The 2018 Mitre 10 Cup season was the thirteenth season of

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's provincial

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competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 16, when North Harbour hosted Northland. It involved the top fourteen rugby unions of New Zealand. For sponsorship reasons, the competition was known as the

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Cup and it was the third season under the lead sponsor. The winner of the Championship,

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was promoted to the Premiership, the seventh placed Premiership team,

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was relegated to the Championship.

Format

The

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standings were sorted by a competition points system. Four points were awarded to the winning team, a draw equaled two points, whilst a loss amounted to zero points. Unions could also win their side a respectable bonus point. To receive a

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, they must have scored four tries or more or lose by seven or fewer points or less. Each team was placed on their total points received. If necessary of a

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, when two or more teams finish on equal points, the union who defeated the other in a head-to-head got placed higher. In case of a draw between them, the side with the biggest points deferential margin got rights to be ranked above. If they were tied on points difference, it was then decided by a highest scored try count or a

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. This seeding format was implemented since the beginning of the 2006 competition. The competition included a promotion-relegation process with the winner of the Championship receiving automatic promotion to the Premiership, replacing the seventh-placed team in the Premiership which was relegated to the Championship for the following year. The regular season consisted of two types of matches. The internal division matches were when each team played the other six unions in their division once, home or away. The cross-division matches were when each team played four teams from the other division, thus missing out on three teams, each from the opposite division. Each union played home or away games against teams from the other division, making a total of ten competition games for each union. The finals format allowed the top four teams from each division move on to the semi-finals. The top two division winners, based on table points, received a home semi-final. In the first round of the finals, the semi-finals, the second division winner hosted the third division winner, and the first division winner hosted the fourth division winner. The final was hosted by the top remaining seed.

Standings

Source: Mitre 10 Cup standings 2018

Standings progression

Regular season

The 2018 Mitre 10 Cup played across nine weeks with every team playing one Wednesday night fixture in a double-up round where they played twice that week. The competition started on Thursday August 16, with North Harbour taking on Northland at QBE Stadium. The opening round saw a repeat of the Premiership final with Tasman against the then current champions

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Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Play-offs

Semi-finals

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Finals

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Statistics

Leading point scorers

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Leading try scorers

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Points by week

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Tries by week

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Sanctions

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, - , align="left" , Daniel Lienert-Brown , align="left",

, , 1 , , 0 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Sione Misiloi , align="left", Otago , , 0 , , 2 , align="left", vs.

and Tasman , - , align="left" ,

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, , 0 , , 2 , align="left", vs. Northland , - , align="left" ,

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, align="left", Northland , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs. North Harbour , - , align="left" , Blair Prinsep , align="left", Tasman , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Michael Allardice , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Gareth Evans , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Josh Timu , align="left", Otago , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Chris Eves , align="left", North Harbour , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs. Tasman , - , align="left" , Malo Tuitama , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Tolu Fahamokioa , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Jordan Manihera , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Tevita Li , align="left", North Harbour , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Connor Collins , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs. North Harbour , - , align="left" , Pasqualle Dunn , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Sione Asi , align="left", Manawatu , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs. Northland , - , align="left" , Antonio Kiri Kiri , align="left", Manawatu , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs. Tasman , - , align="left" , Baden Wardlaw , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Melani Nanai , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" ,

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, - , align="left" , Faalelei Sione , align="left", Manawatu , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" ,

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, align="left", Otago , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" ,

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, align="left", Otago , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Mateaki Kafatolu , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Hamish Northcott , align="left", Manawatu , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Sikeli Nabou , align="left", Counties Manukau , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs. North Harbour , - , align="left" , Hugh Renton , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Ben Fotheringham , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Nico Costa , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Dalton Papalii , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs. North Harbour , - , align="left" , Michael Curry , align="left", Tasman , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" ,

, align="left", Tasman , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" ,

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, align="left", Northland , , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , James Tucker , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs. Northland , - , align="left" ,

, align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

, - , align="left" , Billy Harmon , align="left",

, , 0 , , 1 , align="left", vs.

Ranfurly Shield

Pre-season challenges

In March 2018,

accepted

Ranfurly Shield The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Shield is based on a challenge system. The holding union must defend the shield in challeng ...

challenges from both

Heartland Championship The Heartland Championship competition, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship, is a domestic rugby union competition in New Zealand. It was founded in 2006 as one of two successor competitions to the countr ...

unions,

Wanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whang ...

and

Poverty Bay Poverty Bay ( Māori: ''Tūranganui-a-Kiwa'') is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island to the north of Hawke Bay. It stretches for from Young Nick's Head in the southwest to Tuaheni Point in the no ...

after the regular season draw was confirmed.

Tikorangi Tikorangi is a settlement in Taranaki, New Zealand. Waitara lies about 6 kilometres to the north-west. The Waitara River flows to the west of the settlement, with the Bertrand Road suspension bridge providing access to the other side. The Manga ...

and Hawera were chosen to host the Ranfurly Shield matches. Taranaki Rugby announced the venues for the pre-season defenses in mid April for July 28 and August 4 at the Tikorangi Domain and TSB Hub.

References

External links

* {{NPC National Provincial Championship 2018 in New Zealand rugby union 2018 rugby union tournaments for clubs