2007–08 Sheffield Shield season the side that finishes first. For an explanation of how points are rewarded, see Pura Cup Points System. 2007–08 Sheffield Shield season The 2007–08 Pura Cup was the 106th season of official first-class domestic cricket in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia participated in the competition. The 2007 competition began on 12 October, when the previous season's champions, Tasmania took on Queensland at the Gabba. New South Wales were crowned champions for the 45th time in their history as they beat Victoria by 258 runs in the Pura Cup final. The top two teams after each round is
The Shield (professional wrestling) to the point that Punk requested to lose the match, which was rejected. Going into 2014, Punk's taunts increased tension between The Shield members and Reigns emerged as the only Shield member to defeat Punk in a singles match on the January 6 episode of "Raw", albeit with a distraction from Ambrose. All three members of The Shield competed in the 2014 Royal Rumble match, during which Ambrose tried to eliminate Reigns, who retaliated by eliminating both Ambrose and Rollins. Reigns eventually finished as runner-up in the match while setting a new record for most eliminations in a single Royal