2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Competition
| 2009 NZ Women's Competition | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Auckland
|
| 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
|  Canterbury
|
| 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. 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 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 | Canterbury1 |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 36 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Auckland1 |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 53 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 |  Wellington |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 |  Hawke's Bay |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 127 | -70 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 |  Otago |
4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 109 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Manawatu |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 194 | -158 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round-Robin
The 2009 Women's Round Robin[1] 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 | Auckland |
41 - 9 | Manawatu |
2:00 pm | Western Springs |
| 22 Aug | Canterbury |
31 - 5 | Hawke's Bay |
2:00 pm | AMI Stadium |
| 22 Aug | Wellington |
26 - 5 | Otago |
1:00 pm | Petone Recreation Ground |
Round 2
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 29 Aug | Wellington |
10 - 10 | Auckland |
2:30 pm | Petone Recreation Ground |
| 29 Aug | Hawke's Bay |
19 - 14 | Otago |
2:30 pm | Park Island |
| 29 Aug | Manawatu |
5 - 55 | Canterbury |
3:00 pm | Massey Uni Sport & Rugby Institute |
Round 3
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 05 Sept | Auckland |
47 - 0 | Hawke's Bay | 2:00 pm | Western Springs |
| 05 Sept | Manawatu |
12 - 29 | Wellington |
2:45 pm | Arena Manawatu |
| 05 Sept | Otago |
5 - 24 | Canterbury |
2:00 pm | University Oval or North Ground |
Round 4
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 12 Sept | Canterbury |
20 - 15 | Auckland |
1:00 pm | Denton Oval |
| 12 Sept | Otago |
69 - 10 | Manawatu |
2:00 pm | Carisbrook |
| 12 Sept | Wellington |
25 - 5 | Hawke's Bay |
1:00 pm | Petone Recreation Ground |
Round 5
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 19 Sept | Auckland |
30 - 14 | Otago |
2:35 pm | College Rifles |
| 19 Sept | Canterbury |
17 - 6 | Wellington |
2:00 pm | Denton Oval |
| 19 Sept | Hawke's Bay |
28 - 10 | Manawatu |
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 | Canterbury |
55 - 3 | Hawke's Bay |
12:00 pm | AMI Stadium |
| 26 Sept | Auckland |
19 - 3 | Wellington |
12:30 pm | Western Springs |
Grand Final
The 2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Grand Final was played on 3 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 | Canterbury |
20 - 24 | Auckland |
Rugby Park, Christchurch |
See also
- Air New Zealand Cup
- 2009 Air New Zealand Cup
- 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Round-Robin
- Heartland Championship
- 2009 Heartland Championship
References
- ↑ "Women's competition draw announced". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-13.