The Heartland Championship is the second tier of provincial rugby in New Zealand, behind the ITM Cup. There are 12 teams playing in the competition. They play 8 of the other teams, after which the top 4 teams play off for the Meads Cup and the next 4 teams in the table play off for the Lochore Cup. The winner of the Meads Cup could gain promotion to the ITM Cup Championship competition. |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
Thames Valley | 8 | 6 | 2 | 240 | 163 | 6 | 30 | |
North Otago | 8 | 6 | 2 | 241 | 166 | 5 | 29 | |
Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 6 | 2 | 211 | 181 | 5 | 29 | |
Wanganui | 8 | 5 | 3 | 294 | 184 | 8 | 28 | |
West Coast | 8 | 6 | 2 | 217 | 232 | 3 | 27 | |
Buller | 8 | 5 | 3 | 261 | 196 | 6 | 26 | |
South Canterbury | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 237 | 176 | 7 | 25 |
Poverty Bay | 8 | 3 | 5 | 237 | 257 | 8 | 20 | |
Horowhenua Kapiti | 8 | 3 | 5 | 184 | 250 | 5 | 17 | |
King Country | 8 | 2 | 6 | 191 | 267 | 5 | 13 | |
Mid Canterbury | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 161 | 236 | 4 | 10 |
East Coast | 8 | 8 | 153 | 319 | 4 | 4 | ||
2019 Fixtures and results
August 24
August 30
August 31
September 7
September 14
September 21
September 28
October 5
October 12 |
Buller Mid Canterbury South Canterbury Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush West Coast North Otago King Country Horowhenua Kapiti East Coast Poverty Bay Wanganui Buller Poverty Bay South Canterbury Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush West Coast East Coast Horowhenua Kapiti Mid Canterbury North Otago Wairarapa Bush Wanganui King Country Poverty Bay South Canterbury Thames Valley Wanganui West Coast Buller East Coast Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Mid Canterbury North Otago North Otago Poverty Bay Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush Wanganui West Coast Buller East Coast Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Mid Canterbury South Canterbury |
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East Coast Horowhenua Kapiti North Otago Poverty Bay Wanganui King Country Wairarapa Bush Buller West Coast Mid Canterbury South Canterbury Thames Valley Wanganui North Otago Horowhenua Kapiti East Coast King Country Mid Canterbury King Country Buller South Canterbury Thames Valley Poverty Bay West Coast Horowhenua Kapiti Mid Canterbury Buller Wairarapa Bush East Coast North Otago Wairarapa Bush West Coast Poverty Bay South Canterbury Thames Valley Wanganui Mid Canterbury East Coast South Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Buller Poverty Bay North Otago Wanganui Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush West Coast |
Westport Ashburton Timaru Paeroa Masterton Greymouth Dunedin Taupo Levin Ruatoria Gisborne Wanganui Westport Gisborne Timaru Paeroa Masterton Greymouth Ruatoria Levin Ashburton Oamaru Masterton Wanganui Te Kuiti Gisborne Timaru Paeroa Wanganui Greymouth Westport Ruatoria Waikanae Taupo Ashburton Oamaru Oamaru Gisborne Paeroa Masterton Wanganui Greymouth Westport Ruatoria Levin Te Kuiti Ashburton Timaru |
54 10 20 15 28 56
25 34 21 15 29 30
22 30 57 43 37 43
12 31 13 22 36 36
19 52 38 29 67 18
17 19 38 19 17 22
34 24 28 25 57 7
36 29 15 15 10 24 |
19 17 26 17 18 27
11 12 27 22 40 36
21 34 7 15 31 41
27 46 13 21 31 18
35 38 27 23 24 17
20 21 28 21 31 27
10 20 24 20 19 47
26 61 38 37 31 27 |
Semi-Finals
Lochore Cup | |||||||
October 19 |
West Coast Buller |
v v |
Poverty Bay South Canterbury |
Greymouth Westport |
41 24 |
36 56 | |
Meads Cup | |||||||
October 19 |
Thames Valley North Otago |
v v |
Wanganui Wairarapa Bush |
Paeroa Oamaru |
15 27 |
20 25 |
Finals
Meads Cup | |||||||
October 26 |
North Otago |
v |
Wanganui |
Oamaru |
33 |
19 | |
Lochore Cup | |||||||
October 27 |
West Coast |
v |
South Canterbury |
Greymouth |
19 |
23 |