2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Competition

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2009 NZ Women's Competition
Champions	Auckland
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	10 px Canterbury
24	20

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 the 22nd of August to the 19th of September followed by two semi-finals on the 26th of September and a grand final on the 3rd of 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.

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	20px Canterbury1	5	5	0	0	147	36	111	3	0	23
2	Auckland1	5	3	1	1	143	53	90	3	1	18
3	Wellington	4	3	1	1	96	49	47	2	0	16
4	Hawke's Bay	5	2	0	3	57	127	-70	1	0	9
5	20px Otago	4	1	0	4	107	109	-2	1	1	6
6	20px Manawatu	4	0	0	4	36	194	-158	0	0	0

Round-Robin

The 2009 Women's Round Robin ran from the 22nd of August to the 19th of 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	Auckland	41 - 9	18 px Manawatu	2:00 pm	Western Springs
22 Aug	18 px Canterbury	31 - 5	Hawke's Bay	2:00 pm	AMI Stadium
22 Aug	Wellington	26 - 5	18 px Otago	1:00 pm	Petone Recreation Ground

Round 2

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time	Venue
29 Aug	Wellington	10 - 10	Auckland	2:30 pm	Petone Recreation Ground
29 Aug	Hawke's Bay	19 - 14	18 px Otago	2:30 pm	Park Island
29 Aug	18 px Manawatu	5 - 55	18 px Canterbury	3:00 pm	Massey Uni Sport & Rugby Institute

Round 3

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time	Venue
05 Sept	Auckland	47 - 0	Hawke's Bay	2:00 pm	Western Springs
05 Sept	18 px Manawatu	12 - 29	Wellington	2:45 pm	Arena Manawatu
05 Sept	18 px Otago	5 - 24	18 px Canterbury	2:00 pm	University Oval or North Ground

Round 4

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time	Venue
12 Sept	18 px Canterbury	20 - 15	Auckland	1:00 pm	Denton Oval
12 Sept	18 px Otago	69 - 10	18 px Manawatu	2:00 pm	Carisbrook
12 Sept	Wellington	25 - 5	Hawke's Bay	1:00 pm	Petone Recreation Ground

Round 5

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time	Venue
19 Sept	Auckland	30 - 14	18 px Otago	2:35 pm	College Rifles
19 Sept	18 px Canterbury	17 - 6	Wellington	2:00 pm	Denton Oval
19 Sept	Hawke's Bay	28 - 10	18 px Manawatu	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 the 26th of 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	18 px Canterbury	55 - 3	Hawke's Bay	12:00 pm	AMI Stadium
26 Sept	Auckland	19 - 3	Wellington	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	14 px Canterbury	20 - 24	Auckland	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