2020 Mitre 10 Cup

The 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season is the 15th season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it became a 14 team tournament in 2006. The regular season is scheduled to begin on 11 September with North Harbour hosting a match against Canterbury. It involves the top fourteen rugby unions of New Zealand. For sponsorship reasons, the competition is known as the Mitre 10 Cup and it is the fourth season under the lead sponsor. The winner of the Championship will be promoted to the Premiership, while the team that places last in the Premiership will be relegated.

2020 Mitre 10 Cup season
Countries New Zealand
Date11 September – 28 November 2020
ChampionsTasman
Runners-upAuckland
PromotedHawke's Bay
RelegatedNorth Harbour
Matches played76
Tries scored496
(average 6.5 per match)
Top point scorerBryn Gatland (North Harbour)
119 points
Top try scorerSalesi Rayasi (Auckland)
14 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 includes 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 consists 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 to qualify for the semi-finals. The top two placed teams in the division, based on table points, receive a home semi-final. In the first round of the finals, the semi-finals, the second placed team is to host the third placed team, and the first placed team is to host the fourth placed team. The final is to be hosted by the top remaining seed.[4]

Standings

Standings progression

Premiership
Team W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Auckland 5
(1st)
5
(6th)
10
(3rd)
14
(2nd)
19
(2nd)
24
(1st)
25
(3rd)
30
(1st)
34
(1st)
36
(1st)
Bay of Plenty 2
(5th)
6
(4th)
6
(6th)
7
(6th)
7
(7th)
12
(7th)
17
(6th)
21
(5th)
26
(4th)
31
(3rd)
Canterbury 5
(4th)
6
(3rd)
7
(5th)
12
(5th)
17
(4th)
18
(5th)
18
(5th)
19
(7th)
24
(6th)
36
(5th)
North Harbour 0
(7th)
0
(7th)
1
(7th)
6
(7th)
11
(6th)
12
(6th)
16
(7th)
20
(6th)
25
(5th)
27
(7th)
Tasman 5
(3rd)
10
(1st)
15
(1st)
15
(1st)
20
(1st)
20
(3rd)
25
(2nd)
29
(2nd)
29
(2nd)
33
(2nd)
Waikato 5
(2nd)
10
(2nd)
10
(4th)
14
(3rd)
19
(3rd)
23
(2nd)
27
(1st)
27
(3rd)
29
(3rd)
29
(4th)
Wellington 1
(6th)
6
(5th)
11
(2nd)
13
(4th)
15
(5th)
19
(4th)
24
(4th)
24
(4th)
24
(7th)
29
(6th)
Championship
Team W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Counties Manukau 0
(5th)
0
(7th)
0
(7th)
5
(6th)
5
(6th)
5
(6th)
5
(6th)
10
(6th)
10
(6th)
14
(6th)
Hawke's Bay 1
(4th)
6
(2nd)
10
(1st)
15
(1st)
15
(2nd)
20
(1st)
25
(1st)
26
(2nd)
31
(1st)
36
(1st)
Manawatu 0
(6th)
1
(6th)
1
(6th)
3
(7th)
3
(7th)
4
(7th)
4
(7th)
9
(7th)
9
(7th)
9
(7th)
Northland 5
(1st)
5
(4th)
9
(5th)
14
(2nd)
18
(1st)
18
(3rd)
18
(3rd)
18
(3rd)
19
(4th)
24
(3rd)
Otago 0
(7th)
5
(5th)
10
(2nd)
10
(4th)
15
(3rd)
20
(2nd)
25
(2nd)
29
(1st)
29
(2nd)
30
(2nd)
Southland 4
(3rd)
5
(3rd)
9
(3rd)
10
(3rd)
11
(4th)
11
(5th)
11
(5th)
11
(5th)
16
(5th)
16
(5th)
Taranaki 5
(2nd)
9
(1st)
9
(4th)
9
(5th)
10
(5th)
14
(4th)
15
(4th)
17
(4th)
22
(3rd)
24
(4th)

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 dual

Regular season

The 2020 Mitre 10 Cup is played across ten weeks. The competition starts on Friday, 11 September 2020, with North Harbour taking on Canterbury at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.[5]

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Play-offs

Semi-finals


20 November 2020
19:05 NZST
Otago 19–32 Northland
Try: Nareki 29' m
Timu 40' c
Tomkinson 63' c
Con: Ioane (2/3) 40', 64'
Pen: Ioane (0/1)
Report Try: Macilai-Tori 8' c
Olsen 54' m
Nock 71' c
Matich 76' c
Con: Cooper (1/1) 9'
Faiane (2/3) 72', 77'
Pen: Cooper (2/2) 14', 46'
21 November 2020
14:05 NZST
Auckland 23–18 Waikato
Try: Rayasi 25' m
Teleʻa 43' c
Manu 51' m
Con: Plummer (1/3) 44'
Pen: Sullivan (1/1) 9'
Plummer (1/3) 12'
Report Try: Taukei'aho 4' m
Thomson 14' c
Con: Waaka (1/2) 15'
Pen: Waaka (2/4) 21', 56'
21 November 2020
16:35 NZST
Hawke's Bay 59–23 Taranaki
Try: Cridge 21' c
Funaki 30' c
Rakete-Stones 33' c
Dixon (3) 37' c, 44' c, 60' c
Fakatava 53' c
McLeod 70' c
Con: Makene (1/1) 22'
McClutchie (7/7) 31', 34', 38', 45', 54', 61', 71'
Pen: McClutchie (1/1) 41'
Report Try: Halls 26' m
Riccitelli 67' c
Brighouse 75' m
Con: Potroz (1/3) 68'
Pen: Potroz (2/2) 5', 15'
McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
21 November 2020
19:05 NZST
Tasman 19–10 Bay of Plenty
Try: MacDonald 20' m
Fainga'anuku 25' m
Con: Hunt (0/2)
Pen: Hunt (3/3) 2', 58', 73'
Report Try: Webber 37' c
Con: Trask (1/1) 38'
Pen: Trask (1/1) 51'
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Finals


27 November 2020
19:05 NZST
Hawke's Bay 36–24 Northland
Try: Lowe (2) 12' m, 44' c
Fomai (2) 16' c, 51' c
Visinia 31' m
Dixon 59' m
Con: McClutchie (2/3) 17', 45'
Fakatava (0/1)
Makene (1/2) 52'
Report Try: Li 8' c
Grant 20' m
Robinson 28' m
Tua 75' c
Con: Hawkins (1/3) 9'
Cooper (1/1) 76'
McLean Park, Napier
Attendance: 7,500[6]
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
28 November 2020
18:35 NZST
Auckland 12–13 Tasman
Pen: Plummer (3/3) 4', 30', 44'
Sullivan (1/1) 37'
Report Try: MacDonald 40' c
Con: Havili (1/1) 40'
Pen: Havili (2/4) 18', 70'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 13,131[7]
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
FB15Zarn Sullivan 49' to 59'
RW14AJ Lam 66'
OC13Tumua Manu
IC12Tanielu Teleʻa 57'
LW11Salesi Rayasi
FH10Harry Plummer
SH9Jonathan Ruru 78'
N88Sione Tuipulotu
OF7Niko Jones
BF6Adrian Choat 57'
RL5Jack Whetton 57'
LL4Scott Scrafton
TP3Angus Ta'avao (c) 78' 40' to 50'
HK2Leni Apisai 57'
LP1James Lay 52'
Replacements:
HK16Mike Sosene-Feagai 57'
PR17Jarred Adams 52'
PR18Marcel Renata 78'
LK19Hamish Dalzell 57'
FL20Presley Tufuga 57'
SH21Taufa Funaki 78'
FH22Simon Hickey 57'
FB23Jordan Trainor 66'
FB15David Havili (c)
RW14Mark Telea 66'
OC13Fetuli Paea
IC12Tim O'Malley
LW11Leicester Fainga'anuku
FH10Mitchell Hunt 15'
SH9Finlay Christie
N88Taina Fox-Matamua 66'
OF7Sione Havili
BF6Hugh Renton
RL5Quinten Strange
LL4Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta
TP3Sam Matenga 41'
HK2Quentin MacDonald 78'
LP1Isi Tu'ungafasi 66'
Replacements:
HK16Sam Moli 78'
PR17Ryan Coxon 66'
PR18Isaac Salmon 41'
LK19Isaac Ross
FL20Anton Segner 66'
SH21Dwayne Polataivao
CE22Kieron Fonotia 15'
WG23Tima Fainga'anuku 66'

Statistics

Leading point scorers

No.PlayerTeamPointsAverageDetails
1Bryn GatlandNorth Harbour11911.903 T, 25 C, 18 P, 0 D
2Mitchell HuntTasman978.101 T, 25 C, 14 P, 0 D
3Jayson PotrozTaranaki959.503 T, 16 C, 16 P, 0 D
4Jackson Garden-BachopWellington888.801 T, 25 C, 11 P, 0 D
5Josh IoaneOtago888.801 T, 19 C, 15 P, 0 D
6Harry PlummerAuckland746.200 T, 25 C, 8 P, 0 D
7Kaleb TraskBay of Plenty728.005 T, 13 C, 7 P, 0 D
8Salesi RayasiAuckland707.8014 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D
9Jason RobertsonCounties Manukau577.132 T, 13 C, 7 P, 0 D
10Lincoln McClutchieHawke's Bay574.750 T, 21 C, 5 P, 0 D

Source: provincial.rugby/Stats

Leading try scorers

No.PlayerTeamTriesAverage
1Salesi RayasiAuckland141.60
2Ash DixonHawke's Bay90.82
3Jacob Ratumaitavuki-KneepkensTaranaki80.73
4Luteru TolaiNorth Harbour70.70
5Freedom Vaha'akoloOtago70.70
6AJ LamAuckland70.64
7Joe WebberBay of Plenty70.64
8Jared PageNorth Harbour60.86
9David HaviliTasman60.55
10Neria FomaiHawke's Bay50.63

Source: provincial.rugby/Stats

Points by week

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Average
Auckland 38 6 21 39 50 12 20 16 29 28 31 10 22 23 31 10 24 20 33 34 299 198 29.90 19.80
Bay of Plenty 29 36 17 14 10 32 16 20 7 33 53 35 44 8 22 17 33 30 37 33 268 258 26.80 25.80
Canterbury 43 29 22 23 19 20 31 26 34 10 15 16 8 44 16 23 29 0 34 33 251 224 25.10 22.40
Counties Manukau 24 41 17 31 15 24 36 30 13 36 22 40 20 53 31 27 5 32 25 17 208 331 20.80 33.10
Hawke's Bay 10 16 31 17 20 19 28 9 10 46 33 17 47 12 17 22 34 18 34 33 264 209 26.40 20.90
Manawatu 26 43 25 36 12 50 30 36 10 34 35 53 12 47 24 12 19 35 193 346 21.44 38.44
North Harbour 29 43 19 41 10 11 40 24 46 10 20 25 23 22 24 8 32 5 33 37 276 226 27.60 22.60
Northland 43 26 21 54 24 15 35 25 18 14 17 33 7 30 8 24 20 24 193 245 21.44 27.22
Otago 6 38 36 25 30 19 9 28 35 34 40 22 30 7 23 16 15 32 224 221 24.89 24.56
Southland 16 10 14 17 11 10 9 10 14 18 9 17 10 47 12 24 32 15 17 25 144 193 14.40 19.30
Taranaki 36 29 23 22 19 30 25 35 28 29 17 9 20 27 27 31 35 19 33 34 263 265 26.30 26.50
Tasman 41 24 54 21 34 17 24 40 33 7 10 31 47 10 19 3 0 29 262 182 29.11 20.22
Waikato 53 28 41 19 17 34 10 9 36 13 16 15 27 20 10 31 30 33 240 202 26.67 22.44
Wellington 28 53 39 21 32 10 26 31 34 35 25 20 53 20 3 19 18 34 258 243 28.67 27.00

Tries by week

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Average
Auckland 5 0 3 6 8 2 2 1 5 3 5 2 3 2 4 1 3 3 5 5 43 25 4.30 2.50
Bay of Plenty 4 5 2 2 1 5 1 2 1 5 7 5 6 1 3 3 5 4 5 4 35 36 3.50 3.60
Canterbury 6 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 2 2 1 1 6 1 3 4 0 5 5 34 29 3.40 2.90
Counties Manukau 3 5 2 5 2 3 5 5 1 5 3 6 2 7 4 4 1 4 3 3 26 47 2.60 4.70
Hawke's Bay 2 2 5 2 3 3 4 0 1 7 4 2 7 2 3 3 4 2 4 4 37 27 3.70 2.70
Manawatu 2 6 4 5 2 8 5 5 2 5 5 7 2 7 4 2 3 4 1 5 30 54 3.40 5.40
North Harbour 2 6 3 6 1 1 4 3 7 1 3 3 2 3 3 1 4 1 4 5 33 30 3.30 3.00
Northland 6 2 3 8 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 4 1 4 1 3 3 3 4 2 29 33 2.90 3.30
Otago 0 5 5 4 4 3 0 4 5 4 6 3 4 1 3 1 2 4 2 2 31 31 3.10 3.10
Southland 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 7 2 4 4 2 3 3 17 26 1.70 2.60
Taranaki 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 5 2 0 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 34 34 3.40 3.40
Tasman 5 3 8 3 5 3 3 4 5 1 2 5 7 1 2 0 0 4 2 2 39 26 3.90 2.60
Waikato 5 4 6 3 3 5 1 0 5 1 1 2 3 3 1 4 4 5 2 4 31 31 3.10 3.10
Wellington 4 5 6 3 5 1 4 4 4 5 3 3 7 2 0 2 2 4 5 1 40 30 4.00 3.00
Offensive Defensive

Sanctions

Player Team Red Yellow Suspended for match(es):
Sio Tomkinson Otago10 vs. Auckland
Fa'asiu Fuatai Bay of Plenty10 vs. Wellington
Slade McDowall Otago10 vs. Hawke's Bay
Scott Gregory Northland10 vs. North Harbour
Tietie Tuimauga Manawatu02 vs. Auckland & Hawke's Bay
Zarn Sullivan Auckland02 vs. North Harbour & Tasman
Liam Coltman Otago01 vs. Auckland
Jack Regan Otago01 vs. Auckland
Nehe Milner-Skudder Manawatu01 vs. Northland
Aaron Carroll Bay of Plenty01 vs. Taranaki
Greg Pleasants-Tate Southland01 vs. Bay of Plenty
Samuel Slade Counties Manukau01 vs. Hawke's Bay
Matiaha Martin Counties Manukau01 vs. Hawke's Bay
Xavier Numia Wellington01 vs. Bay of Plenty
Nic Mayhew North Harbour01 vs. Southland
Gerard Cowley-Tuioti North Harbour01 vs. Southland
Filo Paulo Manawatu01 vs. Auckland
Lua Li Northland01 vs. Counties Manukau
Stephen Perofeta Taranaki01 vs. Northland
Robert Rush Northland01 vs. Taranaki
Luke Romano Canterbury01 vs. Wellington
Isaac Salmon Tasman01 vs. North Harbour
Sam Matenga Tasman01 vs. North Harbour
Vilimoni Koroi Otago01 vs. Hawke's Bay
Jason Long Hawke's Bay01 vs. North Harbour
Conán O'Donnell Counties Manukau01 vs. Waikato
Chase Tiatia Bay of Plenty01 vs. Tasman
Kara Pryor Northland01 vs. Southland
Chris Gawler Taranaki01 vs. Southland
Beaudein Waaka Waikato01 vs. Canterbury
Isaiah Punivai Canterbury01 vs. Waikato
Sam Darry Canterbury01 vs. Bay of Plenty
Nathan Vella Bay of Plenty01 vs. Canterbury
Marcel Renata Auckland01 vs. North Harbour
Luke Jacobson Waikato01 vs. Taranaki
Ross Wright Northland01 vs. North Harbour
Bryn Gatland North Harbour01 vs. Northland
Jordan Lay Bay of Plenty01 vs. Hawke's Bay
Jonah Lowe Hawke's Bay01 vs. Bay of Plenty
Ross Geldenhuys Bay of Plenty01 vs. Hawke's Bay
Clinton Malolua Counties Manukau01 vs. Taranaki
Alamanda Motuga Counties Manukau01 vs. North Harbour
Charles Alaimalo Southland01 vs. Counties Manukau
Quinn Tupaea Waikato01 vs. Northland
Drew Wild Manawatu01 vs. Wellington
Pepesana Patafilo Wellington01 vs. Manawatu
Kurt Eklund Bay of Plenty01 vs. North Harbour
Presley Tufuga Auckland01 vs. Canterbury
Mathew Wright Northland01 vs. Otago
Sione Havili Tasman01 vs. Bay of Plenty
Angus Ta'avao Auckland01 vs. Tasman

Ranfurly Shield

Pre-season challenges

For the 2020 pre-season Canterbury confirmed challenges against Buller and North Otago.[8] It was later revealed the match between Canterbury and North Otago would be rescheduled and the only defence to go ahead due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

28 August 2020
14:05 NZST
Canterbury 71–7 North Otago
Try: McLeod 6' c
Knewstubb 12' m
Brewis 16' c
Punivai 18' c
Harmon 21' c
Mataele (2) 27' c, 48' m
Fihaki 40' m
Darry (2) 52' c, 56' c
Poihipi 79' c
Con: Cameron (8/11) 7', 17', 19', 22', 28', 53', 57', 80'
Preview
Report
Try: Hayward 70' c
Con: Phipps (1/1) 71'

References

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  2. "NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION Competition Regulations Handbook 2016" (PDF). New Zealand Rugby. Archived from the original (pdf) on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. "2010 ITM Cup Competition Structures". Manawatu Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  4. "ITM Cup Finals schedule". allblacks.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. "REVISED MITRE 10 CUP DRAW RELEASED". 25 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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  7. "Rugby: Tasman Mako win tense Mitre 10 Cup final against Auckland". 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  8. "Canterbury confirm 2020 pre-season Ranfurly Shield matches". 27 November 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. "Revised Mitre 10 Cup draw released". 25 June 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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