waikato Rugby Union

The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...

in 1985.

Andre Taylor vs. North Harbour

Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

's Andre Taylor equaled the record for most points scored in an Air New Zealand Cup

Air New Zealand Cup

match with 27. He scored 2 tries and was given kicking duties where he scored 4 conversions, 2 penalty goals and 1 drop goal. He now shares the record with Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

from North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

who scored 27 points against Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

in 2008

2008 Air New Zealand Cup

. The overall New Zealand provincial rugby record is held by Ben Blair

Ben Blair

Ben Austin Blair is a rugby union footballer who plays at a full-back for the Cardiff Blues, and previously played six games for the All Blacks. On his All Blacks debut in 2001, he scored 37 points against Ireland A at Ravenhill in Belfast, however as this was not a test match he was not capped...

from Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

when he scored 37 points against Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

in 1999.

Player suspensions

In total there were 8 player suspensions throughout the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup with only 3 of them being cleared of any suspension. The largest ban went to Kurt Baker

Kurt Baker

This article is about the rugby player. For the musician, see Kurt_Baker_.Kurt Baker is a Rugby Union player. He plays for Taranaki as a Fullback....

, who was suspended for 8 weeks for abusing and threatening a referee.

Player	Team	Date	Offence	Penalty
Paul Williams	Auckland Auckland representative rugby union team The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....	8 Aug	Dangerous play	1 week ban
Winston Stanley	Auckland Auckland representative rugby union team The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....	8 Aug	Foul play	cleared
Jordan Smiler	Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...	14 Aug	Dangerous tackle	1 week ban
Kahn Fotuali’i Kahn Fotuali’i Kahn Fotuali’i is a New Zealand rugby union player for the Ospreys in the RaboDirect Pro12 having signed from Crusaders of the Super 14 competition in the Summer of 2011. He plays as a scrum-half and fly-half....	Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	28 Aug	Dangerous charge	cleared
Andrew Mailei	North Harbour North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	25 Sept	Dangerous tackle	2 week ban
Kurt Baker Kurt Baker This article is about the rugby player. For the musician, see Kurt_Baker_.Kurt Baker is a Rugby Union player. He plays for Taranaki as a Fullback....	Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...	16 Sept	Referee abuse	8 week ban
Luke Braid Luke Braid Luke Gary Braid is a rugby union footballer who plays for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the Air New Zealand Cup. He is a part of the Chiefs wider training squad for the 2009 Super 14 season...	Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Rugby Union The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...	26 Sept	Dangerous tackle	2 week ban
Joe Wheeler	Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	17 Oct	Stamping	cleared
References:

Pre-season fixtures

2009 pre-season games including two Ranfurly Shield

Ranfurly Shield

matches for Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

against Wairarapa Bush

Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union

The Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union and Bush Rugby Football Union....

and Wanganui

Wanganui Rugby Football Union

The Wanganui Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Wanganui region of New Zealand. The Wanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888....

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
1 July	North Otago	3–79	Otago	Centennial Park, Oamaru
2 July	Wairarapa Bush	19–90	Wellington (RS)	Memorial Park, Masterton
3 July	Manawatu	13–22	Taranaki	FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
8 July	North Harbour	16–13	Waikato	Moire Park, Massey Massey Massey may refer to:In places:* Massey, New Zealand, a suburb Auckland* Massey, Ontario, Canada* Massey Island, Nunavut, Canada* Massey, Maryland, United StatesPeople with the surname:* Massey In education:...
8 July	North Otago	18–50	Southland	Centennial Park, Oamaru
9 July	Wanganui	6–61	Wellington (RS)	Cook's Garden, Wanganui
10 July	Hawke's Bay	35–13	Manawatu	McLean Park, Napier
10 July	Taranaki	26–18	Bay of Plenty	Yarrow Stadium, Taranaki
11 July	Mid Canterbury	0–85	Otago	Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton
11 July	Counties Manukau	0–14	Auckland	Growers Stadium, Pukekohe
15 July	Northland	7–10	North Harbour	Lindvart Park, Kaikohe
17 July	Taranaki	28–30	Hawke's Bay	TET Stadium, Inglewood
17 July	Auckland	17–12	Waikato	Douglas Field, Waitakere
17 July	Manawatu	38–19	Wellington	FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
17 July	Bay of Plenty	28–19	Counties Manukau	Rugby Park, Whakatane
17 July	Southland	19–7	Canterbury	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
18 July	Tasman	32–33	Otago	Trafalgar Park, Nelson
23 July	North Harbour	6–17	Auckland	North Harbour Stadium Outer Oval, North Shore
24 July	Wellington	31–24	Canterbury	Porirua Park, Wellington
24 July	Waikato	28–24	Taranaki	Waikato Stadium, Waikato
24 July	Counties Manukau	3–10	Northland	Growers Stadium, Pukekohe
24 July	Southland	19–14	Otago	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
24 July	Bay of Plenty	7–35	Hawke's Bay	Tauranga Domain, Tauranga

Stadiums

Team	Stadium	Town/City	Capacity
Auckland Auckland representative rugby union team The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....	Eden Park Eden Park Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...	Kingsland Kingsland, New Zealand Kingsland is an Auckland City suburb in New Zealand. Kingsland is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council. According to the 2001 census, Kingsland has a population of 4005 people....	45,472¹
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Rugby Union The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...	Bay Park Stadium	Mount Maunganui Mount Maunganui Mount Maunganui is a town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, located on a peninsula to the north of Tauranga. It was independent from Tauranga until the completion of the Tauranga Harbour Bridge in 1988....	19,800
	Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located on Devon Street West in Westbrook suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union and rugby league matches, being one of two home stadiums for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union...	Rotorua	34,000
Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	AMI Stadium	Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...	36,000¹
Counties Manukau Counties Manukau Rugby Union The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Franklin district of New Zealand. The Steelers colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands. The 'Steelers' moniker is a reference to the nearby Glenbrook steel factory...	Growers Stadium Growers Stadium Growers Stadium is a stadium based in Pukekohe, New Zealand. Its usual tenants are the Counties Manukau Rugby Union team who play in the ITM Cup, the national rugby union competition in New Zealand. In July 2009, Counties Manukau announced that Bayer New Zealand Ltd would the main sponsor of their...	Pukekohe Pukekohe Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, it is approximately 50 kilometres south of Auckland City, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. The hills of Pukekohe...	18,000
Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	McLean Park McLean Park McLean Park is a sports ground in Napier, New Zealand. The two main sports played at the ground are cricket and rugby. It is one of the 10 proper cricket grounds of New Zealand....	Napier Napier, New Zealand Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...	22,000
Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...	FMG Stadium Arena Manawatu Arena Manawatu is the current name of the 180,000 square metre publicly owned recreational complex just west of the Palmerston North city centre in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand.It has three linked indoor stadiums, with movable tiered seating...	Palmerston North Palmerston North Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...	18,000
North Harbour North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	North Harbour Stadium North Harbour Stadium North Harbour Stadium is a stadium, situated in Albany, in North Shore City, in New Zealand. It was opened in 1997, after nearly a decade of discussion, planning and construction. Rugby union, football and rugby League are the only sports played on the main ground, as it is rectangular in shape....	Albany Albany, New Zealand Albany is a northern suburb of Auckland, one of the several cities in northern New Zealand. The name derives from Alba and its Latinisation. It is located to the north of the Waitemata Harbour, 15 kilometres northwest of the Auckland city centre. The suburb is in the Albany ward, one of the...	25,000
Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	Okara Park Okara Park Okara Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Whangarei, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Northland Rugby Union. The stadium is able to hold 30,000 people and was built in 1965....	Whangarei Whangarei Whangarei, pronounced , is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. Although commonly classified as a city, it is officially part of the Whangarei District, administered by the Whangarei District Council a local body created in 1989 to administer both the...	25,000
	Kerikeri Domain	Kerikeri Kerikeri Kerikeri, the largest town in the Northland Region of New Zealand, is a popular tourist destination about three hours drive north of Auckland, and 80 km north of Whangarei...	6,500²
Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	Carisbrook Carisbrook Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game...	Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...	29,000
Southland	Rugby Park Stadium Rugby Park Stadium Rugby Park Stadium is a rugby union venue and home ground for ITM Cup team Southland. Rugby Park Stadium is located on the corner of Elles Road and Tweed Street in Invercargill. It has a capacity of 20,000, although in former incarnations has accommodated up to 30,000 in the 1960s before the...	Invercargill	17,000
Taranaki Taranaki Rugby Union Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...	Yarrow Stadium Yarrow Stadium Yarrow Stadium is situated in the central suburb of Westown in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, with main vehicle access off Maratahu St...	New Plymouth New Plymouth New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....	25,000
Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	Lansdowne Park Lansdowne Park, Blenheim Lansdowne Park is one of the home grounds for Air New Zealand Cup team Tasman, the other being Trafalgar Park in Nelson. It is also home to the Marlborough Red Devils and Blenheim Clubs Harlequins and Central....	Blenheim Blenheim, New Zealand Blenheim is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the regional council. It has a population of The area which surrounds the town is well known as a centre of New Zealand's wine industry...	15,000
	Trafalagar Park Trafalgar Park, Nelson Trafalgar Park is a large sports ground within the heart of the city of Nelson, in New Zealand's South Island. The stadium now has a capacity of 20,080, following upgrades completed for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. It takes its name from the Battle of Trafalgar.It is one of the home grounds for Air...	Nelson Nelson, New Zealand Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....	20,080
Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...	Waikato Stadium Waikato Stadium Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...	Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...	25,800
Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...	Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...	34,500

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²Estimate

Referees

The list of referees who have officiated in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup. Garratt Williamson has refereed the most games this season with 12. Nathan Pearce officiated the Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

, Taranaki

Taranaki Rugby Union

game on 15 August, he was the first referee from outside the country to referee an Air New Zealand Cup match, he was followed by fellow Australian Andrew Lees on 11 September and Englishman Wayne Barnes

Wayne Barnes

Wayne Barnes is an English international rugby union referee. He was educated at Whitecross School in Lydney, where he was head boy, Monmouth School and at the University of East Anglia. He became a professional referee in April 2005, giving up a career in law to do so...

on 24 September.

Referee	Union of Governance	No. of Games Officiated
Garratt Williamson	Wellington Rugby Football Union Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	12
Vinny Munro	Canterbury Rugby Football Union Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	10
Keith Brown	Southland Rugby Football Union	9
Josh Noonan	Canterbury Rugby Football Union Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	8
Jonathan White	Auckland Rugby Football Union Auckland Rugby Football Union The Auckland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Auckland Region, in the North Island of New Zealand. Its colours are navy blue and white in a hoop design. Auckland's top representative team have won New Zealand's top provincial rugby competition 16 times, more than...	8
Chris Pollock	Wellington Rugby Football Union Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	7
Kane McBride	Canterbury Rugby Football Union Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	7
Mike Fraser	Wellington Rugby Football Union Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	5
Glenn Newman	North Harbour Rugby Union North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	4
Ben Skeen	Auckland Rugby Football Union Auckland Rugby Football Union The Auckland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Auckland Region, in the North Island of New Zealand. Its colours are navy blue and white in a hoop design. Auckland's top representative team have won New Zealand's top provincial rugby competition 16 times, more than...	4
Matthew Stanish	Auckland Rugby Football Union Auckland Rugby Football Union The Auckland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Auckland Region, in the North Island of New Zealand. Its colours are navy blue and white in a hoop design. Auckland's top representative team have won New Zealand's top provincial rugby competition 16 times, more than...	4
Bryce Lawrence Bryce Lawrence Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...	Bay of Plenty Rugby Union Bay of Plenty Rugby Union The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...	4
James McPhail	Canterbury Rugby Football Union Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	3
Shane McDermott	Bay of Plenty Rugby Union Bay of Plenty Rugby Union The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...	2
Nathan Pearce	Australian Rugby Union Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory...	2
Andrew Lees	Australian Rugby Union Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory...	2
Wayne Barnes Wayne Barnes Wayne Barnes is an English international rugby union referee. He was educated at Whitecross School in Lydney, where he was head boy, Monmouth School and at the University of East Anglia. He became a professional referee in April 2005, giving up a career in law to do so...	Rugby Football Union Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...	1
Chris Morrison	Taranaki Rugby Football Union	1

Round robin

Standings

Results grid

Team

Points

Tries

Disciplinary Cards

Player

Top Ten Points Scorers

Top Try Scorers

Finals

Semifinals

Final

Ranfurly Shield

Fixtures

Provincial rugby reconstruction

Tasman's inclusion

Bay of Plenty coaching changes

Hawke's Bay 125th Anniversary

Canterbury win the Ranfurly Shield

Southland win the Ranfurly Shield

Kerikeri

Taranaki coach quits

Milestones

Hawke's Bay beat Auckland

Tasman beat North Harbour

Tasman beat Auckland

Tasman vs. Counties Manukau

Taranaki beat Wellington

David Holwell's 100th Game

Hosea Gear vs. Counties Manukau

Fa'atonu Fili, Dropped Goal Record

Andre Taylor vs. North Harbour

Player suspensions

Pre-season fixtures

Stadiums

Referees

See also