2007 Air New Zealand Cup

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)
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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.

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 Quarter Final.

	Clinched home quarterfinal berth
	Clinched quarterfinal berth

Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	BP1	BP2	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

• Pos = Table Position
• Pld = Played
• W = Win (Worth 4 points)
• D = Draw (Worth 2 points)
• L = Loss (Worth 0 points)
• F = For (Total points scored)
• A = Against (Total points scored against)
• +/- = Points difference
• BP1 = Bonus Point (1 Bonus Point will be awarded to any team that scores 4 tries or more regardless of win/loss/draw.)
• BP2 = Bonus Point (1 Bonus Point will be awarded to the losing side if the loss is by 7 points or less.)
• Pts = Progressive points tally

NB:

• It is possible to receive 2 bonus points in a loss.
• NB 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

	Dates
Week 1	26–29 July
Week 2	2–5 August
Week 3	9–12 August
Week 4	16–19 August
Week 5	23–26 August
Week 6	30 August – 2 September
Week 7	6–9 September
Week 8	13–16 September
Week 9	20–23 September
Week 10	27–30 September

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

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue
2 August	7.05	Tasman	33	Manawatu	10	Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
3 August	7.35	Bay of Plenty	3	Auckland (1BP)	41	Blue Chip Stadium, Mount Maunganui
3 August	7.35	Otago	23	Northland (1BP)	20	Carisbrook, Dunedin
4 August	2.35	Hawke's Bay	8	Wellington (1BP)	6	McLean Park, Napier
4 August	5.30	Waikato	22	Southland	11	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
4 August	7.35	North Harbour (Ranfurly Shield)	19	Taranaki (1BP)	13	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
5 August	2.35	Counties Manukau	13	Canterbury (1BP)	52	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland

Week 3

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Crowd
9 August	7.05	Bay of Plenty (1BP)	17	Northland	24	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
10 August	7.35	Counties Manukau	13	North Harbour	13	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
10 August	7.35	Tasman	23	Hawke's Bay (1BP)	17	Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
11 August	2.35	Wellington (1BP)	37	Manawatu	7	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	14,081
11 August	5.30	Auckland (1BP)	47	Waikato	26	Eden Park, Auckland
11 August	7.30	Otago	7	Canterbury	27	Carisbrook, Dunedin
12 August	2.35	Taranaki (1BP)	20	Southland	25	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth

Week 4

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue
16 August	7.05	Northland	9	Tasman (1BP)	3	ITM Stadium, Whangarei
17 August	7.35	Waikato (1BP)	30	Counties Manukau	8	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
17 August	7.35	Hawke's Bay (1BP)	35	North Harbour	25	McLean Park, Napier
18 August	2.35	Southland	19	Auckland (1BP)	44	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
18 August	5.30	Taranaki (1BP)	15	Otago	18	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
18 August	7.30	Canterbury (1BP)	41	Wellington	23	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
19 August	2.35	Manawatu (1BP)	30	Bay of Plenty	18	FMG Stadium, Palmerston North

Week 5

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Crowd
23 August	7:05	Counties Manukau	14	Hawke's Bay (1BP)	38	Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
24 August	7:35	Southland	24	Northland	16	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
		Auckland	22	Taranaki	13	Eden Park, Auckland
25 August	2:30	Bay of Plenty (1BP)	25	Otago	29	Blue Chip Stadium, Mt Maunganui
25 August	5:30	Wellington (1BP)	38	Tasman	25	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	11,000
25 August	7:35	North Harbour (Ranfurly Shield)	7	Waikato (1BP)	52	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
26 August	7:35	Canterbury (1BP)	64	Manawatu	10	AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Week 6

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue
30 August	7:05	Hawke's Bay	11	Auckland (1 BP)	38	McLean Park, Napier
31 August	7:35	Counties Manukau	18	Wellington	33	Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
31 August	7:35	Otago	20	Southland	26	Carisbrook, Dunedin
1 September	2:30	Tasman (1 BP)	26	Bay of Plenty (1 BP)	33	Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
1 September	5:30	Northland (1 BP)	20	Taranaki (1 BP)	22	ITM Stadium, Whangarei
1 September	7:35	Waikato (Ranfurly Shield)	20	Canterbury (1 BP)	33	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
2 September	2:35	North Harbour (1 BP)	34	Manawatu	16	North Harbour Stadium, Albany

Week 7

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Crowd
6 September	7:05	Southland (1BP)	47	Counties Manukau	10	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
7 September	7:35	Canterbury (Ranfurly Shield) (1BP)	44	Hawke's Bay	6	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
		Taranaki (1BP)	36	Bay of Plenty	19	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
8 September	2:30	Tasman (1BP)	23	Waikato	25	Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
8 September	5:30	Northland	25	Auckland (1BP)	33	ITM Stadium, Whangarei
8 September	7:35	Wellington (1BP)	39	North Harbour	14	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	8,300
9 September	2:35	Manawatu	25	Otago	25	FMG Stadium, Palmerston North

Week 8

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue
13 September	7:05	Taranaki (1BP)	13	Canterbury	20	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
14 September	7:35	Waikato	27	Wellington (1BP)	41	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
14 September	7:35	Hawke's Bay (1BP)	35	Northland (2BP)	29	McLean Park, Napier
15 September	2:30	Manawatu	31	Counties Manukau	18	FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
15 September	5:30	Auckland (1BP)	49	Tasman	7	Eden Park, Auckland
15 September	7:35	Otago	31	North Harbour	22	Carisbrook, Dunedin
16 September	2:35	Bay of Plenty	0	Southland	19	Blue Chip Stadium, Mount Maunganui

Week 9

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Crowd
20 September	7:05	Wellington (1 BP)	53	Taranaki	12	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	9,025
21 September	7:35	Tasman (1 BP)	14	Canterbury	21	Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
21 September	7.35	Auckland (1 BP)	32	Otago	21	Eden Park, Auckland
22 September	2:30	Southland	30	Manawatu	11	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
22 September	5:30	Hawke's Bay (1 BP)	30	Waikato (1 BP)	26	McLean Park, Napier
22 September	7:35	North Harbour (1BP)	42	Bay of Plenty (1BP)	24	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
23 September	2:35	Northland	20	Counties Manukau	10	ITM Stadium, Whangarei

Week 10

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue
27 September	7:05	Otago (1 BP)	32	Tasman	13	Carisbrook, Dunedin
28 September	7:35	North Harbour	19	Southland (1 BP)	17	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
28 September	7:35	Bay of Plenty (1BP)	13	Wellington	16	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
29 September	2:30	Waikato	20	Northland (1 BP)	16	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
29 September	5:30	Manawatu	3	Hawke's Bay	31	FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
29 September	7:35	Canterbury (Ranfurly Shield)	15	Auckland	26	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
30 September	2:35	Counties Manukau	21	Taranaki (1BP)	45	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland

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

Quarter finals

Seed	Home team	Score	Seed	Away team	Score	Crowd
1	Auckland	30	8	Taranaki	10
2	Canterbury	44	7	Otago	6
3	Wellington	45	6	Southland	3	9,277
4	Hawke's Bay	38	5	Waikato	35

Semi-finals

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Crowd
13 October	19:35	Canterbury	21	Wellington	26	17,641 [1]
14 October	19:35	Auckland	38	Hawke's Bay	3

Final

Date	Time	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Crowd
20 October	19:35	Auckland	23	Wellington	14	16,000

See also

• Air New Zealand Cup

ITM Cup Competing teams Auckland Bay of Plenty Canterbury Counties Manukau Hawke's Bay Manawatu North Harbour Northland Otago Southland Taranaki Tasman Waikato Wellington Grounds AMI Stadium Baypark Stadium ECOLight Stadium Eden Park FMG Stadium Forsyth Barr Stadium Lansdowne Park McLean Park North Harbour Stadium Rotorua International Stadium Rugby Park Stadium Toll Stadium Trafalgar Park Waikato Stadium Westpac Stadium Yarrow Stadium Predecessor National Provincial Championship Air New Zealand Cup 2006 2007 2008 2009 ITM Cup 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Winners 2006: Waikato 2007: Auckland 2008: Canterbury 2009: Canterbury 2010: Canterbury 2011: Canterbury 2012: Canterbury 2013: Canterbury 2014: Taranaki Honours ITM Cup Ranfurly Shield Wooden Spoon NZRFU Champions Records Trophy

Rugby union schedule for 2007
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
H. Cup	Six Nations Championship		Heineken Cup					World Cup		H. Cup
Guinness Premiership								Guinness Premiership
				Mid-Year Test Series			Pre-RWC tests			End of Year Tests
			Under 19 World Championship		Pacific Nations Cup
Celtic League								Celtic League
			Shute Shield
Top 14									Top 14
Sevens							Australian Rugby Championship			Sevens
				Churchill Cup		Air New Zealand Cup
					Currie Cup
	Super 14				Tri Nations

References