2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals

2009 Air NZ Cup Finals
Duration	30 October – 7 November
Semifinal One
Date and Time	30 October, 7:35 pm
AMI Stadium, Christchurch|-	Canterbury	Hawke's Bay
20	3
Semifinal Two
Date and Time	31 October, 7:05 pm
Westpac Stadium, Wellington|-	Wellington	Southland
34	21
Grand Final
Date and Time	7 November, 7:35 pm
AMI Stadium, Christchurch|-	Canterbury	Wellington
28	20

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Finals will determine the winner of the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup season. It will consist of two semifinals on 30 October and 31 October and Grand Final on 7 November.

Canterbury were the first team during the round-robin to qualify for the finals when they beat Manawatu on 9 October. Canterbury also gained homefield advantage throughout the finals when they beat Hawke's Bay on 16 October. Southland and Wellington were the next teams to gain a playoff spot while Wellington gained a home game in the second semifinal.Southland gained the spot after a final round win over Canterbury while Wellington gained a spot and a home semi with a win over Tasman.Hawke's Bay were the fourth and final team to claim a playoff spot after winning their game in the 13th round with a 4 try bonus point and when Waikato, the only team who could overtake them, lost to Auckland on 24 October.

Canterbury were the first team to qualify for the final of when they beat Hawke's Bay 20 points to 3 on the 30th October. It was the second year in a row that Canterbury qualified for the final and the first time that an Air New Zealand Cup final was held at AMI Stadium. They played Wellington who beat Southland on the 31st of October winning 34-21. They played the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup Final on the 7th of November.Wellington qualified for all four Air New Zealand Cup finals and their eighth final in eleven years, but only winning in 2000 which was also against Canterbury in Christchurch.

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