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."Domestic competitions framework to change", allblacks.com, 29 May 2009. Retrieved on 1 November 2009.
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
FB 15Colin Slade RW 14Sean MaitlandOC 13Casey LaulalaIC 12Tim Bateman LW 11Tu Umaga-Marshall FH 10Stephen BrettSH 9 Tyson Keats N8 8 Nasi Manu OF 7 George Whitelock (c)BF 6 Michael PatersonLK 5 Isaac RossLK 4 Sam WhitelockTP 3 Peter BorlaseHK 2 Ti’i PauloLP 1 Andrew OlorenshawReplacements:HK 16Steve FualauPR 17Rodney Ah YouN8 18Ash Parker LF 19Matt ToddSH 20Willi Heinz IC 21Ryan Crotty WG 22James Paterson Coach:Rob Penney FB 15Apoua Stewart RW 14David SmithOC 13Alapati LeiuaIC 12Shaun Treeby LW 11Hosea GearFH 10Piri WeepuSH 9 Alby MathewsonN8 8 Mathew Luamanu OF 7 Serge LiloBF 6 Victor VitoLK 5 Daniel Ramsey LK 4 Jacob Ellison (c)TP 3 Anthony PereniseHK 2 Ged Robinson LP 1 John SchwalgerReplacements:HK 16Dane Coles PR 17Arden David-PerrotLK 18Mark Reddish FL 19Scott Fuglistaller FB 20Fa'atonu Fili MF 21Daniel KirkpatrickIC 22Robert Fruean Coach:Jamie Joseph Assistant referees: Jonathan White Chris Pollock Television match official: Keith Brown
See also 2009 Air New Zealand Cup 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals 2009 Air New Zealand Cup round robin
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