Mitre 10 Cup 2016 - Previews - Semifinals

What a season it has been and now it’s semifinals time in the Mitre 10 Cup!

This update features all your Mitre 10 Cup information for the week:

match officials, resources, previews of the upcoming week’s action and official results.

Provisional results will be available on mitre10cup.co.nz following each week’s matches.

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY (OR AT LEAST SCORES TIED AT FULLTIME)

In the event that teams are tied at the end of a semifinal or final match, the winner will be determined by the following criteria, which shall be applied in the order in which they appear until a result is determined:
a. The winner following a further ten (10) minutes of extra time each way.
b. The team scoring the most tries in the match (including extra time).
c. The winner of the Round Robin match played that year between the two teams.
d. The team having the higher points difference at the end of the Round Robin.
e. The team that scored the most tries in the Round Robin.
f. The team that scored the most points in the Round Robin.
g. The team with the higher Finals Ranking.

REFEREE APPOINTMENTS
Match officials for the semifinals, the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup High Performance Referees Squad and Mitre 10 Cup Game Priorities.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Results from Week Nine action and the points table heading from the final round in the Mitre 10 Cup are available to download (PDF) and are on mitre10cup.co.nz

PREMIERSHIP SEMIFINALS

CANTERBURY v COUNTIES MANUKAU Sunday 23 October, 2.05pm at AMI Stadium (Addington), Christchurch
		Played: 37, 1960-2016 \| Canterbury wins: 25 \| Counties Manukau wins: 11 \| Draws: 1 Last match: Counties Manukau 33 Canterbury 21, 15.10.16 in Pukekohe (M10C) Last Canterbury win: Canterbury 20 Counties Manukau 15, 23.08.15 in Christchurch (ITMC) Biggest Counties Manukau score: 49 (49-42), 10.10.98 in Christchurch (NPC) Biggest Canterbury score: 82 (82-22), 04.09.99 in Pukekohe (NPC) Biggest differential: Canterbury by 60 (82-22), 04.09.99 in Pukekohe (NPC)

TARANAKI v TASMAN Sunday 23 October, 4.35pm at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
		Played: 13, 2006-2016 \| Taranaki wins: 9 \| Tasman wins: 4 Last match: Tasman 25 Taranaki 20, 03.09.16 in Nelson (M10C) Last Taranaki win: Taranaki 36 Tasman 32, 24.10.14 in New Plymouth (ITMC P F) Biggest Taranaki score: 49 (49-40), 01.09.12 in New Plymouth (ITMC, RS) Biggest Tasman score: 35 (35-17), 08.10.15 in New Plymouth (ITMC) Biggest differential: Taranaki by 25 (42-17), 30.09.06 in New Plymouth (ANZC RP)

CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS

OTAGO v BAY OF PLENTY Friday 21 October, 7.35pm at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
		Played: 36, 1938-2016 \| Bay of Plenty wins: 12 \| Otago wins: 24 Last match: Otago 33 Bay of Plenty 32, 04.09.16 in Tauranga (M10C) Last Bay of Plenty win: Bay of Plenty 33 Otago 16, 04.10.14 in Mt Maunganui (ITMC) Biggest Bay of Plenty score: 44 (44-16), 11.09.04 in Mt Maunganui (NPC) Biggest Otago score: 62 (62-15), 07.10.01 in Dunedin (NPC) Biggest differential: Otago by 47 (62-15), 07.10.01 in Dunedin (NPC)
WELLINGTON v NORTH HARBOUR Saturday 22 October, 2.35pm at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
		Played: 30, 1986-2016 \| North Harbour wins: 11 \| Wellington wins: 19 Last match: Wellington 21 North Harbour 17, 03.09.16 in Wellington (M10C) Last North Harbour win: North Harbour 31 Wellington 16, 20.08.06 in Albany (ANZC) Biggest North Harbour score: 43 (43-17), 02.10.94 in Takapuna (NPC) Biggest Wellington score: 58 (58-34), 11.10.14 in Wellington (ITMC) Biggest differential: Wellington by 43 (43-0), 20.08.15 in Albany (ITMC)