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The 2006 Air New Zealand Cup is a provincial rugby union competition with 14 teams from New Zealand which started on Friday July 28, 2006, and with The Grand Final to be held on Saturday October 28, 2006. This season was the first of the expansion, which is the successor to the First Division of the National Provincial Championship and also saw four new teams, Hawke's Bay, Counties Manukau, Manawatu and the newly formed Tasman from the merger of Nelson Bays and Marlborough. On 3 June 2006, the Commerce Commission accepted the NZRU proposal of a salary cap for the Air New Zealand Cup. This was mainly so that the talent pool of players could be spread between the 14 rugby unions.
Round One
Standings
The top three places in each pool, highlighted in gray, advance to the Top Six in Round Two. As of Week 6 of the season, all of the Top Six berths have been clinched. Auckland have clinched the top position at the start of Round Two. Competition points from Round One carry over to Round Two, and teams are seeded according to points total. If necessary, tiebreakers are employed at the end of Rounds One and Two in the following order:
- The most recent head-to-head result between the tied teams in that season.
- Difference in overall points scored.
- Total number of tries scored.
- Coin flip.
Three teams receive two home fixtures in Round Two:
- The first-place teams in each pool (Auckland in Pool A, Waikato in Pool B).
- The higher-ranked of the two second-place teams (Canterbury, which won a tiebreaker by virtue of a better point differential than North Harbour).
The remaining three teams receive only one home fixture apiece.
Pool A
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 Auckland 6 5 0 1 195 63 +132 5 25 2 North Harbour 6 5 0 1 142 92 +50 3 23 3 Wellington 5 4 0 1 82 65 +17 0 16 4 Bay of Plenty 6 3 0 3 116 129 -37 1 13 5 Taranaki 6 2 0 4 86 128 -42 1 9 6 Tasman 5 1 0 4 108 124 -16 4 8 7 Manawatu 6 0 0 6 46 174 -128 1 1
Pool B
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 Waikato 6 5 0 1 187 124 +63 4 24 2 Canterbury 6 5 0 1 170 87 +93 3 23 3 Otago 6 5 0 1 153 76 +77 3 23 4 Southland 6 2 0 4 88 123 -35 2 10 5 Counties Manukau 6 1 0 5 130 158 -28 5 9 6 Hawke's Bay 6 1 1 4 109 192 -83 2 8 7 Northland 6 1 1 4 104 181 -77 0 6
Table notes
- Pos = Table Position
- Pld = Played
- W = Win (Worth 4 points)
- D = Draw (Worth 2 points)
- L = Loss (Worth 0 points)
- F = For (Total points scored)
- A = Against (Total points scored against)
- +/- = Points difference
- BP = Bonus Point (Teams can score additional bonus points by certain scenarios. 1 Bonus point will be awarded to any team that scores 4 tries or more regardless of win/loss/draw. A bonus point will be awarded to the losing side if the loss is by 7 points or less. It is possible to receive 2 bonus points in loss.)
- Pts = Progressive points tally
Fixtures and Results
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Round Two
Each team in the competition will play three fixtures in this round. In the Top Six, each team will play the three teams that it did not play in Round One. Each team in the repechage pools will play the other teams in its pool once.
For the teams in the Top Six, competition points will carry over from Round One. All Top Six teams will advance to the quarterfinals, with their seeding determined by their position at the end of Round Two.
In the two repechage pools, competition points do not carry over from Round One. The top team in each pool at the end of Round Two will advance to the quarterfinals. The two repechage winners will receive the seventh and eighth seeds, determined based on competition points at the end of Round Two.
Standings
Top Six
Teams are known; placement of all teams at start of Round Two will not be known until after Week 7.
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 Auckland 6 5 0 1 195 63 132 5 25 2 Waikato 6 5 0 1 187 124 63 4 24 - Otago 6 5 0 1 153 76 77 3 23 - North Harbour 6 5 0 1 142 92 50 3 23 - Canterbury 5 4 0 1 138 71 67 2 18 - Wellington 5 4 0 1 82 65 17 0 16
Repechage A
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts - 4th Pool A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5th Pool B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Hawke's Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Manawatu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Repechage B
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts - 4th Pool B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5th Pool A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6th Pool A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Northland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0