The Round 2 draws were made today for the NZ Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup 2022.

All games will be played over Queens Birthday Weekend.  

NZ Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup:

With the NRFL’s top two teams drawn to play one another one of the NRFL’s front-runners and likely favourites for the NZ Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup will see their campaign end much earlier than they would have liked. They played out a 0-0 draw in their league encounter at the beginning of May – the only goalless game so far this NRFL campaign.

This isn’t the only NRFL match up in this round, as 2021 Cup finalists Hamilton Wanderers get set to travel to Ellerslie. The teams have met in the last two Cup campaigns with Wanderers coming out on top both times – can they secure the threepeat?

Holders Wellington United kick off their Cup defence by travelling up the Coast to Kapiti Coast AFC, while W-League rivals Waterside Karori travel even further – to Taranaki, to take on New Plymouth Rangers.

Meanwhile in the South Island, Mainland Women’s Premiership table toppers Coastal Spirit will take on Nelson Pine Women’s Premiership leaders Nelson Suburbs.

Ellerslie AFC vs Hamilton Wanderers

Otumoetai FC vs Eastern Suburbs AFC

Western Springs AFC vs Northern Rovers FC

West Coast Rangers FC vs Franklin United FC

Beachlands Maraetai AFC vs Waikato Unicol AFC

Tauranga City AFC vs Onehunga Sports FC

Manukau United FC vs Birkenhead United AFC

Hibiscus Coast AFC vs Auckland United FC

Kapiti Coast Utd vs Wellington United

New Plymouth Rangers AFC vs Waterside Karori

Victoria University vs PN Marist FC

Petone FC vs Seatoun AFC

Cashmere Technical vs Nomads United AFC

Nelson Suburbs FC vs Coastal Spirit

Mosgiel AFC vs Otago University AFC

Dunedin City Royals FC vs Roslyn Wakari AFC

Chatham Cup

Sunday League success story Sperm Whales FC will be hoping to continue their Cup run when they host NRFL Division 1 side Metro FC in their Round Two Chatham Cup fixture. Having already dealt with NRFL 2 side Ngaruawahia United, the Whales will be looking to go one step further in the Cup against a team one division higher than their Round One opponents. Bay Olympic hold the dubious honour of the longest away trip of the round, travelling to Taupo AFC.

Holders Cashmere Technical begin their defence of the Cup by taking on Selwyn United. They have the favour of the form book, having beaten their Southern League rivals 2-1 in mid-April.

Meanwhile one of the Central League’s front runners will be staring down the barrel of an early Cup exit when 2021 Chatham Cup runners up Miramar Rangers AFC pop to Waterside Karori. In the league Karori has had the edge this season, beating Rangers 3-2 back in early April.

Chatham Cup Round Two draw in full:

Manurewa AFC vs Birkenhead United AFC

North Shore United AFC vs Cambridge FC

Claudelands Rovers SC vs Papamoa FC Inc

Winner of Franklin United vs Oratia United vs Melville Utd AFC

West Coast Rangers FC vs Waiheke United AFC

Auckland City FC vs Albany United FC

Sperm Whales FC vs Metro FC

Hamilton Wanderers vs Takapuna AFC

Auckland United FC vs West Hamilton Utd FC

West Auckland AFC vs Bucklands Beach AFC

Mt Albert Ponsonby AFC vs Eastern Suburbs AFC

Ngongotaha AFC vs Central United FC

Taupo AFC vs Bay Olympic FC

Fencibles United AFC vs Northern Rovers FC

Western Springs AFC vs Manukau United FC

East Coast Bays AFC vs Tauranga City AFC

Waterside Karori vs Miramar Rangers AFC

Petone FC vs Napier City Rovers AFC

PN Marist FC vs Island Bay United AFC

Upper Hutt City Football vs Wellington Marist AFC

Whanganui Athletic vs Wellington Olympic

Lower Hutt City AFC vs Wellington United

Tawa AFC vs Western Suburbs

Wainuiomata AFC vs North Wellington FC

FC Nelson vs Nelson Suburbs FC

Ferrymead Bays FC vs Christchurch Utd

Parklands United vs Coastal Spirit

Cashmere Technical vs Selwyn United FC

Dunedin City Royals FC vs Queenstown AFC

Roslyn Wakari AFC vs Mosgiel AFC

Otago University AFC vs Green Island AFC

Queens Park AFC vs Northern AFC

Article added: Tuesday 17 May 2022