2007 Air New Zealand Cup
The 2007 Air New Zealand Cup was a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Thursday 26 July 2007, and the Final, in which Auckland defeated Wellington, was held on Saturday 20 October.
| 2007 Air New Zealand Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Countries |  New Zealand |
| Date | 26 July - 20 October |
| Champions |  Auckland |
| Runners-up |  Wellington |
| Matches played | 77 |
| Top point scorer | Jimmy Gopperth (155) |
| Top try scorer | Brent Ward (8) |
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.
Standings
The top eight teams in pool play advanced to the quarterfinals.
| Pos | Name | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 145 | +226 | 8 | 0 | 48 |
| 2 | Canterbury | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 351 | 135 | +216 | 6 | 0 | 42 |
| 3 | Wellington | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 354 | 172 | +182 | 6 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 254 | 221 | +33 | 5 | 1 | 34 |
| 5 | Waikato | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 289 | 231 | +58 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Southland | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 231 | 203 | +28 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Otago | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 213 | 275 | -81 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Taranaki | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 218 | 234 | -16 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | North Harbour | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 222 | 267 | -45 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Northland | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 206 | 214 | -8 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 11 | Tasman | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 184 | 262 | -59 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 12 | Manawatu | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 158 | 331 | -173 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Bay of Plenty | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 154 | 297 | -143 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | Counties Manukau | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 130 | 348 | -218 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Table notes:
Clinched home quarterfinal berth
Clinched away quarterfinal berth
- Abbreviations:
- Pld = games played
- W = games won
- D = games drawn
- L = games lost
- F = points for
- A = points against
- +/- = points difference
- TB = try bonus points (1 bonus point is awarded to any team that scores 4 tries or more regardless of win/loss/draw)
- LB = losing bonus points (1 bonus point is awarded to the losing side if the loss is by 7 points or under)
- Pts = tournament points.
- 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.
Point scorers
| Points | Player | Province |
|---|---|---|
| 155 | James Gopperth | Wellington |
| 149 | Stephen Brett | Canterbury |
| 122 | Matt Berquist | Hawke's Bay |
| 120 | Stephen Donald | Waikato |
| 115 | Jack McPhee | North Harbour |
| 110 | Isa Nacewa | Auckland |
| 101 | Brent Ward | Auckland |
Try scorers
| Tries | Player | Province |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Brent Ward | Auckland |
| 7 | Shannon Paku | Wellington |
| 6 | Jason Shoemark | Hawke's Bay |
| 6 | Zac Guildford | Hawke's Bay |
| 6 | Shayne Austin | Taranaki |
| 6 | Lachie Munro | Auckland |
| 6 | Scott Hamilton | Canterbury |
Fixtures and results
Week 1
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | Venue | Crowd | |||||
 Manawatu |
15–41 |  Waikato (1BP) |
26 July 2007 | 7.05 | FMG Stadium, Palmerston North | |||
| Wellington (1BP) |
68–7 |  Otago |
27 July 2007 | 7.35 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 11,592 | ||
 Taranaki |
29–17 |  Tasman |
27 July 2007 | 7.35 | Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth | |||
 Northland |
27–27 |  North Harbour |
28 July 2007 | 2.35 | ITM Stadium, Whangarei | |||
| Auckland (1BP) |
39–5 |  Counties |
28 July 2007 | 5.30 | Eden Park, Auckland | |||
 Canterbury (1BP) |
34–3 |  Bay of Plenty |
28 July 2007 | 7.35 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | |||
 Southland |
13–41 |  Hawke's Bay (1BP) |
29 July 2007 | 2.35 | Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill | |||
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| October 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Wellington | 45 | |||||||||
| October 13 – AMI Stadium, Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Southland | 3 | |||||||||
| Canterbury | 21 | |||||||||
| October 6 – AMI Stadium, Christchurch | ||||||||||
| Wellington | 26 | |||||||||
| Canterbury | 44 | |||||||||
| October 20 – Eden Park, Auckland | ||||||||||
| Otago | 6 | |||||||||
| Auckland | 23 | |||||||||
| October 6 – Eden Park, Auckland | ||||||||||
| Wellington | 14 | |||||||||
| Auckland | 30 | |||||||||
| October 14 – Eden Park, Auckland | ||||||||||
| Taranaki | 10 | |||||||||
| Auckland | 38 | |||||||||
| October 7 – McLean Park, Napier | ||||||||||
| Hawke's Bay | 3 | |||||||||
| Hawke's Bay | 38 | |||||||||
| Waikato | 35 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
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