2009 Air New Zealand Cup final
# 2009 Air New Zealand Cup final

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final was a rugby union match played on Saturday 7 November 2009. It was the fourth Air New Zealand Cup final to determine the winner of the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup and the 33rd winner of New Zealand's premier provincial rugby competition.

It was the last Air New Zealand Cup Final with the competition structure set to change for the 2010 season.

Canterbury were the first team to qualify for the final when they beat Hawke's Bay 20 points to 3 on 30 October. Wellington gained the second spot after beating Southland 34 points to 21 on 31 October.

## Match details

* 7 November 2009 19:35 $^{NZDT}$

| Canterbury | 28–20 | Wellington |
| - | - | - |
| Tries: Slade (2) 2' c, 35' m Maitland 61' c Con: Brett (2) Pen: Brett (3) 17', 29', 78 | | Tries: Leiua 54' c Fuglistaller 75' c Con: Weepu (2) Pen: Weepu (2) 32', 65' |

* AMI Stadium, Christchurch Referee: Vinny Munro

| Canterbury | Wellington |
| - | - |
| FB | 15 | Colin Slade | 67' to 78' |
| RW | 14 | Sean Maitland |
| OC | 13 | Casey Laulala |
| IC | 12 | Tim Bateman | 66' |
| LW | 11 | Tu Umaga-Marshall | 44' |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Brett |
| SH | 9 | Tyson Keats | 79' |
| N8 | 8 | Nasi Manu | 76' |
| OF | 7 | George Whitelock (c) |
| BF | 6 | Michael Paterson |
| LK | 5 | Isaac Ross |
| LK | 4 | Sam Whitelock |
| TP | 3 | Peter Borlase |
| HK | 2 | Ti’i Paulo |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Olorenshaw |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Fualau |
| PR | 17 | Rodney Ah You |
| N8 | 18 | Ash Parker | 76' |
| LF | 19 | Matt Todd |
| SH | 20 | Willi Heinz | 79' |
| IC | 21 | Ryan Crotty | 66' |
| WG | 22 | James Paterson | 44' |
| Coach: ||
| Rob Penney ||
| FB | 15 | Apoua Stewart | 40' |
| RW | 14 | David Smith |
| OC | 13 | Alapati Leiua |
| IC | 12 | Shaun Treeby | 68' |
| LW | 11 | Hosea Gear |
| FH | 10 | Piri Weepu |
| SH | 9 | Alby Mathewson |
| N8 | 8 | Mathew Luamanu | 51' |
| OF | 7 | Serge Lilo |
| BF | 6 | Victor Vito |
| LK | 5 | Daniel Ramsey | 51' |
| LK | 4 | Jacob Ellison (c) |
| TP | 3 | Anthony Perenise |
| HK | 2 | Ged Robinson | 51' |
| LP | 1 | John Schwalger |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dane Coles | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Arden David-Perrot |
| LK | 18 | Mark Reddish | 51' |
| FL | 19 | Scott Fuglistaller | 51' |
| FB | 20 | Fa'atonu Fili | 40' |
| MF | 21 | Daniel Kirkpatrick |
| IC | 22 | Robert Fruean | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Jamie Joseph ||

* Assistant referees:
* Jonathan White
* Chris Pollock
* Television Match Official:
* Keith Brown
