The 2019 Mitre 10 Cup season was the fourteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 8, when Southland hosted Northland. It involved the top fourteen rugby unions of New Zealand. For sponsorship reasons, the competition was known as the Mitre 10 Cup and it was the fourth season under the lead sponsor. The winner of the Championship, Bay of Plenty was promoted to the Premiership, the seventh placed Premiership team, Counties Manukau was relegated to the Championship.
Format The Mitre 10 Cup standings were sorted by a competition points system. Four points were awarded to the winning team, a draw equaled two points, whilst a loss amounted to zero points. Unions could also win their side a respectable bonus point. To receive a bonus point, they must have scored four tries or more or lose by seven or fewer points or less. Each team was 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 got placed higher. In case of a draw between them, the side with the biggest points differential margin got rights to be ranked above. If they were tied on points difference, it was then decided by a highest scored try count or a coin toss. This seeding format was 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 was relegated to the Championship for the following year. The regular season consisted of two types of matches. The internal division matches were when each team played the other six unions in their division once, home or away. The cross-division matches were 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. The finals format allowed 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.
Standings Source: Mitre 10 Cup standings 2019
Premiership Division # Team 1 Tasman 10 10 0 0 391 114 +277 8 0 48 2 Wellington 10 7 1 2 321 269 +52 7 0 37 3 RS – Canterbury 10 6 0 4 345 198 +147 8 3 35 4 Auckland 10 5 2 3 274 208 +66 5 0 29 5 North Harbour 10 4 1 5 271 265 +6 7 3 28 6 Waikato 10 3 1 6 276 317 –41 6 2 22 7 Counties Manukau 10 1 0 9 175 318 –143 4 3 11
Championship Division # Team 1 Bay of Plenty 10 8 0 2 341 160 +181 7 2 41 2 Hawke's Bay 10 7 1 2 307 261 +46 9 0 39 3 Otago 10 5 0 5 266 327 –61 5 0 25 4 Manawatu 10 4 0 6 199 317 –118 4 1 21 5 Taranaki 10 4 0 6 227 260 –33 2 0 18 6 Northland 10 2 0 8 225 393 –168 2 1 11 7 Southland 10 1 0 9 161 372 –211 2 1 7
Standings progression Premiership Team W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Auckland 3(3rd) 8(2nd) 12(2nd) 14(2nd) 14(3rd) 19(3rd) 19(4th) 19(5th) 24(5th) 29(4th) Canterbury 2(5th) 2(7th) 3(7th) 8(7th) 13(6th) 18(4th) 20(3rd) 25(3rd) 30(3rd) 35(3rd) Counties Manukau 2(6th) 7(3rd) 9(5th) 11(5th) 11(7th) 11(7th) 11(7th) 11(7th) 11(7th) 11(7th) North Harbour 3(4th) 4(5th) 9(4th) 9(6th) 14(4th) 15(6th) 16(5th) 21(4th) 26(4th) 28(5th) Tasman 5(1st) 9(1st) 14(1st) 19(1st) 24(1st) 28(1st) 33(1st) 38(1st) 43(1st) 48(1st) Waikato 5(2nd) 5(4th) 10(3rd) 12(3rd) 14(5th) 16(5th) 16(6th) 17(6th) 22(6th) 22(6th) Wellington 0(7th) 3(6th) 7(6th) 12(4th) 16(2nd) 21(2nd) 26(2nd) 31(2nd) 32(2nd) 37(2nd)Championship Team W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Bay of Plenty 5(1st) 10(1st) 11(3rd) 15(2nd) 16(2nd) 21(2nd) 26(2nd) 31(2nd) 36(2nd) 41(1st) Hawke's Bay 5(2nd) 8(3rd) 13(2nd) 18(1st) 23(1st) 28(1st) 33(1st) 34(1st) 38(1st) 39(2nd) Manawatu 0(6th) 1(6th) 1(6th) 1(6th) 6(5th) 11(5th) 16(4th) 16(5th) 16(5th) 21(4th) Northland 4(4th) 4(5th) 4(5th) 4(5th) 5(6th) 5(6th) 5(7th) 6(7th) 6(7th) 11(6th) Otago 0(7th) 5(4th) 5(4th) 10(4th) 15(3rd) 16(3rd) 20(3rd) 25(3rd) 25(3rd) 25(3rd) Southland 0(5th) 0(7th) 0(7th) 0(7th) 0(7th) 2(7th) 7(6th) 7(6th) 7(6th) 7(7th) Taranaki 5(3rd) 9(2nd) 14(1st) 14(3rd) 14(4th) 14(4th) 14(5th) 18(4th) 18(4th) 18(5th)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 2019 Mitre 10 Cup played across ten weeks. The competition started on 8 August, with Southland taking on Northland at Rugby Park Stadium in Invercargill.
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Week 3
Week 4
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Week 10
Play-offs
Championship
Premiership
Semi-finals Championship
Premiership
Finals Championship
Premiership
FB 15David Havili (c)RW 14Will JordanOC 13Levi Aumua IC 12Alex Nankivell LW 11Leicester Fainga'anukuFH 10Mitchell HuntSH 9 Finlay Christie N8 8 Jordan Taufua OF 7 Sione HaviliBF 6 Liam SquireRL 5 Pari Pari ParkinsonLL 4 Quinten StrangeTP 3 Tyrel Lomax HK 2 Andrew Makalio LP 1 Tim Perry Replacements:HK 16Hugh Roach PR 17Wyatt Crockett PR 18Isaac Salmon LK 19Te Ahiwaru CirikidavetaFL 20Jacob Norris SH 21Keisuke Uchida FH 22Tim O'Malley CE 23Fetuli Paea FB 15Trent RenataRW 14Ben Lam OC 13Billy ProctorIC 12Peter Umaga-Jensen LW 11Vince AsoFH 10Jackson Garden-BachopSH 9 Kemara Hauiti-Parapara N8 8 Teariki Ben-NicholasOF 7 Du'Plessis Kirifi (c)BF 6 Mateaki KafatoluRL 5 James Blackwell LL 4 Vaea Fifita TP 3 Alex FidowHK 2 Asafo AumuaLP 1 Xavier NumiaReplacements:HK 16James O'ReillyPR 17Sitiveni PaongoPR 18Sef Fa'agaseLK 19Naitoa Ah Kuoi LK 20Joshua Furno SH 21Connor Collins WG 22Connor Garden-Bachop CE 23Pepesana Patafilo
Statistics Leading point scorers No. Player Team Points Average Details 1 Jackson Garden-Bachop Wellington 116 9.67 0 , 28 , 19 , 1 2 Mitchell Hunt Tasman 102 10.20 1 , 32 , 11 , 0 3 Brett Cameron Canterbury 99 9.00 1 , 32 , 10 , 0 4 Jack Debreczeni Northland 88 8.80 2 , 21 , 12 , 0 5 Fletcher Smith Waikato 83 8.30 1 , 27 , 8 , 0 6 Otere Black Manawatu 75 6.82 2 , 19 , 9 , 0 7 Josh Ioane Otago 72 9.00 1 , 20 , 9 , 0 8 Dan Hollinshead Bay of Plenty 71 7.89 1 , 15 , 12 , 0 9 Harry Plummer Auckland 63 7.88 1 , 17 , 8 , 0 10 Vilimoni Koroi Otago 58 5.27 6 , 8 , 4 , 0 Source: The weekly reviews of the matches published on provincial.rugby (see "Report" in the individual match scoring stats).
Leading try scorers No. Player Team Tries Average 1 Josh McKay Canterbury 11 1.00 2 Emoni Narawa Bay of Plenty 9 0.75 3 Jona Nareki Otago 8 0.89 4 Joe Ravouvou Bay of Plenty 8 0.89 5 Will Jordan Tasman 7 0.64 6 Quinn Tupaea Waikato 7 0.78 7 Ash Dixon Hawke's Bay 7 0.64 8 Leicester Fainga'anuku Tasman 7 0.64 9 Matt Duffie North Harbour 7 0.70 10 Vilimoni Koroi Otago 6 0.55 Source: The weekly reviews of the matches published on provincial.rugby (see "Report" in the individual match scoring stats).
Points by week Team12345678910TotalAverage Auckland 28 28 43 10 19 13 20 20 22 32 28 13 15 34 0 40 64 7 35 11 274 208 27.40 20.80Bay of Plenty50 740 1413 1927 1915 1631 1746 2251 2446 1022 12341 16034.10 16.00Canterbury28 318 2322 2380 032 2242 1229 3238 535 2531 25345 19834.50 19.80Counties Manukau29 3439 2526 3122 290 3613 2814 425 3810 2217 33175 31817.50 31.80Hawke's Bay31 1327 2729 2143 2841 2327 2435 1724 5122 1028 47307 26130.70 26.10Manawatu13 3110 133 6420 3731 2531 2632 2916 2910 4633 17199 31719.90 31.70North Harbour28 2825 3933 1219 2738 3617 2115 2129 1642 3425 31271 26527.10 26.50Northland27 1710 4319 5228 4325 3112 4222 4636 576 5240 10225 39322.50 39.30Otago7 5041 2221 2937 2035 2724 5421 1545 3525 3510 40266 32726.60 32.70Southland17 2722 4112 330 8023 4126 3142 140 197 6412 22161 37216.10 37.20Taranaki34 2913 1052 1918 2827 3517 3117 3519 019 3811 35227 26022.70 26.00Tasman45 823 864 328 1836 021 1735 2640 052 647 28391 11439.10 11.40Waikato31 2814 4031 2620 2036 3824 2726 3535 4538 1921 39276 31727.60 31.70Wellington8 4527 2723 2229 2216 1554 2434 1557 3634 4239 21321 26932.10 26.90 Source: Mitre 10 Cup Fixtures and Results 2019
Tries by week Team12345678910TotalAverage Auckland 4 4 6 1 3 1 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 4 0 6 10 1 4 1 38 26 3.80 2.60Bay of Plenty8 15 21 33 32 15 27 38 47 14 250 225.00 2.20Canterbury4 41 33 312 04 36 25 46 14 34 449 274.90 2.70Counties Manukau4 55 44 44 40 52 42 51 61 33 526 452.60 4.50Hawke's Bay5 14 44 37 37 34 44 24 83 14 746 364.60 3.60Manawatu1 52 10 102 54 34 44 52 51 75 325 482.50 4.80North Harbour4 44 55 23 36 51 22 35 26 54 440 354.00 3.50Northland3 31 63 83 73 42 63 75 80 86 229 592.90 5.90Otago1 86 33 45 24 34 83 26 53 42 637 453.70 4.50Southland3 33 62 50 123 74 45 20 31 102 423 562.30 5.60Taranaki5 41 28 32 43 42 52 43 03 61 430 363.00 3.60Tasman7 13 110 04 25 02 14 36 08 07 456 125.60 1.20Waikato4 42 54 42 25 64 43 45 66 33 538 433.80 4.30Wellington1 74 43 34 41 28 44 28 55 65 343 404.30 4.00 For Against
Source: The weekly reviews of the matches published on provincial.rugby (see "Report" in the individual match scoring stats).
Sanctions Player Team Red Yellow Sent off match(es) Fa'asiu Fuatai Bay of Plenty 1 0 vs Northland Sikeli Nabou Counties Manukau 0 2 vs Tasman and Southland Bryn Hall North Harbour 0 1 vs Auckland Samuel Slade Counties Manukau 0 1 vs Taranaki Tom Christie Canterbury 0 1 vs Waikato Lincoln McClutchie Hawke's Bay 0 1 vs Otago Jona Nareki Otago 0 1 vs Hawke's Bay Chase Tiatia Bay of Plenty 0 1 vs Auckland Hoskins Sotutu Auckland 0 1 vs Bay of Plenty Joe Walsh Southland 0 1 vs North Harbour Sean Bagshaw Counties Manukau 0 1 vs Wellington Donald Maka Counties Manukau 0 1 vs Wellington Isileli Tu'ungafasi Northland 0 1 vs Hawke's Bay Isaia Walker-Leawere Hawke's Bay 0 1 vs Northland James Tucker Waikato 0 1 vs Auckland Mitchell Karpik Bay of Plenty 0 1 vs North Harbour Morgan Mitchell Southland 0 1 vs Hawke's Bay Billy Harmon Canterbury 0 1 vs Auckland Mason Emerson Hawke's Bay 0 1 vs Waikato Antonio Shalfoon Waikato 0 1 vs Hawke's Bay Akira Ioane Auckland 0 1 vs Counties Manukau Tumua Manu Auckland 0 1 vs Counties Manukau Jonathan Ruru Auckland 0 1 vs Counties Manukau Levi Aumua Tasman 0 1 vs North Harbour Ropate Rinakama North Harbour 0 1 vs Tasman Leighton Price Taranaki 0 1 vs Hawke's Bay Heiden Bedwell-Curtis Taranaki 0 1 vs Hawke's Bay Lewis Ormond Southland 0 1 vs Counties Manukau Michael Collins Otago 0 1 vs North Harbour Gerard Cowley-Tuioti North Harbour 0 1 vs Otago Wyatt Crockett Tasman 0 1 vs Auckland Emoni Narawa Bay of Plenty 0 1 vs Hawke's Bay Nathaniel Apa Counties Manukau 0 1 vs Canterbury Fletcher Smith Waikato 0 1 vs Otago Marino Mikaele-Tu'u Hawke's Bay 0 1 vs Counties Manukau Tim Bateman Canterbury 0 1 vs Otago Marty McKenzie Southland 0 1 vs Bay of Plenty Dalton Papalii Auckland 0 1 vs Taranaki Geoffrey Cridge Hawke's Bay 0 1 vs Tasman Jonah Aoina Otago 0 1 vs Northland
Ranfurly Shield
Pre-season challenges For the 2019 preseason Otago saw challenges from the reigning 2018 Heartland Championship champions Thames Valley as well as neighbours North Otago.
See also 2019 Heartland Championship
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