2014 Bayleys National Sevens

2014 Bayleys National Sevens
Host nation	New Zealand
Date	11–12 January 2014
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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.

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 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.

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Manawatu	3	2	1	0	62	34	+28	8
Otago	3	2	0	1	59	48	+11	7
Hawke's Bay	3	1	1	1	64	53	+11	6
Waikato	3	0	0	3	27	77	–50	3

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Wellington	3	3	0	0	76	28	+48	9
Auckland	3	2	0	1	85	36	+49	7
Southland	3	1	0	2	52	81	–29	5
Poverty Bay	3	0	0	3	24	90	–66	3

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Taranaki	3	3	0	0	65	38	+27	9
Canterbury	3	2	0	1	56	31	+25	7
North Harbour	3	1	0	2	57	70	–13	5
Mid Canterbury	3	0	0	3	40	79	–39	3

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Northland	3	2	0	1	67	51	+16	7
Bay of Plenty	3	2	0	1	48	45	+3	7
Counties Manukau	3	2	0	1	55	58	–3	7
Tasman	3	0	0	3	43	59	–16	3

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	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	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

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	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

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	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

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	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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