Farah Palmer Cup Preview #08 | September 2016 | Semifinals
Farah Palmer Cup
Preview #08 | September 2016 | Semifinals |
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It's semifinals time in the Farah Palmer Cup! Congratulations to all four semifinalists!
Counties Manukau Heat (1) v Wellington Pride (4)
Saturday 24 September
ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
Kickoff 12noon
Auckland Storm (2) v Canterbury (3)*
Saturday 24 September
Auckland University Rugby Football Club, Colin Maiden Park
Kickoff 12.05pm
*Televised live on Sky
Details of the Final will be distributed once confirmed.
This update features all your Farah Palmer Cup information for the week: match officials, resources, previews of the upcoming week's action and official results. Provisional results will be available on allblacks.com following the weekend's matches.
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REFEREE APPOINTMENTS
The Farah Palmer Cup is being officiated by a New Zealand Women’s Referees squad, complemented by two Australian referees taking part in an exchange programme with New Zealand Rugby.
The appointments for this weekend's semifinals are:
Counties Manukau Heat (1) v Wellington Pride (4) – Natarsha Ganley
Auckland Storm (2) v Canterbury (3) – Brittany Andrew
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MEDIA RESOURCES
The Farah Palmer Cup Media Guide is available for downloading as a PDF and Farah Palmer 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).
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COMING UP THIS WEEK
Semifinals action in the Farah Palmer Cup. |
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COUNTIES MANUKAU v WELLINGTON
Saturday 24 September, 12.00pm at ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
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Played: 5, 2013-2016 | Counties Manukau wins: 2 | Wellington wins: 3
Last match: Counties Manukau 37 Wellington 5, 09.09.16 in Pukekohe (FPC)
Last Wellington win: Wellington 29 Counties Manukau 23, 10.10.15 in Petone (WPC)
Biggest Counties Manukau score: 37 (37-23), 27.09.14 in Pukekohe (WPC)
Biggest Wellington score: 42 (42-29), 05.10.13 in Petone (WPC)
Biggest differential: Wellington by 15, 19.09.15 in Petone (WPC)
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AUCKLAND v CANTERBURY
Saturday 24 September, 12.05pm at Auckland University Rugby Football Club,
Colin Maiden Park (and Live on Sky Sport)
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Played: 19, 2001-2016 | Auckland wins: 18 | Canterbury wins: 1
Last match: Auckland 29 Canterbury 25, 03.09.16 in Christchurch (FPC)
Last Canterbury win: Canterbury 20 Auckland 15, 12.09.09 in Christchurch
Biggest Auckland score: 70 (70-8), 29.08.15 in Auckland (WPC, JJST)
Biggest Canterbury score: 25 (25-29) 03.09.16 in Christchurch (FPC)
Biggest differential: Auckland by 62 (70-8), 29.08.15 in Auckland (WPC, JJST)
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