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2006 Air New Zealand Cup
Competition details
Duration	28 July – 21 October
Teams	14
Matches played
Round One	42
Round Two	21
Finals	7
Final Positions
Champions	Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921... (1st title)
Runner-up	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

The 2006 Air New Zealand Cup

Air New Zealand Cup

The ITM Cup is New Zealand's annual professional domestic Rugby union competition, taking place from late July through October . It was founded in 2006 with 14 teams, after the National Provincial Championship was split into two separate competitions. The other 12 provincial teams from the NPC...

is a provincial rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

competition involving 14 teams from 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...

. Matches started on Friday 28 July 2006, and the Grand Final was won by Waikato

Waikato Rugby Union

The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...

on 21 October 2006.

This season was the first of the expanded competition, which has succeeded the First Division of the National Provincial Championship

National Provincial Championship

The National Provincial Championship, or NPC, is the major domestic rugby competition in New Zealand. The NPC has seen many alterations to its format and brand. Since 2006 the National Championship has been split into 2 competitions, the ITM Cup and the Heartland Championship...

. It also saw the introduction of four new teams, Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

, Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Franklin district of New Zealand. The Steelers colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands. The 'Steelers' moniker is a reference to the nearby Glenbrook steel factory...

, Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...

and the newly formed Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...

(a merger of Nelson Bays and Marlborough). On 3 June 2006, the Commerce

Commerce

While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...

Commission accepted the NZRU

New Zealand Rugby Football Union

The New Zealand Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in New Zealand, it was founded in 1892, 12 years after the first Provincial Unions in New Zealand, and in 1949, became an affiliate to the International Rugby Board, the governing body of Rugby Union for the world...

proposal of a salary cap for the Air New Zealand Cup. This was mainly so that the talent pool of players could be spread between the 14 rugby unions.

Standings

The top three places in each pool, highlighted in gray, advance to the Top Six in Round Two. Auckland secured the top position at the start of Round Two. Competition points from Round One carry over to Round Two, and teams are seeded according to points total. If necessary, tiebreakers are employed at the end of Rounds One and Two in the following order:

The most recent head-to-head result between the tied teams in that season.
Difference in overall points scored.
Total number of tries scored.
Coin flip.

Three teams receive two home fixtures in Round Two:

The first-place teams in each pool (Auckland in Pool A, Waikato in Pool B).
The higher-ranked of the two second-place teams (Canterbury, which won a tiebreaker by virtue of a better point differential than North Harbour).

The remaining three teams receive only one home fixture apiece.

Similarly, the top two teams in each repechage pool, based on competition points earned in Round One (with tiebreakers applied as needed), earn two home fixtures in Round Two, with the other teams receiving one apiece. Bay of Plenty and Counties Manukau earned the extra home fixture in Repechage A, while Southland and Taranaki earned this privilege in Repechage B.

Pool A

132
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA
1	Auckland 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...	6	5	0	1	195	63
4	1	25
2	North Harbour North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	6	5	0	1	142	92
3	0	23
3	Wellington	6	5	0	1	121	90
1	0	21
4	Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Rugby Union The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...	6	3	0	3	116	129
0	1	13
5	Taranaki Taranaki Rugby Union Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...	6	2	0	4	86	128
0	1	9
6	Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	6	1	0	5	133	163
1	3	8
7	Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...	6	0	0	6	46	174
0	1	1

Pool B

63
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA
1	Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...	6	5	0	1	187	124
3	1	24
2	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	6	5	0	1	170	87
3	0	23
3	Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	6	5	0	1	153	76
2	1	23
4	Southland Southland Rugby The Southland Rugby Football Union is a provincial rugby union who govern the Southland Region founded in 1886. The headquarters of Southland Rugby are in Invercargill, New Zealand however the Southland Union also covers country teams such as Midlands of Winton and Excelsior Rugby Club of Gore.The...	6	2	0	4	88	123
1	1	10
5	Counties Manukau Counties Manukau Rugby Union The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Franklin district of New Zealand. The Steelers colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands. The 'Steelers' moniker is a reference to the nearby Glenbrook steel factory...	6	1	0	5	130	158
1	4	9
6	Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	6	1	1	4	109	192
1	1	8
7	Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	6	1	1	4	104	181
0	0	6

	Semifinalist
(RS)	Ranfurly Shield Ranfurly Shield The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies... holders

In the event of a two-team tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:

(1) the winner of the round robin match between the two provinces; then

(2) highest point difference; then

(3) most tries scored; then

(4) a coin toss.

In the event of a three-team or more tie on points the rankings of teams is decided by:

(1) the province with the most wins against other tied provinces in the Round Robin; then

(2) if two teams remain tied they shall be ranked according to the criteria listed above, but if more than two teams remain tied, they shall be ranked according to criteria (2) to (4) only.

Round 1

Date	Pool	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time	Venue
28 Jul	B	Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	0 - 45	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	7:35 pm	McLean Park McLean Park McLean Park is a sports ground in Napier, New Zealand. The two main sports played at the ground are cricket and rugby. It is one of the 10 proper cricket grounds of New Zealand....
29 Jul	A	Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and...	10 - 41	Auckland Auckland representative rugby union team The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....	2:00 pm	FMG Stadium
29 Jul	B	Counties Manukau Counties Manukau Rugby Union The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Franklin district of New Zealand. The Steelers colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands. The 'Steelers' moniker is a reference to the nearby Glenbrook steel factory...	19 - 23	Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	4:00 pm	Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the home ground of National Rugby League team, the New Zealand Warriors...
29 Jul	A	Taranaki Taranaki Rugby Union Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...	14 - 30	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	6:05 pm	Yarrow Stadium Yarrow Stadium Yarrow Stadium is situated in the central suburb of Westown in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, with main vehicle access off Maratahu St...
30 Jul	B	Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	21 - 36	Southland Southland Rugby The Southland Rugby Football Union is a provincial rugby union who govern the Southland Region founded in 1886. The headquarters of Southland Rugby are in Invercargill, New Zealand however the Southland Union also covers country teams such as Midlands of Winton and Excelsior Rugby Club of Gore.The...	2:35 pm	Okara Park Okara Park Okara Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Whangarei, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Northland Rugby Union. The stadium is able to hold 30,000 people and was built in 1965....
30 Jul	A	Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	27 - 33	North Harbour North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	4:35 pm	Lansdowne Park Lansdowne Park, Blenheim Lansdowne Park is one of the home grounds for Air New Zealand Cup team Tasman, the other being Trafalgar Park in Nelson. It is also home to the Marlborough Red Devils and Blenheim Clubs Harlequins and Central....
		Bye: Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Steamers The Bay of Plenty Steamers are the top representative team under the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union in New Zealand. They compete in the ITM Cup. They have a total of 20 All Blacks, the latest being Tanerau Latimer in 2009... / Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...

Round 2

Date	Pool	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time	Venue
4 Aug	A	Wellington Wellington Rugby Football Union The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...	11 - 6	Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty Steamers The Bay of Plenty Steamers are the top representative team under the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union in New Zealand. They compete in the ITM Cup. They have a total of 20 All Blacks, the latest being Tanerau Latimer in 2009...	7:35 pm	Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
5 Aug	B	Northland Northland Rugby Union The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...	11 - 25	Canterbury Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...	2:35 pm	Okara Park Okara Park Okara Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Whangarei, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Northland Rugby Union. The stadium is able to hold 30,000 people and was built in 1965....
5 Aug	A	North Harbour North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...	22 - 13	Taranaki Taranaki Rugby Union Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...	5:30 pm	North Harbour Stadium North Harbour Stadium North Harbour Stadium is a stadium, situated in Albany, in North Shore City, in New Zealand. It was opened in 1997, after nearly a decade of discussion, planning and construction. Rugby union, football and rugby League are the only sports played on the main ground, as it is rectangular in shape....
5 Aug	B	Southland Southland Rugby The Southland Rugby Football Union is a provincial rugby union who govern the Southland Region founded in 1886. The headquarters of Southland Rugby are in Invercargill, New Zealand however the Southland Union also covers country teams such as Midlands of Winton and Excelsior Rugby Club of Gore.The...	14 - 23	Waikato Waikato Rugby Union The Waikato Rugby Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the Waikato area in the North Island of New Zealand. Its senior representative team competes in the ITM Cup , and won the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup in 2006.Waikato Rugby Union was founded in 1921...	7:35 pm	Rugby Park Stadium Rugby Park Stadium Rugby Park Stadium is a rugby union venue and home ground for ITM Cup team Southland. Rugby Park Stadium is located on the corner of Elles Road and Tweed Street in Invercargill. It has a capacity of 20,000, although in former incarnations has accommodated up to 30,000 in the 1960s before the...
6 Aug	A	Auckland Auckland representative rugby union team The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....	46 - 6	Tasman Tasman Rugby Union The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...	2:35 pm	Eden Park Eden Park Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...
6 Aug	B	Otago Otago Rugby Football Union The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...	37 - 0	Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Rugby Union The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...	4:35 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...
		Bye: Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and... / Counties Manukau Counties Manukau Rugby Union The Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Franklin district of New Zealand. The Steelers colours are red, white, and black horizontal bands. The 'Steelers' moniker is a reference to the nearby Glenbrook steel factory...

Round 3

Tasman Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |43
| Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

| 0
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| A
| 12 August
| 17:30
| Taranaki

Taranaki Rugby Union

Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...

| 3
| style="background:silver" |Auckland

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...

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |29
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| A
| 12 August
| 19:35
| Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

| 7
| style="background:silver" |North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

The North Harbour Rugby Union , commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup , the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship .-Area:Harbour Rugby encompasses a...

Waikato Rugby Union

(1BP)
| style="background:silver" | 36
| Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

| 22
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B
| 13 August
| 14:35
| style="background:silver" |Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

(1BP)
| style="background:silver" | 51
| Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

(1BP)
| 29
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B
| 13 August
| 16:35
| style="background:silver" | Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...

(1BP)
| style="background:silver" | 37
| Northland

Northland Rugby Union

The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

| Southland

Southland Rugby

The Southland Rugby Football Union is a provincial rugby union who govern the Southland Region founded in 1886. The headquarters of Southland Rugby are in Invercargill, New Zealand however the Southland Union also covers country teams such as Midlands of Winton and Excelsior Rugby Club of Gore.The...

Round 4

Manawatu Rugby Union

(1BP)
| 12
| style="background:silver" | Taranaki

Taranaki Rugby Union

Auckland Rugby Football Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |45
| Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

| 27
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| A
| 20 August
| 16:35
| style="background:silver" | North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver" | 31
| Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

| 16
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B (RS

Ranfurly Shield

The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies...

)
| 18 August
| 19:35
| style="background:silver" |Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

| style="background:silver" | 24
| Southland

Southland Rugby

| 7
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B
| 19 August
| 14:00
| style="background:silver" | Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

| style="background:silver" | 24
| Waikato

Waikato Rugby Union

(1BP)
| 21
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B
| 20 August
| 12:30
| Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

(1BP)
| 17
| style="background:silver" |Northland

Northland Rugby Union

Tasman Rugby Union

| Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

Round 5

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

| style="background:silver" | 33
| Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

| 15
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| A
| 26 August
| 19:35
| style="background:silver" | Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

| style="background:silver" | 14
| Auckland

Auckland Rugby Football Union

| 11
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| A
| 27 August
| 14:35
| style="background:silver" | Taranaki

Taranaki Rugby Union

| style="background:silver" | 22
| Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| 15
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B
| 25 August
| 19:35
| Southland

Southland Rugby

(1BP)
| 8
| style="background:silver" | Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

Waikato Rugby Union

| style="background:silver" | 23
| Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

(1BP)
| 20
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B
| 27 August
| 16:35
| Northland

Northland Rugby Union

| 24
| Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

North Harbour Rugby Union

| Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

Round 6

Auckland Rugby Football Union

| style="background:silver" | 23
| North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

| 3
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| A
| 2 September
| 14:35
| Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| 17
| style="background:silver" |Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

| style="background:silver" |23
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| A
| 2 September
| 17:30
| Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

| 3
| style="background:silver" | Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

| style="background:silver" | 11
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B (RS

Ranfurly Shield

)
| 2 September
| 19:35
| style="background:silver" | Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

| style="background:silver" | 22
| Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

| 17
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B
| 3 September
| 14:35
| Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

| 23
| style="background:silver" | Waikato

Waikato Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver" | 42
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B
| 3 September
| 16:35
| style="background:silver" | Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver" | 29
| Southland

Southland Rugby

Taranaki Rugby Union

| Northland

Northland Rugby Union

Round 7

North Harbour Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |28
| Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

| 6
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| A
| 9 September
| 19:35
| style="background:silver" |Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

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| Taranaki

Taranaki Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| 16
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| A
| 10 September
| 16:30
| style="background:silver" | Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

(1 BP)
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| Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

| 25
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B
| 9 September
| 14:35
| style="background:silver" |Waikato

Waikato Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver" |42
| Northland

Northland Rugby Union

| 21
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B
| 9 September
| 17:30
| style="background:silver" |Southland

Southland Rugby

| style="background:silver" |15
| Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

(1 BP)
| 11
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| B (RS

Ranfurly Shield

)
| 10 September
| 14:35
| style="background:silver" |Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

(1 BP)
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| Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

Auckland Rugby Football Union

| Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

Round two

Each team in the competition played three fixtures in this round. In the Top Six, each team played the three teams that it did not play in Round One. Each team in the repechage pools played the other teams in its pool once.

For the teams in the Top Six, competition points carried over from Round One. All Top Six teams advanced to the quarterfinals, with their seedings determined by their positions at the end of Round Two.

In the two repechage pools, competition points did not carry over from Round One. The top team in each pool at the end of Round Two advanced to the quarterfinals. The two repechage winners received the seventh and eighth seeds, determined based on competition points at the end of Round Two.

At the end of Week 9, Auckland, Waikato and North Harbour secured home quarter-finals. Bay of Plenty secured the top spot in Repechage A. In Repechage B, Taranaki dropped out of contention for the top spot.

After defeating Manawatu in Week 10, Bay of Plenty clinched the higher placing of the two repechage quarter-final slots. Also in Week 10, Otago's loss to Wellington placed Otago at the bottom of the Top 6 going into the quarter-finals. The fourth home quarter-final went to Wellington; although Canterbury defeated Auckland, they did not earn the bonus point they needed to pass Wellington on the table. Wellington's victory over Canterbury in Week 8 gave them the advantage in the tiebreaker.

Southland earned the top spot in Repechage B by means of a 19-12 bonus-point loss to Northland, putting them one point ahead of the Taniwha.

The battle for the top overall seed came down to the final match in pool play. Waikato claimed the top seed by defeating North Harbour. Regardless of the Waikato-Harbour result, Auckland was assured of no worse than the second seed they eventually received. Harbour received the third seed.

Top Six

Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts
1	Waikato	9	7	1	1	90	58	30	6	36
2	Auckland	9	6	1	2	92	56	36	8	34
3	North Harbour	9	7	0	2	64	66	2	3	31
4	Wellington	9	7	0	2	68	75
1	29
5	Canterbury	9	6	0	3	68	69
5	29
6	Otago	9	5	0	4	39	97
4	24

Repechage A

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Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1	Bay of Plenty	3	3	0	0	100	34
2	14
2	Hawke's Bay	3	2	0	1	63	74
1	9
3	Counties Manukau	3	0	1	2	65	93
3	5
4	Manawatu	3	0	1	2	51	78
0	2

Repechage B

5
Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1	Southland	3	2	0	1	55	50
1	9
2	Northland	3	2	0	1	57	85
0	8
3	Taranaki	3	1	0	2	76	60
3	7
4	Tasman	3	1	0	2	87	80
1	5

Week 8

Auckland Rugby Football Union

(1 BP)
| 22
| Waikato

Waikato Rugby Union

| 22
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| T6
| 17 September
| 14:30
| style="background:silver"| North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

| style="background:silver"| 28
| Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

| 18
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| T6
| 17 September
| 16:35
| style="background:silver"| Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

| style="background:silver"| 26
| Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

(1 BP)
| 24
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| RA
| 15 September
| 18:05
| Taranaki

Taranaki Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| 17
| style="background:silver"| Northland

Northland Rugby Union

Southland Rugby

| style="background:silver"| 23
| Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

| 14
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| RB
| 15 September
| 20:05
| style="background:silver"| Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver"| 26
| Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

| 10
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| RB
| 16 September
| 17:35
| style="background:silver"| Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver"| 38
| Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

| 11

Week 9

Waikato Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver"|32
| Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

| 21
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| T6
| 23 September
| 19:35
| style="background:silver"|Auckland

Auckland Rugby Football Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver"|48
| Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

| 7
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| T6 (RS

Ranfurly Shield

)
| 24 September
| 16:35
| Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

| 17
| style="background:silver"|North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

Southland Rugby

| style="background:silver"| 20
| Taranaki

Taranaki Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| 17
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| RA
| 23 September
| 14:35
| style="background:silver"| Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver"| 56
| Northland

Northland Rugby Union

| 15
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| RB
| 22 September
| 18:05
| style="background:silver"| Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver"| 35
| Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

| 7
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| RB
| 22 September
| 20:05
| Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| 25
| Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

| 25

Week 10

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

| style="background:silver"| 27
| Auckland

Auckland Rugby Football Union

(1 BP)
| 22
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| T6
| 29 September
| 19:30
| Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

(1 BP)
| 14
| style="background:silver"| Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

Waikato Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver"| 31
| North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

| 15
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| RA
| 30 September
| 17:30
| style="background:silver"| Taranaki

Taranaki Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| style="background:silver"| 42
| Tasman

Tasman Rugby Union

| 17
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| RA
| 1 October
| 14:30
| style="background:silver"| Northland

Northland Rugby Union

| style="background:silver"| 19
| Southland

Southland Rugby

(1 BP)
| 12
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| RB
| 28 September
| 19:05
| Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

| 16
| style="background:silver"| Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

| style="background:silver"| 27
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| RB
| 30 September
| 14:35
| Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau Rugby Union

(1 BP)
| 29
| style="background:silver"| Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

| style="background:silver"| 30

Quarter-finals

Waikato Rugby Union

| style="background:silver"|24
| 8
| Southland

Southland Rugby

Auckland Rugby Football Union

| style="background:silver"|46
| 7
| Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...

| 14
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 3
| North Harbour

North Harbour Rugby Union

| 21
| 6
| style="background:silver"| Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

| style="background:silver"|36
| 5
| Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

| 23

Semi-finals

Auckland Rugby Football Union

Waikato Rugby Union

| style="background:silver"|44
| Otago

Otago Rugby Football Union

| 15

Final

Waikato Rugby Union

|style="background:silver"|37
| Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...

| 31

Standings

Pool A

Pool B

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round two

Top Six

Repechage A

Repechage B

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

See also