2014 ITM Cup




















































2014 ITM Cup season
Countries
New Zealand New Zealand
Date 14 August – 25 October 2014
Champions Taranaki
Runners-up Tasman
Promoted Manawatu
Relegated Wellington
Matches played 76
Tries scored 448
(average 5.9 per match)
Top point scorer
Marty Banks (Tasman)
175 points
Top try scorer
Ryan Tongia (Hawke's Bay)
10 tries
Official website
itmcup.co.nz

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The 2014 ITM Cup season was the 9th season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 14, when Taranaki hosted a game against Counties Manukau. It involved the top fourteen rugby unions of New Zealand. For sponsorship reasons, the competition is known as the ITM Cup and it is the fifth season under the lead sponsor. The winner of the Championship will be promoted to the Premiership, the 7th placed Premiership team will be relegated to the Championship.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Format


  • 2 Standings


    • 2.1 Standings progression




  • 3 Regular season


    • 3.1 Week 1


    • 3.2 Week 2


    • 3.3 Week 3


    • 3.4 Week 4


    • 3.5 Week 5


    • 3.6 Week 6


    • 3.7 Week 7


    • 3.8 Round 8


    • 3.9 Round 9




  • 4 Play-offs


    • 4.1 Semi-finals


    • 4.2 Finals




  • 5 Statistics


    • 5.1 Leading point scorers


    • 5.2 Leading try scorers


    • 5.3 Points by week


    • 5.4 Tries by week




  • 6 Ranfurly Shield


    • 6.1 Pre-season challenges




  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Format


The Mitre 10 Cup standings are sorted by a competition points system. Four points are awarded to the winning team, a draw equals to two points, whilst a loss amounts to zero points. Unions can also win their side a respectable bonus point. To receive a bonus point, they must score four tries or more or lose by seven or fewer points or less.[2] Each team is placed on their total points received. If necessary of a tiebreaker, when two or more teams finish on equal points, the union who defeated the other in a head-to-head gets placed higher. In case of a draw between them, the side with the biggest points deferential margin will get rights to be ranked above. If they are tied on points difference, it is then decided by a highest scored try count or a coin toss.[3] This seeding format has been implemented since the beginning of the 2006 competition.


The competition included a promotion-relegation process with the winner of the Championship receiving automatic promotion to the Premiership replacing the seventh-placed team in the Premiership which is relegated to the Championship for the following year. The regular season consisted of two types of matches. The internal division matches are when each team played the other six unions in their division once, home or away. The cross-division matches are when each team played four teams from the other division, thus missing out on three teams, each from the opposite division. Each union played home or away games against teams from the other division, making a total of ten competition games for each union.[4] The finals format allows the top four teams from each division move on to the semi-finals. The top two division winners, based on table points, received a home semi-final. In the first round of the finals, the semi-finals, the second division winner hosted the third division winner, and the first division winner hosted the fourth division winner. The final was hosted by the top remaining seed.[5]



Standings











Standings progression














































































































































































































Premiership
Team
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
W8
W9

Auckland
0
(7th)
5
(4th)
7
(6th)
11
(4th)
15
(4th)
20
(4th)
20
(4th)
25
(4th)
30
(4th)

Canterbury
5
(1st)
10
(1st)
15
(1st)
19
(1st)
24
(1st)
28
(1st)
30
(3rd)
30
(3rd)
34
(3rd)

Counties Manukau
2
(4th)
7
(3rd)
8
(5th)
8
(6th)
9
(6th)
9
(6th)
14
(6th)
19
(5th)
28
(5th)

Taranaki
2
(5th)
3
(6th)
13
(2nd)
18
(2nd)
22
(2nd)
27
(2nd)
32
(1st)
37
(1st)
38
(1st)

Tasman
5
(2nd)
10
(2nd)
12
(3rd)
16
(3rd)
17
(3rd)
27
(3rd)
32
(2nd)
37
(2nd)
38
(2nd)

Waikato
5
(3rd)
5
(5th)
9
(4th)
10
(5th)
15
(5th)
15
(5th)
16
(5th)
16
(6th)
21
(6th)

Wellington
0
(6th)
0
(7th)
1
(7th)
2
(7th)
2
(7th)
2
(7th)
2
(7th)
2
(7th)
7
(7th)
Championship
Team
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
W8
W9

Bay of Plenty
0
(5th)
1
(7th)
1
(7th)
7
(6th)
7
(6th)
7
(6th)
8
(7th)
13
(7th)
13
(7th)

Hawke's Bay
0
(7th)
4
(4th)
9
(2nd)
10
(3rd)
15
(3rd)
20
(2nd)
21
(2nd)
26
(2nd)
28
(2nd)

Manawatu
4
(3rd)
4
(5th)
8
(4th)
16
(1st)
16
(1st)
21
(1st)
25
(1st)
30
(1st)
35
(1st)

North Harbour
0
(6th)
1
(6th)
2
(6th)
3
(7th)
7
(7th)
7
(7th)
16
(5th)
17
(5th)
18
(5th)

Northland
1
(4th)
6
(2nd)
6
(5th)
10
(4th)
16
(2nd)
16
(3rd)
20
(3rd)
25
(3rd)
25
(3rd)

Southland
4
(2nd)
8
(1st)
8
(3rd)
8
(5th)
13
(4th)
13
(5th)
17
(4th)
17
(4th)
19
(4th)

Otago
4
(1st)
5
(3rd)
9
(1st)
10
(2nd)
10
(5th)
15
(4th)
15
(6th)
15
(6th)
15
(6th)


The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each week, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall division log position in brackets.


Key:
win
draw
loss
bye



Regular season


The results of the season were as follows:[6]



Week 1








































































































































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Week 4



























































































































































Week 5



























































































































































Week 6



























































































































































Week 7



























































































































































Round 8



























































































































































Round 9



























































































































































Play-offs











Semi-finals






17 October 2014
19:35 NZST














Hawke's Bay
26–21

Northland

Try: Buckman 31' c
Fruean 46' c
Con: West (2/2) 32', 47'
Pen: West (4/4) 7', 15', 54', 65'


Report

Try: Macilai-Tori 27' m
Pryor 57' m
Waa 75' m
Con: Hawkins (0/3)
Pen: Hawkins (2/2) 5', 51'




McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)






18 October 2014
14:05 NZST














Manawatu
23–18

Southland

Try: Milner-Skudder 15' c
Gibbins 48' c
Con: Black (2/2) 16', 49'
Pen: Black (3/4) 9', 35', 44'


Report

Try: Dixon 52' c
Kahukura 77' m
Con: Sopoaga (1/2) 53'
Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 18', 42'




Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)






18 October 2014
16:35 NZST














Taranaki
49–30
(a.e.t)

Auckland

Try: R. Marshall 4' c
Crosswell 7' c
J. Marshall 28' c
Naholo 81' c
Thomson 84' m
Ormond 90' c
Con: Rei (3/3) 5', 8', 29'
McKenzie (2/3) 82', 91'
Pen: Rei (3/5) 34', 50', 71'
McKenzie (0/1)


Report

Try: Anscombe 9' c
Moala (2) 19' c, 64' c
Con: Anscombe (3/3) 10', 20', 65'
Pen: Anscombe (3/5) 13', 22', 33'




Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)






18 October 2014
19:05 NZST














Tasman
26–6

Canterbury

Try: Lowe 2' c
Cowan 39' c
Con: Banks (2/2) 3', 40'
Pen: Banks (4/7) 32', 44', 56', 71'


Report

Pen: Taylor (2/2) 28', 35'




Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)





Finals






24 October 2014
19:35 NZST














Manawatu
32–24

Hawke's Bay

Try: Hammington 43' c
Milner-Skudder 54' c
Emery 75' c
Tudreu 79' m
Con: Black (2/2) 44', 55'
Te Rure (1/1) 76'
Crosswell (0/1)
Pen: Black (2/3) 11', 32'


Report

Try: West 15' c
Chase (2) 24' c, 66' c
Con: West (3/3) 16', 25', 68'
Pen: West (1/2) 50'




Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)






25 October 2014
19:35 NZST














Taranaki
36–32

Tasman

Try: Marshall 31' c
Ngatai (2) 42' c, 54' c
Con: Rei (3/3) 32', 43', 55'
Pen: Rei (5/5) 4', 7', 39', 57', 74'


Report

Try: Fonotia 18' c
Guyton (2) 64' c, 79' m
Samu 72' c
Con: Banks (3/4) 19', 65', 72'
Pen: Banks (2/5) 38', 47'




Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)












































































































































FB 15
James Marshall (c)
RW 14
Codey Rei
OC 13
Seta Tamanivalu
IC 12 Charlie Ngatai
Substituted off 55'
LW 11 Waisake Naholo
Substituted off 74'
FH 10
Marty McKenzie
SH 9 Chris Smylie
Substituted off 61'
N8 8 Iopu Iopu-Aso
Substituted off 15'
OF 7
Bernie Hall
BF 6
Mitchell Crosswell
RL 5
James Broadhurst
LL 4 Riki Hoeata
Substituted off 65'
TP 3 Angus Ta'avao
Substituted off 70'
HK 2
Rhys Marshall
LP 1 Mitchell Graham
Substituted off 55'

Replacements:
PR 16 Sione Lea
Substituted in 55'
PR 17 Ryan Cocker
Substituted in 70'
N8 18 Mitchell Brown
Substituted in 15'
LK 19 Leighton Price
Substituted in 65'
SH 20 Jamison Gibson-Park
Substituted in 61'
WG 21 Jackson Ormond
Substituted in 74'
FB 22 Kurt Baker
Substituted in 55'









































































































































FB 15 Robbie Malneek
Substituted off 69'
RW 14 Bryce Heem
Substituted off 65'
OC 13
Kieron Fonotia
IC 12
Tom Marshall (c)

Substituted off 57'

Substituted in 60'
LW 11
James Lowe
FH 10
Marty Banks
SH 9 Jimmy Cowan
Substituted off 33'

Substituted in 41'

Substituted off 43'
N8 8
Liam Squire
OF 7
Shane Christie
BF 6
Pete Samu
RL 5 Joe Wheeler
Substituted off 57'
LL 4
Alex Ainley
TP 3
Ross Geldenhuys
HK 2
Quentin MacDonald
LP 1 Siua Halanukonuka
Substituted off 72'

Replacements:
HK 16
Jesse MacDonald
PR 17 Reuben Northover
Substituted in 72'
LK 18 Tevita Cavubati
Substituted in 57'
FL 19
Vernon Fredericks
SH 20 Billy Guyton
Substituted in 33'

Substituted off 41'

Substituted in 43'
FB 21 David Havili
Substituted in 57'

Substituted off 60'

Substituted in 69'
WG 22 Mitchell Scott
Substituted in 65'



Statistics



Leading point scorers



























































































No. Player Team Points Average Details
1 Marty Banks Tasman 175 14.58 3 T, 38 C, 28 P, 0 D
2 Gareth Anscombe Auckland 152 13.82 5 T, 17 C, 31 P, 0 D
3 Daniel Hawkins Northland 129 11.73 0 T, 21 C, 29 P, 0 D
4 Ihaia West Hawke's Bay 125 10.42 3 T, 22 C, 20 P, 2 D
5 Marty McKenzie Taranaki 125 10.42 5 T, 23 C, 16 P, 2 D
6 Otere Black Manawatu 118 10.73 1 T, 19 C, 25 P, 0 D
7 Hayden Parker Otago 112 11.20 2 T, 18 C, 22 P, 0 D
8 Lima Sopoaga Southland 109 10.90 1 T, 19 C, 22 P, 0 D
9 Damian McKenzie Waikato 90 9.00 2 T, 16 C, 16 P, 0 D
10 Matt McGahan North Harbour 79 7.90 3 T, 14 C, 12 P, 0 D

Source: itmcup.co.nz/Stats



Leading try scorers
















































































No. Player Team Tries Average
1 Ryan Tongia Hawke's Bay 10 0.83
2 Waisake Naholo Taranaki 9 0.75
3 James Lowe Tasman 8 0.67
4 Joe Webber Waikato 8 0.89
5 Augustine Pulu Counties Manukau 7 0.70
6 Blade Thomson Taranaki 7 0.64
7 Seta Tamanivalu Taranaki 7 0.58
8 Brendon O'Connor Hawke's Bay 6 0.67
9 George Moala Auckland 6 0.60
10 Jimmy Cowan Tasman 5 0.42

Source: itmcup.co.nz/Stats



Points by week















































































































































































































































































































































































Team

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9
Total
Average

Auckland
9
48
35
7
16
16
31
30
27
12
32
7
22
35
60
19
56
51
288
225
28.80
22.50

Bay of Plenty
23
34
27
56
3
41
48
43
12
27
17
36
27
30
33
16
12
29
202
312
20.20
31.20

Canterbury
48
9
58
27
48
3
23
16
46
12
28
20
50
57
10
38
26
23
337
205
33.70
20.50

Counties Manukau
9
9
29
25
21
27
10
26
21
26
20
28
55
7
24
10
62
34
251
192
25.10
19.20

Hawke's Bay
15
35
29
26
27
21
21
23
41
0
36
17
25
28
39
43
20
20
253
213
25.30
21.30

Manawatu
28
23
7
35
27
21
55
37
13
24
41
20
22
20
29
3
38
25
260
208
26.00
20.80

North Harbour
14
28
21
25
16
22
14
21
24
13
7
32
57
49
27
58
34
58
214
306
21.40
30.60

Northland
23
28
35
5
3
48
23
21
74
59
20
31
30
27
58
27
10
38
276
284
27.60
28.40

Otago
28
14
25
29
33
22
16
23
23
81
38
7
24
32
16
33
25
38
228
279
22.80
27.90

Southland
34
23
25
21
22
33
19
41
36
34
34
79
28
26
10
24
20
20
228
301
22.80
30.10

Taranaki
9
9
26
29
87
20
41
19
31
30
31
20
35
22
38
22
23
26
321
197
32.10
19.70

Tasman
35
15
56
27
16
16
23
16
30
31
80
34
32
24
38
10
16
21
326
194
32.60
19.40

Waikato
37
25
27
58
39
62
16
23
26
21
7
38
20
22
19
60
29
12
220
321
22.00
32.10

Wellington
25
37
5
35
21
27
30
31
12
46
20
42
7
55
36
74
58
34
214
381
21.40
38.10


Tries by week















































































































































































































































































































































































Team

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9
Total
Average

Auckland
0
6
4
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
4
1
1
4
9
3
6
7
30
28
3.00
2.80

Bay of Plenty
2
3
4
7
0
6
6
5
2
2
2
5
3
3
5
1
2
4
26
36
2.60
3.60

Canterbury
6
0
8
2
6
0
2
1
7
2
3
2
5
7
1
5
2
3
40
22
4.00
2.20

Counties Manukau
0
0
4
3
2
4
1
2
3
4
2
3
7
1
4
1
9
3
32
21
3.20
2.10

Hawke's Bay
2
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
6
0
5
2
3
3
5
5
1
2
31
22
3.10
2.20

Manawatu
3
2
1
4
2
2
5
5
1
2
5
2
1
1
4
0
5
3
27
21
2.70
2.10

North Harbour
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
7
6
4
6
4
6
25
30
2.50
3.00

Northland
2
3
5
1
0
6
2
2
8
7
2
4
3
3
6
4
1
4
29
34
2.90
3.40

Otago
3
2
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
11
4
1
3
4
1
5
3
5
23
37
2.30
3.70

Southland
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
6
5
3
4
10
3
2
1
4
2
1
25
33
2.50
3.30

Taranaki
0
0
2
3
12
2
6
3
3
3
4
2
4
1
5
3
3
2
39
19
3.90
1.90

Tasman
4
2
7
4
1
1
2
1
3
3
10
4
4
3
5
1
1
3
37
22
3.70
2.20

Waikato
6
3
3
8
3
7
1
2
4
3
1
4
1
1
3
9
4
2
26
39
2.60
3.90

Wellington
3
6
1
5
2
2
3
3
2
7
2
5
1
7
4
10
6
4
24
49
2.40
4.90




Offensive
Defensive



Ranfurly Shield




Pre-season challenges




9 July 2014
18:00 NZST














Counties Manukau
46–10

Mid Canterbury

Try: Hyatt (2) 1' c, 5' c
Page 15' m
Vaipulu 44' c
Tu'ungafasi 50' c
Pulu 57' m
Muirhead 61' m
Con: Page (4/7) 2', 5', 45', 51'
Pen: Page (1/1) 28'


Preview
Report

Try: Sharpe 32' c
Con: Williams (1/1) 33'
Drop: Williams (1/1) 38'




ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)





References





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