Farah Palmer Cup 2017 - Preview Week 2

Farah Palmer Cup – Preview Week 2

This update features all your Farah Palmer Cup information for the week: match officials, resources, previews of the upcoming week’s action and official results.

Provisional results will be available on allblacks.com following each week’s matches .

Two matches this week will be broadcast live on SKY, Counties Manukau v Waikato on Thursday and Auckland v Canterbury on Saturday.

Competition finals
The Farah Palmer Cup Premiership and Championship Finals will be played in the last weekend of October.

Week Two Preview

COMING UP THIS WEEK
Week Two action in the Farah Palmer Cup.


COUNTIES MANUKAU HEAT v WAIKATO		Thursday 7 September, 5.05pm at ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe *live on SKY Sport 1 Played: 6, 1999-2016 \| Counties Manukau wins: 2 \| Waikato wins: 4 Last match: Counties Manukau 29 Waikato 0, 06.08.16 in Hamilton (FPC) Last Waikato win: Waikato 29 Counties Manukau 10, 18.10.14 in Hamilton (WNPC) Biggest Counties Manukau score: 29, 06.08.16 in Hamilton (FPC) Biggest Waikato score: 37, in 1999 (WNPC) Biggest differential: Waikato by 32 (37-5), in 1999 (WNPC)


AUCKLAND STORM v CANTERBURY		Saturday 9 September, 12.05pm at Eden Park, Auckland *live on SKY Sport 1 Played: 23, 2001-2016 \| Auckland wins: 22 \| Canterbury wins: 1 Last match: Auckland 33 Canterbury 3, 24.09.16 in Auckland (FPC SF) Last Canterbury win: Canterbury 20 Auckland 15, 12.09.09 in Christchurch (WNPC) Biggest Auckland score: 70, 29.08.15 in Auckland (WNPC) Biggest Canterbury score: 27, 18.10.14 in Christchurch (WNPC) Biggest differential: Auckland by 62 (70-8), 29.08.15 in Auckland (WNPC)


HAWKE’S BAY TUI’S v BAY OF PLENTY VOLCANIX		Saturday 9 September, 2.30pm at Tremain Field, Napier Played: 3, 2003-2015 \| Hawke’s Bay wins: 2 \| Bay of Plenty wins 1 Last match: Bay of Plenty 22 Hawke’s Bay 19, 05.09.15 in Rotorua (WNPC) Last Hawke’s Bay win: Hawke’s Bay 39 Bay of Plenty 10, 11.10.14 in Napier (WNPC) Biggest Hawke’s Bay score: 39, 11.10.14 in Napier (WNPC) Biggest Bay of Plenty score: 22, 05.09.15 in Rotorua (WNPC) Biggest differential: Hawke’s Bay by 29 (39-10), 11.10.14 in Napier (WNPC)


OTAGO SPIRIT v TASMAN MAKOS		Otago and Tasman have not met in this competition


WELLINGTON PRIDE v MANAWATU CYCLONES		Saturday 9 September, 2pm at Petone Rec, Wellington Played: 12, 1999-2016 \| Wellington wins: 8 \| Manawatu wins: 4 Last match: Wellington 25 Manawatu 20, 27.08.16 in Palmerston North (FPC) Last Manawatu win: Manawatu 22 Wellington 10, 24.08.14 in Palmerston North (WNPC) Biggest Wellington score: 61, in 2000 (WNPC) Biggest Manawatu score: 43, 13.10.12 in Palmerston North (WNPC) Biggest differential: Wellington by 61 (61-0), in 2000 (WNPC)

BYE: NORTH HARBOUR