Ranfurly Shield 2000–2009
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The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is perhaps the most prestigious trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. The holding union must defend the Shield in challenge matches, and if a challenger defeats them, they become the new holder of the Shield.
Waikato opened the decade with the Ranfurly Shield defending it successfully 21 times prior to losing it. The shield changed hands 11 times throughout the decade, Template:Rut Canterbury notably winning the shield four separate times, but ultimately losing it to Template:Rut Auckland, Template:Rut North Harbour, again to Auckland, and then Template:Rut Southland, who held the shield at the close of the decade.
Fixtures
2000
6 July 2000 | West Coast ![]() |
3-99 | Template:Rut Waikato | Rugby Park, Greymouth | ||
12 July 2000 | Template:Rut North Otago ![]() |
17-95 | Template:Rut Waikato | Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru | ||
22 July 2000 | Template:Rut Waikato | 86-3 | Template:Rut Wanganui | Tokaroa Memorial Sports Ground, Tokoroa | ||
19 August 2000 | Template:Rut Waikato | 52-14 | Template:Rut Northland | Template:Rus Waikato Stadium | ||
2 September 2000 | Template:Rut Waikato | 44-36 | Template:Rut Southland | Template:Rus Waikato Stadium | ||
9 September 2000 | Template:Rut Waikato | 24-11 | Template:Rut North Harbour | Template:Rus Waikato Stadium | ||
Waikato finally succumbed to the pressure of Ranfurly shield rugby after valiantly defending the shield 21 times, a run of games stretching back to 1997.
23 September 2000 | Template:Rut Waikato | 18-26 | Template:Rut Canterbury | Template:Rus Waikato Stadium | ||
1 October 2000 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 29-26 | Template:Rut Otago | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
6 October 2000 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 28-22 | Template:Rut Northland | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
2001
Template:Rut Canterbury | 69-3 | ![]() |
Jade Stadium, Christchurch | |||
Template:Rut Canterbury | 103-0 | Template:Rut South Canterbury | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | |||
Template:Rut Canterbury | 67-10 | ![]() |
Jade Stadium, Christchurch | |||
Template:Rut Canterbury | 72-3 | Template:Rut Bay of Plenty | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | |||
Template:Rut Canterbury | 31-29 | Template:Rut Wellington | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | |||
Template:Rut Canterbury | 38-17 | Template:Rut Taranaki | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | |||
Template:Rut Canterbury | 38-10 | Template:Rut Auckland | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | |||
Template:Rut Canterbury | 52-19 | Template:Rut Waikato | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | |||
2002
17 July 2002 | Template:Rut Marlborough ![]() |
24-85 | Template:Rut Canterbury | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim | ||
24 July 2002 | Template:Rut Mid Canterbury ![]() |
10-78 | Template:Rut Canterbury | Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton | ||
9 August 2002 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 10-78 | ![]() |
Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
31 August 2002 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 48-27 | Template:Rut Southland | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
13 September 2002 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 44-17 | Template:Rut Northland | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
28 September 2002 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 65-10 | Template:Rut North Harbour | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
28 September 2002 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 16-13 | Template:Rut Otago | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
2003
2 July 2003 | Template:Rut North Otago ![]() |
24-85 | Template:Rut Canterbury | Centennial Park, Oamaru | ||
9 July 2003 | Template:Rut Hawke's Bay | 14-76 | Template:Rut Canterbury | Template:Rus McLean Park | ||
24 August 2003 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 31-26 | Template:Rut Bay of Plenty | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
30 August 2003 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 32-27 | Template:Rut Taranaki | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
20 September 2003 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 35-24 | Template:Rut Waikato | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
27 September 2003 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 38-38 | Template:Rut Wellington | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
After 23 successive shield defences, Canterbury fall to long time rivals Auckland after a dominant performance in Christchurch, sees the shield head home to Auckland.
11 October 2003 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 31-40 | Template:Rut Auckland | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
2004
28 July 2004 | Template:Rut Auckland | 67-3 | Template:Rut Poverty Bay | Template:Rus Eden Park | ||
1 August 2004 | Template:Rut Auckland | 100-15 | Template:Rut Counties Manukau | Template:Rus Eden Park | ||
A shock upset in Auckland, as Bay of Plenty claim their first Ranfurly Shield victory, a historic win at the hallowed turf of Eden Park.
15 August 2004 | Template:Rut Auckland | 28-33 | Template:Rut Bay of Plenty | Template:Rus Eden Park | ||
22 August 2004 | Template:Rut Bay of Plenty | 26-20 | Template:Rut Waikato | Baypark, Mount Maunganui | ||
After a brilliant home defence over Waikato, the Bay of Plenty falls to Canterbury as they claim back what was theirs last season.
5 September 2004 | Template:Rut Bay of Plenty | 26-33 | Template:Rut Canterbury | Baypark, Mount Maunganui | ||
18 September 2004 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 52-13 | Template:Rut Southland | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
9 October 2004 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 68-19 | Template:Rut Northland | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
2005
22 June 2005 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 67-3 | ![]() |
Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
12 July 2005 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 85-0 | ![]() |
Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
20 August 2005 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 40-13 | Template:Rut Bay of Plenty | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
3 September 2005 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 13-11 | Template:Rut Taranaki | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
17 September 2005 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 23-15 | Template:Rut Waikato | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
23 September 2005 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 15-14 | Template:Rut Wellington | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
8 October 2005 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 27-12 | Template:Rut Auckland | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
2006
4 July 2006 | Template:Rut South Canterbury | 15-80 | Template:Rut Canterbury | Template:Rus Alpine Energy Stadium | ||
11 July 2006 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 96-10 | Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
18 August 2006 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 24-7 | Template:Rut Southland | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
2 September 2006 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 22-17 | Template:Rut Otago | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
10 September 2006 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 32-16 | Template:Rut Counties Manukau | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
Christchurch is the home of upsets as North Harbour win the shield for the first time in 21 years since the club's inaugural season.
24 September 2006 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 17-21 | Template:Rut North Harbour | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
2007
30 August 2007 | Template:Rut North Harbour | 69-0 | ![]() |
Template:Rus North Harbour Stadium | ||
14 July 2007 | Template:Rut North Harbour | 99-6 | Template:Rut Horowhenua Kapiti | Template:Rus North Harbour Stadium | ||
4 August 2007 | Template:Rut North Harbour | 19-13 | Template:Rut Taranaki | Template:Rus North Harbour Stadium | ||
North Harbour's historic first run of shield defences comes to a crunching halt by a simply dominant Waikato.
25 August 2007 | Template:Rut North Harbour | 7-52 | Template:Rut Waikato | Template:Rus North Harbour Stadium | ||
But ultimately it wouldn't be a successful shield reign as Canterbury claim the shield back after just over a year without it.
1 September 2007 | Template:Rut Waikato | 20-33 | Template:Rut Canterbury | Template:Rus Waikato Stadium | ||
7 September 2007 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 44-6 | Template:Rut Hawke's Bay | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
A dominant Auckland team crushed any hopes Canterbury had of repeating the double figure shield defences of earlier in the decade.
29 September 2007 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 15-26 | Template:Rut Auckland | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | ||
2008
15 July 2008 | Template:Rut Poverty Bay | 3-54 | Template:Rut Auckland | More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne | ||
22 July 2008 | Template:Rut North Otago ![]() |
3-113 | Template:Rut Auckland | Centennial Park, Oamaru | ||
10 August 2008 | Template:Rut Auckland | 22-6 | Template:Rut Taranaki | Template:Rus Eden Park | ||
23 August 2008 | Template:Rut Auckland | 25-3 | Template:Rut Manawatu | Template:Rus Eden Park | ||
6 September 2008 | Template:Rut Auckland | 13-9 | Template:Rut Southland | Template:Rus Eden Park | ||
On the weekend of Template:Rut Auckland Rugby's 125th anniversary, a dominant Wellington side broke Auckland hearts, and Wellington's 26-year drought stretching back to 1982.
20 September 2008 | Template:Rut Auckland | 0-27 | Template:Rut Wellington | Template:Rus Eden Park | ||
27 September 2009 | Template:Rut Wellington | 26–20 | Template:Rut Tasman | Template:Rus Westpac Stadium | ||
2009
2 July 2009 | Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush | 19–90 | Template:Rut Wellington | Memorial Park, Masterton | ||
9 July 2009 | Template:Rut Wanganui | 6–61 | Template:Rut Wellington | Cooks Gardens, Whanganui | ||
31 July 2009 | Template:Rut Wellington | 23–19 | Template:Rut Otago | Template:Rus Westpac Stadium | ||
22 August 2009 | Template:Rut Wellington | 16–15 | Template:Rut Auckland | Template:Rus Westpac Stadium | ||
Just under two years after losing the shield to Auckland, Canterbury regain it after a dominant performance in the capital, outclassing Wellington.
29 August 2009 | Template:Rut Wellington | 14-36 | Template:Rut Canterbury | Template:Rus Westpac Stadium | ||
12 September 2009 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 36-14 | Template:Rut Otago | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | ||
18 September 2009 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 29-17 | Template:Rut Taranaki | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | ||
26 September 2009 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 31-21 | Template:Rut Northland | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | ||
9 October 2009 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 50-26 | Template:Rut Manawatu | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | ||
Christchurch again were host to a mighty upset as Southland regained the Shield for the fifth time in their history after a 50-year hiatus stretching back to 1959.
22 October 2009 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 3-9 | Template:Rut Southland | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | ||
See also
External links
- Ranfurly Shield
- Rugby union trophies and awards
- New Zealand rugby union competitions
- 2000 in New Zealand rugby union
- 2001 in New Zealand rugby union
- 2002 in New Zealand rugby union
- 2003 in New Zealand rugby union
- 2004 in New Zealand rugby union
- 2005 in New Zealand rugby union
- 2006 in New Zealand rugby union
- 2007 in New Zealand rugby union
- 2008 in New Zealand rugby union