2007 Air New Zealand Cup

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2007 Air New Zealand Cup
Countries New Zealand
Date26 July - 20 October
Champions Auckland
Runners-up Wellington
Matches played77
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.

Unless otherwise noted the information is sourced from here:[1]

Standings[edit]

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:
   Secured home quarterfinal berth
   Secured 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

26 July 2007 Manawatu 15-41 Waikato Manawatu Sports Stadium, Palmerston North  
7:05 NZST
27 July 2007 Wellington 68-7 Otago Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 11,592
27 July 2007 Taranaki 29-17 Tasman Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  
7:35 NZST
28 July 2007 Northland 27-27 North Harbour Okara Park, Whangarei  
2:35 NZST
28 July 2007 Auckland 39-5 Counties Manukau Eden Park, Auckland  
5:30 NZST
28 July 2007 Canterbury 34-3 Bay of Plenty Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
7:35 NZST
29 July 2007 Southland 13-41 Hawke's Bay Rugby Park, Invercargill  
NZST

Week 2[edit]

2 August 2007 Tasman 33-10 Manawatu Lansdowne Park, Blenheim  
7:05 NZST
3 August 2007 Bay of Plenty 3-41 Auckland Blue Chip Stadium, Mount Maunganui  
7:35 NZST
3 August 2007 Otago 23-20 Northland Carisbrook, Dunedin  
7:35 NZST
4 August 2007 Hawke's Bay 8-6 Wellington McLean Park, Napier  
2:35 NZST
4 August 2007 Waikato 22-11 Southland Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
5:30 NZST
4 August 2007 North Harbour (RS) 19-13 Taranaki North Harbour Stadium, Albany  
7:35 NZST
5 August 2007 Counties Manukau 13-52 Canterbury Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland  
2:35 NZST

Week 3[edit]

9 August 2007 Bay of Plenty 17-24 Northland Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua  
7:05 NZST Attendance: 3,500
10 August 2007 Counties Manukau 13-13 North Harbour Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 2,640
10 August 2007 Tasman 23-17 Hawke's Bay Lansdowne Park, Blenheim  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 6,000
11 August 2007 Wellington 37-7 Manawatu Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
2:35 NZST Attendance: 14,081
11 August 2007 Auckland 47-26 Waikato Eden Park, Auckland  
5:30 NZST Attendance: 13,559
11 August 2007 Otago 7-27 Canterbury Carisbrook, Dunedin  
7:30 NZST Attendance: 4,500
12 August 2007 Taranaki 20-25 Southland Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  
2:35 NZST Attendance: 5,000

Week 4[edit]

16 August 2007 Northland 9-3 Tasman Okara Park, Whangārei  
7:05 NZST
17 August 2007 Waikato 30-8 Counties Manukau Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
7:35 NZST
17 August 2007 Hawke's Bay 35-25 North Harbour McLean Park, Napier  
7:35 NZST
18 August 2007 Southland 19-44 Auckland Rugby Park, Invercargill  
2:35 NZST
18 August 2007 Taranaki 15-18 Otago Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  
5:30 NZST
18 August 2007 Canterbury 41-23 Wellington Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
7:30 NZST
19 August 2007 Manawatu 30-18 Bay of Plenty Manawatu Sports Stadium, Palmerston North  
2:35 NZST

Week 5[edit]

23 August 2007 Counties Manukau 14-38 Hawke's Bay Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland  
7:05 NZST
24 August 2007 Southland 24-16 Northland Rugby Park, Invercargill  
7:35 NZST
24 August 2007 Auckland 22-13 Taranaki Eden Park, Auckland  
7:35 NZST
25 August 2007 Bay of Plenty 25-29 Otago Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  
2:30 NZST
25 August 2007 Wellington 38-25 Tasman Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
5:30 NZST Attendance: 11,000
25 August 2007 North Harbour (RS) 7-53 Waikato North Harbour Stadium, Albany  
7:35 NZST
26 August 2007 Canterbury 64-10 Manawatu Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
7:35 NZST

Week 6[edit]

30 August 2007 Hawke's Bay 11-38 Auckland McLean Park, Napier  
7:05 NZST
31 August 2007 Counties Manukau 18-33 Wellington Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland  
7:35 NZST
31 August 2007 Otago 20-26 Southland Carisbrook, Dunedin  
7:35 NZST
1 September 2007 Tasman 26-33 Bay of Plenty Lansdowne Park, Blenheim  
2:30 NZST
1 September 2007 Northland 20-22 Taranaki Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  
5:30 NZST
1 September 2007 Waikato (RS) 20-33 Canterbury Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
7:35 NZST
2 September 2007 North Harbour 34-16 Manawatu North Harbour Stadium, Albany  
2:35 NZST

Week 7[edit]

6 September 2007 Southland 47-10 Counties Manukau Rugby Park, Invercargill  
7:05 NZST
7 September 2007 Canterbury (RS) 44-6 Hawke's Bay Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
7:35 NZST
7 September 2007 Taranaki 36-19 Bay of Plenty Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  
7:35 NZST
8 September 2007 Tasman 23-25 Waikato Lansdowne Park, Blenheim  
2:30 NZST
8 September 2007 Northland 25-33 Auckland Okara Park, Whangārei  
5:30 NZST
8 September 2007 Wellington 39-14 North Harbour Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 8,300
9 September 2007 Manawatu 25-25 Otago Manawatu Sports Stadium, Palmerston North  
2:35 NZST

Week 8[edit]

13 September 2007 Taranaki 13-20 Canterbury Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  
7:05 NZST Attendance: 8,000
14 September 2007 Waikato 27-41 Wellington Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 10,000
14 September 2007 Hawke's Bay 35-29 Northland McLean Park, Napier  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 6,700
15 September 2007 Manawatu 31-18 Counties Manukau Manawatu Sports Stadium, Palmerston North  
2:30 NZST Attendance: 7,000
15 September 2007 Auckland 49-7 Tasman Eden Park, Auckland  
5:30 NZST Attendance: 5,500
15 September 2007 Otago 31-22 North Harbour Carisbrook, Dunedin  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 4,000
16 September 2007 Northland 20-10 Counties Manukau Okara Park, Whangārei  
2:35 NZST Attendance: 3,500

Week 9[edit]

20 September 2007 Wellington 53-12 Taranaki Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
7:05 NZST Attendance: 9,025
21 September 2007 Tasman 14-21 Canterbury Lansdowne Park, Blenheim  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 6,000
21 September 2007 Auckland 32-21 Otago Eden Park, Auckland  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 9,289
22 September 2007 Southland 30-11 Manawatu Rugby Park, Invercargill  
2:30 NZST Attendance: 6,500
22 September 2007 Hawke's Bay 30-26 Waikato McLean Park, Napier  
5:30 NZST Attendance: 8,500
22 September 2007 North Harbour 42-24 Bay of Plenty North Harbour Stadium, Albany  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 2,500
23 September 2007 Northland 20-10 Counties Manukau Okara Park, Whangārei  
2:35 NZST Attendance: 3,500

Week 10[edit]

27 September 2007 Otago 32-13 Tasman Carisbrook, Dunedin  
7:05 NZST
28 September 2007 North Harbour 19-17 Southland North Harbour Stadium, Albany  
7:35 NZST
28 September 2007 Bay of Plenty 13-16 Wellington Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua  
7:35 NZST
29 September 2007 Waikato 20-16 Northland Waikato Stadium, Hamilton  
2:30 NZST
29 September 2007 Manawatu 3-31 Hawke's Bay Manawatu Sports Stadium, Palmerston North  
5:30 NZST
29 September 2007 Canterbury (RS) 15-26 Auckland Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
7:35 NZST
30 September 2007 Counties Manukau 21-45 Taranaki Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland  
2:35 NZST

Knockout stage[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
October 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
 
 Wellington45
 
October 13 – Jade Stadium, Christchurch
 
 Southland3
 
 Canterbury21
 
October 6 – Jade Stadium, Christchurch
 
 Wellington26
 
 Canterbury44
 
October 20 – Eden Park, Auckland
 
 Otago6
 
 Auckland23
 
October 6 – Eden Park, Auckland
 
 Wellington14
 
 Auckland30
 
October 14 – Eden Park, Auckland
 
 Taranaki10
 
 Auckland38
 
October 7 – McLean Park, Napier
 
 Hawke's Bay3
 
 Hawke's Bay38
 
 
 Waikato35
 

Quarterfinals[edit]

5 October 2007 Wellington 45-3 Southland Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
Referee: 9,277
6 October 2007 Canterbury 44-6 Otago Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
6 October 2007 Auckland 30-10 Taranaki Eden Park, Auckland  
7 October 2007 Hawke's Bay 38-35 Waikato McLean Park, Napier  

Semifinals[edit]

13 October 2007 Canterbury 21-26 Wellington Jade Stadium, Christchurch  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 17,641[2]
14 October 2007 Auckland 38-3 Hawke's Bay Eden Park, Auckland  
7:35 NZST Attendance: 9,500

Final[edit]

20 October 2007 Auckland 23-14 Wellington Eden Park, Auckland  
7:35 NZST Try: Isa Nacewa
Jay Williams
Con: Isa Nacewa (2)
Pen: Isa Nacewa (3) 		[3] Try: Jeremy Thrush
Pen: Jimmy Gopperth (3) 		Attendance: 16,000

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2007 Air New Zealand Cup Results". Global Rugby Results. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Glory for all-conquering Auckland". ESPN. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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