2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final

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 the 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 the 30 October. Wellington gained the second spot after beating Southland 34 points to 21 on the 31 October.

Match details

7 November 2009
19:35 NZDT
Canterbury 28 – 20 Wellington
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
CANTERBURY:
FB 15Colin Slade 67' to 78'
RW 14Sean Maitland
OC 13Casey Laulala
IC 12Tim Bateman  66'
LW 11Tu Umaga-Marshall  44'
FH 10Stephen Brett
SH 9 Tyson Keats  79'
N8 8 Nasi Manu  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 16Steve Fualau
PR 17Rodney Ah You
N8 18Ash Parker  76'
LF 19Matt Todd
SH 20Willi Heinz  79'
IC 21Ryan Crotty  66'
WG 22James Paterson  44'
Coach:
Rob Penney
WELLINGTON:
FB 15Apoua Stewart  40'
RW 14David Smith
OC 13Alapati Leiua
IC 12Shaun Treeby  68'
LW 11Hosea Gear
FH 10Piri Weepu
SH 9 Alby Mathewson
N8 8 Mathew Luamanu  51'
OF 7 Serge Lilo
BF 6 Victor Vito
LK 5 Daniel Ramsey  51'
LK 4 Jacob Ellison (c)
TP 3 Anthony Perenise
HK 2 Ged Robinson  51'
LP 1 John Schwalger
Replacements:
HK 16Dane Coles  51'
PR 17Arden David-Perrot
LK 18Mark Reddish  51'
FL 19Scott Fuglistaller  51'
FB 20Fa'atonu Fili  40'
MF 21Daniel Kirkpatrick
IC 22Robert Fruean  68'
Coach:
Jamie Joseph

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Munro to control Air NZ Cup final". Stuff.co.nz. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Domestic competitions framework to change", allblacks.com, 29 May 2009. Retrieved on 1 November 2009.
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