The 2021 Farah Palmer Cup season was the 15th edition of the competition. It began on 17 July with the finals taking place on 9 October.
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In September, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, Auckland, Counties Manukau, & North Harbour withdrew from the remainder of the competition leaving the remaining ten teams to complete the season. The respective finals was played on the first two weekends of October.[1][2]
Waikato and Manawatū were crowned champions in their respective Farah Palmer Cup competitions; Waikato defeated Canterbury to win the Premiership final,[3][4] and Manawatu beat Hawke's Bay to win the Championship final.[5]
The competition was divided into two divisions: The Premiership is the top division consisting of seven teams, the winner being crowned the champion while the lowest ranked team will be relegated to the Championship. The Championship is the second division consisting of six teams, the winner of the competition gets promoted to the Premiership for the next year.
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Key: JST – JJ Stewart Trophy holders
Week 1
Auckland | 44–12 | Bay of Plenty |
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JJ – Canterbury | 59–12 | Counties Manukau |
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Bye: Waikato
Week 2
Hawke's Bay | 31–46 | Northland |
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Counties Manukau | 21–13 | Bay of Plenty |
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Bye: Wellington
Week 3
Hawke's Bay | 45–24 | North Harbour |
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Bay of Plenty | 10–27 | Waikato |
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Counties Manukau | 39–7 | Otago |
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Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe |
JJ – Canterbury | 23–22 | Wellington |
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Bye: Auckland
Week 4
CET Arena, Palmerston North |
Wellington | 26–25 | Counties Manukau |
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North Harbour | 24–10 | Taranaki |
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Bye: Bay of Plenty
Week 5
Counties Manukau | 10–13 | Auckland |
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Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe |
Manawatu | 34–0 | North Harbour |
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CET Arena, Palmerston North |
JJ – Canterbury | 26–7 | Bay of Plenty |
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Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei |
Bye: Otago
Week 7
Bay of Plenty | 34–41 | Wellington |
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TET Stadium & Events Centre, Inglewood |
Championship
| Semi-final | | Final | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 October – Palmerston North
| | | | Manawatu | 55 | | 1 October – Semenoff Stadium
| | | | Hawke's Bay | 12
| | Hawke's Bay | 27 | | | | Northland | 26
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Premiership
| Semi-final | | Final | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 October – Christchurch
| | | | Waikato | 22 | | 2 October – FMG Stadium Waikato
| | | | Canterbury | 20
| | Waikato | 26 | | | | Wellington | 10
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Semi-finals
Championship
Northland | 26–27 | Hawke's Bay |
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Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei |
Premiership
Finals
Premiership
Championship
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.