2024 Farah Palmer Cup

2024 Farah Palmer Cup season
2024 Farah Palmer Cup season
Countries	New Zealand
Date	9 July – 5 October 2024
Matches played	41
Official website
	www.provincial.rugby/farah-palmer-cup/
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Farah Palmer Cup season is the 18th season of the competition. The regular season ran from 9 July to 5 October, with the playoffs running from 27 September to 5 October. Auckland come into the 2024 season as the defending champions after defeating Canterbury in the Premiership final in 2023. Northland will now compete in the Premiership division after winning the Championship division last season.

Format

The regular season consists of two types of matches. Each union play home or away games against each team from their division, making a total of six competition games during the regular season for each union in the Premiership pool, and five regular season games for those in the Championship pool. In both the Premiership & Championship division the top 4 teams then play off in semi-finals with the two winning sides meeting in the grand final.

The Farah Palmer Cup standings are sorted by a competition points system. Four points are awarded to the winning team, a draw earns two points, whilst a loss amounts to zero points. Unions can also win their side a respectable bonus point. To receive a bonus point, they must score four tries or more, or lose by seven points or less.^[1] Each team is placed on their total points received. If a tiebreaker is necessary, when two or more teams finish on equal points, the union who acquired more competition points against the other tied team(s) gets placed higher. In the case that separation is still not made, the winner of the head-to-head result between the teams will get rights to be ranked above.^[2] This seeding format was only implemented for the 2020 competition.

Standings

Premiership

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
1	Canterbury	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Waikato	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Auckland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Hawke's Bay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

5	Counties Manukau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Bay of Plenty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

7	Northland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
1	Manawatū	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Wellington	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Otago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Tasman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

5	Taranaki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	North Harbour	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Regular season

Week 1

	9 August 2024	Auckland	vs	Northland	Eden Park, Auckland
	5:05pm

	10 August 2024	Counties Manukau	vs	Canterbury	Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
	12:05pm

	10 August 2024	Wellington	vs	Tasman	Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua
	12:05pm

	10 August 2024	Waikato	vs	Bay of Plenty	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
	2:05pm

	11 August 2024	North Harbour	vs	Otago	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
	11:35am

	11 August 2024	Manawatu	vs	Taranaki	Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
	2:05pm

Bye: Hawke's Bay

Week 2

	17 August 2024	Manawatu	vs	Otago	Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
	12:05pm

	17 August 2024	Taranaki	vs	Wellington	Hicks Park, Hawera
	12:05pm

	17 August 2024	Hawke's Bay	vs	Counties Manukau	McLean Park, Napier
	2:05pm

	17 August 2024	Northland	vs	Bay of Plenty	Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei
	4:35pm

	18 August 2024	North Harbour	vs	Tasman	North Harbour Stadium, Albany
	12:05pm

	18 August 2024	Canterbury	vs	Waikato	Rugby Park, Christchurch
	2:05pm

Bye: Auckland

Week 3

	23 August 2024	Hawke's Bay	vs	Northland	McLean Park, Napier
	4:35pm

	24 August 2024	Canterbury	vs	Auckland	Rugby Park, Christchurch
	2:05pm

	24 August 2024	Bay of Plenty	vs	Counties Manukau	Rugby Park, Whakatāne
	2:35pm

	25 August 2024	Otago	vs	Tasman	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	11:35am

	25 August 2024	Wellington	vs	Manawatu	Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua
	12:05pm

	25 August 2024	Taranaki	vs	North Harbour	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
	2:35pm

Bye: Waikato

Week 4

	21 August 2024	Taranaki	vs	Otago	Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
	11:35am

	31 August 2024	Hawke's Bay	vs	Bay of Plenty	tbc
	2:05pm

	21 August 2024	Waikato	vs	Auckland	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
	2:05pm

	31 August 2024	Tasman	vs	Manawatu	Lansdowne Park, Blenhiem
	4:35pm

	1 September 2024	Wellington	vs	North Harbour	Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua
	12:35pm

	1 September 2024	Counties Manukau	vs	Northland	Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
	1:05pm

Bye: Canterbury

Week 5

	7 September 2024	Auckland	vs	Counties Manukau	tbc
	11:35am

	7 September 2024	Northland	vs	Canterbury	Arnold Rae Park, Kaitaia
	12:05pm

	7 September 2024	Tasman	vs	Taranaki	Trafalgar Park, Nelson
	1:05pm

	7 September 2024	Otago	vs	Wellington	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Duendin
	2:05pm

	7 September 2024	Manawatu	vs	North Harbour	Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
	4:35pm

	8 September 2024	Waiakato	vs	Hawke's Bay	Marist Park, Hamilton
	12:05pm

Bye: Bay of Plenty

Week 6

	14 September 2024	Bay of Plenty	vs	Auckland	Tauranga Domain, Tauranga
	11:35am

	14 September 2024	Canterbury	vs	Hawke's Bay	Prebbleton Domain, Prebbleton
	2:05pm

	15 September 2024	Counties Manukau	vs	Waikato	Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
	11:35am

Week 7

	21 September 2024	Northland	vs	Waikato	Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei
	4:35pm

	22 September 2024	Auckland	vs	Hawke's Bay	Eden Park, Auckland
	11:35am

	22 September 2024	Bay of Plenty	vs	Canterbury	tbc
	12:05pm

Play-offs

Premiership

	Semi-finals					Final

Championship

	Semi-finals					Final

Championship Playoffs

	14 September 2024	1st place Championship	vs	4th place Championship	tbc
	12:05pm

	14 September 2024	2nd place Championship	vs	3rd place Championship	tbc
	12:05pm

	21 September 2024	Winner of Semi Final 1	vs	Winner of Semi Final 2	tbc
	12:05pm

Premiership Playoffs

	28 September 2024	1st place Premiership	vs	4th place Premiership	tbc
	12:05pm

	28 September 2024	2nd place Premiership	vs	3rd place Premiership	tbc
	12:05pm

	5 October 2024	Winner of Semi Final 1	vs	Winner of Semi Final 2	tbc
	12:05pm

Statistics

As of 10 August 2024

Leading point scorers

No.	Player	Details
1	[[]]	0 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D
2	[[]]	0 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D
3	[[]]	0 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D
4	[[]]	0 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D
5	[[]]	0 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D

Leading try scorers

No.	Player	Team	Tries	Average
1	[[]]		0	0
2	[[]]		0	0
3	[[]]		0	0
4	[[]]		0	0
5	[[]]		0	0

Players

Squads

The following squads have been named for the 2024 season.

Northland squad
Forwards	Krystal Murray • Ruihana Clarke • Hikitia Wikaira • Wikitoria Rogers • Kredence Brown • Trish Vaka • Leilani Erwin • Charmaine Smith • Corina Blair • Bailey O'Sullivan • Anthea Jane Young • Terai Elia • Tui McGeorge • Lily Murray-Wihongi • Nora Maaka • Tuira Stowers • Ilaise Fale
Backs	Carlia Dodd • Steffi Hooson • Holli O'Sullivan • Stacey Tupe • Eden Cherrington • Tyler Nankivell • Arlia MacCartney • Nia Sutherland • Ocean Tierney • Kalani Walters-Hewson • Serai Murray-Wihongi • Tara Turner • Kerri Johnson • Michella'e Stolz
Apprentices	Kahlanie Hebden-Salase • Bailee Nankivell
Coach	Janna Vaughan

North Harbour squad
Forwards	Oceane De Reuck-Donelley • Katelyn Hilton • Trinity Rika • Ruby Tangulu • Tenaija Fletcher • Ciara O'Connor • Rialanu Onesemo • Sharon Toailoa • Clementine Varea • Armani Lam • Manutala'aho Huni-Po'ese • Margaret Wye • Barb Auava • Izzy Eeast • Madison Johnson • Danielle Mellow • Christabelle Onesemo • Demi Onesemo
Backs	Claudia Hanham • Janelle Kara • Christine Moncrieff • Ashlee Partelow • Casey Richardson-Mould • Hailey Beale • Ella Henderson • Olivia Waldron • Abbey Carroll • Moana Courtnenay-Malupo • Ellie Harrison • Annika Nortje • Holly Williams • Georgia Brierly • Sola Eteru • Ava-Lee Jericevich • Dayna Moon • Tsubasa Sasagaawa • Mikayla Suluape • Latisha Trigwell-Achmad
Coach	tbc

Auckland squad
Forwards	Lavina Elliott • Jorja Freuean • Aldora Itunu • Cila-Marie Po'e-Tofaeono • Letelemalanuola Lavea • Cheyenne Tuli-Fale • Chryss Viliko • Rori Wood • Faith Nonutunu • Cristo Tofa • Eloise Blackwell • Mikaya Kaipo • Tiale Lelenga • Maiakawanakaulani Roos • Maama Vaipulu • Ojahn Aukuso • Dajian Brown • Danny-Elle Fesoloai • Sulieti Halafihi • Samaria Kaipo • Ashley Matapo • Charmaine McMenanmin • Liana Mikaele-Tu'u • Elizabeth Moimoii
Backs	France Bloomfield • Aleiyah Tuala • Ruahei Demant • Gillian Fa'aumu • Karla Wright-Akeli • Sylvia Brunt • Letiara Foster • Danii Mafoe • Daynah Nankivell • Zahnia Papali'i • Le'Oxyean Maiu'u • Patricia Maliepo • Angelica Mekemeke Vahai • Levonah Motuliki • Presayus Singh • Braxton Sorensen-McGee • Faith Tavita • Katelyn Vaha'akolo
Coach	tbc

Counties Manukau squad
Forwards	Lulu Leuta • Mafi Pasikala • Fou Sefo • Anastasia Mamea • Ti Tauasosi • Leilani Perese • Lana Samuela • Harono Te Iringa • Rebecca Burch • Vineta Teutau • Paris Mataroa • Utu Antonio • Misakia Suzuki • Sina Hetet • Stacey Brown • Margaret Manasa • Esther Amataga • Joanna Fanene-Lolo • Leitisia Vehekite • Anita Faimausi-Brown
Backs	Paige Makiri • Ffion Penney • Hazel Tubic • Luisa Togotogorua • Shoshanah Seumanutafa • Kataraina Enosa-Taifau • Yurina Shinno • Jaymie Kolose • Shyannw Thompson • Sariyah Paitai • Mele Latu'ila
Coach	tbc

JJ Stewart Trophy

The JJ Stewart Trophy is a trophy based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. The holding union must defend the trophy in challenge matches, and if a challenger defeats them, they become the new holder of the trophy.

Canterbury started the season as holders of the trophy, which they have held for 23 consecutive defences dating back to 2016. Canterbury are obligated to place the trophy up for challenge in all of their regular season home games. Canterbury first defence for 2024 will come against Waikato in Round 2.

References

^ "Adjustment to Mitre 10 Heartland Championship bonus points system". Rugby Heartland. 2 September 2016.
^ "SEMI-FINALISTS DECIDED IN THE FARAH PALMER CUP" (pdf). New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] "Adjustment to Mitre 10 Heartland Championship bonus points system". Rugby Heartland. 2 September 2016.

[2] "SEMI-FINALISTS DECIDED IN THE FARAH PALMER CUP" (pdf). New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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