{"id":9947,"date":"2021-06-22T17:46:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T05:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/?p=9947"},"modified":"2021-07-07T08:35:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T20:35:05","slug":"jubilee-and-hardham-cup-playoffs-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/2021\/06\/22\/jubilee-and-hardham-cup-playoffs-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Jubilee and Hardham Cup playoffs explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1 .wpls-fix-box,\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1 .wpls-fix-box img.wp-post-image{max-height:250px; }\n\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpls-wrap wpls-logo-showcase-slider-wrp wpls-logo-clearfix wpls-design-1 \" data-conf=\"{&quot;slides_column&quot;:4,&quot;slides_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;center_mode&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-showcase logo_showcase wpls-logo-slider  sliderimage_hide_border \" id=\"wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roblawmax.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rmax24.jpg?fit=220%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksonwheels.co.nz\/locations\/wellington-computer-repair\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images.jpg?fit=296%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecallcentre.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TCC-Logo-400x260-1.jpg?fit=400%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.partnersfinance.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/part2.jpg?fit=300%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A new Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup format system this year, so we have put this together to explain it:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Week One (10th July)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Swindale Top Four:<\/strong> Playoff amongst either other with 1 v 4 and 2 v 3. The winners proceed to the Jubilee Cup preliminary finals in Week 3, while the losers use their \u2018life\u2019 and go into the semi-finals in Week 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Swindale 5th to 8th:<\/strong> Playoff amongst each other with 5 v 8 and 6 v 7. The winners stay in the Jubilee Cup and meet the losers of the top four in the semifinals the next week, the losers drop into the Hardham Cup<\/p>\n<p><strong>Swindale 9th to 14th: <\/strong>Playoff amongst each other with 9 v 14, 10 v 13, and 11 v 12. These set placement in the Hardham Cup quarter-finals the next week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Week Two (17th July)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jubilee Cup:<\/strong> Semi-finals between the winners of the two 5th-8th matches from week one against the losers of the top four matches. The winners go on to the Jubilee Cup preliminary finals, the losers are eliminated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardham Cup:<\/strong> Quarter-finals; the highest-ranked loser of the 5th-8th matches plays the lowest-ranked loser from the week before, the other 5th-8th loser plays the next-lowest ranked loser and so on. The winners move onto the Hardham Cup semi-finals and the losers are eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Week Three (24th July)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jubilee Cup: <\/strong>Preliminary Finals; the winners from the top four matches in Week One host the winners of the semi-finals of Week Two. The winners of these contest the Jubilee Cup the following week, the losers are eliminated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardham Cup:<\/strong> Semi-finals between the winners of the four matches in Week Two. The winners of these matches contest the Hardham Cup final with the losers eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Week Four (31st July)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finals<\/strong> of both the Jubilee and Hardham Cups.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-2 .wpls-fix-box,\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-2 .wpls-fix-box img.wp-post-image{max-height:250px; }\n\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpls-wrap wpls-logo-showcase-slider-wrp wpls-logo-clearfix wpls-design-1 \" data-conf=\"{&quot;slides_column&quot;:4,&quot;slides_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;center_mode&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-showcase logo_showcase wpls-logo-slider  sliderimage_hide_border \" id=\"wpls-logo-showcase-slider-2\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roblawmax.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rmax24.jpg?fit=220%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksonwheels.co.nz\/locations\/wellington-computer-repair\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images.jpg?fit=296%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecallcentre.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TCC-Logo-400x260-1.jpg?fit=400%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.partnersfinance.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/part2.jpg?fit=300%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Jubilee Cup and Hardham Cup format system this year, so we have put this together to explain it: &nbsp; Week One (10th July) Swindale Top Four: Playoff amongst either other with 1 v 4 and 2 v 3. 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