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 22 August to 19 September followed by two semi-finals on 26 September and a grand final on 3 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.
| 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 |
Standings edit
| 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 edit
The 2009 Women's Round Robin[1] ran from 22 August to 19 September. Each team played the other teams once with each team having 2 or 3 home games.
Round 1 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
The finals will run over two weeks with the first week being to semifinals and the grand final a week later.
Semifinals edit
The two semifinals were held on 26 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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Women's competition draw announced". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.