| 2022 Farah Palmer Cup season | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  New Zealand |
| Date | 16 July – 10 September 2022 |
| Champions | Canterbury |
| Runners-up | Auckland |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The 2022 Farah Palmer Cup season is the 16th season of the competition. The regular season ran from 16 July to 28 August, with the playoffs running from 3 to 10 September. Canterbury won their fifth title after defeating Auckland in the Premiership final and Hawke's Bay won their first Championship title after beating Otago 24–20 at the Clutha Showgrounds in Balclutha.[1][2]
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.[3] 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.[4] 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 North pool, and five regular season games for those in the South pool.[5] The finals format sees the top two teams from each pool qualify for cross-over semi-finals. The top placed teams in each pool, based on table points, receive a home semi-final. In the first round of the finals, the semi-finals, the top placed North team is to host the second-placed South team, and the first-placed South team is to host the Second placed North team. The final is to be hosted by the top remaining seed.
Standings
Premiership
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 140 | +70 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| 2 | Waikato | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 96 | +77 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | Auckland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 131 | +1 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Wellington | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 162 | –40 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Bay of Plenty | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 136 | –26 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Counties Manukau | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 126 | 159 | –33 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Manawatu | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 174 | –49 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Championship
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otago | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 76 | +139 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | Hawke's Bay | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 81 | +50 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Northland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 119 | –7 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Tasman | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 100 | –14 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | North Harbour | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 149 | –63 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Taranaki | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 177 | –105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular season
The 2021 Farah Palmer Cup was played across nine weeks. The competition started on Saturday, 16 July, with Wellington hosting a match against Canterbury.
Week 1
| 16 July 2022 | Wellington | 5–43 | Canterbury | Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua | ||
| 16 July 2022 | Waikato | 33–24 | Manawatu | FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton | ||
| 16 July 2022 | Auckland | 39–20 | Counties Manukau | Western Springs Stadium, Auckland | ||
Bye: Bay of Plenty, Championship Teams
Week 2
| 23 July 2022 | JJ – Canterbury | 33–27 | Auckland | Rugby Park, Christchurch | ||
| 12:05 NZST |
| 23 July 2022 | Taranaki | 10–21 | North Harbour | New Plymouth Boys' High School, New Plymouth | ||
| 12:35 NZST |
| 23 July 2022 | Hawke's Bay | 22–44 | Otago | Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings | ||
| 14:05 NZST |
| 23 July 2022 | Northland | 29–10 | Tasman | Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei | ||
| 16:35 NZST |
| 24 July 2022 | Manawatu | 26–37 | Bay of Plenty | Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North | ||
| 12:05 NZST |
| 24 July 2022 | Counties Manukau | 19–27 | Wellington | Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
| 14:05 NZST |
Bye: Waikato
Week 3
| 30 July 2022 | Bay of Plenty | 7–3 | Auckland | Blake Park, Mount Maunganui | ||
| 14:05 NZST |
| 30 July 2022 | Manawatu | 13–19 | Counties Manukau | Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North | ||
| 14:05 NZST |
| 30 July 2022 | Tasman | 27–17 | Taranaki | Trafalgar Park, Nelson | ||
| 14:05 NZST |
| 30 July 2022 | Otago | 39–10 | Northland | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | ||
| 31 July 2022 | North Harbour | 5–32 | Hawke's Bay | North Harbour Stadium, Albany | ||
| 12:05 NZST |
| 31 July 2022 | Wellington | 16–23 | Waikato | Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua | ||
| 14:05 NZST |
Bye: Canterbury
Week 4
| 6 August 2022 | Counties Manukau | 31–36 | Canterbury | Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
| 11:35 NZST |
| 6 August 2022 | Auckland | 32–5 | Manawatu | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
| 14:05 NZST |
| 6 August 2022 | Waikato | 17–10 | Bay of Plenty | FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton | ||
| 14:05 NZST |
| 6 August 2022 | Northland | 17–32 | Hawke's Bay | Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei | ||
| 16:35 NZST |
| 7 August 2022 | Taranaki | 15–55 | Otago | New Plymouth Boys' High School, New Plymouth | ||
| 11:35 NZST |
| 7 August 2022 | Tasman | 42–15 | North Harbour | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim | ||
| 11:35 NZST |
Bye: Wellington
Week 5
| 13 August 2022 | Otago | 39–7 | Tasman | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | ||
| 11:35 NZST |
| 13 August 2022 | Hawke's Bay | 45–15 | Taranaki | TBC | ||
| 14:05 NZST |
| 13 August 2022 | Northland | 27–23 | North Harbour | Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei | ||
| 14:05 NZST |
| 13 August 2022 | Manawatu | 38–17 | Wellington | Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North | ||
| 14:05 NZST |
| 13 August 2022 | JJ – Canterbury | 29–27 | Waikato | Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch | ||
| 16:35 NZST |
| 14 August 2022 | Bay of Plenty | 12–25 | Counties Manukau | Tauranga Domain, Tauranga | ||
| 11:35 NZST |
Bye: Auckland
Week 6
| 20 August | Wellington | 32–13 | Bay of Plenty | Porirua Park | ||
| 20 August | Taranaki | 15–29 | Northland | TET Stadium and Events Centre | ||
| 20 August | North Harbour | 22–38 | Otago | North Harbour Stadium | ||
| 20 August | JJ – Canterbury | 36–19 | Manawatu | Orangetheory Stadium | ||
| 20 August | Waikato | 41–5 | Auckland | FMG Stadium Waikato | ||
Bye: Counties Manukau; Tasman and Hawke's Bay game cancelled
Week 7
| 27 August | Counties Manukau | 12–32 | Waikato | Navigation Homes Stadium | ||
| 27 August | Auckland | 26–25 | Wellington | Eden Park | ||
| 27 August | Tasman | 20–31 | North Harbour | Lansdowne Park | ||
| 28 August | Bay of Plenty | 31–33 | Canterbury | Tauranga Domain | ||
| 28 August | Northland | 31–19 | Taranaki | Northland Events Centre | ||
Bye:
Play-offs
Championship
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Hawke's Bay | 28 | ||||||||
| Northland | 19 | ||||||||
| Hawke's Bay | 24 | ||||||||
| Otago | 20 | ||||||||
| Otago | 42 | ||||||||
| North Harbour | 17 | ||||||||
Premiership
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Canterbury | 31 | ||||||||
| Wellington | 3 | ||||||||
| Canterbury | 41 | ||||||||
| Auckland | 14 | ||||||||
| Auckland | 26 | ||||||||
| Waikato | 21 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
Championship Semi-finals
| 3 September | Hawke's Bay | 28–19 | Northland | McLean Park | ||
| 4 September | Otago | 42–17 | North Harbour | Forsyth Barr Stadium | ||
Premiership Semi-finals
| 4 September | Canterbury | 31–3 | Wellington | Orangetheory Stadium | ||
| 4 September | Auckland | 26–21 | Waikato | FMG Stadium Waikato | ||
Finals
Championship Final
| 10 September | Otago | 20–24 | Hawke's Bay | Clutha Showgrounds, Balclutha | ||
Premiership Final
| 10 September | Canterbury | 41–14 | Auckland | Rugby Park, Christchurch | ||
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.
Successful JJ Stewart Trophy challenges were played by Canterbury in Round 3, Round 5 and Round 7 against Otago, Wellington and Tasman respectively.
References
- ↑ Julian, Adam (10 September 2022). "Canterbury reign supreme in the Farah Palmer Cup". allblacks.com. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ↑ Julian, Adam (10 September 2022). "Hawke's Bay Tui give Emma Jensen fairytale finish". Provincial Rugby. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ↑ "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.