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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.allblacks.com/airnewzealandcup/ Air New Zealand Cup official website]
* [http://www.allblacks.com/airnewzealandcup/ Air New Zealand Cup official website]
*[http://virtualrugby.jimungo.com/ Virtual Rugby at Jimungo]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:05, 20 July 2009

2008 Air New Zealand Cup
File:Air New Zealand Cup Logo.jpg
Date 31 July to 25 October
Teams 14
Matches played 77
Final
Venue Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Champions Canterbury
Runner-up File:Lions.png Wellington


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.

This season was the third of the expanded competition, which succeeded the First Division of the National Provincial Championship. It started with a 10-week round robin in which every team missed out on playing 3 teams in the competition. This was followed by a knockout playoff involving 8 teams, made up of quarterfinals, semifinals and the final.

On 11 August 2008 the New Zealand Rugby Union initially announced that Tasman and Northland would both be relegated from the Air New Zealand Cup after the completion of the 2008 season. Both teams failed to meet criteria which included financial stability, population, player training and development, playing history, and administration. This decision was reversed towards the end of the 2008 season, with Tasman and Northland remaining in the competition for two more years.[1]

Canterbury won their sixth national provincial title by defeating Wellington 7–6 at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. It was the third consecutive season that Wellington have finished runners-up.

Standings

Qualified for the quarterfinals

The top eight teams in pool play advanced to the Quarter Finals.

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP1 BP2 Pts
1 File:Lions.png Wellington 10 9 0 1 353 161 +192 8 0 44
2 Canterbury 10 9 0 1 270 101 +169 5 1 42
3 File:HB.png Hawke's Bay 10 7 0 3 265 183 +82 5 1 34
4 Southland 10 6 0 4 225 249 −24 3 1 28
5 Bay of Plenty 10 5 0 5 185 152 +33 2 3 25
6 Waikato 10 4 1 5 258 235 +23 5 2 25
7 File:Makos.png Tasman 10 4 1 5 188 200 −12 2 3 23
8 File:Naki.png Taranaki 10 4 1 5 201 209 −8 3 2 23
9 Northland 10 4 0 6 212 227 −15 3 3 22
10 Otago 10 4 1 5 207 231 −24 2 2 22
11 Auckland 10 5 0 5 149 193 −44 2 0 22
12 North Harbour 10 3 0 7 225 285 −61 1 4 19
13 Counties-Manukau 10 2 1 7 140 317 −177 1 2 13
14 File:Turbos.png Manawatu 10 1 1 8 149 283 −134 1 1 9

Table notes

  • Pos = Table Position
  • Pld = Played
  • W = Win (Worth 4 points)
  • D = Draw (Worth 2 points)
  • L = Loss (Worth 0 points)
  • PF = For (Total points scored)
  • PA = Against (Total points scored against)
  • PD = Points difference
  • BP1 = Bonus Point (1 Bonus Point will be awarded to any team that scores 4 tries or more regardless of win/loss/draw.)
  • BP2 = Bonus Point (1 Bonus Point will be awarded to the losing side if the loss is by 7 points or less.)
  • Pts = Progressive points tally

NB:

  • It is possible to receive 2 bonus points in a loss.
  • In the event of a tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:[2]
  1. The winner of the last match between the two provinces if played this season then,
  2. Highest points differential then,
  3. Most tries scored then,
  4. A coin toss.

Points Scorers

Player Team Pts
1 Blair Stewart Southland 105
2 Mike Delany Bay of Plenty 93
3 Willie Ripia File:Naki.png Taranaki 93
4 Jimmy Gopperth North Harbour 90
5 Colin Slade Canterbury 86

Try Scorers

Player Team Tries
1 Hosea Gear File:Lions.png Wellington 14
2 James Paterson Canterbury 7
2 Lote Raikabula File:Turbos.png Manawatu 7
2 Karne Hesketh Otago 7
2 Paul Perez File:Naki.png Taranaki 7

Attendances

Team Played Highest Lowest Total Average
1 File:Lions.png Wellington 7 15,242 6,260 80,546 11,507
2 Canterbury 7 10,065 7,000 58,565 8,366
3 Bay of Plenty 6 13,500 6,300 51,900 8,650
4 Auckland 5 16,000 6,540 47,040 9,408
5 Waikato 5 12,000 7,100 45,600 9,120
6 File:HB.png Hawke's Bay 6 10,866 4,000 41,893 6,982
7 Southland 5 9,000 7,000 37,482 7,496
8 File:Turbos.png Manawatu 5 8,000 4,000 31,000 6,200
9 Northland 5 14,200 3,000 31,600 6,320
10 File:Naki.png Taranaki 5 6,500 4,000 28,000 5,600
11 File:Makos.png Tasman 5 6,700 2,500 22,800 4,560
12 North Harbour 5 5,700 2,500 19,400 3,880
13 Otago 5 5,000 2,000 18,500 3,700
14 Counties-Manukau 5 6,500 800 16,850 3,370
Total 76 16,000 800 530,226 6,977

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Attendance
Northland 18–10 Waikato 31 July 2008 Homeworld Stadium, Whangarei 3,000
File:Makos.png Tasman (1 BP) 7–8 Bay of Plenty 31 July 2008 Lansdowne Park, Blenheim 2,500
File:Lions.png Wellington (1 BP) 30–6 File:HB.png Hawke's Bay 1 August 2008 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 7,148
File:Naki.png Taranaki 20–13 North Harbour (1 BP) 1 August 2008 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 6,300
Canterbury (1 BP) 24–25 File:Turbos.png Manawatu 2 August 2008 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 7,500
Southland (1 BP) 23–25 Otago 2 August 2008 Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill 7,500
Counties-Manukau 17–6 Auckland 3 August 2008 Growers Stadium, Pukekohe 6,500

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Attendance
North Harbour (1 BP) 27–30 File:Lions.png Wellington (1 BP) 7 August 2008 North Harbour Stadium, Albany 3,500
File:Turbos.png Manawatu 5–18 Southland 8 August 2008 FMG Stadium, Palmerston North 7,000
Waikato (1 BP) 14–16 File:Makos.png Tasman 8 August 2008 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 7,100
Otago (1 BP) 13–20 Canterbury 9 August 2008 Carisbrook, Dunedin 5,000
Bay of Plenty (1 BP) 45–3 Counties-Manukau 9 August 2008 International Stadium, Rotorua 6,300
File:HB.png Hawke's Bay (1 BP) 43–31 Northland 9 August 2008 McLean Park, Napier 4,000
Auckland 22–6 File:Naki.png Taranaki 10 August 2008 Eden Park, Auckland 9,500

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Attendance
File:Turbos.pngManawatu (1 BP) 38–38 Waikato (1 BP) 14 August 2008 FMG Stadium, Palmerston North 4,000
Otago 23–18 Northland (1 BP) 15 August 2008 Carisbrook, Dunedin 3,500
File:Lions.png Wellington (1 BP) 64–7 Counties-Manukau 15 August 2008 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 6,260
Bay of Plenty (1 BP) 38–31 North Harbour (2 BP) 16 August 2008 Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui 9,200
File:HB.png Hawke's Bay (1 BP) 16–20 Southland 16 August 2008 McLean Park, Napier 5,600
Canterbury (1 BP) 34–3 Auckland 16 August 2008 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 9,000
File:Makos.png Tasman 33–23 File:Naki.png Taranaki 17 August 2008 Trafalgar Park, Nelson 5,600

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Attendance
Counties-Manukau 8–22 Otago 21 August 2008 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 1,000
Northland (1 BP) 10–15 Bay of Plenty 22 August 2008 Homeworld Stadium, Whangarei 14,200
Southland 7–26 File:Lions.png Wellington (1 BP) 22 August 2008 Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill 7,500
Auckland 25–3 File:Turbos.png Manawatu 23 August 2008 Eden Park, Auckland 7,500
File:Makos.pngTasman 6–41 File:HB.png Hawke's Bay (1 BP) 23 August 2008 Lansdowne Park, Blenheim 3,500
File:Naki.png Taranaki 0–14 Canterbury 23 August 2008 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 6,400
North Harbour 15–10 Waikato (1 BP) 24 August 2008 North Harbour Stadium, Albany 3,800

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Attendance
Southland (1 BP) 31–8 Counties-Manukau 28 August 2008 Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill 7,000
File:Naki.png Taranaki (1 BP) 39–21 Northland 29 August 2008 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 4,000
Otago 10–19 File:HB.png Hawke's Bay 29 August 2008 Carisbrook, Dunedin 4,500
File:Lions.png Wellington (1 BP) 48–12 Bay of Plenty 30 August 2008 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 15,242
File:Turbos.png Manawatu (1 BP) 17–20 North Harbour 30 August 2008 FMG Stadium, Palmerston North 7,000
Waikato (1 BP) 34–13 Auckland 30 August 2008 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 9,500
Canterbury (1 BP) 44–15 File:Makos.png Tasman 31 August 2008 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 8,000

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Attendance
File:HB.png Hawke's Bay 18–14 File:Naki.png Taranaki (1 BP) 4 September 2008 McLean Park, Napier 6,300
Bay of Plenty (1 BP) 31–20 Otago 5 September 2008 Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui 13,500
File:Turbos.png Manawatu 13–36 File:Lions.png Wellington (1 BP) 5 September 2008 FMG Stadium, Palmerston North 8,000
Auckland 13–9 Southland 6 September 2008 Eden Park, Auckland 7,500
Northland 10–31 File:Makos.png Tasman (1BP) 6 September 2008 Homeworld Stadium, Whangarei 6,000
North Harbour 9–36 Canterbury (1BP) 6 September 2008 North Harbour Stadium, Albany 3,900
Waikato 20–15 Counties-Manukau (1 BP) 7 September 2008 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 12,000

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Attendance
File:Naki.png Taranaki 14–3 File:Turbos.png Manawatu 11 September 2008 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 4,800
Bay of Plenty (1 BP) 20–25 Auckland 12 September 2008 International Stadium, Rotorua 8,000
Northland (1 BP) 3–5 Canterbury 12 September 2008 Homeworld Stadium, Whangarei 4,200
File:Makos.png Tasman 21–21 Otago 13 September 2008 Trafalgar Park, Nelson 6,700
Southland (1BP) 43–7 North Harbour 13 September 2008 Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill 6,482
File:Lions.png Wellington (1BP) 45–33 Waikato (1 BP) 13 September 2008 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 13,122
Counties-Manukau 14–45 File:HB.png Hawke's Bay (1 BP) 14 September 2008 Growers Stadium, Pukekohe 4,850

Round 8

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Attendance
Canterbury (1 BP) 37–20 Bay of Plenty 18 September 2008 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 9,500
File:Makos.png Tasman (1 BP) 3–6 Southland 19 September 2008 Lansdowne Park, Blenheim 4,500
Otago (2BP) 27–31 File:Naki.png Taranaki (1BP) 19 September 2008 Carisbrook, Dunedin 2,000
Counties-Manukau (1BP) 27–14 File:Turbos.png Manawatu 20 September 2008 Growers Stadium, Pukekohe 3,700
File:HB.png Hawke's Bay (1BP) 24–15 Waikato 20 September 2008 McLean Park, Napier 7,800
Auckland
0–27
File:Lions.png Wellington (1BP) 20 September 2008 Eden Park, Auckland 16,000
North Harbour (1BP) 24–35 Northland (1BP) 21 September 2008 North Harbour Stadium, Albany 2,500

Round 9

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Attendance
Bay of Plenty 24–22 Southland (1BP) 25 September 2008 Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui 8,100
Waikato (1 BP) 39–10 Otago 26 September 2008 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 8,500
File:Naki.png Taranaki 13–13 Counties-Manukau 26 September 2008 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 6,500
North Harbour (1BP) 22–29 Auckland (1BP) 27 September 2008 North Harbour Stadium, Albany 5,700
File:Lions.png Wellington 26–20 File:Makos.png Tasman (1BP) 27 September 2008 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 14,143
Canterbury (1BP) 31–7 File:HB.png Hawke's Bay 27 September 2008 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 10,065
Northland (1 BP) 45–24 File:Turbos.png Manawatu (1 BP) 28 September 2008 Homeworld Stadium, Whangarei 4,200

Round 10

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Attendance
Waikato (1BP) 45–41 File:Naki.png Taranaki (2BP) 2 October 2008 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 8,500
Southland 6–25 Canterbury 3 October 2008 Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill 9,000
File:HB.png Hawke's Bay (1BP) 46–12 Bay of Plenty 3 October 2008 McLean Park, Napier 7,327
File:Turbos.png Manawatu 7–36 File:Makos.png Tasman (1BP) 4 October 2008 FMG Stadium, Palmerston North 5,000
Counties-Manukau (1BP) 28–57 North Harbour (1 BP) 4 October 2008 (1BP) Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 800
Otago (1BP) 36–21 File:Lions.png Wellington 4 October 2008 Carisbrook, Dunedin 3,500
Auckland 13–21 Northland 5 October 2008 Eden Park, Auckland 6,540

Knockout Stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 October - AMI Stadium, Christchurch
 
 
Canterbury48
 
18 October – AMI Stadium, Christchurch
 
File:Makos.png Tasman10
 
Canterbury31
 
12 October - McLean Park, Napier
 
File:HB.png Hawke's Bay21
 
File:HB.png Hawke's Bay31
 
25 October – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
Waikato28
 
Canterbury7
 
11 October - Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
File:Lions.png Wellington6
 
File:Lions.png Wellington50
 
17 October – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
File:Naki.png Taranaki30
 
File:Lions.png Wellington28
 
11 October - Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui
 
Southland19
 
Bay of Plenty11
 
 
Southland45
 

Quarterfinals

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Crowd
Canterbury 48–10 File:Makos.png Tasman 10 October 2008 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 7,500
File:Lions.png Wellington 50–30 File:Naki.png Taranaki 11 October 2008 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 13,164
Bay of Plenty 11–45 Southland 11 October 2008 Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui 6,800
File:HB.png Hawke's Bay 31–28 Waikato 12 October 2008 McLean Park, Napier 10,866

Semifinals

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Crowd
File:Lions.png Wellington 28–19 Southland 17 October 2008 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 11,517
Canterbury 31–21 File:HB.png Hawke's Bay 18 October 2008 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 7,000

Final

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Crowd
File:Lions.png Wellington 6–7 Canterbury 25 October 2008 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 21,237

See also

References

  1. ^ Johnstone, Duncan (2008-09-27). "Northland and Tasman saved from axe". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  2. ^ "Competitions review: new competitions information summary" (PDF). New Zealand Rugby Union. 2005-06-02. Retrieved 2009-02-06.