2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Competition
The 2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Competition was a provincial rugby competition, that was played between six women's rugby teams representing 6 different regions of New Zealand. There was a 5-week round-robin running from 22 August to 19 September followed by two semi-finals on 26 September and a grand final on 3 October. The Rugby Union Bonus Points System was used to determine which teams will go on to the finals. Auckland were crowned champions for the second year in a row when they beat Canterbury 24–20.
| 2009 NZ Women's Competition | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  |
| Round-Robin | |
| Duration | 22 August - 19 September |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Semi-Finals | |
| Date | 26 September |
| Matches played | 2 |
| Grand Final | |
| Date | 3 October |
| Score | |
| Auckland |  |
| 24 | 20 |
Standings
| Earned semi-final spot | |
| Eliminated from semi-final contention | |
| 1 | Earned home semi-final |
The top four teams in pool play will advance to the Semi Finals.
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP1 | BP2 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 36 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 53 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 |  |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 |  |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 127 | -70 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 |  |
4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 109 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 194 | -158 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round-Robin
The 2009 Women's Round Robin[1] ran from 22 August to 19 September. Each team played the other teams once with each team having 2 or 3 home games.
Round 1
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 22 Aug | |
41 - 9 | |
2:00 pm | Western Springs |
| 22 Aug | |
31 - 5 | |
2:00 pm | AMI Stadium |
| 22 Aug | |
26 - 5 | |
1:00 pm | Petone Recreation Ground |
Round 2
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 29 Aug | |
10 - 10 | |
2:30 pm | Petone Recreation Ground |
| 29 Aug | |
19 - 14 | |
2:30 pm | Park Island |
| 29 Aug | |
5 - 55 | |
3:00 pm | Massey Uni Sport & Rugby Institute |
Round 3
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 05 Sept | |
47 - 0 | Hawke's Bay | 2:00 pm | Western Springs |
| 05 Sept | |
12 - 29 | |
2:45 pm | Arena Manawatu |
| 05 Sept | |
5 - 24 | |
2:00 pm | University Oval or North Ground |
Round 4
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 12 Sept | |
20 - 15 | |
1:00 pm | Denton Oval |
| 12 Sept | |
69 - 10 | |
2:00 pm | Carisbrook |
| 12 Sept | |
25 - 5 | |
1:00 pm | Petone Recreation Ground |
Round 5
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 19 Sept | |
30 - 14 | |
2:35 pm | College Rifles |
| 19 Sept | |
17 - 6 | |
2:00 pm | Denton Oval |
| 19 Sept | |
28 - 10 | |
1:00 pm | Park Island |
Finals
The finals will run over two weeks with the first week being to semifinals and the grand final a week later.
Semifinals
The two semifinals were held on 26 September. Canterbury comfortably beat Hawke's Bay, 55 - 3 while Auckland beat Wellington 19 points to 3.
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 26 Sept | |
55 - 3 | |
12:00 pm | AMI Stadium |
| 26 Sept | |
19 - 3 | |
12:30 pm | Western Springs |
Grand Final
The 2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Grand Final was played on 3 October when Canterbury who went undefeated throughout the round-robin lost to Auckland at Rugby Park in Christchurch 24–20. A time is yet to be specified.
| 2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Grand Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue |
| 3 October | |
20 - 24 | |
Rugby Park, Christchurch |
See also
- Air New Zealand Cup
- 2009 Air New Zealand Cup
- 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Round-Robin
- Heartland Championship
- 2009 Heartland Championship
References
- "Women's competition draw announced". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.