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2009 Air NZ Cup Finals
Duration	30 October – 7 November
Semifinal One
Date and Time	30 October, 7:35 pm
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... \|-	Canterbury	Hawke's Bay
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Semifinal Two
Date and Time	31 October, 7:05 pm
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... \|-	Wellington	Southland
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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...
Date and Time	7 November, 7:35 pm
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... \|-	Canterbury	Wellington
28	20

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals will 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...

season. It will consist of two semifinals on 30 October and 31 October and Grand Final 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 the first team during 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...

to qualify for the finals when they beat 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...

on 9 October. Canterbury also gained homefield advantage throughout the finals 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:...

on 16 October. 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...

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...

were the next teams to gain a playoff spot while Wellington gained a home game in the second semifinal. Southland

Southland Rugby

gained the spot after a final round win over 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...

while 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 a spot and a home semi with a win over 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...

. 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:...

were the fourth and final team to claim a playoff spot after winning their game in the 13th round with a 4 try bonus point and when 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...

, the only team who could overtake them, lost to 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....

on 24 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...

were the first team to qualify for the 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...

of 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 October. It was the second year in a row that 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...

qualified for the final and the first time that an Air New Zealand Cup final was held at AMI Stadium. They played 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...

who beat Southland

Southland Rugby

on the 31st of October winning 34-21. They played the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

on the 7th of November. 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...

qualified for all four Air New Zealand Cup finals and their eighth final in eleven years, but only winning in 2000 which was also against 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 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...

Fixtures

There was a total of 3 games in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals, two semifinals on 30 and 31 October and a culminating grand final 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...

(no. 1 seed) 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:...

(no. 4 seed) at AMI Stadium in Christchurch

Christchurch

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 no. 2 seed placing and beat no. 3 seed Southland

Southland Rugby

on 31 October for the second spot in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Semifinal One
Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time	Venue	Attendance
30 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...	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:...	7:35 pm	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

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Semifinal Two
Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time	Venue	Attendance
31 Oct	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 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...	7:05 pm	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

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Grand Final
Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time	Venue	Attendance
7 Nov	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...	28 - 20	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...	7:35 pm	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...	12,000

Round Robin Review

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 during the round-robin

2009 Air NZ Cup Round-Robin

with 47 competition points, 4 more than their closest contenders, and a league-leading 10 wins. 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...

were second with 43, while Southland

Southland Rugby

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:...

were third and fourth respectively and both on 41 competition points.

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 throughout the round-robin with 372. They also have scored the most tries along with other finalists 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...

with 40. Southland

Southland Rugby

came through the round-robin with the best defensive record with only 189 points scored against them and average of 14.5 points a game.

Standings

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...	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2	2	12

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...

finished the 2009 Air NZ Cup Round-Robin

2009 Air NZ Cup Round-Robin

with the most competition points with 47 and were rewarded the no. 1 seed for the playoffs which gave them homefield advantage throughout. They recorded the most wins with 10, scored 369 points, gave up 231 with a overall points differential of 138, the best in the competition. They scored 40 tries, and kicked 35 penalty goals, 2 drop goals and 29 conversion.

Daniel Carter scored most of Canterbury's points throughout the season with 98 while Sean Maitland scored most of the tries with 8, third most in the competition.

Canterbury Squad

A total of 37 players played 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...

in the 2009 season. George Whitelock was the captain and Rob Penney and Tabai Matson were the coaches.

Props

Wyatt Crockett
Peter Borlase
Andrew Olorenshaw
Owen Franks
Rodney Ah You

Hookers

Corey Flynn
Ti'i Paulo
Steve Fualau
Will Catherwood

Locks

Sam Whitelock
James Broadhurst
Isaac Ross
Luke Ramano
Brad Thorn

Loose Forwards

Michael Paterson

George Whitelock (c)

Ash Parker

Nasi Manu

Matt Todd

Aaron McCoy

Richie McCaw

Mike Coman

Kieran Read

Halfbacks

Tyson Keats
Willie Heinz
Andy Ellis

Midfielders

Stephen Brett

Ryan Crotty

Adam Whitelock

Casey Laulala

Tim Bateman

Daniel Carter

Back Three-Quarters

Sean Maitland
James Paterson
Colin Slade
Tu Umaga-Marshall
Chris Small

Coaches

Rob Penney (Head)

Tabai Matson (Asst.)

- Most players are capable of playing
multiple positions.

- Squad only include players who
have been named in a starting
15 or reserves bench.

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...

finished second on the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup

2009 Air New Zealand Cup

points table and were rewarded a home semifinal for it. They finished with 9 wins and 4 losses out of 13 games. They scored 362 points including a league-leading 40 tries as well as 31 penalty goals, 3 drop goals (an Air New Zealand Cup record) and 30 conversions. They also gave up 237 points and finished with a points differential of 125, second best in the competition.

Daniel Kirkpatrick scored most of Wellington's points with 95 of them through 11 games while, for the second year in a row, 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...

lead Wellington in try-scoring with 11 through 9 games including a record equaling 4 tries against 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...

in round 6.

Wellington Squad

37 players played 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...

this season. Jacob Ellison was captain and Jamie Joseph and Andre Bell were the coaches.

Props

Jacob Ellison (c)
John Schwalger
Anthony Perenise
Neemia Tialata
Arden David-Perrot

Hookers

Ged Robinson
Dane Coles

Locks

Api Naikatini
Jeremy Thrush
Polonga Pedro
Nick Paasi
Daniel Ramsey
Mark Reddish

Loose Forwards

Faifili Levave

Victor Vito

Scott Fuglistaller

Matthew Luamanu

Rodney So'oialo

Serge Lilo

Masefau Leuliniu

Halfbacks

Alby Mathewson
Ruki Tipuna
Piri Weepu

Midfielders

Daniel Kirkpatrick

Shaun Treeby

Robbie Fruean

Ma'a Nonu

Conrad Smith

Fa'atonu Fili

Charlie Ngatai

Back Three-Quarters

Hosea Gear
David Smith
Tamati Ellison
Buxton Popoali'i
Alipati Leiua
Cory Jane
Apoua Stewart

Coaches

Jamie Joseph (Head)

Andre Bell (Asst.)

- Most players are capable of playing
multiple positions.

- Squad only include players who
have been named in a starting
15 or reserves bench.

Southland

Southland Rugby

finished third on the points table with 41 competition points, 9 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. They were the best defensive team in the competition with 189 points scored against and an average of 14.5 points a game, they also on 6 occasions held their opponent tryless. They scored 260 points and had an overall points differential of 71. They scored 28 tries, 30 penalty goals and 15 conversions. They also ended the round robin in the possession of 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...

.

Robbie Robinson scored the most points for Southland

Southland Rugby

with 111 points through 11 games and 29 of Southland's 30 penalty goals. Locks Joe Tuineau and Josh Bekhuis were the leading try scores during the round-robin

2009 Air NZ Cup Round-Robin

with 4 each.

Southland Squad

30 players have played for Southland

Southland Rugby

during the season, Jamie Mackintosh was captain and Simon Culhane and David Henderson were the coaches.

Props

Jamie Mackintosh (c)
Chris King
Michael Peterson
Fai Mika

Hookers

David Hall
Jason Rutledge
Brayden Mitchell

Locks

Josh Bekhuis
Joe Tuineau
Dave Gannon

Loose Forwards

John Hardie

Tim Boys

Hua Tamariki

Dion Bates

Tom Fleming

Noa Soqeta

Halfbacks

Scott Cowan
Jimmy Cowan
Sonny Rangitoheriri

Midfielders

James Wilson

Jason Kawau

Kendrick Lynn

Robbie Robinson

Seminar Manu

John Dodds

Back Three-Quarters

Tony Koonwaiyou
Matt Saunders
Mark Wells
Glen Horton
Pehi Te Whare

Coaches

Simon Culhane

David Henderson

- Most players are capable of playing
multiple positions.

- Squad only include players who
have been named in a starting
15 or reserves bench.

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:...

finished the round robin fourth on the points table with 41 competition points and 8 win, 4 losses and 1 draw. They scored the most points out of any other team with 372 and also gave up 256 points for a overall points differential of 116. They came first-equal in tries with 40 along with other finalists 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...

, they also scored the most 5 try bonus points with 6. In total they scored 40 tries, 36 penalty goals, 2 drop goals and 29 conversions.

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 points for 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:...

team, and the whole competition, with 156 points and an average of 14.2 points a game. They also had the top try scorer of the competition in Zac Guildford who scored 13 tries through 12 games.

Hawke's Bay Squad

A total of 30 players were part of 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:...

team this season, Jason Shoemark was captain and Peter Russell and Tom Coventry were the coaches.

Props

Faka'anaua Taumalolo
Clint Newland
Josh Keys
Jodi Allen

Hookers

Ash Dixon
Hikawera Elliot

Locks

Matt Egan
Ross Kennedy
Adam Bradey
Hugh Reed
Bryn Evans

Loose Forwards

Michael Johnson

Karl Lowe

Thomas Waldrom

George Naoupu

Pama Petia

Halfbacks

Chris Eaton
Dane Shelford
Kilifi Fangupu

Midfielders

Matt Berquist

Sam Giddens

Jason Shoemark (c)

Andrew Horrell

Aayden Clarke

Richard Buckman

Back Three-Quarters

Zac Guildford
Nick Thomson
Jason Kupa
Mark Jackman
Israel Dagg

Coaches

Peter Russell (Head)

Tom Coventry (Asst.)

- Most players are capable of playing
multiple positions.

- Squad only include players who
have been named in a starting
15 or reserves bench.

Statistics

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 372 points this season, most by any other team. 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 points with 156, most among players. They also scored 40 tries including the only penalty try of the season; Zac Guildford led them with 13 tries, also most among players. Sona Taumalolo, Ash Dixon, Matt Egan and Ross Kennedy were the only players in the Hawke's Bay team to receive disciplinary cards with yellows in round 3, round 8, round 9 and round 13.

Semifinal One

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:...

on 30 October in the first semifinal of the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup finals. 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...

scored 20 points and put out their best defensive performance of the season only giving up 3 points against 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:...

who were the leading points scorers amongst teams during 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:...

were also held tryless for only the second time all season with the previous time being against fellow semifinalists Southland

Southland Rugby

. It was the third year in a row that 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:...

were knocked out in the semifinals.

Match Summary

Line-ups
Canterbury	Pos.	Hawke's Bay
Colin Slade	15	Israel Dagg
Sean Maitland	14	Nick Thompson
Casey Laulala	13	Jason Shoemark (c)
Tim Bateman	12	Richard Buckman
Tu Umaga-Marshall	11	Jason Kupa
Stephen Brett	10	Mathew Berquist
Tyson Keats	9	Chris Eaton
Nasi Manu	8	Thomas Waldrom
George Whitelock (c)	7	Karl Lowe
Michael Paterson	6	Michael Johnson
Sam Whitelock	5	Ross Kennedy
Isaac Ross	4	George Nauopu
Peter Borlase	3	Clint Newland
Ti'i Paulo	2	Hika Elliot
Andrew Olorenshaw	1	Sona Taumalolo

Replacements
Steve Fualau	16	Ash Dixon
Rodney Ah You	17	Josh Keys
Ash Parker	18	Adam Bradey
Matt Todd	19	Matt Egan
Willi Heinz	20	Dane Shelford
Ryan Crotty	21	Aayden Clarke
James Paterson	22	Sam Giddens

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...

scored 3 tries and held 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:...

to a penalty goal to win the first semifinal and be the first team to qualify for the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

. 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:...

made a late change when Richard Buckman replaced Andrew Horrell in the starting lineups because of a pre-existing injury. Sam Giddens replaced Buckman's spot on the bench.

Lock Sam Whitelock scored the first of Canterbury's tries from broken play when Hawke's Bay couldn't take a high kick from 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:...

. Tyson Keats cleaned up the loose ball and passed the ball out to Whitelock to open the scoring 9 minutes into the game. Brett converted the try from wideout and Canterbury were up 7-0.

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...

had the chance to score earlier but 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...

couldn't pull in the offload by 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...

after a break down the right hand touchline.

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:...

's 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:...

kicked the only points of Hawke's Bay night from a penalty 40 metres out. That was his only opportunity at goal for Berquist who had a 82.2% success rate during the round robin.

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...

scored their second try 4 minutes before halftime when 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...

got the pass from Paterson who first charged down Chris Eaton's clearing kick, then regathered the ball and offloaded to Ross for the try in the corner. Stephen Brett could not convert and Canterbury had a 12-3 lead at halftime.

After ten minutes of the second half 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:...

had possession inside Canterbury's 22 metre line and had them backed up when they knocked on and Canterbury got the ball. They spread the ball wide to Maitland who ran down the touchline into Hawke's Bay's territory, too fast for the scrambling defence, before he passed to Brett in support to score Canterbury's third try of the night. Brett missed once again and Canterbury had a 14 point lead with 30 minutes remaining.

Throughout the remaining minutes Canterbury sustained pressure on their opponents forcing the mistakes and also bringing on fresh legs to finish the game off, all in the final twenty minutes.

Brett kicked a penalty goal 3 minutes before the fulltime whistle but had the game wrapped up beforehand with the teams playing most of the second half on Hawke's Bay's side of field. The game finished 20-3 in Canterbury's favour and second straight final berth while Hawke's Bay were knocked out in the semifinals for the third year in a row.

Scoring summary

1st Half
- Cant — Sam Whitelock try, conversion successful (Stephen Brett). Score: Canterbury 7 - 0
- HB — Mathew Berquist penalty goal. Score: Canterbury 7 - 3
- Cant — Isaac Ross try, conversion unsuccessful. Score: Canterbury 12 - 3
2nd Half
- Cant — Stephen Brett try, conversion unsuccessful. Score: Canterbury 17 - 3
- Cant — Stephen Brett penalty goal. Score: Canterbury 20 - 3
Final:
Canterbury 20 - 3 Hawke's Bay

Player Movement

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...

used all of their seven subs during the game while 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 of their substitutions.

Canterbury

Player movement
No.	Exiting player	Movement	No.	Replacement player
4	Isaac Ross		19	Matt Todd
14	Sean Maitland		22	James Paterson
8	Nasi Manu		18	Ash Parker
9	Tyson Keats		20	Willi Heinz
12	Tim Bateman		21	Ryan Crotty
3	Peter Borlase		17	Rodney Ah You
2	Ti'i Paulo		16	Steve Fualau
15	Colin Slade		12	Tim Bateman

Key
Substitution
Blood bin
Yellow card
Red card

Hawke's Bay

Player movement
No.	Exiting player	Movement	No.	Replacement player
13	Jason Shoemark		22	Sam Giddens
1	Sona Taumalolo		17	Josh Keys
2	Hika Elliot		16	Ash Dixon
7	Karl Lowe		20	Adam Bradey
4	George Nauopu		19	Matt Egan
5	Ross Kennedy		19	Matt Egan

Key
Substitution
Blood bin
Yellow card
Red card

Semifinal Two

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...

won the second semifinal against Southland

Southland Rugby

on the 31st of October. Wellington gained a lead going into halftime and were able to hold on after a Southland comeback early on in the second half to win 34 - 21.

Match Summary

Line-ups
Wellington	Pos.	Southland
Apoua Stewart	15	Glen Horton
David Smith	14	Matt Saunders
Alapati Leiua	13	Kendrick Lynn
Shaun Treeby	12	Jason Kawau
Hosea Gear	11	Tony Koonwaiyou
Piri Weepu	10	Robbie Robinson
Alby Mathewson	9	Scott Cowan
Mathew Luamanu	8	Hua Tamariki
Serge Lilo	7	Tim Boys
Victor Vito	6	John Hardie
Daniel Ramsay	5	Joe Tuineau
Jacob Ellison (c)	4	Josh Bekhuis
Anthony Perenise	3	Chris King
Ged Robinson	2	Jason Rutledge
John Schwalger	1	Jamie Mackintosh (c)

Replacements
Dane Coles	16	Braydon Mitchell
Arden David-Perrot	17	Fai Mika
Mark Reddish	18	David Gannon
Scott Fuglistaller	19	Dion Bates
Fa'atonu Fili	20	Sonny Rangitoheriri
Robert Fruean	21	Seminar Manu
Daniel Kirkpatrick	22	James Wilson

Both teams scored 3 tries but 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...

scored 5 penalty goals while Southland

Southland Rugby

had no chance for any goal kicking.

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...

were up 3 points to nil before the first try was scored by Southland

Southland Rugby

's Jason Rutledge in the 14th minute of play. He got feed the ball and in midfield after an attacking lineout and was to strong for the remaining defenders. Robbie Robinson converted and Southland

Southland Rugby

were up 7-3.

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...

scored their first try of the match after two more penalties by Weepu. The Lions won the ball off an defending scrum, Anthony Perenise ran the ball up and fed to Alby Mathewson who passed to David Smith to score Wellington's try. Weepu converted the try and with a penalty 2 minutes later Wellington went into halftime with a 19-7 lead.

Southland

Southland Rugby

regained the lead ten minutes into the second half with two tries in quick succession. The first coming to halfback Scott Cowan who stole the ball of opposite Alby Mathewson then had a clear 50 metre run to the line. Robbie Robinson converted and Southland reduced Wellington's lead to 5. Their second come from broken play of a stolen ball from the breakdown. Midfielder Jason Kawau made the break and had an easy draw and pass to fellow midfielder Kendrick Lynn for Southland's third try of the night. Another conversion by Robinson and Southland were ahead 21-19.

That, however, was the last time Southland

Southland Rugby

scored on the night with Wellington have most of the ball throughout the remainder of the match.

After another penalty by Weepu, bringing his tally to 17, Wellington scored the second and third try both to replacement hooker Dane Coles. Coles linked up with Mark Reddish after a counterattack started by Victor Vito and carried on by Hosea Gear for his first and second was from a crossfield kick to fullback Apoua Stewart who fed Victor Vito to draw and pass to an open Coles for his second. Weepu converted the second and Wellington finished with 34-21 advantage and qualified for the fourth final in a row.

Scoring summary

1st Half
- Wgtn — Piri Weepu penalty goal. Score: Wellington 3 - 0
- Sth — Jason Rutledge try, conversion successful (Robbie Robinson). Score: Southland 7 - 3
- Wgtn — Piri Weepu penalty goal. Score: Southland 7 - 6
- Wgtn — Piri Weepu penalty goal. Score: Wellington 9 - 7
- Wgtn — David Smith try, conversion successful (Piri Weepu). Score: Wellington 16 - 7
- Wgtn — Piri Weepu penalty goal. Score: Wellington 19 - 7
2nd Half
- Sth — Scott Cowan try, conversion successful (Robbie Robinson). Score: Wellington 19 - 14
- Sth — Kendrick Lynn try, conversion successful (Robbie Robinson). Score: Southland 21 - 19
- Wgtn — Piri Weepu penalty goal. Score: Wellington 22 - 21
- Wgtn — Dane Coles try, conversion unsuccessful. Score: Wellington 27 - 21
- Wgtn — Dane Coles try, conversion successful (Piri Weepu). Score: Wellington 34 - 21
Final:
Wellington 34 - 21
Southland

Player Movement

Both 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 Southland

Southland Rugby

used all of their replacements available.

Wellington

Player Movement
No.	Existing Player	Topic of Movement	No.	Replacement Player
5	Daniel Ramsey		18	Mark Reddish
2	Ged Robinson		16	Dane Coles
8	Mathew Luamanu		19	Scott Fuglistaller
13	Alapati Leiua		21	Robert Fruean
10	Piri Weepu		22	Daniel Kirkpatrick
15	Apoua Stewart		20	Fa'atonu Fili
1	John Schwalger		17	Arden David-Perrot

Key
Substitution
Blood Bin
Yellow Card
Red Card

Southland

Player Movement
No.	Existing Player	Topic of Movement	No.	Replacement Player
15	Glen Horton		22	James Wilson
13	Kendrick Lynn		21	Seminar Manu
5	Joe Tuineau		18	Dave Gannon
8	Hua Tamariki		19	Dion Bates
14	Matt Saunders		20	Sonny Rangitoheriri
3	Chris King		17	Fai Mika
2	Jason Rutledge		16	Braydon Mitchell

Key
Substitution
Blood Bin
Yellow Card
Red Card

Grand final

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final was played on 7 November 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...

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 points to 20. Canterbury had a 18 - 3 lead into halftime but Wellington fought back to lower the margin to 7 at one point but ultimately finished in Canterbury's favour.

Match Summary

Line-ups
Canterbury	Pos.	Wellington
Colin Slade	15	Apoua Stewart
Sean Maitland	14	David Smith
Casey Laulala	13	Alapati Leuia
Tim Bateman	12	Shaun Treeby
Tu Umaga-Marshall	11	Hosea Gear
Stephen Brett	10	Piri Weepu
Tyson Keats	9	Alby Mathewson
Nasi Manu	8	Mathew Luamanu
George Whitelock (c)	7	Serge Lilo
Michael Paterson	6	Victor Vito
Isaac Ross	5	Daniel Ramsey
Sam Whitelock	4	Jacob Ellison (c)
Peter Borlase	3	Anthony Perenise
Ti'i Paulo	2	Ged Robinson
Andrew Olorenshaw	1	John Schwalger

Replacements
Steve Fualau	16	Dane Coles
Rodney Ah You	17	Arden David-Perrot
Ash Parker	18	Mark Reddish
Matt Todd	19	Scott Fuglistaller
Willi Heinz	20	Fa'atonu Fili
Ryan Crotty	21	Daniel Kirkpatrick
James Paterson	22	Robbie Fruean

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...

made a good start with a try 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...

after 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...

failed to protect the ball. Captain George Whitelock picked up the loose ball which ultimately ended up with Slade who had no one in front of him 60 metres out. 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:...

converted and Canterbury were 7-0 after two minutes.

After a failed penalty goal attempt 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...

, Brett had his chance after a scrum penalty and put Canterbury up 10-0 16 minutes in.

Another penalty by Brett after 29 minutes and another Weepu in the 32nd put the scores at 13-3 before Colin Slade scored his second after he was put into the gap from a pass from centre 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:...

. Brett missed the conversion and Canterbury went into halftime with an 18-3 lead.

Wellington were the first to score in the second half with Alapati Leuia picking off a pass from Colin Slade in the 54th minute. Weepu converted and Wellington reduced the margin to 8. Canterbury hit back though with a try to wing Sean Maitland running onto a Brett pass 40 metres out and sprinting pass three players for his teams 3rd try. With the conversion from Brett, Canterbury were up 25-10.

After another Weepu penalty goal, Colin Slade received a yellow card in two minutes later for a professional foul. Wellington used it to their advantage and scored their second try coming from replacement Scott Fuglistaller. Weepu couldn't convert and Wellington were down by a converted try. But one last penalty goal by Brett in 78th minute put it out of reach for Wellington and Canterbury won their second provincial rugby title in as many years winning 28-20.

Team

There have been 78 points scored through 2 games of the 2009 air New Zealand Cup Finals including 9 tries. Piri Weepu, from Wellington, has scored the most with 19. Dane Coles has scored the most tries by a player with 2. There have been no disciplinary cards issued.

Points

Team	Round Robin Total	Semifinal		Final		Overall Total
Team	Round Robin Total	Pts	*Details*	Pts	*Details*	Overall Total
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...	369	20	3 try; 1 pen; 1 con	28	3 try; 1 con; 3 pen	417
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:...	372	3	1 pen	did not qualify		375
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...	260	21	3 try; 3 con	did not qualify		281
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...	362	34	3 try; 5 pen; 2 con	20	2 try; 2 con; 2 pen	416

Tries

Team	Round Robin Total	Semifinal	Final	Overall Total
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	3	3	46
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	0	did not qualify	40
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...	28	3	did not qualify	31
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	3	2	45

Disciplinary Cards

Team	Round Robin Total	Final	Overall Total
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	1	2
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	did not qualify	4
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...	1	did not qualify	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	3

Player

Piri Weepu scored the most points in the finals with 29 while Dane Coles and Colin Slade scored the most tries with 2 each.

Points

Player	Team	Round Robin Total	Semifinal		Final		Overall Total
Player	Team	Round Robin Total	Points	*Details*	Points	*Details*	Overall Total
Mathew Berquist	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	3	1 pen	did not qualify		159
Robbie Robinson	Southland	111	6	3 con	did not qualify		117
Stephen Brett	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...	76	10	1 try; 1 pen; 1 con	13	3 pen; 2 con	99
Sean Maitland	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	0		5	1 try	45
Colin Slade	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...	30	0		10	2 try	40
Piri Weepu	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...	9	19	5 pen; 2 con	10	2 pen; 2 con	38
Kendrick Lynn	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...	19	5	1 try	did not qualify		24
David Smith	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...	15	5	1 try	0		20
Jason Rutledge	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...	15	5	1 try	did not qualify		20
Alapati Leuia	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...	10	0		5	1 try	15
Sam Whitelock	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...	10	5	1 try	0		15
Scott Fuglistaller	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...	10	0		5	1 try	15
Dane Coles	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...	0	10	1 try	0		10
Isaac Ross	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...	0	5	1 try	0		5
Scott Cowan	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...	0	5	1 try	did not qualify		5

Tries

Player	Team	Round Robin Total	Semifinal	Final	Overall Total
David Smith	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	1
4
Jason Rutledge	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...	3	1	did not qualify	4
Kendrick Lynn	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...	3	1	did not qualify	4
Sam Whitelock	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...	2	1
3
Stephen Brett	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...	2	1
3
Dane Coles	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...	0	2
2
Isaac Ross	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...	0	1
1
Scott Cowan	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...	0	1	did not qualify	1

Goal Kicking

Player	Team	Round Robin Percentage	Conversions		Pen. Goals		Drop Goals		Finals Percentage
Player	Team	Round Robin Percentage	Att.	Comp.	Att.	Comp.	Att.	Comp.	Finals Percentage
Mathew Berquist	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:...	82.2%	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%
Robbie Robinson	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...	68.3%	3	3	1	0	0	0	75.0%
Piri Weepu	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...	75.0%	3	2	6	5	1	0	70.0%
Stephen Brett	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...	56.3%	3	1	1	0	1	0	20.0%
Colin Slade	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...	61.5%	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0%

Fixtures

Round Robin Review

Standings

Canterbury

Canterbury Squad

Wellington

Wellington Squad

Southland

Southland Squad

Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Squad

Statistics

Semifinal One

Match Summary

Scoring summary

Player Movement

Canterbury

Hawke's Bay

Semifinal Two

Match Summary

Scoring summary

Player Movement

Wellington

Southland

Grand final

Match Summary

Team

Points

Tries

Disciplinary Cards

Player

Points

Tries

Goal Kicking

See also