2014 Bayleys National Sevens

The 2014 New Zealand National Rugby Sevens Tournament known as the Bayleys National Sevens will be hosted in Rotorua, New Zealand, on the 11 and 12 January 2014. Matches are to be played at the Rotorua International Stadium. Sixteen men's and ten women's provincial teams will qualify to compete in the annual national tournament following three regional tournaments (Southern, Central and Northern regions) in November and December.

2014 Bayleys National Sevens
Host nation New Zealand
Date11 - 12 January 2014
2013
2015

Format

Teams from the 26 Provincial Unions have to qualify to attend at the National Event in Rotorua. The teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.

Teams

Teams from each Provincial Unions have to qualify to attend at the National Event in Rotorua. The qualification series started off at Alpine Energy Stadium in Timaru on the 23 November 2013 for the Southern region. Then the Central region qualification was played on 7 December 2013 at the Massey University Rugby Institute in Palmerston North. The series the finished in Hamilton at Waikato Stadium on 14 December 2013 for the Northern region qualification.

Pool stage

The first round, or pool stage, sees 16 men's teams divided into four pools of four teams. Each pool was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same pool. Teams were awarded three points for a win, two points for a draw and one for a defeat.

The teams finishing in the top two of each pool advanced to the cup quarterfinals.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
Manawatu 32106234+288
Otago 32015948+117
Hawke's Bay 31116453+116
Waikato 30032777–503
11 January 2014
12:45
Waikato 17–20 Otago



11 January 2014
16:45
Manawatu 19–10 Otago

11 January 2014
17:45
Waikato 5–24 Manawatu

11 January 2014
19:25
Hawke's Bay 12–29 Otago

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
Wellington 33007628+489
Auckland 32018536+497
Southland 31025281–295
Poverty Bay 30032490–663





Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
Taranaki 33006538+279
Canterbury 32015631+257
North Harbour 31025770–135
Mid Canterbury 30034079–393





Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
Northland 32016751+167
Bay of Plenty 32014845+37
Counties Manukau 32015558–37
Tasman 30034359–163





11 January 2014
18:25
Northland 26–19 Tasman

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
 
Hawke's Bay24
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Poverty Bay14
 
Poverty Bay14
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Mid Canterbury31
 
Counties Manukau36
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Mid Canterbury5
 
Mid Canterbury7
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Waikato34
 
North Harbour31
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Tasman24
 
Tasman12
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Waikato29
 
Southland19
 
 
Waikato17
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
 
Hawke's Bay24
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Poverty Bay14
 
Hawke's Bay17
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Counties Manukau27
 
Counties Manukau36
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Mid Canterbury5
 
Counties Manukau26
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
North Harbour28
 
North Harbour31
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Tasman24
 
North Harbour24
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Southland21
 
Southland19
 
 
Waikato17
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
 
Manawatu14
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Auckland19
 
Manawatu26
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Canterbury19
 
Northland26
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Canterbury0
 
Manawatu40
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Bay of Plenty17
 
Taranaki17
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Bay of Plenty12
 
Bay of Plenty21
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Otago19
 
Wellington24
 
 
Otago19
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
 
Manawatu14
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Auckland19
 
Auckland?
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Northland?
 
Northland26
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Canterbury0
 
Auckland19
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Wellington26
 
Taranaki17
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Bay of Plenty12
 
Taranaki5
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Wellington10
 
Wellington24
 
 
Otago19
 

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