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The Heartland Championship is the second tier of provincial rugby in New Zealand, behind the Bunnings NPC. 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 Bunnings NPC Championship competition. |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| South Canterbury | 5 | 5 | 224 | 137 | 5 | 25 | ||
| Whanganui | 5 | 4 | 1 | 238 | 120 | 5 | 21 | |
| Thames Valley | 5 | 4 | 1 | 158 | 118 | 3 | 19 | |
| East Coast | 5 | 3 | 2 | 133 | 135 | 3 | 15 | |
| Mid Canterbury | 5 | 3 | 2 | 163 | 156 | 2 | 14 | |
| Horowhenua Kapiti | 5 | 3 | 2 | 151 | 154 | 2 | 14 | |
| King Country | 5 | 2 | 3 | 161 | 130 | 5 | 13 | |
| West Coast | 5 | 2 | 3 | 122 | 165 | 3 | 11 | |
| Buller | 5 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 204 | 2 | 10 | |
| North Otago | 5 | 1 | 4 | 147 | 127 | 4 | 8 | |
| Wairarapa Bush | 5 | 1 | 4 | 159 | 261 | 3 | 7 | |
| Poverty Bay | 5 | 5 | 134 | 183 | 5 | 5 | ||
2024 Fixtures and results
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August 17 August 24 August 31 September 7 September 14 September 21 September 28 October 5 |
East Coast King Country North Otago Wairarapa Bush Whanganui West Coast Buller Horowhenua Kapiti Mid Canterbury Poverty Bay South Canterbury Thames Valley East Coast King Country Mid Canterbury Wairarapa Bush Whanganui West Coast Buller Horowhenua Kapiti North Otago Poverty Bay South Canterbury Thames Valley Buller East Coast King Country Mid Canterbury South Canterbury Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Kapiti North Otago Poverty Bay Thames Valley Whanganui West Coast Buller Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Poverty Bay South Canterbury Wairarapa Bush East Coast Mid Canterbury North Otago Thames Valley Whanganui West Coast |
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Buller Mid Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti Thames Valley South Canterbury Poverty Bay King Country East Coast West Coast Whanganui Wairarapa Bush North Otago Poverty Bay Thames Valley South Canterbury North Otago Buller Horowhenua Kapiti West Coast Mid Canterbury East Coast Wairarapa Bush King Country Whanganui Poverty Bay Thames Valley West Coast Whanganui North Otago Horowhenua Kapiti South Canterbury Mid Canterbury King Country Buller Wairarapa Bush East Coast Mid Canterbury Whanganui North Otago Thames Valley East Coast West Coast Wairarapa Bush Poverty Bay Buller Horowhenua Kapiti King Country South Canterbury |
Ruatoria Taumarunui Masterton Whanganui Greymouth Westport Levin Ashburton Patutahi Timaru Te Aroha Ruatoria Te Kuiti Ashburton Masterton Whanganui Greymouth Westport Levin Weston Gisborne Timaru Thames Westport Ruatoria Taupo Ashburton Timaru Masterton Levin Weston Gisborne Whangamata Whanganui Greymouth Westport Levin Te Kuiti Gisborne Timaru Masterton Ruatoria Ashburton Weston Whitianga Whanganui Greymouth |
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13 30 16 37 37 29 54 30 21 47 32 15 17 23 41 69 7 27 20 39 24 39 19 16 28 60 17 48 31 62 |
Semi-Finals
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Lochore Cup October 12
Meads Cup October 12 |
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Finals
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Lochore Cup October 19
Meads Cup October 19 |
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