The 2008 Air New Zealand Cup was the latest format of New Zealand's premier domestic rugby competition, which started as the NPC (National Provincial Competition). The competition was played for by 14 provincial teams in a league style format. Each team only played 10 of the other teams in the 1st round of play. This was followed by Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and a Final. |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
Wellington | 10 | 9 | 1 | 353 | 161 | 8 | 44 | |
Canterbury | 10 | 9 | 1 | 270 | 101 | 6 | 42 | |
Hawkes Bay | 10 | 7 | 3 | 265 | 183 | 6 | 34 | |
Bay Of Plenty | 10 | 6 | 4 | 225 | 249 | 4 | 28 | |
Southland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 185 | 152 | 5 | 25 | |
Waikato | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 258 | 235 | 7 | 25 |
Tasman | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 188 | 200 | 5 | 23 |
Taranaki | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 201 | 209 | 5 | 23 |
Northland | 10 | 4 | 6 | 212 | 227 | 6 | 22 | |
Otago | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 207 | 231 | 4 | 22 |
Auckland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 149 | 193 | 2 | 22 | |
North Harbour | 10 | 3 | 7 | 225 | 286 | 7 | 19 | |
Counties Manukau | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 140 | 317 | 3 | 13 |
Manawatu | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 149 | 283 | 3 | 9 |
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Tasman Northland Taranaki Wellington Canterbury Southland Counties Manukau North Harbour Manawatu Waikato Otago Bay Of Plenty Hawkes Bay Auckland Manawatu Otago Wellington Bay Of Plenty Hawkes Bay Canterbury Tasman Counties Manukau Northland Southland Auckland Tasman Taranaki North Harbour Southland Taranaki Otago Wellington Manawatu Waikato Canterbury Hawkes Bay Bay Of Plenty Manawatu Auckland Northland North Harbour Waikato Taranaki Bay Of Plenty Northland Tasman Southland Wellington Counties Manukau Canterbury Tasman Otago Counties Manukau Hawkes Bay Auckland North Harbour Bay Of Plenty Waikato Taranaki North Harbour Wellington Canterbury Northland Waikato Southland Hawkes Bay Manawatu Counties Manukau Otago Auckland Quarter-Finals Canterbury Wellington Bay Of Plenty Hawkes Bay Semi-Finals Wellington Canterbury Final Wellington |
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Blenheim Whangarei New Plymouth Wellington Christchurch Invercargill Pukekohe Albany Palmerston North Hamilton Dunedin Rotorua Napier Auckland Palmerston North Dunedin Wellington Mt Maunganui Napier Christchurch Nelson Auckland Whangarei Invercargill Auckland Blenheim New Plymouth Albany Invercargill New Plymouth Dunedin Wellington Palmerston North Hamilton Christchurch Napier Mt Maunganui Palmerston North Auckland Whangarei Albany Hamilton New Plymouth Rotorua Whangarei Nelson Invercargill Wellington Pukekohe Christchurch Blenheim Dunedin Pukekohe Napier Auckland Albany Mt Maunganui Hamilton New Plymouth Albany Wellington Christchurch Whangarei Hamilton Invercargill Napier Palmerston North Auckland Dunedin Auckland Christchurch Wellington Mt Maunganui Napier Wellington Christchurch Wellington |
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Canterbury win the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup