2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final
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2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final
Event 2009 Air New Zealand Cup
2009 Air New Zealand Cup
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...

Canterbury Wellington
28 20
1 2 Total
Cant
18 10 - 28 -
Wgtn
3 17 - 20 -
Date November 7, 2009
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...

Referee Vinny Munro

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final was a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 match played on Saturday the 7th of November, 2009. It was the fourth 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...

 final to determine the winner of the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup
2009 Air New Zealand Cup
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...

 and the 33rd winner of New Zealand's premier provincial rugby competition.

It was the last Air New Zealand Cup Final with the competition structure set to change for the 2010 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...

 were the first team to qualify for the final when they 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 points to 3 on the 30th of October. 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...

 gained the second spot after beating 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...

 34 points to 21 on the 31st of October.

Match details


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tyle="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> CANTERBURY:
FB 15 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...

 
RW 14 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...

OC 13 Casey Laulala
Casey Laulala
Casey Laulala is a New Zealand rugby union player.He attended Woodhouse Grove School in the sixth form on a scholarship.-Career:...

IC 12 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....

 
LW 11 Tu Umaga-Marshall
FH 10 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:...

SH 9 Tyson Keats
N8 8 Nasi Manu
Nasi Manu
Nasi Manu is a professional rugby union player. He represents the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition and Canterbury in the ITM Cup, playing at Flanker or number 8.-Provincial Rugby:...

 
OF 7 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...

 (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

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BF 6 Michael Paterson
Michael Paterson
Michael Paterson is a rugby union player for the Cardiff Blues in the RaboDirect Pro12 competition. He plays as a lock or blindside flanker. Paterson has represented the New Zealand under 21s but is yet to gain a cap for the All Blacks...

LK 5 Isaac Ross
Isaac Ross
Isaac Ross is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who has represented New Zealand in international rugby since 2009. He currently plays for the Chiefs in the Super 14, and also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury He is the son of former All Black Jock Ross...

LK 4 Sam Whitelock
TP 3 Peter Borlase
HK 2 Ti’i Paulo
Ti’i Paulo
Ti’i Paulo is a rugby union player for the Clermont in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a hooker.-Career:Paulo was educated at Kavanagh College, Dunedin, New Zealand. He played for Crusaders in Super Rugby between 2005 and 2010 and has also played for the Canterbury and Tasman provincial sides....

LP 1 Andrew Olorenshaw
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Fualau
PR 17 Rodney Ah You
N8 18 Ash Parker
LF 19 Matt Todd
SH 20 Willi Heinz
IC 21 Ryan Crotty
WG 22 James Paterson
Coach:
Rob Penney
tyle="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> WELLINGTON: | FB 15 Apoua Stewart RW 14 David Smith
David Smith (rugby footballer)
David Smith is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays with Toulon in the French Top 14. He had most recently played provincial rugby in New Zealand for Taranaki in the ITM Cup, and before that for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup, having played in the Super 14.- Early life and career :Smith...

OC 13 Alapati Leuia IC 12 Shaun Treeby LW 11 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...

FH 10 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...

SH 9 Alby Mathewson
Alby Mathewson
Albert "Alby" Mathewson is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrum-half. He was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He has also played for the All Blacks.-Biography:...

N8 8 Mathew Luamanu OF 7 Serge Lilo BF 6 Victor Vito
Victor Vito (rugby player)
Victor Vito is a New Zealand rugby player/male model who plays blindside flanker for the New Zealand All Blacks. He was a star of New Zealand Sevens, and captained the 2006 New Zealand Under 19 Rugby team...

LK 5 Daniel Ramsey LK 4 Jacob Ellison
Jacob Ellison
Jacob Ellison is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Hurricanes in the Super 14. He is the younger brother of teammate and utility back Tamati Ellison. Jacob plays the position of prop...

 (c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) TP 3 Anthony Perenise HK 2 Ged Robinson LP 1 John Schwalger
John Schwalger
John Schwalger is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and plays at prop.-Early life:Schwalger moved to New Zealand after being born in Apia...

Replacements: HK 16 Dane Coles PR 17 Arden David-Perrot LK 18 Mark Reddish FL 19 Scott Fuglistaller FB 20 Fa'atonu Fili MF 21 Daniel Kirkpatrick IC 22 Robert Fruean Coach: Jamie Joseph
Jamie Joseph
James Whitinui Joseph is a former All Black flanker.Joseph's All Blacks career spanned 30 matches including 20 tests from 1992 to 1995 including the 1995 World Cup....


Assistant referees:

Jonathan White

Chris Pollock

Television Match Official:

Keith Brown

See also

  • 2009 Air New Zealand Cup
    2009 Air New Zealand Cup
    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...

  • 2009 Air NZ Cup Finals
  • 2009 Air NZ Cup 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...

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