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2007 Air New Zealand Cup

2007 rugby union competition in New Zealand

2007 rugby union competition in New Zealand

FieldValue
name2007 Air New Zealand Cup
image
imagesize180px
countriesNew Zealand
date26 July – 20 October
championsAuckland
runnersupWellington
matches77
top point scorerJimmy Gopperth (155)
top try scorerBrent Ward (8)
prevseason[2006](2006-air-new-zealand-cup)
nextseason[2008](2008-air-new-zealand-cup)

The 2007 National Provincial Championship was the second season of the National Provincial Championship (known as the Air New Zealand Cup for sponsorship reasons), a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on 26 July 2007, and the Final, in which Auckland defeated Wellington, was held on 20 October.

This season was the second of the expanded competition, which succeeded the First Division of the National Provincial Championship. There were some major changes to the competition from that of the 2006 season. The original Rounds One (initial pool play) and Two (Top Six and Repechage phases) were scrapped. Instead, there was a 10-week round robin in which every team will miss out on playing 3 teams in the competition. This was followed by the quarterfinals, semifinal and the final as in 2006.

Unless otherwise noted the information is sourced from here:

Standings

The top eight teams in pool play advanced to the quarterfinals.

PosNamePldWDLFA+/−TBLBPts
1Auckland101000371145+22680**48**
2Canterbury10901351135+21660**42**
3Wellington10802354172+18261**39**
4Hawke's Bay10703254221+3351**34**
5Waikato10604289231+5831**28**
6Southland10604231203+2811**26**
7Otago10514213275−8111**24**
8Taranaki10406218234−1634**23**
9North Harbour10424222267−4520**22**
10Northland10316206214−814**19**
11Tasman10208184262−5904**12**
12Manawatu10217158331−17310**11**
13Bay of Plenty10109154297−14323**9**
14Counties Manukau10019130348−21800**2**

Table notes:

Secured home quarterfinal berth

Secured away quarterfinal berth

  • Abbreviations:
  • It is possible to receive 2 bonus points in a loss.
  • In the event of a tie on points, the higher ranked team is decided on the basis of who won when they met in pool play. If they remain tied, then it is decided by points differential.

Fixtures and results

WeekDates
**1**26–29 July
**2**2–5 August
**3**9–12 August
**4**16–19 August
**5**23–26 August
**6**30 August – 2 September
**7**6–9 September
**8**13–16 September
**9**20–23 September
**10**27–30 September

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Knockout stage

|October 5 – Wellington|Wellington|45|Southland|3 |October 6 – Christchurch|Canterbury|44|Otago|6 |October 6 – Auckland|Auckland|30|Taranaki|10 |October 7 – Napier|Hawke's Bay|38 |Waikato|35 |October 13 – Christchurch|Canterbury|21 |Wellington|26 |October 14 – Auckland|Auckland|38 |Hawke's Bay|3 |October 20 – Auckland|Auckland|23 |Wellington|14

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Jay Williams

Statistics

Point scorers

PointsPlayerProvince
155James GopperthWellington
149Stephen BrettCanterbury
122Matt BerquistHawke's Bay
120Stephen DonaldWaikato
115Jack McPheeNorth Harbour
110Isa NacewaAuckland
101Brent WardAuckland

Try scorers

TriesPlayerProvince
8Brent WardAuckland
7Shannon PakuWellington
6Jason ShoemarkHawke's Bay
6Zac GuildfordHawke's Bay
6Shayne AustinTaranaki
6Lachie MunroAuckland
6Scott HamiltonCanterbury

References

References

  1. "2007 Air New Zealand Cup Results".
  2. Wellington Regional Stadium Trust. "December 2006 Quarterly Report".
  3. (20 October 2007). "Glory for all-conquering Auckland". [[ESPN]].
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