2016 Mitre 10 Cup

The 2016 Mitre 10 Cup season was the 11th season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 18, when North Harbour hosted a game against Counties Manukau. It involved the top fourteen rugby unions of New Zealand. For sponsorship reasons, the competition is known as the Mitre 10 Cup and it is the first season under the lead sponsor. The winner of the Championship will be promoted to the Premiership, the 7th placed Premiership team will be relegated to the Championship.

2016 Mitre 10 Cup season
Countries New Zealand
Date18 August – 29 October 2016
ChampionsCanterbury
Runners-upTasman
PromotedNorth Harbour
RelegatedHawke's Bay
Matches played76
Tries scored497
(average 6.5 per match)
Top point scorerMarty Banks (Tasman)
161 points
Top try scorerRieko Ioane (Auckland)
10 tries
Official website
mitre10cup.co.nz

Format

The Mitre 10 Cup standings are sorted by a competition points system. Four points are awarded to the winning team, a draw equals to 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 or fewer points or less.[1] Each team is 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 gets placed higher. In case of a draw between them, the side with the biggest points deferential margin will get rights to be ranked above. If they are tied on points difference, it is then decided by a highest scored try count or a coin toss.[2] This seeding format has been 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 is relegated to the Championship for the following year. The regular season consisted of two types of matches. The internal division matches are when each team played the other six unions in their division once, home or away. The cross-division matches are 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.[3] The finals format allows 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.[4]

Standings

Standings progression

Premiership
Team W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9
Auckland 0
(7th)
5
(5th)
10
(4th)
16
(2nd)
17
(5th)
22
(4th)
27
(3rd)
28
(4th)
30
(6th)
Canterbury 5
(1st)
10
(1st)
15
(1st)
20
(1st)
21
(1st)
26
(1st)
35
(1st)
40
(1st)
40
(1st)
Counties Manukau 1
(4th)
6
(4th)
11
(2nd)
12
(5th)
19
(3rd)
24
(3rd)
25
(4th)
29
(3rd)
34
(4th)
Hawke's Bay 1
(6th)
2
(7th)
2
(7th)
3
(7th)
8
(7th)
10
(7th)
14
(7th)
14
(7th)
15
(7th)
Taranaki 4
(2nd)
9
(2nd)
10
(3rd)
14
(4th)
20
(2nd)
25
(2nd)
27
(2nd)
32
(2nd)
37
(2nd)
Tasman 4
(3rd)
4
(6th)
8
(6th)
9
(6th)
13
(6th)
18
(6th)
22
(5th)
27
(5th)
34
(3rd)
Waikato 1
(5th)
6
(3rd)
10
(5th)
15
(3rd)
17
(4th)
18
(5th)
20
(6th)
25
(6th)
30
(5th)
Championship
Team W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9
Bay of Plenty 0
(6th)
2
(5th)
4
(5th)
9
(4th)
9
(4th)
12
(5th)
13
(5th)
18
(5th)
23
(4th)
Manawatu 5
(3rd)
10
(2nd)
10
(2nd)
11
(3rd)
15
(3rd)
15
(3rd)
15
(4th)
22
(3rd)
23
(5th)
North Harbour 4
(4th)
4
(4th)
5
(4th)
9
(5th)
9
(5th)
14
(4th)
19
(3rd)
19
(4th)
26
(3rd)
Northland 2
(5th)
2
(7th)
4
(6th)
4
(6th)
4
(6th)
4
(7th)
9
(6th)
10
(7th)
11
(6th)
Otago 5
(1st)
10
(1st)
20
(1st)
24
(1st)
28
(1st)
29
(1st)
29
(1st)
30
(1st)
34
(1st)
Southland 0
(7th)
2
(6th)
2
(7th)
2
(7th)
2
(7th)
6
(6th)
6
(7th)
11
(6th)
11
(7th)
Wellington 5
(2nd)
5
(3rd)
9
(3rd)
13
(2nd)
18
(2nd)
23
(2nd)
28
(2nd)
30
(2nd)
32
(2nd)

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 2016 Mitre 10 Cup played across nine weeks with every team playing one Wednesday night fixture in a double-up round where they played twice that week. The competition started on Thursday, August 18, with North Harbour taking on Counties Manukau at QBE Stadium. Hawke's Bay hosted Wellington and Auckalnd versed Canterbury, in two repeat matchups of last year's finalists.[5]

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Play-offs

Semi-finals


21 October 2016
19:35 NZST
Otago 27–20 Bay of Plenty
Try: Franklin 6' c
Dawai 21' c
Lentjes 41' c
Con: Smith (3/3) 7', 22', 42'
Pen: Smith (1/2) 57'
Eade (1/1) 71'
Report Try: Foketi 46' c
Hepetema 76' c
Con: Hollinshead (1/1) 46'
Toma (1/1) 77'
Pen: Hollinshead (1/1) 4', 19'
22 October 2016
14:35 NZST
Wellington 37–40 North Harbour
Try: Apisai 11' c
Goosen 25' m
Hill 58' m
Aumua 66' c
Rangihuna 80' c
Con: Garden-Bachop (3/5) 12', 68', 80'
Pen: Garden-Bachop (2/2) 19', 22'
Report Try: Li 4' c
Preston 40' c
Mayhew 41' c
Hilton-Jones 70' c
Con: Gatland (4/4) 5', 40', 42', 71'
Pen: Gatland (4/5) 3', 14', 50', 76'
23 October 2016
14:05 NZST
Canterbury 22–7 Counties Manukau
Try: Funnell 22' c
Barrett 37' c
Stratton 68' m
Con: Barrett (2/3) 23', 38'
Pen: Barrett (1/1) 1'
Report Try: Taufua 61' c
Con: Laulala (1/1) 62'
Pen: Laulala (0/1)
23 October 2016
16:35 NZST
Taranaki 29–41 Tasman
Try: Tamanivalu 3' m
Fa'auli 31' c
Tahuriorangi 50' c
O'Donnell 64' m
Crosswell 71' m
Con: McKenzie (2/5) 32', 51'
Report Try: Geldenhuys 19' c
Nankivell 35' c
Hunt 37' c
Guyton 46' c
Banks 79' c
Con: Banks (5/5) 20', 36', 38', 47', 80'
Pen: Banks (2/2) 14', 54'

Finals


28 October 2016
19:35 NZST
Otago 14–17 North Harbour
Try: Fuatai 1' c
Franklin 47' c
Con: Smith (2/2) 2', 49'
Pen: Eade (0/2)
Report Try: Little 17' m
Con: Gatland (0/1)
Pen: Gatland (3/4) 28', 42', 40'
Drop: Gatland (1/1) 79'
29 October 2016
19:35 NZST
Canterbury 43–27 Tasman
Try: McDuling 0' m
Earle 5' c
Mo'unga (2) 24' c, 59' c
Thompson 45' c
Harmon 68' c
Con: Barrett (5/6) 6', 25', 46', 60', 69'
Pen: Barrett (1/3) 30'
Report Try: Frizell 19' c
Guyton 55' c
MacDonald 62' c
Con: Banks (3/3) 20', 56', 63'
Pen: Banks (2/2) 9', 17'
FB15Johnny McNicholl
RW14Nathan Earle 10' to 20' 74'
OC13Jordie Barrett
IC12Rob Thompson 70'
LW11George Bridge
FH10Richie Mo'unga
SH9Ere Enari 61'
N88Luke Whitelock (c)
OF7Tom Sanders 74'
BF6Reed Prinsep 60' 76'
RL5Dominic Bird
LL4David McDuling
TP3Siate Tokolahi 71'
HK2Ben Funnell 63' 74'
LP1Daniel Lienert-Brown 49'
Replacements:
HK16Nathan Vella 63' 74'
PR17Alex Hodgman 49'
PR18Oliver Jager 71'
FL19Jed Brown 74'
FL20Billy Harmon 60' 76'
SH21Jack Stratton 61'
CE22Inga Finau 70'
FB23Ben Volavola 74'
FB15Mitchell Hunt
RW14Viliami Lolohea
OC13Kieron Fonotia 42'
IC12Alex Nankivell
LW11James Lowe
FH10Marty Banks 69'
SH9Billy Guyton 63'
N88Pete Samu 71'
OF7Shane Christie (c)
BF6Shannon Frizell
RL5Quinten Strange 57'
LL4Alex Ainley 40' to 50'
TP3Ross Geldenhuys 47'
HK2Andrew Makalio 61'
LP1Tim Perry 47'
Replacements:
HK16Jesse MacDonald 61'
PR17Kane Hames 47'
PR18Siosiua Halanukonuka 47'
LK19Pari Pari Parkinson 57'
FL20Ethan Blackadder 71'
SH21Finlay Christie 63'
CE22David Havili 42'
FB23Caleb Makene 69'

Statistics

Leading point scorers

No.PlayerTeamPointsAverageDetails
1Marty BanksTasman16116.102 T, 26 C, 33 P, 0 D
2Marty McKenzieTaranaki14513.182 T, 30 C, 25 P, 0 D
3Simon HickeyAuckland14314.302 T, 29 C, 25 P, 0 D
4Bryn GatlandNorth Harbour12310.250 T, 21 C, 26 P, 1 D
5Jordie BarrettCanterbury12310.255 T, 22 C, 18 P, 0 D
6Jackson Garden-BachopWellington12212.202 T, 32 C, 16 P, 0 D
7Ihaia WestHawke's Bay10910.903 T, 23 C, 16 P, 0 D
8Fletcher SmithOtago1068.830 T, 20 C, 22 P, 0 D
9Otere BlackManawatu898.900 T, 22 C, 15 P, 0 D
10Richie Mo'ungaCanterbury888.005 T, 18 C, 9 P, 0 D

Source: mitre10cup.co.nz/Stats

Leading try scorers

No.PlayerTeamTriesAverage
1Rieko IoaneAuckland101.00
2Joe TupeBay of Plenty70.64
3Tevita LiNorth Harbour70.58
4Ngani LaumapeManawatu70.70
5Iliesa RatuvaWaikato70.70
6Asafo AumuaWellington60.55
7Naulia DawaiOtago60.50
8Jordan TaufuaCountis Manukau60.55
9Lalakai FoketiBay of Plenty60.55
10Jonah LoweHawke's Bay50.50

Source: mitre10cup.co.nz/Stats

Points by week

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Average
Auckland 3 43 37 15 51 16 57 59 26 30 44 38 54 17 31 49 32 35 335 302 33.50 30.20
Bay of Plenty 22 30 34 39 32 33 52 25 10 24 54 64 34 44 38 33 26 24 302 316 30.20 31.60
Canterbury 43 3 45 14 52 34 63 7 13 19 45 34 68 57 47 18 21 33 397 219 39.70 21.90
Counties Manukau 17 20 39 34 48 20 27 28 59 56 35 26 10 15 16 14 33 21 284 234 28.40 23.40
Hawke's Bay 26 36 28 55 20 48 31 88 43 29 29 36 30 21 22 46 24 26 253 385 25.30 38.50
Manawatu 34 27 34 31 10 19 25 29 19 13 19 30 21 30 83 66 14 21 259 266 25.90 26.60
North Harbour 20 17 15 26 17 21 29 25 13 24 35 14 44 34 18 47 71 55 262 263 26.20 26.30
Northland 27 34 15 37 62 85 25 52 23 33 21 29 48 27 31 39 28 44 280 380 28.00 38.00
Otago 40 17 44 21 66 60 30 27 24 13 34 45 17 54 14 16 21 14 290 267 29.00 26.70
Southland 17 40 31 34 16 51 14 30 29 43 34 51 21 60 39 31 0 56 201 396 20.10 39.60
Taranaki 30 22 55 28 20 25 30 14 50 49 30 19 34 39 54 31 35 32 338 259 33.80 25.90
Tasman 24 19 14 45 25 20 27 30 33 23 36 29 15 10 49 31 83 27 306 234 30.60 23.40
Waikato 19 24 26 15 19 10 35 32 20 20 26 35 50 77 46 22 28 24 269 259 26.90 25.90
Wellington 36 26 21 44 21 17 28 27 24 10 29 21 60 21 59 104 24 28 302 298 30.20 29.80

Tries by week

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Average
Auckland 0 6 5 2 6 1 6 7 2 4 6 6 7 2 4 4 4 5 40 37 4.00 3.70
Bay of Plenty 3 3 5 5 4 4 8 3 1 4 8 8 5 6 5 5 4 3 43 41 4.30 4.10
Canterbury 6 0 5 1 8 4 8 1 1 1 7 4 7 7 6 2 2 5 50 25 5.00 2.50
Counties Manukau 2 2 5 5 5 2 3 3 8 5 5 4 1 0 1 2 5 2 35 25 3.50 2.50
Hawe's Bay 4 5 4 7 2 5 3 10 6 2 4 5 2 3 3 6 3 4 31 47 3.10 4.70
Manwatu 4 4 4 4 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 13 9 2 3 32 31 3.20 3.10
North Harbour 2 2 2 4 2 0 3 3 1 2 4 1 6 5 2 6 9 7 31 30 3.10 3.00
Northland 4 4 2 5 7 12 3 8 2 3 3 4 5 4 5 5 4 6 35 51 3.50 5.10
Otago 5 1 5 3 8 7 3 3 2 1 4 7 2 7 2 1 3 2 34 32 3.40 3.20
Southland 1 5 4 4 1 6 1 3 2 6 3 6 3 9 5 5 0 8 20 52 2.00 5.20
Taranaki 3 3 7 4 2 1 3 1 6 7 4 1 4 5 7 4 5 4 41 30 4.10 3.00
Tasman 2 1 1 5 1 2 3 3 3 2 5 4 0 1 4 4 11 3 30 25 3.00 2.50
Waikato 1 2 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 3 4 5 7 7 6 3 4 4 35 31 3.50 3.10
Wellington 5 4 3 5 0 2 3 3 4 1 4 3 9 3 8 15 4 4 40 40 4.00 4.00
Offensive Defensive

Sanctions

Player Team Red Yellow Suspended for match(es):
Sam Vaka Counties Manukau01 vs. North Harbour
Hamish Northcott Manawatu01 vs. Northland
Melani Nanai Auckland01 vs. Canterbury
Montanna Ioane Bay of Plenty01 vs. Counties Manukau
Kieran Moffat Southland01 vs. Auckland
Lima Sopoaga Southland01 vs. Auckland
Lee Roy Atalifo Canterbury01 vs. Northland
Shane Neville Northland01 vs. Bay of Plenty
Tom Robinson Northland01 vs. Bay of Plenty
Isaia Walker-Leawere Wellington01 vs. Counties Manukau
Jonathan Ruru Otago01 vs. Tasman
Jonah Lowe Hawke's Bay01 vs. Canterbury
Loni Uhila Waikato01 vs. Auckland
Mikaele Mafi Southland01 vs. Hawke's Bay
Ihaia West Hawke's Bay01 vs. Southland
Howard Sililoto Northland01 vs. Tasman
Luke Whitelock Canterbury01 vs. Manawatu
Tawera Kerr-Barlow Waikato01 vs. Taranaki
Solomona Sakalia Bay of Plenty01 vs. Southland
Kara Pryor Northland01 vs. Wellington
Ash Dixon Hawke's Bay01 vs. Tasman
Jimmy Cowan Southland01 vs. North Harbour
Augustine Pulu Counties Manukau01 vs. Tasman
Mitchell Brown Taranaki01 vs. Canterbury
Sam Lousi Wellington01 vs. Manawatu
Tevita Taufu’i Waikato01 vs. Hawke's Bay
Jared Proffit Taranaki01 vs. Wellington
Culum Retallick Bay of Plenty01 vs. Manawatu
Ethan Blackadder Tasman01 vs. North Harbour
Kieron Fonotia Tasman01 vs. North Harbour
Kylem O'Donnell Taranaki01 vs. Auckland
Scott Scrafton Auckland01 vs. Taranaki
Joshua Dickson Otago01 vs. Manawatu
Sione Fifita Counties Manukau01 vs. Canterbury
Ben Funnell Canterbury01 vs. Counties Manukau
Henry Stowers Bay of Plenty01 vs. Hawke's Bay
Tomasi Palu Wellington01 vs. Waikato
Daniel Hawkins Northland01 vs. North Harbour
Afa Fa'atau North Harbour01 vs. Northland
Tom Franklin Otago01 vs. Bay of Plenty
Glenn Preston North Harbour01 vs. Otago
Nathan Earle Canterbury01 vs. Tasman
Alex Ainley Tasman01 vs. Canterbury

Ranfurly Shield

Pre-season challenges

After winning the Ranfurly Shield off Hawke's Bay in their final game of 2015, Waikato confirmed their pre-season defences against Thames Valley, King Country and Wanganui. The Thames Valley and King Country unions would take on Waikato for the fifth time, while Wanganui gained a mandatory shield challenge as the current holders of the Meads Cup. The first challenge for 2016 was against Thames Valley at the Paeroa Domain. King Country's challenge was played at Bedford Park in Matamata with Wanganui being the last pre-season challenge.[17]

Waikato had little trouble getting a victory in their first shield defense of the season, winning 83–13 in Paeroa. They ran in thirteen tries in front of a 2,500 capacity crowd. Winger Iliesa Ratuva scored a hat-trick on debut for his province, while number 8 Whetu Douglas and prop Atunaisa Moli both got a brace. Thames Valley managed two second-half tries, the first after Waikato had reached fifty points to veteran Brett Ranga. Their second came when centre Jone Koroinsagana scored an intercept. The match also featured a return for former Ireland half-back Isaac Boss, who first played for the province in 1999 before heading to Ulster in 2005.[18]

In their second defense, Waikato got past King Country 55–0 in Matamata. First scoring was lock Brian Alainu'uese, getting over after a series of pick and goes. Jordan Trainor then soon after added a penalty. Flanker Murray Iti scored his side's fifth, but there was no further scoring action until the 74th minute, when Sevu Reece, on as a substitute, crossed over in the far left corner. Matthew Lansdown, another substitute, then added Waikato's seventh with two minutes to play, and he was followed in the final minute by Tevita Taufu’i, who got their eighth.[19]

6 June 2016
14:35 NZST
Waikato 83–13 Thames Valley
Try: Talakai 5' m
Ratuva (3) 17' c, 33' m, 70' c
Moli (2) 22' m, 72' m
Douglas (2) 26' c, 68' c
Ale 29' c
Robertson 35' c
Reece 41' c
Faiva 56' c
Iti 78' c
Con: Robertson (6/9) 18', 28', 30', 36', 42', 57'
Lansdown (3/4) 69', 71', 79'
Pen: Robertson (0/1)
Preview
Report
Try: Ranga 44' m
Koroinsagana 61' m
Con: O'Flaherty (0/2)
Pen: O'Flaherty (1/1) 12'
Paeroa Domain, Paeroa
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Brett Johnson (New Zealand)
30 June 2016
14:35 NZST
Waikato 55–0 King Country
Try: Alainu'uese 12' c
Faiva (2) 32' m, 40' c
Trainor 33' c
Iti 47' c
Reece 74' m
Lansdown 77' c
Taufu'i 80' c
Con: Trainor (6/8) 13', 34', 40', 48', 78', 80'
Pen: Trainor (1/1) 21'
Preview
Report
Bedford Park, Matamata
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
6 August 2016
14:35 NZST
Waikato 32–12 Wanganui
Try: Ratuva 2' m
Taufu'i 22' m
Trainor (2) 49' m, 68' m
Douglas 55' c
Misa 80' m
Con: Trainor (1/6) 56'
Preview
Report
Try: Thornbury 69' c
Hughes 75' m
Con: Whale (1/2) 70'
Memorial Park, Cambridge
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Michael Lash (New Zealand)

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