2014 WRL Premier Grade & Premier Reserve Grade Competition
Format
Seven teams:
6 from Waikato plus Otumoetai Eels from Coastlines
Round Robin: 2 rounds, home and away = 14 weeks
Playoffs: Top four sudden death = 2 weeks
Total number of weeks required = 16 weeks
Competition Dates:
Round 1 starts April 5
April 5 12 26 Note: Easter, April19 = No play
May 3 10 17 24 Note: Queens B/day, May 31 = No play
June 7 14 21 28
July 5 12 19
July 26 Semi-finals
August 2 Rest day: 17s and 19s Grand Finals
August 9 Grand Finals: Div 1, Res and Prems
Kick-off Times
Reserve Grade 1.00pm
Premier Grade 2.30pm
In those instances where 3 matches (eg. 19s, Res and Prems) are scheduled for the same venue, start times are: 12.00pm - 1.30pm - 3.00pm
Option to change start times: agreement to be negotiated between the 2 clubs involved and the change notified to both the referees appointee and the football committee.
Competition Rules
TBA
The 2014 Draw
Round 1: Saturday April 5
Hamilton Hornets v Hukanui Resthills 1
Turangawaewae v Hamilton City Tigers Paterson Park
Taniwharau v Ngaruawahia Panthers Davies Park
Otumoetai Eels Bye
Round 2: Saturday April 12
Hukanui v Turangawaewae Resthills 1
Hamilton City Tigers v Otumoetai Eels Resthills 2
Ngaruawahia Panthers v Hamilton Hornets League Park
Taniwharau Bye
Round 3: Saturday April 26
Ngaruawahia Panthers v Hukanui League Park
Hamilton City Tigers v Hamilton Hornets Resthills 1
Otumoetai Eels v Taniwharau Mitchell Park
Turangawaewae Bye
Round 4: Saturday May 3
Hamilton City Tigers v Taniwharau Resthills 1
Hamilton Hornets v Turangawaewae Resthills 2
Otumoetai Eels v Ngaruawahia Panthers Mitchell Park
Hukanui Bye
Round 5: Saturday May 10
Ngaruawahia Panthers v Hamilton City Tigers League Park
Taniwharau v Hukanui Davies Park
Otumoetai Eels v Turangawaewae Mitchell Park
Hamilton Hornets Bye
Round 6: Saturday May 17
Hukanui v Otumoetai Eels Resthills 1
Taniwharau v Hamilton Hornets Davies Park
Turangawaewae v Ngaruawahia Panthers Paterson Park
Hamilton City Tigers Bye
Round 7: Saturday May 24
Hamilton Hornets v Otumoetai Eels Resthills 1
Hukanui v Hamilton City Tigers Resthills 2
Turangawaewae v Taniwharau Paterson Park
Ngaruawahia Panthers Bye
Round 8: Saturday June 7
Hamilton City Tigers v Turangawaewae Resthills 2
Hukanui v Hamilton Hornets Resthills 1
Ngaruawahia Panthers v Taniwharau League Park
Otumoetai Eels Bye
Round 9: Saturday June 14
Turangawaewae v Hukanui Paterson Park
Otumoetai Eels v Hamilton City Tigers Mitchell Park
Hamilton Hornets v Ngaruawahia Panthers Resthills 1
Taniwharau Bye
Round 10: Saturday June 21
Hukanui v Ngaruawahia Panthers Resthills 1
Hamilton Hornets v Hamilton City Tigers Resthills 2
Taniwharau v Otumoetai Eels Davies Park
Turangawaewae Bye
Round 11: Saturday June 28
Taniwharau v Hamilton City Tigers Davies Park
Turangawaewae v Hamilton Hornets Paterson Park
Ngaruawahia Panthers v Otumoetai Eels League Park
Hukanui Bye
Round 12: Saturday July 5
Hamilton City Tigers v Ngaruawahia Panthers Resthills 1
Hukanui v Taniwharau Resthills 2
Turangawaewae v Otumoetai Eels Paterson Park
Hamilton Hornets Bye
Round 13: Saturday July 12
Otumoetai Eels v Hukanui Mitchell Park
Hamilton Hornets v Taniwharau Resthills 1
Ngaruawahia Panthers v Turangawaewae League Park
Hamilton City Tigers Bye
Round 14: Saturday July 19
Hamilton City Tigers v Hukanui Resthills 1
Otumoetai Eels v Hamilton Hornets Mitchell Park
Taniwharau v Turangawaewae Davies Park
Ngaruawahia Panthers Bye
Semi-finals: Saturday July 26
Game 1: Q1 v Q4 Q1 Home Venue
Game 2: Q2 v Q3 Q2 Home Venue
Grand Finals: Saturday August 9
Winner of Game 1 v Winner of Game 2 Resthills / Davies Park