2021 Farah Palmer Cup

2021 Farah Palmer Cup season
2021 Farah Palmer Cup season
Countries	New Zealand
Date	17 July – 9 October
Champions	Waikato
Runners-up	Canterbury
Official website
	www.provincial.rugby/farah-palmer-cup/

The 2021 Farah Palmer Cup season was the 15th edition of the competition. It began on 17 July with the finals taking place on 9 October.

In September, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, Auckland, Counties Manukau, & North Harbour withdrew from the remainder of the competition leaving the remaining ten teams to complete the season. The respective finals was played on the first two weekends of October.^[1]^[2]

Waikato and Manawatū were crowned champions in their respective Farah Palmer Cup competitions; Waikato defeated Canterbury to win the Premiership final,^[3]^[4] and Manawatu beat Hawke's Bay to win the Championship final.^[5]

Format

The competition was divided into two divisions: The Premiership is the top division consisting of seven teams, the winner being crowned the champion while the lowest ranked team will be relegated to the Championship. The Championship is the second division consisting of six teams, the winner of the competition gets promoted to the Premiership for the next year.

Standings

Premiership
#	Team	GP	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	PTS
1	Canterbury	6	6	0	0	236	89	+147	4	0	28
2	Waikato	4	3	0	1	107	83	+24	3	1	18
3	Wellington	5	3	0	2	129	121	+8	1	2	17
4	Auckland	4	3	0	1	103	69	+34	2	0	16
5	Counties Manukau	5	2	0	3	107	118	–11	1	2	13
6	Bay of Plenty	6	1	0	5	107	162	–55	2	1	7
7	Otago	6	0	0	6	76	223	–147	1	1	2

Championship
#	Team	GP	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	PTS
1	Manawatu	5	5	0	0	273	36	+237	5	0	25
2	Northland	4	3	0	1	126	73	+53	3	0	17
3	Hawke's Bay	5	3	0	2	203	161	+42	4	0	16
4	North Harbour	4	2	0	2	83	121	–38	3	0	13
5	Taranaki	5	1	0	4	71	160	–89	1	0	5
6	Tasman	5	0	0	5	56	261	–205	1	1	2

Key: JST – JJ Stewart Trophy holders

Regular season

Week 1

17 July

Auckland	44–12	Bay of Plenty

Eden Park, Auckland

17 July

JJ – Canterbury	59–12	Counties Manukau

Rugby Park, Christchurch

18 July

Wellington	13–5	Otago

Porirua Park, Wellington

Bye: Waikato

Week 2

24 July

North Harbour	35–32	Tasman

North Harbour

24 July

Hawke's Bay	31–46	Northland

McLean Park, Napier

24 July

Waikato	17–24	Canterbury

Waikato

24 July

Counties Manukau	21–13	Bay of Plenty

Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

24 July

Manawatu	48–5	Taranaki

CET Arena, Palmerston North

25 July

Otago	15–39	Auckland

University of Otago Oval, Dunedin

Bye: Wellington

Week 3

31 July

Taranaki	34–12	Tasman

TET Stadium & Events Centre, Inglewood

31 July

Hawke's Bay	45–24	North Harbour

Tremain Field, Napier

31 July

Bay of Plenty	10–27	Waikato

31 July

Northland	12–39	Manawatu

Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei

1 August

Counties Manukau	39–7	Otago

Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

1 August

JJ – Canterbury	23–22	Wellington

Rugby Park, Christchurch

Bye: Auckland

Week 4

6 August

Manawatu	67–12	Hawke's Bay

CET Arena, Palmerston North

7 August

Wellington	26–25	Counties Manukau

Sky Stadium, Wellington

7 August

Otago	22–29	Waikato

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

8 August

North Harbour	24–10	Taranaki

North Harbour Stadium

8 August

Tasman	0–27	Northland

Sports Park

8 August

Auckland	7–32	Canterbury

Eden Park, Auckland

Bye: Bay of Plenty

Week 5

13 August

Counties Manukau	10–13	Auckland

Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

14 August

Manawatu	34–0	North Harbour

CET Arena, Palmerston North

14 August

Hawke's Bay	80–5	Tasman

McLean Park, Napier

14 August

JJ – Canterbury	26–7	Bay of Plenty

Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch

15 August

Waikato	34–27	Wellington

FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

15 August

Northland	41–3	Taranaki

Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei

Bye: Otago

Week 6

18 September

Bay of Plenty	31–3	Otago

Mt Maunganui

Week 7

25 September

Otago	24–72	Canterbury

Forsyth Barr Stadium

25 September

Bay of Plenty	34–41	Wellington

Blake Park

25 September

Taranaki	19–35	Hawke's Bay

TET Stadium & Events Centre, Inglewood

26 September

Tasman	7–85	Manawatu

Trafalgar Park, Nelson

Play-offs

Championship

Semi-final		Final




		9 October – Palmerston North

		Manawatu	55
1 October – Semenoff Stadium
		Hawke's Bay	12
Hawke's Bay	27

Northland	26

Premiership

Semi-final		Final




		9 October – Christchurch

		Waikato	22
2 October – FMG Stadium Waikato
		Canterbury	20
Waikato	26

Wellington	10

Semi-finals

Championship

1 October

Northland	26–27	Hawke's Bay

Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei

Premiership

2 October

Waikato	26–10	Wellington

FMG Stadium Waikato

Finals

Premiership

9 October

Canterbury	20–22	Waikato

Christchurch

Championship

9 October

Manawatu	55–12	Hawke's Bay

Palmerston North

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.

References

^ "Auckland, Counties-Manukau and Northland pull out of Farah Palmer Cup". RNZ. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ "Counties Manukau, Auckland & North Harbour withdrawn from Farah Palmer Cup". Provincial Rugby. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ "Waikato beats Canterbury in Farah Palmer Cup final". Otago Daily Times. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ Reive, Christopher (9 October 2021). "Streak over: Canterbury lose Farah Palmer Cup final as Waikato get revenge". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ "Waikato and Manawatū crowned respective Farah Palmer Cup champions". Provincial Rugby. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] "Auckland, Counties-Manukau and Northland pull out of Farah Palmer Cup". RNZ. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[2] "Counties Manukau, Auckland & North Harbour withdrawn from Farah Palmer Cup". Provincial Rugby. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[3] "Waikato beats Canterbury in Farah Palmer Cup final". Otago Daily Times. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[4] Reive, Christopher (9 October 2021). "Streak over: Canterbury lose Farah Palmer Cup final as Waikato get revenge". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[5] "Waikato and Manawatū crowned respective Farah Palmer Cup champions". Provincial Rugby. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

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