2010 ITM Cup

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Countries New Zealand Runners-up Waikato Location New Zealand Matches played 91		Champions Canterbury Dates 29 Jul 2010 – 24 Oct 2010 Country New Zealand Tries scored 527
Top point scorer Lachie Munro (Northland) 172 points Top try scorer Robbie Fruean (Canterbury) Lelia Masaga (Bay of Plenty) 10 tries Champion Canterbury Rugby Football Union Similar 2008 Super 14 season, 2014 Super Rugby se, 2015 ITM Cup, 2015 Super Rugby se, 2016 Mitre 10 Cup

Waikato vs taranaki 2010 itm cup

The 2010 ITM Cup season was the fifth season since the competition reconstruction in 2006. For the ITM Cup competition it involved the top 14 provincial unions of New Zealand. The tournament was won by Canterbury, who defeated Waikato 33–13 in the competition final. For sponsorship reasons, the competition was known as the ITM Cup and it was currently the first season under the new sponsor. Including the defunct National Provincial Championship, this is the 34th season of New Zealand's premier domestic competition. The regular season matches took place from 29 July until 24 October – followed by the semi-finals that culminated in the final on 5 November.

2010 itm cup week 1 highlights

Competition format

Covering fifteen weeks, the schedule featured a total of 91 matches. The competition was the decider for the top seven sides that will become part of the top table of New Zealand domestic table via the Premiership, whilst the bottom seven sides will form the Championship. The regular season consisted of two types of matches:

a. Each team played 13 matches against all other Provincial Unions in the competition over 13 consecutive weeks; and

b. Each team played six home and seven away or seven home and six away matches.

The four teams, moved on to the finals. The top two winners, based on table points, received a home semi-final. In the first round of the finals, the semi-finals, the first-placed winner hosted the fourth-placed winner and the second-placed winner hosted the third-placed winner. The final is hosted by the top remaining seed.

Standings

Source: itmcup.co.nz

Legend:

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

Points breakdown:

4 points for a win

2 points for a draw

1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less

1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

The Overall Standings classification system:

Four Division Winners/Leaders in log points order

The remaining three teams in log points order

When teams are level on log points, they are sorted by:

the winner of the round robin match between the two provinces

highest overall points difference

highest number of tries scored

highest number of points scored

a coin toss

Points Scorers

Updated: 5 November 2010

Regular Season

Confirmed fixture matches for 2010 season as follows:

Round 4

Tasman achieved their first win over their big brothers Canterbury

Round 8

In round eight, Southland achieved its first ever victory against Waikato in Hamilton.

In round eight, Taranaki Rugby Union celebrated their 125th anniversary with a win over Canterbury in New Plymouth.

Round 9

Southland achieved their first ever win against Auckland in a Ranfurly Shield game, and also their first win against Auckland since 1971.

The Canterbury game against Wellington was offered free of charge, attracting the largest crowd of the season (30,000). This was done in response to the Canterbury earthquake of 4 September.

Round 10

Manawatu achieved their first ever win against Tasman

References

2010 ITM Cup Wikipedia

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