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Wairarapa United wins the Chatham Cup, 2011

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The Chatham Cup, the national knockout competition, has usually been dominated by big-city clubs, especially teams from Auckland. However, in 2011 Wairarapa United lifted the cup 2–1 in a dramatic game against Napier City Rovers, played in Palmerston North. Watch the goals in that encounter.  

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Neill Atkinson, Steve Watters and Alida Shanks, Football – Men’s club and provincial football, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/40921/wairarapa-united-wins-the-chatham-cup-2011 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Neill Atkinson, Steve Watters and Alida Shanks, published 27 February 2013, reviewed and revised 7 June 2023 with assistance from Alida Shanks.