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ITM Cup
ITM Cup Logo.svg

Current season 2015 season
sport Rugby union
Association New Zealand Rugby Union
League foundation 2006
Teams 14th
Country countries New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
Title holder Canterbury Rugby Football Union
Record champions Canterbury Rugby Football Union
TV partner Sky Network Television (New Zealand)
Website itmcup.co.nz

The ITM Cup (formerly Air New Zealand Cup ) is New Zealand's national, professional provincial championship and top division of men in New Zealand rugby union . It was first played in 2006 after the National Provincial Championship (NPC) was split into two different competitions. The construction supplier Independent Timber Merchants (ITM) has been the main sponsor and namesake of the championship since 2010, previously it was the New Zealand airline Air New Zealand .

14 of today's 26 provincial teams of the NPC take part. The remaining twelve teams play in the Heartland Championship amateur competition . There is currently no relegation between the two competitions. The host is the New Zealand Rugby Union Federation New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU).

Reigning New Zealand champion is Canterbury , which won the 2016 ITM Cup. The record winner of the competition is also Canterbury with a total of eight titles. However, New Zealand's record champions are Auckland with a total of 16 titles from the old NPC (15) and the ANZ Cup (1).

format

The ITM Cup is held every year from the end of July to the end of October. The points are distributed according to the following scheme:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a tie
  • 0 points for a loss
  • 1 bonus point for achieving 4 or more attempts
  • 1 bonus point for a defeat with a difference of 7 points (corresponds to an increased attempt) or less.

The championship was divided into three rounds in its first season in 2006 after the reorganization. This rather complicated format has been abolished. Since the 2007 season, each of the 14 provincial teams has played ten games in the league system ; this means that each team does not play against three teams. The first eight teams at the end of regular time then qualify for the quarter-finals (first against eighth, second against seventh, third against sixth, fourth against fifth). In the entire play-offs , the better placed team in the final table enjoys home rights.

Salary cap

In the ITM Cup there is a fixed amount for the participating provincial teams, which the total salary of the players may not exceed per year. This salary cap is approximately NZ $ 1.35 million or 36% of the financial income of a regional association. Each team must have at least 26 players (excluding national players from the All Blacks' initial Tri-Nations squad ) under contract with salaries of at least $ 15,000. The maximum a player can be paid is $ 60,000 per year. Exceptions can be made for players who have played eight or more seasons for the same province. These players can get up to $ 90,000. A provincial association may sign an unlimited number of development players and will receive $ 35,000 in compensation for each national player on the initial Tri-Nations roster. The salary cap no longer contains fictitious values, but the deductions for current and former national players as well as players who have played eight or more seasons for the same province remain.

Ranfurly Shield

In the ITM Cup, cup games for the Ranfurly Shield are also played if a team holds the Shield there. This has always been the case to this day. This is the oldest and most prestigious trophy in New Zealand rugby. The shield holder must defend the shield in every home game of the regular ITM Cup season. If the away team wins the game, they will receive the Ranfurly Shield. If the home team wins or draws, they have successfully defended the trophy. He will not be played for in the play-offs.

Teams

The following provincial teams are currently playing in the ITM Cup:

Map of the regional associations and their teams

Champion Air New Zealand Cup / ITM Cup

Former Air New Zealand Cup logo
season master 2nd finalist final
2006 Waikato Wellington 37:31
2007 Auckland Wellington 23:14
2008 Canterbury Wellington 7: 6
2009 Canterbury Wellington 28:20
2010 Canterbury Waikato 33:13
2011 Canterbury Waikato 12: 30
2012 Canterbury Auckland 31:18
2013 Canterbury Wellington 29:13
2014 Taranaki Tasman 36:32
2015 Canterbury Auckland 35:32
2016 Canterbury Tasman 43:27
2017 Canterbury Tasman 35:13
2018 Auckland Canterbury 40:33
2019 Tasman Wellington 31:14

For past New Zealand rugby union champions, see National Provincial Championship .

See also

Web links

  • NPC history . In: ITM CUP . All Blacks, archived from the original onMay 25, 2010; accessed on June 4, 2018(English, original website no longer available).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Competition Explained . In: ITM CUP . All Blacks , archived from the original on May 25, 2010 ; accessed on June 4, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).
  2. ^ Rugby: Windfalls for players under NZRU's new agreement . nzherald .co.nz. Retrieved July 11, 2010.