Wellington in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup
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| 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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| Coach | Jamie Joseph Jamie Joseph James Whitinui Joseph is a former All Black flanker.Joseph's All Blacks career spanned 30 matches including 20 tests from 1992 to 1995 including the 1995 World Cup.... |
| Captain | Jacob Ellison Jacob Ellison Jacob Ellison is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Hurricanes in the Super 14. He is the younger brother of teammate and utility back Tamati Ellison. Jacob plays the position of prop... |
| No. of Players | 29 |
| Home Ground | Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders... |
| Statistics | |
| Placing | 5th |
| Games Played | 7 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Comp. Points | 18 |
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 Wellington Rugby Football Union
Wellington Rugby Football Union
The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...
'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 2nd. Last year Wellington lost the final 7-6 at Westpac Stadium
Westpac Stadium
Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
. This was after Wellington had won their first nine games including beating 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....
for the Ranfurly Shield
Ranfurly Shield
The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies...
. Wellington then lost their final round game to Otago
Otago Rugby Football Union
The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago Region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial...
. Despite wins in the quarter and semi finals, Canterbury
Canterbury representative rugby union team
The Canterbury representative rugby union team, generally referred to as Canterbury, are the top representative rugby union team under the Canterbury Rugby Football Union in New Zealand...
were too strong in the Grand Final. This was Wellington's 5th loss in a final in 6 years.
Jamie Joseph
Jamie Joseph
James Whitinui Joseph is a former All Black flanker.Joseph's All Blacks career spanned 30 matches including 20 tests from 1992 to 1995 including the 1995 World Cup....
continued this season as the coach of Wellington. He selected Jacob Ellison
Jacob Ellison
Jacob Ellison is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Hurricanes in the Super 14. He is the younger brother of teammate and utility back Tamati Ellison. Jacob plays the position of prop...
as his captain along with a squad of 28 others. This squad did not include the All Blacks who would be available during various stages of the competition.
Currently, Wellington are fourth on the table after four rounds. So far they have successfully defended the Ranfurly Shield twice with their only loss coming away to Bay of Plenty Steamers
Bay of Plenty Steamers
The Bay of Plenty Steamers are the top representative team under the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union in New Zealand. They compete in the ITM Cup. They have a total of 20 All Blacks, the latest being Tanerau Latimer in 2009...
.
Squad
Squad for the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup2009 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
Hookers
Locks
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Loose Forwards
Half Backs
Fly Halfs
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Centres
Wings
Full Backs
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Note: The squad does largely not include All Blacks who will be available for some games during the season.
Pre-season
As Wellington held the Ranfurly Shield their pre season games would also double as Ranfurly Shield games. This is the only time that the shield is taken on the road. Both the Ranfurly Shield games were won.Wellington 61 (Alipate Leiua 2, Daniel Kirkpatrick, David Smith, Charlie Ngatai, Shaun Treeby, Frae Wilson, Brendan Watt tries; Kirkpatrick 3 pen, 3 con, Fa'atonu Fili 3 con)Wanganui
Wanganui Rugby Football Union
The Wanganui Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Wanganui region of New Zealand. The Wanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888....
6 (Denny Tyrell 2 pen). Halftime: 23-3. http://www.voxy.co.nz/sport/wellington-beat-wanganui-61-6/5/17974
Wellington 90 (Tony Bradshaw 2, Jason Woodward 2, David Smith 2, Mark Reddish, Chris Middleton, Matthew Luamanu, Api Naikatini, Scott Fuglistaller, Marika Kau, Charlie Ngatai tries; Fa'atonu Fili 9 con, pen; Daniel Kirkpatrick 2 con) Wairarapa Bush
Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union
The Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union and Bush Rugby Football Union....
19 (Duncan Law, Joe Feast, Nick Olson tries; Byron Karaitiana 2 con). Halftime: 45-7. http://www.voxy.co.nz/sport/wellington-beat-wairarapa-bush-90-19/5/17542
Two more further warm up games were played.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Venue |
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| 2 July | Wairarapa Bush Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union The Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union and Bush Rugby Football Union.... |
90-9 W | Memorial Park, Masterton Masterton Masterton is a large town and local government district in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Rimutaka ranges... |
| 9 July | Wanganui Wanganui Rugby Football Union The Wanganui Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Wanganui region of New Zealand. The Wanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888.... |
61-6 W | Cook's Garden, Wanganui Wanganui Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region.... |
| 17 July | Manawatu Manawatu Rugby Union Manawatu Rugby Union is the governing body of the sport of Rugby union in the Manawatu rugby province. The Union is based in the city of Palmerston North but has a catchment area from nearby towns in the province, including Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Bulls, Pahiatua, Dannevirke and... |
38-19 L | FMG Stadium Arena Manawatu Arena Manawatu is the current name of the 180,000 square metre publicly owned recreational complex just west of the Palmerston North city centre in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand.It has three linked indoor stadiums, with movable tiered seating... , Palmerston North Palmerston North Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank... |
| 24 July | Canterbury Canterbury representative rugby union team The Canterbury representative rugby union team, generally referred to as Canterbury, are the top representative rugby union team under the Canterbury Rugby Football Union in New Zealand... |
31-24 W | Porirua Park, Porirua Porirua Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds... |
Regular season
This game was the Wellington Lion's first shield defence of 2009 in the Air New Zealand Cup. The game started poorly for them as Otago scored a first half try and led 11-3 at halftime. The 8 point lead was held until Wellington burst to life with 20 minutes to go, a good break was finished off by Daniel Ramsay and Hosea Gear beautifully went through the Otago defence. Wellington then led 20-14, a lead which was increased to 9 when Fa'atonu FiliFa'atonu Fili
Fa'atonu Fili is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half.He played for Samoa at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. After years of obscurity he played rugby for Wellington Lions in the Air New Zealand Cup in 2009, becoming 1st choice fly half and earning a recall for Samoa...
dropped over a goal with about 10 minutes to go. Otago scored a late try but it was too late.
http://www.wellingtonlions.co.nz/news/353-vodafone-wellington-lions-v-otago-match-report-
Early penalties were traded and then Wellington took the lead when winger Hosea Gear
Hosea Gear
Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...
scored his second try of the season. Hawkes Bay however scored a converted try of their own through Sona Taumalolo
Sona Taumalolo
Sona Taumalolo is a Tongan born New Zealand-based rugby union player. He currently plays for Hawke's Bay and internationally for Tonga. His position of choice is loose-head prop. He is known for his aggressive style of play both in ball carrying and tackling.-Early life:Sona Taumalolo was born in...
which was then converted, this gave Hawkes Bay a 13-10 half time lead. In the second half a penalty and then a drop goal to replacement first five Fa'atonu Fili
Fa'atonu Fili
Fa'atonu Fili is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half.He played for Samoa at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. After years of obscurity he played rugby for Wellington Lions in the Air New Zealand Cup in 2009, becoming 1st choice fly half and earning a recall for Samoa...
gave Wellington a 16-13 lead. This was Fili's second drop goal in as many weeks. A late David Smith try secured Wellington the 21-13 win. http://www.wellingtonlions.co.nz/news/359-vodafone-wellington-lions-v-hawkes-bay-match-report-
Before this game, Wellington's coach Jamie Joseph
Jamie Joseph
James Whitinui Joseph is a former All Black flanker.Joseph's All Blacks career spanned 30 matches including 20 tests from 1992 to 1995 including the 1995 World Cup....
refused to pick his All Blacks players and forced them to play for Wellington B http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/2769414/Pressure-on-Jamie-Joseph-to-change-tack. This caused a massive controversy but 78% of Wellingtonians supported Joseph. A slow start cost Wellington in this game. Two first half tries from Corey Aporo gave Bay of Plenty a 21-6 lead at halftime. Wellington scored one try in the second half but it was not enough to give them victory. This was their first loss of the season. On the other hand, Bay of Plenty went top of the table as the only unbeaten side after three rounds.
This was Wellington's second Ranfurly Shield
Ranfurly Shield
The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies...
defence of the year and followed on from their opening loss of the season. At this stage, Auckland had had two bad losses at the start of the season but had beaten 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...
the week before. Wellington immediately took control of the game and Wellington wing, Hosea Gear
Hosea Gear
Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...
went over after just six minutes. The two teams both traded penalties early in the half and after that not another point was scored before halftime. John Schwalger crashed over for Wellington early in the second half but Auckland replacement first five Daniel Bowden hit back, making the score 13-8. Wellington first five Fa'atonu Fili
Fa'atonu Fili
Fa'atonu Fili is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half.He played for Samoa at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. After years of obscurity he played rugby for Wellington Lions in the Air New Zealand Cup in 2009, becoming 1st choice fly half and earning a recall for Samoa...
slotted an important drop goal extending the lead held by Wellington to eight points. A converted try to Taniela Moa reduced the margin to just 1 point but it was enough. Wellington held on. This was the longest Wellington had held onto the Ranfurly Shield since 1953 and Fa'atonu Fili claimed the record for most drop goals in an Air New Zealand Cup
Air New Zealand Cup
The ITM Cup is New Zealand's annual professional domestic Rugby union competition, taking place from late July through October . It was founded in 2006 with 14 teams, after the National Provincial Championship was split into two separate competitions. The other 12 provincial teams from the NPC...
season with 3.
Both Canterbury and Wellington had several All Blacks back for Wellington's 5th defence of the season. Wellington most notable had Cory Jane
Cory Jane
Cory Steven Jane is a New Zealand international rugby union player.He first played for the All Blacks in 2008 and plays as a winger. In 2011 Jane was selected into the Tri Nations team as injury cover...
, Ma'a Nonu
Ma'a Nonu
Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...
and Rodney So'oialo
Rodney So'oialo
Rodney So'oialo is a New Zealand rugby union player currently playing in Japan for the Honda Heat. Previously, he had been a stalwart for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition, making 101 appearances for the franchise. He also made 62 test appearances for the All Blacks between 2002 and 2009...
while Canterbury had All Black Captain Richie McCaw
Richie McCaw
Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams...
and fly half Dan Carter. Carter connvereted chances into points early on for Canterubry, racing out to a 9-0 lead. Tries tp George Whitelock and Tim Bateman gave Canterbury a mammoth 26-0 lead at half time. The lead only got bigger in the second half with another Dan Carter penalty and a converted try Corey Flynn. Hosea Gear and Ma'a Nonu both scored tries late in the match but by then the game was well over. Wellington defended the shield 5 times, the most since 1953. Canterubry got the shield for the first time since 2007.
Counties Manakau lacked the skill to compete with Wellington's big name players. The game was over at half time with the score 36-7. Hosea Gear
Hosea Gear
Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...
scored four tries which kept him on top of the try scoring standings. Wellington went back into the top four with this win.
Statistics
WellingtonWellington Rugby Football Union
The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...
have scored 169 points so far this season with an average of 24.1 points per game, and have also scored 19 tries throughout the season. Daniel Kirkpatrick leads the team in points with 49 points through his 7 games. Hosea Gear is the only player in the team to receive a disciplinary card, with a yellow against 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 round 2
Points
| Player | Total | AVG | Points per Round | Details | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Daniel Kirkpatrick | 49 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | |||||||
| 1 try; 10 pen; 8 con | ||||||||||||||||
| Hosea Gear Hosea Gear Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries... |
40 | 6.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | DNP | |||||||
| 8 try | ||||||||||||||||
| Fa'atonu Fili | 30 | 4.3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 pen; 3 dg; 4 con | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Fruean | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
| 2 try | ||||||||||||||||
| Scott Fuglistaller | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | DNP | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 try | ||||||||||||||||
| Cory Jane | 5 | 2.5 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 0 | 5 | DNP | |||||||
| 1 try | ||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Ramsey | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 try | ||||||||||||||||
| David Smith | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNP | 0 | |||||||
| 1 try | ||||||||||||||||
| John Schwalger | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | DNP | 0 | |||||||
| 1 try | ||||||||||||||||
| Ma'a Nonu | 5 | 5 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 5 | DNP | DNP | |||||||
| 1 try | ||||||||||||||||
| Mathew Luamanu | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 try | ||||||||||||||||
| 169 | 24.1 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 62 | 16 | ||||||||
| 19 try; 13 pen; 3 dg; 15 con | ||||||||||||||||
Tries
| Player | Total | Tries per Round | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Hosea Gear Hosea Gear Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries... |
8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | DNP | ||||||
| Robert Fruean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Scott Fuglistaller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Cory Jane | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 0 | 1 | DNP | ||||||
| Daniel Kirkpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Daniel Ramsey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| David Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNP | 0 | ||||||
| John Schwalger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | DNP | 0 | ||||||
| Ma'a Nonu | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | DNP | DNP | ||||||
| Mathew Luamanu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
Goal Kicking
| Conversions | Pen. Kicks | Drop Goals | |||||
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| Player | Att. | Comp. | Att. | Comp. | Att. | Comp. | Percentage |
| Daniel Kirkpatrick | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 77.3% |
| Fa'atonu Fili | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 55.0% |
| Cory Jane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Disciplinary Cards
| Player | Total | Cards per Round | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Daniel Ramsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Hosea Gear Hosea Gear Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||