2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Competition
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| 2009 NZ Women's Competition | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  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... |
| Round-Robin | |
| Duration | 22 August - 19 September |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Semi-Finals | |
| Date | 26 September |
| Matches played | 2 |
| Grand Final | |
| Date | 3 October |
| Score | |
| Auckland |
 |
| 24 | 20 |
The 2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Competition was a provincial rugby competition, that was played between six women's rugby teams representing 6 different regions of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. There was a 5 week round-robin running from the 22nd of August to the 19th of September followed by two semi-finals on the 26th of September and a grand final on the 3rd of 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 teams will go on to the finals. Auckland were crowned champions for the second year in a row when they beat Canterbury 24-20.
Standings
| Earned semi-final spot | |
| Eliminated from semi-final contention | |
| 1 | Earned home semi-final |
The top four teams in pool play will advance to the Semi Finals.
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP1 | BP2 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 36 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 53 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 |  |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 127 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| 5 |  |
4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 109 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 |  |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 194 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round-Robin
The 2009 Women's Round Robin ran from the 22nd of August to the 19th of September. Each team played the other teams once with each team having 2 or 3 home games.Round 1
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 22 Aug | |
41 - 9 | |
2:00 pm | Western Springs Western Springs Stadium Western Springs Stadium is an entertainment venue in Auckland, New Zealand, that consists of a natural amphitheatre. During the winter it is used for club rugby union matches and over summer it is used for speedway. It is also occasionally used for large music concerts and festivals.Western Springs... |
| 22 Aug | |
31 - 5 | Hawke's Bay | 2:00 pm | AMI Stadium |
| 22 Aug | |
26 - 5 | |
1:00 pm | Petone Recreation Ground |
Round 2
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 29 Aug | |
10 - 10 | |
2:30 pm | Petone Recreation Ground |
| 29 Aug | Hawke's Bay | 19 - 14 | |
2:30 pm | Park Island |
| 29 Aug | |
5 - 55 | |
3:00 pm | Massey Uni Sport & Rugby Institute |
Round 3
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 05 Sept | |
47 - 0 | Hawke's Bay | 2:00 pm | Western Springs Western Springs Stadium Western Springs Stadium is an entertainment venue in Auckland, New Zealand, that consists of a natural amphitheatre. During the winter it is used for club rugby union matches and over summer it is used for speedway. It is also occasionally used for large music concerts and festivals.Western Springs... |
| 05 Sept | |
12 - 29 | |
2:45 pm | Arena Manawatu 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... |
| 05 Sept | |
5 - 24 | |
2:00 pm | University Oval or North Ground |
Round 4
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 12 Sept | |
20 - 15 | |
1:00 pm | Denton Oval |
| 12 Sept | |
69 - 10 | |
2:00 pm | 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... |
| 12 Sept | |
25 - 5 | Hawke's Bay | 1:00 pm | Petone Recreation Ground |
Round 5
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 19 Sept | |
30 - 14 | |
2:35 pm | College Rifles |
| 19 Sept | |
17 - 6 | |
2:00 pm | Denton Oval |
| 19 Sept | Hawke's Bay | 28 - 10 | |
1:00 pm | Park Island |
Finals
The finals will run over two weeks with the first week being to semifinals and the grand final a week later.Semifinals
The two semifinals were held on the 26th of September. Canterbury comfortably beat Hawke's Bay, 55 - 3 while Auckland beat Wellington 19 points to 3.| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 26 Sept | |
55 - 3 | Hawke's Bay | 12:00 pm | AMI Stadium |
| 26 Sept | |
19 - 3 | |
12:30 pm | Western Springs Western Springs Western Springs is a residential suburb and park in the west of the city of Auckland in the north of New Zealand. It is located four kilometres to the west of the city centre, situated to the north of State Highway 16.... |
Grand Final
The 2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Grand Final was played on the 03rd of October when Canterbury who went undefeated throughout the round-robin lost to Auckland at Rugby Park in Christchurch 24-20.A time is yet to be specified.
| 2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Grand Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue |
| 3 October | |
20 - 24 | |
Rugby Park, 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... |
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