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PhotoLife Challenge Shield

History of the PhotoLife Challenge Shield

Introduced in mid 2014, the PhotoLife Challenge Shields are played for on a weekly basis by the Premier grades. The shields, kindly sponsored by PhotoLife are similar to the Ranfurly Shield, and the original form of Hockey New Zealand’s Challenge Shield.

Each week the current holder has to defend the shield against their opposition, win (or draw) and they retain the shield. Lose and the challenger takes hold of the PhotoLife Challenge Shield and has to defend it the following week. Originally the shield’s were awarded to the leaders of the Premier Men’s and Women’s competitions at the end of Round 1, who were University Men and Howick Pakuranga. From there the shield has changed hands a number of times for both Men and Women.

During the Intercity Competition the shield’s are only on the line when the holder plays an Auckland team.

Check back here weekly to see who has the shield and who the next challenger will be.

 

2023 MEN’S PHOTOLIFE CHALLENGE SHIELD

Round Holder Challenger Result
AKH – 1 Southern Districts Somerville 2 – 2

 

2023 WOMEN’S PHOTOLIFE CHALLENGE SHIELD

Round Holder Challenger Result
AKH – 1 Southern Districts University 8 – 0

 

 

2022 MEN’S PHOTOLIFE CHALLENGE SHIELD

Round Holder Challenger Result
IC – 2 Roskill Eden Western Districts  3-1
IC – 4 Roskill Eden University 7-1
IC – 6 Roskill Eden Howick Pakuranga 3-8
IC – 8 Howick Pakuranga Western Districts 8-0
IC – 9 Howick Pakuranga Southern Districts 1-1
IC – 11 Howick Pakuranga Somerville 1-1
IC – 13 Howick Pakuranga University 5-0
IC – Conf. Howick Pakuranga Roskill Eden 3-1
IC – Conf. Howick Pakuranga AISC 4-0
IC – Conf. Howick Pakuranga Southern Districts 1 – 4
IC – Semi Southern Districts Howick Pakuranga 2 – 0
AKH – Semi Southern Districts Roskill Eden 4 – 3
AKH – Final Southern Districts Howick Pakuranga 4 – 2
Current Southern Districts

 

2022 WOMEN’S PHOTOLIFE CHALLENGE SHIELD

Round Holder Challenger Result
IC – 1 Somerville Roskill Eden 4-1
IC – 2 Somerville University 13-0
IC – 4 Somerville Howick Pakuranga 1-0
IC – 5 Somerville Southern Districts 3-2
IC – 8 Somerville Western Districts 4-0
IC – 13 Somerville Western Districts 2-2
IC – 14 Somerville Roskill Eden 5-0
IC – 16 Somerville Howick Pakuranga 4-1
IC – 20 Somerville University 6 – 0
IC – 21 Somerville Southern Districts 3 – 1
IC – Final Somerville Southern Districts 2 – 2 (3 – 2 via Shoot Out)
AKH – Semi Somerville Howick Pakuranga
AKH – Final Somerville Southern Districts 1 – 2
Current Southern Districts

 

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2020 MEN’S PHOTOLIFE CHALLENGE SHIELD

Round Holder Challenger Result
IC – 2 Roskill Eden Southern Districts  3-4
IC – 7 Southern Districts Auckland Indians 10-0
IC – 8 Southern Districts Howick Pakuranga 3-5
AKH Final Howick Pakuranga Southern Districts 1-2
Current Southern Districts

2020 End of year Holders: Southern Districts Hockey Club

 

2020 WOMEN’S PHOTOLIFE CHALLENGE SHIELD

Round Holder Challenger Result
IC – 1 Somerville Auckland University 5-1
IC – 5 Somerville Roskill Eden 3-0
IC – 6 Somerville Southern Districts 8-0
IC – 7 Somerville Howick Pakuranga 3-2
IC – 10 Somerville Western Districts 4-0
AKH Final Somerville Howick Pakuranga 2-1
Current Somerville

2020 End of year Holders: Somerville Hockey Club


HISTORY

 

2018 MEN’S PHOTOLIFE CHALLENGE SHIELD

Round Holder Challenger Result
IC – 1 Roskill Eden University 2-6
IC – 2 Roskill Eden AISC 12-2
IC – 3 Roskill Eden Mt Eden 3-0
IC – 4 Roskill Eden Howick Pakuranga 4-5
IC – 9 Howick Pakuranga Mt Eden 9-1
IC – 11 Howick Pakuranga University 5-0
IC – 12 Howick Pakuranga Somerville 2-1
IC – 13 Howick Pakuranga Southern Districts 1-3
IC round 2.1 Southern Districts Mt Eden 9-1
IC round 2.3 Southern Districts Western Districts 3-1
IC round 2.4 Southern Districts AISC 3-3

2018 End of Year Holders: Southern Districts Hockey Club

 


2019 MEN’S PHOTOLIFE CHALLENGE SHIELD

Round Holder Challenger  Result
IC round 1 Southern Districts AISC 3-0
IC round 3 Southern Districts Western Districts 7-0
IC round 6 Southern Districts Roskill Eden 3-1
IC round 7 Southern Districts Somerville 2-3
IC round 8 Somerville Western Districts 8-1
IC Top 6: round 1 Somerville Roskill Eden 1-6
IC Top 6: round 2 Roskill Eden Howick Pakuranga 2-3
IC Top 6: round 3 Howick Pakuranga Somerville 2-3
IC Finals Week 1 Somerville Southern Districts 1-5
IC Finals Week 2 Southern Districts Roskill Eden 5-7

2019 End of year Holders: Roskill Eden Hockey Club

 


 

2018 WOMEN’S PHOTOLIFE CHALLENGE SHIELD

Round Holder Challenger Result
IC – 1 Howick Pakuranga Southern 3-0
IC – 5 Howick Pakuranga University 6-0
IC – 7 Howick Pakuranga Western 0-1
IC – 11 Western Districts University 3-2
IC round 2.1 Western Districts University 5-0
IC round 2.3 Western Districts Roskill Eden 2-2

2018 End of Year Holders: Western Districts Hockey Club

 


 

2019 WOMEN’S PHOTOLIFE CHALLENGE SHIELD

Round Holder Challenger  Result 
IC round 1 Western Districts University 1-2
IC round 3 University Somerville 1-5
IC round 5 Somerville Southern Districts 1-2
IC round 6 Southern Districts Howick Pakuranga 2-1
IC round 10 Southern Districts University 5-0
IC Top 6: round 1 Southern Districts Roskill Eden 3-0
IC Top 6: round 2 Southern Districts Howick Pakuranga 2-1
IC Top 6: round 5 Southern Districts Somerville 1-3
IC Top 6: Round 3 deferred Somerville Roskill Eden 1-2
IC Finals Week 2 Roskill Eden Howick Pakuranga 1-0
IC Finals Week 3  Roskill Eden  Somerville 0-1

2019 End of Year Women’s Holders: Somerville Hockey Club

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