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Preview #12 |October 2017 | FINALS

26/10/2017

Preview #12 |October 2017 | FINALS		  
 
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Where did that season go?! After nine rounds and four fiercely-contested semifinals we have the Finalists for the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership and Championship!

It is the first time in the competition's history that the main Final is the exact replay of the previous year's with Canterubry hosting Tasman at AMI Stadium.

In the Championship Final, Wellington host Bay of Plenty and it is the first time these teams have ever met in a playoff match.

This update features all your Mitre 10 Cup information for the week: match officials, resources and previews of the upcoming week's action. Provisional results will be available on mitre10cup.co.nz following each week's matches.
 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOUR FINALISTS FOR THE 2017 MITRE 10 CUP!
From left: Jack Stratton (Canterbury), Alex Ainley (Tasman), Culum Retallick (Bay of Plenty), Brad Shields (Wellington), assembled in Wellington ahead of this weekend's Finals. For more rights-free photos, click here.
 
TIE BREAKER

In the event that teams are tied at the end of a semifinal or final match, the winner will be determined by the following criteria, which shall be applied in the order in which they appear until a result is determined:
a. The winner following a further ten (10) minutes of extra time each way.
b. The team scoring the most tries in the match (including extra time).
c. The winner of the Round Robin match played that year between the two teams.
d. The team having the higher points difference at the end of the Round Robin.
e. The team that scored the most tries in the Round Robin.
f. The team that scored the most points in the Round Robin.
g. The team with the higher Finals Ranking.
 
 

REFEREE APPOINTMENTS 
Match officials for the Finals and the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup High Performance Referees Squad.


 
MEDIA RESOURCES 

The Mitre 10 Cup Media Guide is available for downloading as a PDF and Mitre 10 Cup Provincial Union and competition logos are also available for editorial use. The guide and logos can also be found in the Media Centre on allblacks.com (username and password required).

 
PREMIERSHIP FINAL
Did you know...
The host of the Premiership Final has gone on to win every Final since 2013 (Canterbury with three of these titles), can Tasman break this trend?

This is Tasman's fourth Final in five years, after winning the Championship in 2013, they have made three Premiership Finals in 2014,2016 and this year.
 
 

CANTERBURY v TASMAN
Saturday 28 October 2017, 7.35pm at AMI Stadium, Christchurch

  
Played: 14, 2007-2017 | Canterbury wins: 10 | Tasman wins: 4
Last match: Canterbury 39 Tasman 0, 18.08.17 in Nelson (M10C)
Last Tasman win: Tasman 26 Canterbury 6, 18.10.14 in Nelson (ITMC PSF)
Biggest Canterbury score: 48, 10.10.08 in Christchurch (ANZC QF)
Biggest Tasman score: 38, 04.10.14 in Christhcurch (ITMC)
Biggest differential: Canterbury by 39 (39-0), 18.08.17 in Nelson (M10C)
 

 
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Did you know...
Both these teams tasted success in 2000 - Bay of Plenty won NPC Division Two - their last finals appearance, while Wellington won NPC Division One.

The last four Championship Finals have all gone down to the last play of the game, deicded by; a missed conversion from the sideline, a length-of-the-field try, a successful conversion fromt he sideline and a dropped goal respectively - looks like we're in for an exciting match!
 
 

WELLINGTON v BAY OF PLENTY
Friday 27 October 2016, 7.35pm at Westpac Stadium, Wellington

  
Played: 39, 1912-2017 | Wellington wins: 32 | Bay of Plenty wins: 5 | Draws: 2
Last match: Wellington 31 Bay of Plenty 10, 31.08.07 in Rotorua (M10C)  
Last Bay of Plenty win: Bay of Plenty 32 Wellington 0, 31.07.11 in Mt Maunganui (ITMC)
Biggest Wellington score: 74, 06.10.02 in Tauranga (NPC) 
Biggest Bay of Plenty score: 32, 10.09.05 in Wellington (NPC) and 32, 31.07.11 in Mt Maunganui (ITMC) 
Biggest differential: Wellington by 54 (74-20), 06.10.02 in Tauranga (NPC)
 

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