| 2009 NZ Women's Competition | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Round-Robin | |
| Duration | 22 August - 19 September |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Semi-finals | |
| Date | 26 September |
| Matches played | 2 |
| Grand Final | |
| Date | 3 October |
| Score | |
| Auckland | |
| 24 | 20 |
The 2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Competition was a provincial rugby competition, that was played between six women's rugby teams representing 6 different regions of New Zealand. There was a 5-week round-robin running from 22 August to 19 September followed by two semi-finals on 26 September and a grand final on 3 October. The Rugby Union Bonus Points System was used to determine which teams will go on to the finals. Auckland were crowned champions for the second year in a row when they beat Canterbury 24–20.
| Earned semi-final spot | |
| Eliminated from semi-final contention | |
| 1 | Earned home semi-final |
The top four teams in pool play will advance to the Semi-finals.
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP1 | BP2 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 36 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 53 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 127 | -70 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 109 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 194 | -158 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The 2009 Women's Round Robin [1] ran from 22 August to 19 September. Each team played the other teams once with each team having 2 or 3 home games.
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 22 Aug | | 41 - 9 | | 2:00 pm | Western Springs |
| 22 Aug | | 31 - 5 | | 2:00 pm | AMI Stadium |
| 22 Aug | | 26 - 5 | | 1:00 pm | Petone Recreation Ground |
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 05 Sept | | 47 - 0 | Hawke's Bay | 2:00 pm | Western Springs |
| 05 Sept | | 12 - 29 | | 2:45 pm | Arena Manawatu |
| 05 Sept | | 5 - 24 | | 2:00 pm | University Oval or North Ground |
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 12 Sept | | 20 - 15 | | 1:00 pm | Denton Oval |
| 12 Sept | | 69 - 10 | | 2:00 pm | Carisbrook |
| 12 Sept | | 25 - 5 | | 1:00 pm | Petone Recreation Ground |
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 19 Sept | | 30 - 14 | | 2:35 pm | College Rifles |
| 19 Sept | | 17 - 6 | | 2:00 pm | Denton Oval |
| 19 Sept | | 28 - 10 | | 1:00 pm | Park Island |
The finals will run over two weeks with the first week being to semifinals and the grand final a week later.
The two semifinals were held on 26 September. Canterbury comfortably beat Hawke's Bay, 55 - 3 while Auckland beat Wellington 19 points to 3.
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time | Venue |
| 26 Sept | | 55 - 3 | | 12:00 pm | AMI Stadium |
| 26 Sept | | 19 - 3 | | 12:30 pm | Western Springs |
The 2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Grand Final was played on 3 October when Canterbury who went undefeated throughout the round-robin lost to Auckland at Rugby Park in Christchurch 24–20. A time is yet to be specified.
| 2009 New Zealand Women's Rugby Grand Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 3 October | | 20 - 24 | | Rugby Park, Christchurch |