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Australia
Australia (
/əˈstreɪljə/), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent as well as the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east.
For at least 40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, who belonged to one or more of roughly 250 language groups. After discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in subsequent decades; the continent was explored and an additional five self-governing Crown Colonies were established.
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Growers Stadium
Growers Stadium is a stadium based in Pukekohe, New Zealand. Its usual tenants are the Counties Manukau Rugby Union team who play in the ITM Cup, the national rugby union competition in New Zealand. In July 2009, Counties Manukau announced that Bayer New Zealand Ltd would the main sponsor of their organisation and the Growers Stadium will be known as Bayer Growers Stadium.
Coordinates: 37°11′54″S 174°54′30″E / 37.198299°S 174.908411°E / -37.198299; 174.908411
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses ‒ that of the North and South Islands ‒ as well as numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans.
During its long isolation, New Zealand developed a distinctive biodiversity of both animal and plant life. Most notable are the large number of unique bird species, many of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and introduced mammals. With a mild maritime climate, the land was mostly covered in forest. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions caused by the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates clashing beneath the earth's surface.
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South Africa
Coordinates: 30°S 25°E / 30°S 25°E / -30; 25
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It is divided into nine provinces and has 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline. To the north of the country lie the neighbouring territories of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an enclave surrounded by South African territory.
South Africa is multi-ethnic and has diverse cultures and languages. Eleven official languages are recognised in the constitution. Two of these languages are of European origin: South African English and Afrikaans, a language which originated mainly from Dutch that is spoken by the majority of white and Coloured South Africans. Though English is commonly used in public and commercial life, it is only the fifth most-spoken home language. All ethnic and language groups have political representation in the country's constitutional democracy comprising a parliamentary republic; unlike most parliamentary republics, the positions of head of state and head of government are merged in a parliament-dependent President.
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Brent Ward
Brent Ward is a New Zealand-born rugby union player. A product of Auckland Grammar School and the Auckland University club, he plays for Auckland in the ITM Cup, making his debut in 2002 against Southland. In 2005 he was the highest individual point-scorer in the National Provincial Championship, with 137 points, and passed a landmark 500 points for Auckland.
At Super Rugby level, he made his debut in 2003, playing for the Hurricanes against the Crusaders. He was capped 26 times for the Hurricanes between 2003 and 2005, scoring 13 tries. In 2006 he joined the Blues, for whom he was capped 10 times and scored 2 tries. He joined the Crusaders in 2007, earning another four Super Rugby caps.
Brent Ward's last game in New Zealand was in the final of the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup, when he helped Auckland win its 16th national title. He then joined Racing Métro 92 Paris, which currently plays in the French Pro D2 league. In 2011 Ward rejoined the Crusaders for their trip to South Africa following numerous injury concerns in the squad. Ward started from the bench against the Cheetahs and started on the wing against the Chiefs in Napier.
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Bryce Lawrence
Bryce Lawrence (born 23 December 1970) is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991. Making his first class debut in 1997, Bryce took charge of his first Super Rugby match in 2005, controlling a game between the Crusaders and Chiefs. His more notable matches in charge include the 2008 Super 14 semi-final between the Waratahs and the Sharks, the final of the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup and two test matches involving Australia and South Africa in the 2008 Tri Nations. Lawrence refereed his first Tri Nations matches during the 2008 series.
Lawrence refereed the first British & Irish Lions test during their 2009 tour of South Africa and was an assistant referee in the second test. He refereed the Six Nations France versus England match in 2010.
Bryce Lawrence refereed the quarterfinal in the 2011 rugby world cup between South Africa and Australia.
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Chris Jack
Christopher Raymond Jack (born 5 September 1978 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as a lock. He has played for Canterbury and the Tasman Makos in the National Provincial Championship and its successor, the Air New Zealand Cup; the Crusaders in Super Rugby; Saracens in the Guinness Premiership; and internationally for the All Blacks.
His Test debut for the All Blacks was against Argentina on 23 June 2001 in Christchurch. With his size and athleticism, he has since established himself as a regular in the All Blacks side, and arguably one of the top locks in the world today.
It was announced on 7 June 2006 that Jack had signed a 2-year contract with the newly formed Tasman Rugby Union. He spent two years with the English Premiership side Saracens joining after the 2007 Rugby World Cup, joining another New Zealand player, Glen Jackson.
In April 2009 he re-signed with the New Zealand Rugby Union until 2011. He played with South African side Western Province and then made a return to Super 14 side Crusaders for the 2010 season.
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Daniel Braid
Daniel Joshua Braid (born 13 February 1981 in Tauranga) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and former All Black, who plays for the Blues in Super Rugby, and Auckland in the ITM Cup. He normally plays at open-side flanker.
Braid played three Tests for the All Blacks in 2002 and 2003, and scored one try.[citation needed]
In 2007 he played for the Junior All Blacks in the Pacific Nations Cup, and was named New Zealand's 2007 'Player of the Year'. He played another international, in July 2008, against Australia in Canberra, at openside flanker in place of the injured Richie McCaw.[citation needed]
Braid broke new ground when he abandoned New Zealand rugby when, in 2009, he moved to Brisbane to play for the Queensland Reds. Then, in April, Braid contracted to join the Welsh Scarlets, but ruptured his Achilles tendon and so the agreement was abandoned. Later in 2009 he signed on for an extra year with the Reds.
In 2011 Braid returned to Auckland and the Blues.
Braid's younger brother Luke Braid is also a professional rugby player. Their father Gary Braid played for the All Blacks in 1983.
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George Whitelock
George Whitelock (born 27 March 1986) is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He plays as a flanker.
George is the son of a former Junior All Black, Braeden Whitelock. All four Whitelock boys were educated in Feilding.
George has already captained the 2005 New Zealand Under-19 side and the New Zealand Under-21 side against Canada in 2007. He has very good strength at the breakdown and impressive speed.
In 2009 George Whitelock was named captain of the Canterbury ANZC team.
George Whitelock made his test debut for New Zealand in 2009 against Italy in Christchurch, impressing off the bench.
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Hosea Gear
Hosea Gear (born 16 March 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in Super Rugby as a wing. He has played eight international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries. His two most recent tries came against Wales in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium helping the All Blacks to their fourth ever Grand Slam tour of the Northern Hemisphere in 2010.
The younger brother of New Zealand wing Rico Gear, he was born in Gisborne, New Zealand. He attended Gisborne Boys' High School and he plays for the Hutt Old Boys-Marist rugby club. He is of the Ngati Porou Iwi.
He has played 25 Super 12/14 matches and has scored 7 tries. He also used to play for Massey Rugby Club in 2004. He currently holds the record for most tries in a provincial season with 14 in the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup. He has played for the New Zealand Maori. After his outstanding performance for Wellington in the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup, he was chosen for the All Blacks to tour Hong Kong and Europe on 26 October 2008 and made his debut against Australia in the Bledisloe Cup on 1 November. In 2010 Gear made his Rugby Sevens debut in the 2010 Commonwealth Games for New Zealand and was chosen for the All Blacks end of year tour. After an injury to Cory Jane, Gear was given a starting spot against England, a game in which he scored the first try. The following week vs Scotland Gear once again scored the first try and then went on later to score another in the All Blacks 49–3 win. Again Gear scored the first Try in the All Blacks vs Wales game, also going on to score another to top off a great international year.
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Isa Nacewa
Isakeli Nacewa (born 22 July 1982 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born rugby union footballer of Fijian descent. He is a utility back and represents Leinster Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup competitions. He previously represented the Blues in the Super Rugby competition and Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup. He has also represented Fiji at international level.
One of the stand-out players for Auckland in their 2005 NPC-winning season, Nacewa is a speedy and versatile player who can play as an outside back or centre. He also proved that he can play as a first five-eighth when he covered successfully for the injured Luke McAlister during the 2006 Super 14 season.
Born and raised in New Zealand, Nacewa qualified to play for Fiji through his ancestral links. He was included in Fiji's squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup and came on as a substitute against Scotland. In 2006, he quit the Fiji national team as he wanted his eligibility changed from Fiji to New Zealand. But due to IRB law, his appearance for Fiji in the World Cup made him ineligible for the All Blacks, Nacewa considered legal advice to persuade the IRB to annul his Fiji cap, however the IRB has since ruled that Nacewa is a Fijian citizen and has played for Fiji during the 2003 Rugby World Cup, making him only eligible to play for Fiji. According to media reports in October 2009, Nacewa was sounded out about the possibility of again playing for Fiji on their tour to Europe, but he rebuffed these approaches to retain his focus on club rugby with Leinster.
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Jamie Mackintosh
Jamie Mackintosh (born 20 February 1985 in Invercargill, New Zealand) is a professional rugby union player who plays provincially for Southland and for the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition, serving as team captain of both sides. He was selected for the All Blacks 2008 End of year tour to travel to Hong Kong and Britain.
Jamie Mackintosh played his first match for Southland in 2004 when he came off the bench against Waikato. He played in eight games in the NPC that year, starting in two of them. In 2006, Mackintosh started in all eight of the games he played. For the 2007 season, he went two better, and played in ten matches, starting in all of them, and enjoyed wins over Otago, Bay of Plenty and Manawatu.
In 2007, Mackintosh was called into the Highlanders squad, where he played in three matches, all of them off the bench. In 2008, Mackintosh played in eleven Highlander matches. He also scored two tries and received two yellow cards.
On Sunday, 26 October 2008, after a successful year in the NPC with Southland, who made the semi-finals of the Air New Zealand Cup for the first time, he was named in the All Blacks squad to tour Europe in November of that year. He made his test debut against Scotland.
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Jimmy Gopperth
James 'Jimmy' Gopperth (born 29 June 1983 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks. Gopperth has also played for Old Boys University in the Wellington premier competition and also played with distinction for New Plymouth Boys' High School at school level prior to moving to Wellington. Gopperth signed for current club, Newcastle Falcons in the summer of 2009 on a three year deal with the Guinness Premiership side, which he joined at the end of 2009r.
Gopperth was born in New Plymouth and first played rugby for New Plymouth Boys' High School, before having his first break in the game and playing for the Old Boys University in the Wellington premier competition. Then, in 2004 at the age of 21, Gopperth signed for the then Super 12 team Hurricanes.
Gopperth made a good start to his career with the Hurricanes when he made 12 appearances in the 2004/2005 Super 12 season. All of his appearances during that season came from starting the game and he managed to score an impressive 139 points, scoring 3 tries in the process.
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Richard Kahui
Richard Kahui (born 9 June 1985 in Tokoroa, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.
Kahui plays in the position of Centre. He plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup and made his Super Rugby debut in 2006 with the Highlanders. Kahui was the top try scorer of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup. In the 2007 Super 14 he was injured for a majority of the season, while playing for the Chiefs. In 2006 he was named the 'Air New Zealand Cup Player of the Year'.
In 2008 Kahui was also named as a member of the New Zealand All Blacks squad for the in-bound tours to New Zealand. He made his All Blacks debut on 21 June 2008, starting at outside centre (13), and scored a try in New Zealand's 44–12 victory over England. He has shown his versatility by playing on the wing (14) in the All Blacks 2009 Bledisloe Cup victory over Australia. Unfortunately, a six month shoulder injury he incurred at the end of his 2009 Super 14 season with the Chiefs, prevented him from playing in the All Black side later in the year.
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ITM Cup 2012:Otago vs Auckland 11/10/2012
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- Duration: 8:00
- Updated: 17 Oct 2012
Otago vs Auckland Auckland held onto a vital intercept in the last 10 minutes to down Otago 24-19 in their national provincial championship rugby match at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Thursday.
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Otago vs Auckland Auckland held onto a vital intercept in the last 10 minutes to down Otago 24-19 in their national provincial championship rugby match at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Thursday.
2012 ITM Cup - Round 5 - Auckland Vs Waikato {FULL}
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- Duration: 97:49
- Updated: 23 Dec 2012
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- published: 08 Sep 2012
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Canterbury vs Southland ITM Cup Round 3 2011 Ranfurly Shield
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- Duration: 98:28
- Updated: 03 Sep 2012
Full match of the Ranfurly Shield clash between Southland and Canterbury 2011. Enjoy.
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Full match of the Ranfurly Shield clash between Southland and Canterbury 2011. Enjoy.
- published: 26 Apr 2012
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ITM Cup 2012:Northland vs Canterbury Full Highlights 5/10/12
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- Duration: 7:15
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
Northland vs Canterbury 11 - 54 The Drive for Five is very much on track after Canterbury cracked the half-century barrier for the third match on the bounce with four late tries against the nuggety Northlanders.
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Northland vs Canterbury 11 - 54 The Drive for Five is very much on track after Canterbury cracked the half-century barrier for the third match on the bounce with four late tries against the nuggety Northlanders.
- published: 05 Oct 2012
- views: 694
- author: sportstoyou
ITM Cup:Northland v Southland Full Highlights 26/09/2012
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- Duration: 7:16
- Updated: 28 Sep 2012
ITM Cup:Northland v Southland Full Highlights 26/09/2012 It's the classic North vs South battle as the Championship rivals face off in Invercargill. Full-time Southland 16-12 Northland
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ITM Cup:Northland v Southland Full Highlights 26/09/2012 It's the classic North vs South battle as the Championship rivals face off in Invercargill. Full-time Southland 16-12 Northland
- published: 27 Sep 2012
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ITM CUP 2012 Rd 6 Bay of Plenty vs Auckland Highlights
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- Duration: 5:52
- Updated: 25 Dec 2012
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- published: 15 Sep 2012
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120823 ITM.Cup R01 Hawkes.Bay.vs.Auckland
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- Duration: 108:38
- Updated: 27 Sep 2012
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ITM Cup 2012:Canterbury vs Southland Highlights 30/9/2012
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- Duration: 8:31
- Updated: 26 Oct 2012
Canterbury sounded an ominous warning to ITM Cup contenders when they overwhelmed Southland 84-0 in Christchurch on Sunday. Canterbury scored 12 tries and their ruthless efficiency was too much for the outclassed Stags. Tom Taylor converted all 12 tries, seven of them scored in a spectacular first half at the end of which they led 49-0. It was Canterbury's biggest winning over Southland, beating the 88-12 they achieved in 1993.
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Canterbury sounded an ominous warning to ITM Cup contenders when they overwhelmed Southland 84-0 in Christchurch on Sunday. Canterbury scored 12 tries and their ruthless efficiency was too much for the outclassed Stags. Tom Taylor converted all 12 tries, seven of them scored in a spectacular first half at the end of which they led 49-0. It was Canterbury's biggest winning over Southland, beating the 88-12 they achieved in 1993.
- published: 01 Oct 2012
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- author: sportstoyou
120824 ITM Cup R01 Tasman- Canterbury
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- Duration: 95:50
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
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Taranaki v Canterbury ITM Cup 2012 Rugby Union
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- Duration: 5:46
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
taranaki vs canterbury in the itm cup ,,taranaki still unbeaten
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taranaki vs canterbury in the itm cup ,,taranaki still unbeaten
- published: 15 Sep 2012
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2012 ITM Cup - Round 5 - Northland Vs North Harbour {FULL}
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- Duration: 100:59
- Updated: 29 Oct 2012
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- published: 10 Sep 2012
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ITM CUP 2012 Rd 5 Auckland vs Waikato Highlights
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- Duration: 9:16
- Updated: 25 Dec 2012
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- published: 10 Sep 2012
- views: 1344
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Wellington v Hawkes Bay ITM Cup 2012 Rugby Union
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- Duration: 5:47
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Wellington vs hawks bay in the capital of new zealand ,,
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Wellington vs hawks bay in the capital of new zealand ,,
- published: 29 Aug 2012
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Wellington Lions vs Hawkes Bay ITM Cup 2011
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- Duration: 4:45
- Updated: 27 Dec 2011
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Gillies Kaka incredible try in ITM Cup
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- Duration: 2:37
- Updated: 30 Dec 2012
Rugby Union, ITM Cup 2012, Hawkes Bay vs Bay of Plenty Hawke's Bay: 15 Andrew Horrell, 14 Gillies Kaka, 13 Marvin Karawana, 12 Tua Saseve, 11 Penikolo Latu, 10 Daniel Waenga, 9 Chris Eaton,8 Mike Coman (capt), 7 Karl Lowe, 6 Tevita Fomai, 5 Johan Schoonbee, 4 Ross Kennedy,3 Peter Borlase, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Adrian Barone. Replacements: 16 Ash Dixon, 17 Brendon Edmonds, 18 Tom Parsons, 19 Kieran Coll, 20 Isaac Paewai, 21 Ihaia West, 22 Nick McLennan. Bay of Plenty: 15 Lance MacDonald, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Kenny Lynn, 12 Phil Burleigh, 11 Maru Henry, 10 Nick McCashin, 9 Josh Hall, 8 Luke Braid, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Tanerau Latimer, 5 Leon Power, 4 Culum Retallick, 3 Josh Hohneck, 2 Dan Perrin, 1 Greg Pleasants-Tate. Replacements: 16 John Pareanga, 17 Tristan Moran, 18 Dan Goodwin, 19 Carl Axtens, 20 Lewis Hancock, 21 Chris Noakes, 22 Mafi Kefu. Referee: Mike Fraser
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Rugby Union, ITM Cup 2012, Hawkes Bay vs Bay of Plenty Hawke's Bay: 15 Andrew Horrell, 14 Gillies Kaka, 13 Marvin Karawana, 12 Tua Saseve, 11 Penikolo Latu, 10 Daniel Waenga, 9 Chris Eaton,8 Mike Coman (capt), 7 Karl Lowe, 6 Tevita Fomai, 5 Johan Schoonbee, 4 Ross Kennedy,3 Peter Borlase, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Adrian Barone. Replacements: 16 Ash Dixon, 17 Brendon Edmonds, 18 Tom Parsons, 19 Kieran Coll, 20 Isaac Paewai, 21 Ihaia West, 22 Nick McLennan. Bay of Plenty: 15 Lance MacDonald, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Kenny Lynn, 12 Phil Burleigh, 11 Maru Henry, 10 Nick McCashin, 9 Josh Hall, 8 Luke Braid, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Tanerau Latimer, 5 Leon Power, 4 Culum Retallick, 3 Josh Hohneck, 2 Dan Perrin, 1 Greg Pleasants-Tate. Replacements: 16 John Pareanga, 17 Tristan Moran, 18 Dan Goodwin, 19 Carl Axtens, 20 Lewis Hancock, 21 Chris Noakes, 22 Mafi Kefu. Referee: Mike Fraser
- published: 27 Dec 2012
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Rugby Union, ITM Cup 2012, Hawkes Bay vs Bay of Plenty
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- Duration: 94:40
- Updated: 28 Nov 2012
Rugby Union, ITM Cup 2012, Hawkes Bay vs Bay of Plenty at McLean Park, Napier.
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Rugby Union, ITM Cup 2012, Hawkes Bay vs Bay of Plenty at McLean Park, Napier.
- published: 28 Sep 2012
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- author: Matthew MMRugby
Rugby Union, ITM Cup 2012 Championship Semi Final Otago vs Tasman.
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- Duration: 91:29
- Updated: 25 Oct 2012
Rugby Union, ITM Cup 2012 Championship Semi Final Otago vs Tasman at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin.
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Rugby Union, ITM Cup 2012 Championship Semi Final Otago vs Tasman at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin.
- published: 25 Oct 2012
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ITM Cup 2012:Canterbury vs Hawke's Bay
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- Duration: 5:46
- Updated: 28 Oct 2012
Canterbury continued their steamroller form with a 44-3 dismantling of Hawke's Bay on Thursday to return to the top of the national provincial championship standings. Having surpassed 50 points in their three previous games, Canterbury couldn't reach that mark against a game home side, who dominated much of the first half but lacked the class of the four-time defending champions who scored three tries in each half.
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Canterbury continued their steamroller form with a 44-3 dismantling of Hawke's Bay on Thursday to return to the top of the national provincial championship standings. Having surpassed 50 points in their three previous games, Canterbury couldn't reach that mark against a game home side, who dominated much of the first half but lacked the class of the four-time defending champions who scored three tries in each half.
- published: 11 Oct 2012
- views: 598
- author: sportstoyou
ITM Cup- Bay of Plenty v Otago - ITM Cup 2012 - Rugby Union rd 3
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- Duration: 4:23
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
bop vs otago in new zealand itm cup
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Hawkes Bay vs Bay of Plenty ITM Cup HIGHLIGHTS 2012
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- Duration: 9:36
- Updated: 25 Dec 2012
Hawkes Bay vs Bay of Plenty New Zealand Provincial Rugby Hawkes Bay 42 Bay of Plenty 41
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Hawkes Bay vs Bay of Plenty New Zealand Provincial Rugby Hawkes Bay 42 Bay of Plenty 41
- published: 23 Sep 2012
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ITM Cup: TOP 10 PLAYS - Rounds 2 & 3 - 2012
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- Duration: 4:39
- Updated: 04 Nov 2012
The best plays from Rounds 2 & 3 of the ITM cup. No copyright infringment intended. We do not own any of these images. They are being used purely to promote the ITM cup and it's players. Disagree with the order? Missed a play? Let us know Music by St Clair Dub
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The best plays from Rounds 2 & 3 of the ITM cup. No copyright infringment intended. We do not own any of these images. They are being used purely to promote the ITM cup and it's players. Disagree with the order? Missed a play? Let us know Music by St Clair Dub
- published: 07 Sep 2012
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- author: ballgameblues
Wellington Vs North Habour Round 11 ITM Cup 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:33
- Updated: 29 Oct 2012
Openside Ardie Savea's spectacular opening try set the scene for new premiership leaders the Wellington Lions' 34-28 win over still winless North Harbour. Boring is not a word that could describe a match that saw the Lions run themselves to a virtual stand still at the end of their third match in eight days. Wellington's superior ability to off load in contact and to get numbers to the wide breakdowns was enough to keep Harbour at arm's length, but the championship's cellar dwellers managed an encouraging four-try bonus point. No 8 Genesis Mamea, fullback Charlie Ngatai and prop Jeffery Toomaga-Allen were all strong for the home team, but nobody was more dynamic than Savea. He looked at times like an outside back who had mistakenly grabbed the No 7 jersey before kick off. After week in which Richie McCaw announced his plans for a six month sabbatical it was impossible to ignore the potential long-term prospects of the 18-year-old wonder kid. There were nine tries in all on an entertaining night for the 4901 who turned out, but Savea's stood out from them all. The match highlight came in the 15th minute when he shot onto an offload from No 8 Genesis Mamea on the half way line. Savea stepped around fullback Luke Devcich then out-sprinted Harbour's outside backs fending off former All Black wing Rudi Wulf as he dived over the line. To North Harbour's credit they never rolled over and four tries were just reward for a contribution well led by captain and tighthead prop Ben ...
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Openside Ardie Savea's spectacular opening try set the scene for new premiership leaders the Wellington Lions' 34-28 win over still winless North Harbour. Boring is not a word that could describe a match that saw the Lions run themselves to a virtual stand still at the end of their third match in eight days. Wellington's superior ability to off load in contact and to get numbers to the wide breakdowns was enough to keep Harbour at arm's length, but the championship's cellar dwellers managed an encouraging four-try bonus point. No 8 Genesis Mamea, fullback Charlie Ngatai and prop Jeffery Toomaga-Allen were all strong for the home team, but nobody was more dynamic than Savea. He looked at times like an outside back who had mistakenly grabbed the No 7 jersey before kick off. After week in which Richie McCaw announced his plans for a six month sabbatical it was impossible to ignore the potential long-term prospects of the 18-year-old wonder kid. There were nine tries in all on an entertaining night for the 4901 who turned out, but Savea's stood out from them all. The match highlight came in the 15th minute when he shot onto an offload from No 8 Genesis Mamea on the half way line. Savea stepped around fullback Luke Devcich then out-sprinted Harbour's outside backs fending off former All Black wing Rudi Wulf as he dived over the line. To North Harbour's credit they never rolled over and four tries were just reward for a contribution well led by captain and tighthead prop Ben ...
- published: 30 Sep 2012
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- author: DeeBrev
Waikato Vs Hawkes Bay Round 15 ITM Cup 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:35
- Updated: 29 Oct 2012
Waikato win the Ranfurly Shield for the summer with a convincing 28-3 victory over Hawke's Bay in Hamilton. In testing conditions that started with a stiff north westerly that had rain squalls added in by halftime, the home team scored three unanswered tries in front of a crowd of 8052. The result sees the Bay side relegated back to the ITM Cup championship for 2013 after just one year up in the premiership. Waikato had first use of the wind, but had to work hard for their 16-3 halftime lead. The Magpies brought a determined and competitive challenge and their defence was mostly unyielding. Bit by bit the Waikato scrum got on top, the home side recycled the ball consistently and quickly to win the rucks and mauls 40-15 and constantly probed with ball in hand, even from deep in their own half. That was not always as productive as a kicking game to make use of the wind would have been, but fullback Trent Renata's boot was unerring, kicking three penalty goals and 10 minutes before the break converting a try out to the left by inspirational skipper Alex Bradley. The big, bruising No8 finished off a fine attack with a hard, low drive at the line, finishing off with a one-handed lunge to score in the tackle. Both locks - Sam Kilgour and Romana Graham - were involved in the scoring movement as they combined with the backs and their captain. The Magpies' solitary first-half reply was an Andrew Horrell penalty goal from 39 metres into the stiff wind, but they returned to the ...
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Waikato win the Ranfurly Shield for the summer with a convincing 28-3 victory over Hawke's Bay in Hamilton. In testing conditions that started with a stiff north westerly that had rain squalls added in by halftime, the home team scored three unanswered tries in front of a crowd of 8052. The result sees the Bay side relegated back to the ITM Cup championship for 2013 after just one year up in the premiership. Waikato had first use of the wind, but had to work hard for their 16-3 halftime lead. The Magpies brought a determined and competitive challenge and their defence was mostly unyielding. Bit by bit the Waikato scrum got on top, the home side recycled the ball consistently and quickly to win the rucks and mauls 40-15 and constantly probed with ball in hand, even from deep in their own half. That was not always as productive as a kicking game to make use of the wind would have been, but fullback Trent Renata's boot was unerring, kicking three penalty goals and 10 minutes before the break converting a try out to the left by inspirational skipper Alex Bradley. The big, bruising No8 finished off a fine attack with a hard, low drive at the line, finishing off with a one-handed lunge to score in the tackle. Both locks - Sam Kilgour and Romana Graham - were involved in the scoring movement as they combined with the backs and their captain. The Magpies' solitary first-half reply was an Andrew Horrell penalty goal from 39 metres into the stiff wind, but they returned to the ...
- published: 13 Oct 2012
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- author: DeeBrev
photo: AP / Altaf Qadri
29 Dec 2012
Police in India have sealed off much of the capital, Delhi, and issued an appeal for calm after the death of a woman who was gang-raped in the city. The 23-year old woman, who has not been identified, died early on Saturday at a hospital in Singapore, where she had been taken for specialist treatment. Her body is to be flown back to India for burial ... Gatherings of more than five people have been banned in the city centre ... ....(size: 4.9Kb)
photo: AP / Ben Curtis
28 Dec 2012
The president of Central African Republic (CAR) has urgently called on France and other foreign powers to help his government fend off rebels who are quickly seizing territory and approaching the capital. Speaking to crowds in Bangui, a city of some 600,000, Francois Bozize on Thursday pleaded with foreign powers to do what they could. He pointed in particular to France, Central African Republic's former colonial ruler ... 516 Share ... News ... ....(size: 19.5Kb)
photo: AP / Shaam News Network
30 Dec 2012
London. UN-Arab League envoy to Damascus, Lakhdar Brahimi, has said that a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Syria seemed far away, adding that the country risked being slithering into ‘hell’ ... (ANI). For Zee News’s Updates, follow us on Twitter , Facebook, Google+, Pinterest. First Published ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)
photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba
28 Dec 2012
Galaxy Note 2 vs. iPhone 5. Do The Companies Have Their Game Plans Right?. Posted by Jay099 on December 28, 2012 02.15 pm 0. via. Mountain View at California seems to be a busy center now. Google is stepping up the gas on the march towards a holistic environment and experience for the consumers ... My Blog . My FB Page ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)
photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye
29 Dec 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. A millennium before the English statesmen Edmund Burke, regarded as the father of Western Conservatism and who wrote, "good order is the foundation of all things," Japan's Seventeen-Article Constitution began with this conservative principle. "Harmony is to be cherished, and opposition for opposition's sake must be avoided as a matter of principle." ... militarism, those protesting U.S....(size: 9.7Kb)
Orange News
29 Dec 2012
The Argentina Rugby Union (UAR) announce that New Zealand's World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry will return to international rugby as an adviser to the Pumas in their first season of the Rugby Championship ... Leicester book their place in the 2012/13 Heineken Cup after beating Northampton 26-14 in the LV= Cup Final at Sixways Stadium ... Canterbury win a record fifth ITM Cup title on the trot after beating Auckland 31-18 in Christchurch....(size: 13.5Kb)
Orange News
27 Dec 2012
12 Gael Fickou (Toulouse) - Came into the spotlight in this season's Heineken Cup but will struggle to get regular starts for Toulouse ahead of Florian Fritz et al ... He also backed that up with a strong Currie Cup at Griquas, as his ability to mix ... Two players also poised to improve - after a strong ITM Cup and Top 14 - are Ardie Savea and Edwin Maka....(size: 6.6Kb)
Otago Daily Times
27 Dec 2012
• The final day of the Ryder Cup ... Because he will score the goal that will get the All Whites to another World Cup ... It felt a bit like watching Kiwi win the 1983 Melbourne Cup ... Won six junior gold medals - three at Maadi Cup and three at New Zealand championships - and stroked the New Zealand quadruple scull to a bronze medal at the world junior rowing championships ... • Otago winning the ITM Cup championship semifinal....(size: 14.3Kb)
Stuff
25 Dec 2012
... performances in winning the inaugural rugby Championship and the way Steve Hansen injected new blood, a new style and enthusiasm despite it being just a few months on from winning the World Cup ... "Ring now" it said and I did, the first non-television interview less than an hour after his triumph; the Tasman Makos beating Canterbury in the ITM Cup....(size: 6.4Kb)
NZ Herald
22 Dec 2012
If rugby referee Glen Jackson penned a 'Dear Santa' letter last Christmas, he's received his present. Super Rugby. Tick. ITM Cup final. Tick. Northern autumn internationals. Tick. Tick. All for judging when you should and shouldn't blow a whistle ... The food just kept coming ... The decision not to award a penalty try to Auckland during the ITM Cup final, for what many considered a deliberate Canterbury knock-on, has been his trickiest moment ... By. ....(size: 4.7Kb)
Orange News
20 Dec 2012
From the Aviva Premiership to the ITM Cup, work your way through the question below and see how much you remember? ... Where will the 2019 IRB Rugby World Cup be held? ... Number of tries scored by Leinster in the Heineken Cup Final 2012? ... Canterbury were winners of the ITM Cup, but how many times have they won the competition? ... Who was the only player to score ten tries in the ITM Cup?....(size: 3.0Kb)
Otago Daily Times
20 Dec 2012
Otago sports figures will be far and wide this Christmas - but they will all be dreaming of success in 2013. The Otago Daily Times sports department asked some of them these three questions.. 1. Where will you be and what will you be doing for Christmas?. 2. What was your highlight of 2012?. 3 ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... And the way the community got behind Otago rugby and the fact the teams have performed, right from the age-groups up to the ITM Cup team.''....(size: 10.7Kb)
NZ Herald
19 Dec 2012
In 2010, Williams signed with the NZRU in a bid to play for the All Blacks at the following year's Rugby World Cup. The second five-eighth made his ITM Cup debut for Canterbury later that year and was selected on the All Blacks end of season tour, becoming only the second person to represent New Zealand in union after first doing so in league. - nzherald.co.nz. ....(size: 2.1Kb)
noodls
18 Dec 2012
"All three new appointments were involved with the Canterbury team that took out its fifth consecutive Premiership ITM Cup title recently - ... Tabai Matson took over as the head coach of the Canterbury ITM Cup team when Rob Penney moved to Ireland to coach Munster midway through this year. He formerly worked as the Assistant Coach since 2009....(size: 5.1Kb)
NZ Herald
16 Dec 2012
He's had two false starts. Now, Colin Slade is confident of making it third time lucky. Steve Hepburn catches up with Slade as the Highlanders begin pre-season training ... "I have a lot of self-belief ... After he broke his leg, he took some time out, and initially had thoughts about getting back and playing for Canterbury towards the end of the ITM Cup ... "I have actually been back in Dunedin since about a week after the ITM Cup ... O ... ....(size: 4.3Kb)
Irish Times
15 Dec 2012
On a superficial level the tale has a slight Hollywood accent where a 30-year-old schoolteacher was plucked from ITM Cup rugby in New Zealand and deposited in the maelstrom of the Stade Marcel Michelin, the acclimatising process involving three RaboDirect games, two of which were played in horrendous conditions ... “They contacted me before the ITM Cup so it was quite a long wait....(size: 8.4Kb)
NZ Herald
14 Dec 2012
Next year's ITM Cup will be played over an extended competition window of nine weeks with a reduction in mid-week fixtures ... NZRU chief executive Steve Tew said there had been overwhelming support from ITM Cup Unions to start the competition a week earlier to help address concerns about mid-week ......(size: 1.5Kb)
noodls
14 Dec 2012
After eight powerful performances in his debut Super Rugby season in 2012, Manu's development continued throughout the off-season as he headed across the Tasman to join North Harbour in their recent ITM Cup campaign ... Forwards coach Nick Stiles said Manu was an excellent student after joining his first professional program at the Emirates Western Force in 2012 and his growth has continued following his time in the ITM Cup....(size: 5.4Kb)
For the history of New Zealand provincial competition before 2006, see National Provincial Championship.
Current season or competition: 2011 ITM Cup |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Founded | 2006 (as Air New Zealand Cup) |
| Inaugural season | 2006 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country(ies) |  New Zealand |
| Most recent champion(s) | File:CanterburyColours.png Canterbury (2011) (4th title) |
| Most titles | File:CanterburyColours.png Canterbury (4 titles) |
| Official website | www.ITMCup.co.nz |
The ITM Cup is New Zealand's annual professional domestic Rugby union competition, taking place from late July through October (or the first week of November). It was founded in 2006 with 14 teams, after the National Provincial Championship (NPC) was split into two separate competitions. The other 12 provincial teams from the NPC now compete in the amateur Heartland Championship. From its inception through the 2009 season, it was sponsored by Air New Zealand, the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand, and called the Air New Zealand Cup. New Zealand also has five teams in Super Rugby, an elite competition which also involves sides from Australia and South Africa.
In March 2010 it was announced that the Air New Zealand Cup would be renamed the ITM Cup with the addition of building supplies cooperative ITM (Independent Timber Merchants) as the major sponsor. The change came because Air New Zealand chose to concentrate their rugby sponsorship on the country's national team, the All Blacks.[1]
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History[link]
File:Air New Zealand Cup.png
Air New Zealand Cup logo used from 2006 through 2009.
The 2006 reorganisation of New Zealand provincial rugby replaced the NPC's former three-division setup with two distinct competitions. This differs from the original two-division setup used in the NPC from its creation in 1976 to 1984 in two key ways. First, the two current competitions are nationwide, while the original NPC Division Two was split on a North Island/South Island basis. Second, the NZRU ruled that there would initially be no promotion or relegation between the Air New Zealand Cup and Heartland Championship—a feature that had always been present in the former NPC.
Also, the number of teams was reduced to 26, as the Marlborough and Nelson Bays unions merged to form the new Tasman union.
The 2006 expansion of the Super 12 and Tri Nations Series had a major effect on the Air New Zealand Cup. This expansion created the Super 14, adding two extra fixtures to that competition, and also added two more Tri-Nations matches for the All Blacks, at least in non-World Cup years. Because of these changes, it was intended for players in the All Blacks selection pool to make only limited appearances in the Air New Zealand Cup.
Inaugural Season[link]
Main article: 2006 Air New Zealand Cup
The first Air New Zealand Cup drew some good support from fans and was a successful first season. The new competition also saw the introduction of 4 teams up from the old Division Two of the NPC, they were:
- Counties Manukau
- Hawke's Bay
- Manawatu
- Tasman (The amalgamation of the Nelson Bays and Marlborough unions)
The competition was taken out by Waikato 37–31, after they beat Wellington in the Grand Final in front of a capacity crowd of 25,000 fans at Waikato Stadium. The leading try-scorer was emerging star Richard Kahui from Waikato with eight tries, and the leading point-scorer was Jimmy Gopperth from Wellington with 121 points.
2007 and 2008[link]
The Air NZ Cup saw Auckland and Canterbury come out as champs in 2007 and 2008 respectively, both winning their finals against the Lions from Wellington. It also saw some changes in the format which the teams played through.
Format Changes[link]
The 2007 and 2008 season saw changes in the format for the competition with the NZRU opting to dump the previous pool system used the year before, instead going for a 10 week round-robin where each team will miss out on playing three of the other teams. The finals format was not changed however still staying with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and grand final.
2007 Air NZ Cup[link]
Main article: 2007 Air New Zealand Cup
The 2007 Air New Zealand Cup was a relatively quiet compared to its predecessor, it saw Auckland come out over Wellington. It was Wellington second successive Grand Final. Auckland finished the season at the top of the Points table with a record 48 competition points winning all ten matches. Jimmy Gopperth again finished as leading points scorer with 155, a new record and Brent Ward from Auckland finished with the top try scorer title with 8 tries.
Auckland had an easy road into the final winning both of their matches, 30–10 against Taranaki in the quarter-final and winning 38–3 against Hawke's Bay in the semi. Wellington also had a convincing win in their quarter-final winning 45–3 against Southland but had a harder time in the semi beating Canterbury by 5 points 26–21 at AMI Stadium.
The final was played on 20 October between Auckland and Wellington at Eden Park. Two tries both converted by Isa Nacewa gave Auckland a 14–3 lead midway through the first-half, but a try by Wellington meant that the halftime scoreline was narrowed to 14–8. Two penalties to each team made it 20–14 early in the second half, another penalty by Nacewa made the final score 23–14 with Auckland winning their 16th championship.
2008 Air NZ Cup[link]
Main article: 2008 Air New Zealand Cup
2008 saw Hosea Gear set a record with an astounding 14 tries, it also saw his team reach the Grand Final once again, the third successive season, but like the previous two, coming up short once again losing to Canterbury 6 points to seven in a wet and low scoring final in the capital. The Wellington Rugby Football Union had something to cheer them up by putting the Ranfurly Shield away for the summer with their last challenge being Tasman beating them 26–20. Blair Stewart from Southland was the leading points-scorer with a lower than previous 105 points. 2008 also saw on 11 August 2008 that the New Zealand Rugby Union initially announced that both Tasman and Northland would be relegated from the Air New Zealand Cup after the completion of the 2008 season. Both teams failed to meet criteria which included financial stability, population, player training and development, playing history, and administration. This decision was reversed towards the end of the 2008 season, with Tasman and Northland remaining in the competition for two more years [2]
Both Canterbury and Wellington had easy quarter-finals winning their games 48–10 and 50–30 respectively. Their semi-finals were somewhat harder with Canterbury winning 31–21 against Hawke's Bay and Wellington beating Southland 28–19.
The 2008 Air New Zealand Cup Grand Final was played on 25 October in the capital. A converted try to Hayden Hopgood and a Piri Weepu penalty was the only scoring in the first half leaving Canterbury having a 7–3 advantage at the break. It was no better in the second with the only score being a Wellington penalty, and that is how it ended, with a Canterbury win and yet another Wellington loss.
2009 Air New Zealand Cup[link]
Main article: 2009 Air New Zealand Cup
2009 almost saw a reduced 12 team competition with Tasman and Northland possibly relegated due to financial and player retention issues. The 2009 Air NZ Cup Round-Robin begun on 30 July and run to 25 October. The format has changed to a straight round-robin tournament where every team faces the others once over 13 weeks.
The competition was intended to be the last of the Air New Zealand Cup, by name and by format, with the NZRU deciding to reduce the top division, named the Premier Division as of 2010, to ten teams and have two lesser divisions; the First Division with 6 teams, 4 teams from the Air New Zealand Cup and two teams from the Heartland Championship; and a Heartland Championship competition with ten teams.
Future[link]
The NZRU announced that the Air New Zealand Cup will be reduced to a 10 team competition either in 2010 or 2011. However, this did not happen, and the 14 teams remain, structured into 2 divisions. The new structure will see a Premier Division, First Division with the Heartland Championship running underneath.
The key principles agreed at the time were that the competitions must:
- Include Super Rugby players;
- Have a stand-alone window;
- Feature a full round-robin and playoffs;
- Have promotion-relegation;
- Guarantee four and five home games per team;
- Be completed within a 10–12 week window; and
- Conclude by the end of October.
2009 Format[link]
The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup saw a different structure than previous years, after a small pre-season the Round-Robin ran for 13 weeks with every team facing each other once. The top four teams advanced to the semi-finals and the winners from each semi competed for the title in the Grand Final.
To decide which four teams went through to the semi-finals the Rugby Union Bonus Points System was used.
The Rugby Union Points System:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 1 point for scoring 4 tries
- 1 point for losing by 7 points or less
So the most points a winning team can receive is 5 and the most a losing team can receive is 2 points. Semi-Finals are played between 4 teams, the teams are seeded 1 to 4 and the two highest seeded teams play at home against the two lowest seeded teams meaning 1 plays 4 and 2 plays 3. The highest seed still remaining in the grand final played at home.
Current Teams[link]
The ITM Cup consists of 14 teams covering a substantial part of New Zealand, each team is under the governance of a union, e.g. Auckland is governed by the Auckland Rugby Football Union; each team is the top male representative team that the union has to offer.
At least 10 days prior to the start of the upcoming season each union must contract at least 26 players to compete with.
The following teams contest for the ITM Cup, and have since 2006:
| North Island | South Island |
Past Seasons[link]
Winners[link]
The ITM Cup Champions for each season are awarded the ITM Cup Trophy, previously the Air New Zealand Cup Trophy whilst the competition was sponsored by the airline. Waikato won the first competition in 2006 while Auckland and Canterbury took out the 2007 and 2008 Cups respectively, every year Wellington were the runners up. Changes in 2011 see the 14 teams split into two divisions, with the top seven in the Premiership, with the rest in the Championship.
| Year | Date | Champion | Score | Runner up | Referee | Stadium | Attendance |
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| 2006 | 21 October | File:Mooloo.png Waikato | 37 – 31 | File:Lions.png Wellington | Bryce Lawrence | Waikato Stadium | 25,000 |
| 17–13 | |||||||
| 2007 | 20 October | File:Akl.png Auckland | 23 – 14 | File:Lions.png Wellington | Chris Pollock | Eden Park | 16,000 |
| 14–8 | |||||||
| 2008 | 25 October | File:CanterburyColours.png Canterbury | 7 – 6 | File:Lions.png Wellington | Bryce Lawrence | Westpac Stadium | 21,237 |
| 7–3 | |||||||
| 2009 | 7 November | File:CanterburyColours.png Canterbury | 28 – 20 | File:Lions.png Wellington | Vinny Munro | AMI Stadium | 12,000 |
| 18–3 | |||||||
| 2010 | 5 November | File:CanterburyColours.png Canterbury | 33 – 13 | File:Mooloo.png Waikato | Jonathon White | AMI Stadium | 10,500 |
| 13–8 | |||||||
| 2011 | 3 September | File:CanterburyColours.png Canterbury | 12 – 3 | File:Mooloo.png Waikato | Garratt Williamson | Waikato Stadium | 14,000 |
| 9-3 |
| Full-time Score | Half-time Score |
2006[link]
The 2006 Air New Zealand Cup was played over 13 weeks from 28 July till the Grand Final on the 21st of October. The season was split into two rounds, Round One saw all teams split into two pools and played everybody in their pool as well as a bye week, Round Two saw the top three teams from each pool go on into the top six, the top six teams faced every team they didn't play in Round One, every other team were split into either Repechage A and Repechage B, the winners of each repechage went on to fill out the two remaining spots for the quarterfinals with the top six, the quarterfinals were followed by semifinals and a grand final.
Round One[link]
| Pool | Table Pos. | Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Results by Round | BP1 | BP2 | Comp. Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| A | 1st | File:Akl.png Auckland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 63 | 132 | W | W | W | W | L | W | bye | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| A | 4th | File:Bopcolours.png Bay of Plenty | 3 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 129 | −13 | bye | L | L | L | W | W | W | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| B | 2nd | File:CanterburyColours.png Canterbury | 5 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 87 | 93 | W | W | L | W | bye | W | W | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| B | 5th | File:CountiesAirNZ.png Counties Manukau | 1 | 0 | 5 | 130 | 158 | −28 | L | bye | L | L | L | W | L | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| B | 6th | File:Hawkes Bay Air NZ Cup colours.png Hawke's Bay | 1 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 192 | −83 | L | L | W | bye | D | L | L | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| A | 7th | File:Turbos.png Manawatu | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 174 | −128 | L | bye | L | L | L | L | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| A | 2nd | File:Harbour.png North Harbour | 5 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 92 | 50 | W | W | W | W | bye | L | W | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| B | 7th | File:NLTaniwha.png Northland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 181 | −77 | L | L | L | W | D | bye | L | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| B | 3rd | File:Otagorugby.png Otago | 5 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 76 | 77 | W | W | W | W | W | L | bye | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| B | 4th |  Southland |
2 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 123 | −35 | W | L | bye | L | L | L | W | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| A | 5th | File:Naki.png Taranaki | 2 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 128 | −42 | L | L | L | W | W | bye | L | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| A | 6th | File:Makos.png Tasman | 1 | 0 | 5 | 133 | 163 | −30 | L | L | W | bye | L | L | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| B | 1st | File:Mooloo.png Waikato | 5 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 124 | 63 | bye | W | W | L | W | W | W | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| A | 3rd | File:Lions.png Wellington | 5 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 90 | 31 | W | W | bye | L | W | W | W | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Home Game | Away Game |
Trophy[link]
The Air New Zealand Cup is hand-forged and was created by Jens Hansen Gold and Silversmith of Nelson, the same workshop that crafted the ‘One Ring’ for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and the new Rebel Sport Super 14 trophy. Master silversmith Thorkild Hansen and his team spent 3 months crafting the trophy.
The trophy stands 45 centimetres tall and weighs 3.9 kilograms. It includes 2.7 kilograms of sterling silver and the inside of the trophy is gilded with gold. The trophy sits on a base of black basalt that was hand-crafted by Waihi stone carver Jeff Beckworth.
Ranfurly Shield[link]
Main article: Ranfurly Shield
The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is perhaps the most prestigious trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First presented to Auckland in 1902, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. The holding union must defend the Shield in challenge matches, and if a challenger defeats them, they become the new holder of the Shield.
Current Holders[link]
The Shield is currently held by Taranaki who won it from Southland in the 12th round of the Round Robin in the 2011 ITM Cup.
Challenges[link]
The Shield holder at the end of each season is required to accept at least seven challenges for the following year. All home games during league play, but not during knockout playoffs, in the ITM Cup or Heartland Championship are automatic challenges. The remaining shield defences must be made up of challenges from unions in the other domestic competition. For example, since North Harbour, an Air New Zealand Cup team, held the Shield at the end of the 2006 Cup season despite losing their home quarter-final to Otago, they were forced to defend the Shield against Heartland Championship teams during the 2007 pre-season. Having successfully done so, all their home fixtures in the round-robin phase were Shield defences until they lost the shield to Waikato.
See also[link]
- 2006 Air New Zealand Cup
- 2007 Air New Zealand Cup
- 2008 Air New Zealand Cup
- 2009 Air New Zealand Cup
- Heartland Championship
- List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues — the Air New Zealand Cup and NPC in a worldwide context
- National Provincial Championship
- Ranfurly Shield
References[link]
- ^ "ITM Cup the new prize of national provincial rugby" (Press release). New Zealand Rugby Union. 15 March 2010. http://www.itmcup.co.nz/itmCupNews/12412/ITM-Cup-the-new-prize-of-national-provincial-rugby-. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ "Northland and Tasman saved from axe". Stuff.co.nz. 26 September 2008. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4707075a1823.html. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
External links[link]
- Official website of the ITM Cup
- Air New Zealand Cup News from Prime Rugby
- ANZ Rugby News
- NPC Rugby News
- Summary of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup format at allblacks.com (PDF)
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ITM may stand for:
- ITM-IFM, Mumbai
- Irish traditional music
- IATA Airport Code of Osaka International Airport, Japan
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring, an IT management tool
- In The Morning, a catch phrase from the popular podcast No Agenda
- In This Moment, a female-led metalcore band
- Indiana Transportation Museum
- Information Technology Management
- Institut Teknologi Mara or Mara Institute of Technology, a higher learning institution which had been upgraded into Universiti Teknologi Mara, (UiTM) located in Shah Alam, Malaysia
- Institute for Information, Telecommunication and Media Law, Münster, Germany.
- ITM University, or ITM Sector 23 A, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
- Institute of Technology and Management, Gwalior, or ITM Gwalior an engineering college at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Intermediate memory
- Irish Transverse Mercator: new geographic coordinate system of Ireland
- Israeli Transverse Mercator: the new geographic coordinate system of Israel
- Italmanubri S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of biking components
- ITM Entreprises S.A., a France-based group
- In The Money, see List of poker terms or call option
- Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
- Institute for Traditional Medicine, see Subhuti Dharmananda
- Intelligent Topic Manager, a software developed by Mondeca
- ITM, the trading name of Independent Timber Merchants Co-operative Ltd., a New Zealand building supplies retailer and sponsor of the following:
- The ITM Cup, the country's main domestic rugby union competition
- ITM Stadium, in Whangarei, New Zealand
- In The Meantime
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A cup is any of a variety of drinkware used to consume food or beverage. Cup or cups may also refer to:
In archaeology
- For Cup and ring marks, the cup refers to a type of carved hole in petroglyphs
In cooking:
- Measuring cup, a measuring instrument for liquids and powders, used primarily in cooking
- Cup (unit), a customary unit of volume and measure.
- A type of traditional English punch
In clothing
- The cup of a brassiere, the part that covers the breasts
- A protective cup in a jockstrap designed to protect the male genitalia
In mathematics, science and technology:
- Silphium perfoliatum or "Cup-plant", a member of the sunflower family, native to North America
- The cup product in algebraic topology, denoted by the operator Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): \smile
- Common Unix Printing System, commonly known as CUPS, a Unix print server
- Cup (volume), a customary unit of volume
In music:
- "Cups", a song by Underworld
In other contexts:
- Fuddling cup, a three dimensional puzzle
- A cup-shaped trophy or sports winning prize, e.g. World Cup, Davis Cup or League Cup
- Cup, a nickname for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- The Suit of Cups, one of the four traditional suits of the Italian suited Tarot deck or of Latin suited playing cards
- A object the general shape of a drinking cup and capable of holding fluid, whether it holds a cup (measure) or not.
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