2009 Air New Zealand Cup final

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2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final
Event 2009 Air New Zealand Cup
Canterbury Wellington
28 20
1 2 Total
Cant 18 10 - 28 -
Wgtn 3 17 - 20 -
Date 7 November 2009
Venue AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee Vinny Munro[1]

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final was a rugby union match played on Saturday 7 November 2009. It was the fourth Air New Zealand Cup final to determine the winner of the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup and the 33rd winner of New Zealand's premier provincial rugby competition.

It was the last Air New Zealand Cup Final with the competition structure set to change for the 2010 season.[2]

Canterbury were the first team to qualify for the final when they beat Hawke's Bay 20 points to 3 on 30 October. Wellington gained the second spot after beating Southland 34 points to 21 on 31 October.

Match details[edit]

7 November 2009
19:35 NZDT
Canterbury28–20Wellington
Tries: Slade (2) 2' c, 35' m
Maitland 61' c
Con: Brett (2)
Pen: Brett (3) 17', 29', 78
Tries: Leiua 54' c
Fuglistaller 75' c
Con: Weepu (2)
Pen: Weepu (2) 32', 65'
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Vinny Munro[1]
Canterbury
Wellington
FB 15 Colin Slade yellow card 67' to 78'
RW 14 Sean Maitland
OC 13 Casey Laulala
IC 12 Tim Bateman downward-facing red arrow 66'
LW 11 Tu Umaga-Marshall downward-facing red arrow 44'
FH 10 Stephen Brett
SH 9 Tyson Keats downward-facing red arrow 79'
N8 8 Nasi Manu downward-facing red arrow 76'
OF 7 George Whitelock (c)
BF 6 Michael Paterson
LK 5 Isaac Ross
LK 4 Sam Whitelock
TP 3 Peter Borlase
HK 2 Ti’i Paulo
LP 1 Andrew Olorenshaw
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Fualau
PR 17 Rodney Ah You
N8 18 Ash Parker upward-facing green arrow 76'
LF 19 Matt Todd
SH 20 Willi Heinz upward-facing green arrow 79'
IC 21 Ryan Crotty upward-facing green arrow 66'
WG 22 James Paterson upward-facing green arrow 44'
Coach:
Rob Penney
FB 15 Apoua Stewart downward-facing red arrow 40'
RW 14 David Smith
OC 13 Alapati Leiua
IC 12 Shaun Treeby downward-facing red arrow 68'
LW 11 Hosea Gear
FH 10 Piri Weepu
SH 9 Alby Mathewson
N8 8 Mathew Luamanu downward-facing red arrow 51'
OF 7 Serge Lilo
BF 6 Victor Vito
LK 5 Daniel Ramsey downward-facing red arrow 51'
LK 4 Jacob Ellison (c)
TP 3 Anthony Perenise
HK 2 Ged Robinson downward-facing red arrow 51'
LP 1 John Schwalger
Replacements:
HK 16 Dane Coles upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 17 Arden David-Perrot
LK 18 Mark Reddish upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 19 Scott Fuglistaller upward-facing green arrow 51'
FB 20 Fa'atonu Fili upward-facing green arrow 40'
MF 21 Daniel Kirkpatrick
IC 22 Robert Fruean upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Jamie Joseph

Assistant referees:
Jonathan White
Chris Pollock
Television Match Official:
Keith Brown

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Munro to control Air NZ Cup final". Stuff.co.nz. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Domestic competitions framework to change"[permanent dead link], allblacks.com, 29 May 2009. Retrieved on 1 November 2009.