2014 Bayleys National Sevens

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2014 Bayleys National Sevens
Host nation Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Date11–12 January 2014
2013
2015

The 2014 New Zealand National Rugby Sevens Tournament known as the Bayleys National Sevens was hosted in Rotorua, New Zealand, on the 11 and 12 January 2014. Matches were played at the Rotorua International Stadium. Sixteen men's and ten women's provincial teams qualified to compete in the annual national tournament following three regional tournaments (Southern, Central and Northern regions) in November and December.

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Format

Teams from the 26 Provincial Unions have to qualify to attend at the National Event in Rotorua. The teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.

Teams

Teams from each Provincial Unions have to qualify to attend at the National Event in Rotorua. The qualification series started off at Fraser Park in Timaru on the 23 November 2013 for the Southern region. Then the Central region qualification was played on 7 December 2013 at the Massey University Rugby Institute in Palmerston North. The series the finished in Hamilton at Waikato Stadium on 14 December 2013 for the Northern region qualification.

Pool stage

The first round, or pool stage, sees 16 men's teams divided into four pools of four teams. Each pool was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same pool. Teams were awarded three points for a win, two points for a draw and one for a defeat.

The teams finishing in the top two of each pool advanced to the cup quarterfinals.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Manawatu 32106234+288
Otago 32015948+117
Hawke's Bay 31116453+116
Waikato 30032777–503

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Wellington 33007628+489
Auckland 32018536+497
Southland 31025281–295
Poverty Bay 30032490–663

Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Taranaki 33006538+279
Canterbury 32015631+257
North Harbour 31025770–135
Mid Canterbury 30034079–393

Pool D

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Northland 32016751+167
Bay of Plenty 32014845+37
Counties Manukau 32015558–37
Tasman 30034359–163

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
 
Hawke's Bay 24
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Poverty Bay 14
 
Poverty Bay 14
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Mid Canterbury 31
 
Counties Manukau 36
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Mid Canterbury 5
 
Mid Canterbury 7
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Waikato 34
 
North Harbour 31
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Tasman 24
 
Tasman 12
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Waikato 29
 
Southland 19
 
 
Waikato 17
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
 
Hawke's Bay 24
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Poverty Bay 14
 
Hawke's Bay 17
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Counties Manukau 27
 
Counties Manukau 36
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Mid Canterbury 5
 
Counties Manukau 26
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
North Harbour 28
 
North Harbour 31
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Tasman 24
 
North Harbour 24
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Southland 21
 
Southland 19
 
 
Waikato 17
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
 
Manawatu 14
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Auckland 19
 
Manawatu 26
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Canterbury 19
 
Northland 26
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Canterbury 0
 
Manawatu 40
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Bay of Plenty 17
 
Taranaki 17
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Bay of Plenty 12
 
Bay of Plenty 21
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Otago 19
 
Wellington 24
 
 
Otago 19
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
 
Manawatu 14
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Auckland 19
 
Auckland ?
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Northland ?
 
Northland 26
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Canterbury 0
 
Auckland 19
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Wellington 26
 
Taranaki 17
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Bay of Plenty 12
 
Taranaki 5
 
12 January – Rotorua
 
Wellington 10
 
Wellington 24
 
 
Otago 19
 

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