Tuesday 9 October 2018

NZ National Comp 2018 : Premiership Results

NZ RL isn't a wealthy body but ensures the regional competition is played. The second division has been played and the summary can be seen by clicking here. Now the top tier has been concluded as well as the promotion / relegation game between the two divisions. First up, the regular season matches.


Premiership

Round One

C-Manukau Stingrays 18 Canterbury Bulls 20

Akarana Falcons 46 Waikato 6



Round Two

Akarana Falcons 22 C-Manukau Stingrays 36

Canterbury Bulls 52 Waikato 6



Round Three

Canterbury Bulls 14 Akarana Falcons 34

Waikato 22 C-Manukau Stingrays 46



The best three all won two games while Waikato lost all three. Akarana (Rest of Auckland) losing to Counties-Manukau (South Auckland) was a surprise but redemption was found when they went to Christchurch and defeated Canterbury 34-14.

Below is the Premiership table plus the regional play-offs table to see which region would be able to seek promotion to the Premiership. 




2018 a Pld W D L F A +/- Pts

Akarana Falcons 2 2
1 102 56 +46 4

Counties Manukau Stingrays 2 2
1 100 64 +36 4

Canterbury Bulls 2 2
1 86 58 +28 4

Waicoa Bay (Wai-BOP) 2

3 34 144 -110 0



2018 b Pld W D L F A +/- Pts

Northern Swords 1 1 1 42 40 +2 2

Otago Whalers 1 1 1
64 62 +2 2

Wellington Orcas 2

2 50 54 -4 0



On to the grand final where Akarana was too strong for Counties-Manukau, winning comfortably 51-20. In the p/r game, Waikato retained its Premiership spot, defeating the Northern Swords 48-16. 


Grand Final

Akarana Falcons 51 C-Manukau Stingrays 20



Promotion / Relegation Play-off

Waikato 48 Northern Swords 18


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