| 2023 Farah Palmer Cup season | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  New Zealand |
| Date | 15 July – 9 September 2023 |
| Champions | Auckland |
| Runners-up | Canterbury |
| Promoted | Northland |
| Relegated | Wellington |
| Matches played | 41 |
| Top point scorer | Selica Winiata (84 points) (Manawatū) |
| Top try scorer | Angelica Vahai (12 tries) (Auckland) |
| Official website | |
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The 2023 Farah Palmer Cup season is the 17th season of the competition. The regular season ran from 15 July to 27 August, with the playoffs running from 2 to 9 September.
Auckland upset Canterbury to win the Premiership final, it was their first victory over Canterbury since 2017 and their first national title since 2015.[1][2] Northland beat Manawatū to win their first title in the Championship final and were promoted to the Premiership for the 2024 season.[3][4]
Format
The Farah Palmer Cup standings are sorted by a competition points system. Four points are awarded to the winning team, a draw earns 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 points or less.[5] Each team is placed on their total points received. If a tiebreaker is necessary, when two or more teams finish on equal points, the union who acquired more competition points against the other tied team(s) gets placed higher. In the case that separation is still not made, the winner of the head-to-head result between the teams will get rights to be ranked above.[6] This seeding format was only implemented for the 2020 competition.
The regular season consists of two types of matches. Each union play home or away games against each team from their division, making a total of six competition games during the regular season for each union in the Premiership pool, and five regular season games for those in the Championship pool.[7]
Standings
Premiership
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 268 | 123 | +145 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | Waikato | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 93 | +57 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Auckland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 195 | 118 | +77 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 242 | –92 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Counties Manukau | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 199 | 134 | +65 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Bay of Plenty | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 246 | –145 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Wellington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 122 | 229 | –107 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Championship
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manawatū | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 78 | +174 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | Northland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 67 | +125 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| 3 | Otago | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 113 | +46 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Tasman | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 142 | –7 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Taranaki | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 272 | –231 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | North Harbour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 175 | -107 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Regular season
Week 1
| 15 July 2022 | Hawke's Bay | 32–31 | Auckland | Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hasting | ||
| 12:05pm | Try: Khalia Awa  21'Denise Aiolupotea 25'Teilah Ferguson 42'Leah Tuhi 54'Con: Krysten Cottrell (3/4)  22', 43', 55'Pen: Krysten Cottrell (2/2) 40', 70' |
Try: M.Puckett 28' Princess Elliot 31'A. Vahai 34'M. Kataoka 68'Cheyenne Tuli 73'Con: F. Bloomfield (1/3) 29'Sophie Fisher (2/2) 68', 73'Pen: Sophie Fisher(0/1) Cards: Cristo Tofa  16' to 26' |
| 15 July 2022 | Canterbury | 58–29 | Wellington | Rugby Park, Christchurch | ||
| 12:05pm | Try: K. Wright-Akeli 12', 43' Winnie Palamo 15'Martha Mataele 29'Marcelle Parkes 37', 40'Hayley Hutana 48'Atlanta Lolohea 52', 57'K. Simpson 80'Con: Isabella Waterman (0/3) Hayley Hutana(4/7) 38', 40', 53', 58' |
Try: J. McGregor 9', 22' S. Filipo 18'A. Schwencke 61'Con: A. Landon-Lane(2/3) 10', 23'T. Ruaporo (0/2) Cards: A. Schwencke 36' to 46' |
| 15 July 2022 | Bay of Plenty | 0–50 | Waikato | Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua | ||
| 2:05pm | Try: M. Paraone 31', 61' C. Wilson-Jenkins 40', 74'C. Hohepa 51'G. Houpapa-Barrett 70'L. Ieremia 77'Con: S. Wood(1/2) 40'S. Bayler (2/4) 62', 72'Pen: S. Wood(3/3) 15', 15', 23' |
Bye: Counties Manukau, Championship Teams
Week 2
| 22 July 2023 | Waikato | 27–24 | Canterbury | St. Paul's Collegiate, Hamilton | ||
| 2:05pm | Try: C. Wilson-Jenkins 17' V. Makea 40', 80'M. Anderson 43'Con: S. Bayler (1/3) 44'S. Wood(1/1) 82'Pen: S. Wood(1/1) 85' |
Try: K. Wright-Akeli 11', 62' L. Bayfield 26'Martha Mataele 57'Con: Isabella Waterman (2/4) 12', 58' |
| 22 July 2023 | Counties Manukau | 51–5 | Bay of Plenty | Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
| 2:05pm | Try: J. Kolose 10', 50', 72' S. To'a 17', 28'C. Leuta 23', 40'K. Enosa-Taifau 46'L. Samuelu 80'Con: S. To'a (3/6) 17', 24', 51'V. Subritzky-Nafatali(0/2) |
Try: S. Williams 75' Con: K. Raki (0/1) |
| 22 July 2023 | Tasman | 28–34 | Otago | St. Paul's Collegiate, Hamilton | ||
| 7:05pm | Try: A. Ulutupu 15' C. Dixon 39'F. Solomona 55'S. Pauaraisa 61'Con: C. Siataga (1/4) 62'Pen: C. Siataga (2/2) 32', 76' |
Try: K. Wright-Akeli 11', 62' L. Bayfield 26'Martha Mataele 57'Con: Isabella Waterman (2/4) 12', 58' |
Bye: Hawke's Bay, Championship Teams
Week 3
| 29 July 2023 | Canterbury | 42–12 | Bay of Plenty | Christchurch Rugby Park | ||
| 29 July 2023 | Tasman | 26–21 | North Harbour | Trafalgar Park | ||
| 29 July 2023 | Hawke's Bay | 10–14 | Waikato | Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park | ||
| 29 July 2023 | Otago | 41–0 | Taranaki | Whitestone Contracting Stadium | ||
| 29 July 2023 | Manawatū | 34–28 | Northland | Central Energy Trust Arena | ||
| 30 July 2023 | Wellington | 20–53 | Counties Manukau | Hutt Recreation Ground | ||
Bye: Auckland
Week 4
| 4 August 2023 | Taranaki | 10–61 | Tasman | Yarrow Stadium | ||
| 5 August 2023 | Auckland | 61–19 | Bay of Plenty | Colin Maiden Park | ||
| 5 August 2023 | Waikato | 13–5 | Counties Manukau | St Paul's Collegiate | ||
| 5 August 2023 | Northland | 42–20 | Otago | Northland Events Centre | ||
| 6 August 2023 | North Harbour | 9–57 | Manawatū | Windsor Park | ||
| 6 August 2023 | Wellington | 22–33 | Hawke's Bay | Hutt Recreation Ground | ||
Bye: Canterbury
Week 5
| 11 August 2023 | Counties Manukau | 10–37 | Auckland | Navigation Homes Stadium | ||
| 12 August 2023 | Bay of Plenty | 37–7 | Wellington | Tauranga Domain | ||
| 12 August 2023 | Northland | 67–0 | Taranaki | Kaikohe RFC | ||
| 12 August 2023 | Hawke's Bay | 14–84 | Canterbury | Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park | ||
| 12 August 2023 | Otago | 37–12 | North Harbour | Forsyth Barr Stadium | ||
| 13 August 2023 | Manawatū | 46–14 | Tasman | Central Energy Trust Arena | ||
Bye: Waikato
Week 6
| 19 August 2023 | North Harbour | 19–31 | Taranaki | Onewa Domain | ||
| 19 August 2023 | Canterbury | 33–17 | Counties Manukau | Apollo Projects Stadium | ||
| 19 August 2023 | Otago | 27–31 | Manawatū | University of Otago Oval | ||
| 19 August 2023 | Tasman | 6–31 | Northland | Lansdowne Park | ||
| 20 August 2023 | Bay of Plenty | 28–35 | Hawke's Bay | Whakatane Rugby Park | ||
| 20 August 2023 | Auckland | 25–15 | Waikato | Colin Maiden Park | ||
Bye: Wellington
Week 7
| 26 August 2023 | Auckland | 24–27 | Canterbury | Eden Park | ||
| 26 August 2023 | Counties Manukau | 63–26 | Hawke's Bay | Navigation Homes Stadium | ||
| 26 August 2023 | Otago | 39–13 | North Harbour | Forsyth Barr Stadium | ||
| 27 August 2023 | Waikato | 31–29 | Wellington | FMG Stadium Waikato | ||
| 27 August 2023 | Tasman | 45–20 | Taranaki | Trafalgar Park | ||
Bye: Bay of Plenty
Play-offs
Premiership
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Waikato | 22 | ||||||||
| Auckland | 29 | ||||||||
| Canterbury | 27 | ||||||||
| Auckland | 39 | ||||||||
| Canterbury | 59 | ||||||||
| Hawke's Bay | 29 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
Premiership Semi-finals
| 2 September | Waikato | 22–29 | Auckland | FMG Stadium Waikato | ||
| 3 September | Canterbury | 59–29 | Hawke's Bay | Christchurch Rugby Park | ||
Championship Semi-finals
| 2 September | Manawatu | 73–10 | Tasman | Central Energy Trust Arena | ||
| 2 September | Northland | 29–19 | Otago | Northland Events Centre | ||
Finals
Premiership Final
| 9 September | Canterbury | 27–39 | Auckland | Christchurch Rugby Park | ||
Championship Final
| 10 September | Manawatu | 29–32 | Northland | Central Energy Trust Arena | ||
JJ Stewart Trophy
The JJ Stewart Trophy is a trophy based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. The holding union must defend the trophy in challenge matches, and if a challenger defeats them, they become the new holder of the trophy.
Canterbury started the season as holders of the trophy and as such, were obligated to place the trophy up for challenge in all of their regular season home games.
References
- ↑ Julian, Adam (14 September 2023). "Maama Vaipulu soaring high for Auckland". Provincial Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ van Royen, Robert (10 September 2023). "Auckland upset Canterbury in Farah Palmer Cup final to snap long title drought". Stuff. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Julian, Adam (13 September 2023). "Farah Palmer Cup 2023 Wrap Up - Highlights". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Julian, Adam (10 September 2023). "Northland headed for Premiership in 2024". Provincial Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Adjustment to Mitre 10 Heartland Championship bonus points system". Rugby Heartland. 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "SEMI-FINALISTS DECIDED IN THE FARAH PALMER CUP" (pdf). New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ↑ "2020 FARAH PALMER CUP DRAW RELEASED". All Blacks. Retrieved 7 August 2020.