2022 Super Rugby Aupiki season

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2022 Super Rugby Aupiki season
CountriesNew Zealand
Number of teams4
ChampionsChiefs Manawa
Matches played6
Tries scored22
(average 3.7 per match)
Top point scorerKelly Brazier (16 pts)
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The 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki season is the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki. The competition commenced on 10 March between Chiefs Manawa and Matatū.[1][2] On 20 March, Chiefs Manawa were crowned as the inaugural champions of Super Rugby Aupiki after defeating the Blues Women 35–0 in the final round of the competition.[3][4][5][6]

Teams[]

Team Coach City
Blues Women Willie Walker Auckland, Auckland Region
Chiefs Manawa Allan Bunting Hamilton, Waikato
Hurricanes Poua Wesley Clarke Wellington, Wellington Region
Matatū Blair Baxter Christchurch, Canterbury

Format[]

All four teams will get three regular season matches; one home, one away, and one Super Round fixture. The top two teams will contest the final.[7][8][9]

The competition was later reformatted to a round robin fixture due to the impact of COVID-19. All the squads were strongly affected with player isolations and COVID-19 cases. The inaugural champion would be crowned based on their competition points.[10]

Standings[]

Rank Team P W D L PF PA TF TA TB LB +/- BP Pts
1 Chiefs Manawa 3 3 0 0 81 23 13 4 2 0 58 2 14
2 Hurricanes Poua 3 1 1 1 26 35 3 5 0 0 -9 0 6
3 Blues Women 3 1 1 1 21 45 3 6 0 0 -24 0 6
4 Matatū 3 0 0 3 31 56 4 8 0 1 -25 1 1

Matches[]

Round 1[]

10 March 2022 Hurricanes Poua 0–0 Blues Women FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton  
15:35 (GMT +13) [nb 1]
10 March 2022 Chiefs Manawa 17–15 Matatū FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton  
19:05 (GMT +13) Try:
Ruby Tui
Kennedy Simon
Con: Kelly Brazier 		Report Try: Phillipa Love
Grace Steinmetz
Amy Rule 		Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr

Round 2[]

15 March 2022 Chiefs Manawa 29–8 Hurricanes Poua FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton  
15:35 (GMT +13) Try: Renee Wickcliffe
Luka Connor
Portia Woodman
Hazel Tubic

Con: Kelly Brazier (2) 		Report Try: Joanah Ngan-Woo
Pen:
15 March 2022 Blues Women 21–10 Matatū FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton  
19:05 (GMT +13) Try: Krystal Murray
Mele Hufanga

Con: Patricia Maliepo (2)
Krysten Cottrell 		Report Try:
Con:
Pen:

Round 3[]

20 March 2022 Matatū 6–18 Hurricanes Poua FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton  
17:05 (GMT +13) Pen: Kendra Cocksedge (2) Report Try: Ayesha Leti-I'iga (2)
Con:
Pen: Carys Dallinger (2)
20 March 2022 Blues Women 0–35 Chiefs Manawa FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton  
19:35 (GMT +13) Report Try: Luka Connor
Ruby Tui
Hazel Tubic
Portia Woodman
Langi Veainu
Con: Kelly Brazier (2)
Pen: Kelly Brazier (2)

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Hurricanes Poua & Blues Women's match was cancelled. Hurricanes Poua was forced to withdraw from the match due to COVID cases and isolation requirements.[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sky Super Rugby Aupiki Fixtures". superrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Sky Super Rugby Aupiki - Round One update". superrugby.co.nz. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ Chapman, Grant (20 March 2022). "Super Rugby Aupiki: Chiefs Manawa dominate Blues to stay unbeaten, claim inaugural championship". Newshub. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Chiefs Manawa crowned Sky Super Rugby Aupiki champs". superrugby.co.nz. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Reive, Christopher (20 March 2022). "Super Rugby Aupiki: Chiefs storm away to claim inaugural title". NZ Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Pearson, Joseph (20 March 2022). "Chiefs Manawa overwhelm gallant Blues in decider to win first Super Rugby Aupiki title". Stuff. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Super Rugby Aupiki draw released for inaugural 2022 season". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Sky Super Rugby Aupiki set to light up rugby landscape in March". superrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  9. ^ "New Super Rugby Aupiki competition to feature a Super Round". Stuff. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Sky Super Rugby Aupiki update". superrugby.co.nz. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "HURRICANES POUA SET SIGHTS ON THEIR INAUGURAL MATCH". www.superrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  12. ^ "HURRICANES POUA NAMED TO FACE CHIEFS MANAWA IN DEBUT SKY SUPER RUGBY AUPIKI MATCH". www.superrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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