Auckland in 2009
2009 Air New Zealand Cup 2009 Air New Zealand Cup The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup was the 33rd provincial rugby union competition, the fourth since the competition reconstruction in 2006, involving the top 14 provincial unions in New Zealand. It ran for 15 weeks from 30 July to 7 November...
Details
Coach	Mark Anscombe
Assistant Coach	Andrew Strawbridge
No. of Players	26
Home Ground	Eden Park Eden Park Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...
Statistics
Placing	14th
Games Played	2
Wins	0
Losses	2
Comp. Points	1

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup

2009 Air New Zealand Cup

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup was the 33rd provincial rugby union competition, the fourth since the competition reconstruction in 2006, involving the top 14 provincial unions in New Zealand. It ran for 15 weeks from 30 July to 7 November...

will be the Auckland

Auckland representative rugby union team

The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....

's 4th consecutive participation in the competition. They are coming off a 2008

2008 Air New Zealand Cup

The 2008 Air New Zealand Cup was a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Thursday 31 July 2008, and continued until the final on 25 October 2008....

 placing of 11th which include 5 wins, 5 losses and 22 competition points scored.

Mark Anscombe will coach Auckland for the first time after coming down from Northland

Northland Rugby Union

The Northland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Northland region of New Zealand.-History:Rugby was first played in Northland in the 1870s, and the first union was set up in the province in 1895, known as the Marsden Football Union. The Northland union was founded in...

 and will be assisted by Andrew Strawbridge.
A total of 26 players were selected to compete for the Air New Zealand Cup, with 14 forwards and 12 backs.

Auckland are currently sitting last on the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup standings after two rounds of play. A 47–13 loss to Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union

The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The union is based in Napier.-Representative rugby:...

 in the first round and a 22–16 loss at the hands of rivals Canterbury

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

. They have scored 29 points but given up 69 with a total of 1 competition point.

Squad

Squad for the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup

2009 Air New Zealand Cup

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup was the 33rd provincial rugby union competition, the fourth since the competition reconstruction in 2006, involving the top 14 provincial unions in New Zealand. It ran for 15 weeks from 30 July to 7 November...

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Props Paea Fa'anunu Charlie Faumuina Charlie Faumuina Charles Faumuina is a rugby union player who plays Prop.-Career:Faumuina plays for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup and for Blues in the Super 14. He also represents Otahuhu in the Auckland club competition... Tevita Mailau Tevita Mailau Tevita Mailau is a rugby union player who represents Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Blues in the Super 14.-Representative Rugby:... Pauliasi Manu Hookers Tom McCartney Tom McCartney Tom McCartney is a New Zealand rugby player, who plays at the hooker position for the Blues in the Super 14.-Career:... Francis Smith Locks Dean Budd Kurtis Haiu Andrew Van der Heijden Jay Williams

Loose Forwards Chris Lowrey Chris Lowrey Chris Lowrey is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Blues in the Super 14. His playing positions are number eight and flanker.... Hamish Paterson Peter Saili Onosai Tololima-Auva'a Onosai Tololima-Auva'a Onosai Auva'a is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who has played for the Auckland Blues Super 15 team, and who currently plays for Auckland in the ITM Cup.-Career:... Half Backs Grayson Hart Grayson Hart Grayson Hart is a professional rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition... Taniela Moa Taniela Moa Taniela Moa is a rugby footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the Chiefs. He started playing for Auckland for 2 to three years but then moved to play for Bay of Plenty in the 2010 Air NZ cup competition also known as NPC or ITM cup. His main position is scrum-half but he can also play in... Fly Halfs Daniel Bowden Daniel Bowden Daniel Bowden is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays rugby for Aviva Premiership side London Irish.-Highlanders:Bowden played his first match for the Highlanders on Friday 15 February 2008 when he started against the Reds in Brisbane, he kicked one penalty for the match... Ash Moeke

Centres Jamie Helleur Jamie Helleur Jamie Helleur is a rugby union player currently playing for the Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a centre and represents Samoa internationally.-Playing Career:... Teddy Stanaway Benson Stanley Benson Stanley Benson Stanley is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. Stanley is a product of Auckland Grammar. He plays as a centre. Benson is one of the Stanley rugby clan that includes Chase, Joe and Kyle... Winston Stanley Wings Atieli Pakalani Dave Thomas Thomas Timani Full Backs Paul Williams

Fixtures

Auckland have play 5 of a total of 16 games in 2009, not including playoff appearances, 3 pre-season games and 13 round-robin games. During the round-robin they will play 6 home games and 7 away games.

Pre-season

Auckland's pre-season matches were a success with 3 wins out of 3, first beating Counties Manukau, 14–0 on 11 July, then gaining victory over Waikato 17 points to 12 on 17 July and finally climbing over North Harbour 17–6 on 23 July.

Date	Opponent	Score	Venue
11 July	Counties Manukau	14–0 W	Growers Stadium, Pukekohe
17 July	Waikato	17–12 W	Douglas Field, Waitakere
23 July	North Harbour	17–6 W	North Harbour Stadium Outer Oval, North Shore