The 2007

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was a provincial

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competition involving 14 teams from

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. Matches started on Thursday 26 July 2007, and the Final, in which

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defeated

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, was held on Saturday 20 October. This season was the second of the expanded competition, which succeeded the First Division of the

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. There were some major changes to the competition from that of the 2006 season. The original Rounds One (initial pool play) and Two (Top Six and Repechage phases) were scrapped. Instead, there was a 10-week round robin in which every team will miss out on playing 3 teams in the competition. This was followed by the quarterfinals, semifinal and the final as in 2006. Unless otherwise noted the information is sourced from here:

Standings

The top eight teams in pool play advanced to the quarterfinals. Table notes:
Secured home quarterfinal berth
Secured away quarterfinal berth * Abbreviations: * It is possible to receive 2 bonus points in a loss. * In the event of a tie on points, the higher ranked team is decided on the basis of who won when they met in pool play. If they remain tied, then it is decided by points differential.

Point scorers

Try scorers

Fixtures and results

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Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

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Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

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