Farah Palmer Cup Preview #07 | September 2016 | Week 07

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COMPETITION INFORMATION
The Women’s Provincial Championship will consist of a Round 
Robin with all teams playing in a single pool, followed by a Final.
The two Provincial Unions with the highest number of competition 
points at the completion of the Round Robin will proceed to the 
Final, and be ranked as follows:
• The Provincial Union with the highest number of competition 
points at the completion of the Round Robin will have a finals 
ranking of 1.
• The Provincial Union with the next-highest number of 
competition points at the completion of the Round Robin will 
be ranked 2.
Based on the Finals Rankings the Final will be played as follows:
1 plays 2.
The winning finalist will be awarded the Women’s Provincial 
Championship trophy.
In the event that two or more Provincial Unions are tied with the 
same number of competition points, the finishing positions of 
the Provincial Unions will be determined in accordance with the 
following criteria, which will be applied in the order in which they 
appear below until a result as to the positions of the relevant 
Provincial Unions is determined:
Where any two Provincial Unions are tied:
• The winner of any Round Robin match played between the 
two Provincial Unions in that year shall have the higher 
position;
• The Provincial Union which has the higher points difference in 
the Round Robin will have the higher position.
Where three or more Provincial Unions are tied:
• The tied Provincial Union with the most competition points in 
that year against the other tied Provincial Unions shall have 
the higher position;
• If three or more Provincial Unions have an equal number 
of competition points against the other tied Provincial 
Unions, the tied Provincial Union which has the higher points 
difference in the Round Robin will have the higher position.
If a tie cannot be broken by the criteria above:
• The Provincial Union that scored the most tries in the Round 
Robin shall have the higher position;
• The Provincial Union that scored the most points in the Round 
Robin shall have the higher position
• The toss of a coin will be used.