2024 Farah Palmer Cup

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2024 Farah Palmer Cup season
Countries	New Zealand
Date	9 August – 5 October 2024
Matches played	12
Tries scored	113 (average 9.4 per match)
Top point scorer	Milly Mackey (33 points) (Wellington)
Top try scorer	Molly Scuffil-McCabe (4 tries) (Manawatū)
Official website
www.provincial.rugby/farah-palmer-cup/
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The 2024 Farah Palmer Cup season is the 18th season of the competition. The regular season will run from 9 August to 22 September, with the playoffs running from 14 September to 5 October. Auckland come into the 2024 season as the defending champions after defeating Canterbury in the Premiership final in 2023. Northland will now compete in the Premiership division after winning the Championship division last season.

The regular season consists of two types of matches. Each union play home or away games against each team from their division, making a total of six competition games during the regular season for each union in the Premiership pool, and five regular season games for those in the Championship pool. In both the Premiership and Championship division, the top 4 teams then play off in semi-finals with the two winning sides meeting in the grand final.

The Farah Palmer Cup standings are sorted by a competition points system. Four points are awarded to the winning team, a draw earns two points, whilst a loss amounts to zero points. Unions can also win their side a respectable bonus point. To receive a bonus point, they must score four tries or more, or lose by seven points or less.^[1] Each team is placed on their total points received. If a tiebreaker is necessary, when two or more teams finish on equal points, the union who acquired more competition points against the other tied team(s) gets placed higher. In the case that separation is still not made, the winner of the head-to-head result between the teams will get rights to be ranked above.^[2] This seeding format was only implemented for the 2020 competition.

10 August 2024 12:05pm

Wellington	51-12	Tasman
Try: Angelica Schwencke 2' Drenna Falaniko (2) 4', 37' Harmony Kautai (3) 21, 58, 74' Milly Mackey 46' Tess Woldring 61' Con: Milly Mackey (1/5) 5' Arene Landon-Lane (2/3) 62', 75' Cards: Sophie Irving  35'		Try: Avau Filimaua 29' Lucy Brown 40+5' Con: Sarah Jones (1/2) 40+6'

Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua Referee: Taneika Uerata

11 August 2024 2:05pm

Manawatu	86-7	Taranaki
Try: Alesha Williams (2)7', 13 Molly Scuffil-McCabe (3) 7', 16', 40+1' Jayme Nuku 11' Ngano Tavake 20' Wikitoria Doyle 27' Elinor King 37' Kahurangi Sturmey 45' Kaia Walker-Waitoa (2) 59', 64 Patricia Heihei 74' Holly Powell 77' Con: Maia Davis (8/14) 5', 12', 16' 21', 28', 45', 60', 75'		Try: Louise Blyde 50' Con: Laura Claridge (1/1) 51' Cards: Tangini Latu  72'

Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North Referee: Estelle Whaiapu

Bye: Hawke's Bay

17 August 2024 12:05pm

Manawatu	47-12	Otago
Try: Jayme Nuku 3' Selica Winiata 13' Wikitoria Doyle 19' Rangimarie Sturmey 47' Wikitoria Doyle 27' Hollyrae Mete 51' Molly Scuffil-McCabe 55' Alesha Williams 80' Con: Selica Winiata (6/7) 14', 20', 48', 52', 56', 80+1'		Try: Oceana Campbell 44' Te Atawhai Campbell 76' Con: Cheyenne Cunningham (1/2) 77' Cards: Rikki Fitzgerald  74'

Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North Referee: Chloe Sampson

17 August 2024 4:35pm

Northland	12-26	Bay of Plenty
Try: Nia Sutherland 8' Holli O'Sullivan 34' Con: Michella'e Stolz (1/2) 35' Cards: Stacey Tupe  67' Elizabeth Fono  78'		Try: Grace Parata-Stewart 29' Kokako Raki (2) 46, 68 Karli Faneva 80+1 Con: Kelly Brazier (0/4) Pen: Kelly Brazier (2/2) 51' 80'

Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei Referee: Sam Adam

18 August 2024 12:05pm

North Harbour	46-5	Tasman
Try: Georgia Briefly (2) 5', 40+2' Mikayla Suluape 9' Moana Courtenay 11' Dayna Moon 17' Tsubasa Sasagawa 52' U. Eteru-Fuailefau (2) 68, 77' Con: Mikayla Suluape (3/8) 12', 17', 53' Pen: Mikayla Suluape (0/1) Cards: Demielle Onesomo-Tuilaepa  49' Moana Courtenay  65'		Try: Fiaalli Solomoana 58' Con: Sarah Jones (0/1) Cards: Fiaalli Solomoana  40+2' Alisi Seigafo  80'

North Harbour Stadium, Albany Referee: Erin Doherty

Bye: Auckland

Bye: Waikato

Bye: Canterbury

Bye: Bay of Plenty

As of 10 August 2024

No.	Player	Team	Points	Average	Details
1	Milly Mackey	Wellington	33	16.5	3 T, 9 C, 0 P, 0 D
2	Hazel Tubic	Counties Manukau	23	11.5	1 T, 9 C, 0 P, 0 D
3	Mikayla Suluape	North Harbour	15	15.0	2 T, 6 C, 0 P, 0 D
4	Molly Scuffil-McCabe	Manawatu	20	10.0	4 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D
5	Grace Houpapa-Barrett	Waikato	20	10.0	4 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D

No.	Player	Team	Tries	Average
1	Molly Scuffil-McCabe	Manawatu	4	2.0
3	Grace Houpapa-Barrett	Waikato	4	2.0
2	Milly Mackey	Wellington	3	1.5
4	Jaymie Kolose	Counties Manukau	3	1.5
5	Kataraina Enosa-Taifu	Counties Manukau	3	1.5

The following squads have been named for the 2024 season.

The JJ Stewart Trophy is a trophy based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. The holding union must defend the trophy in challenge matches, and if a challenger defeats them, they become the new holder of the trophy.

Canterbury started the season as holders of the trophy, which they have held for 23 consecutive defences dating back to 2016. Canterbury are obligated to place the trophy up for challenge in all of their regular season home games. Canterbury first defence for 2024 will come against Waikato in Round 2.

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