Results
| Date | R | Hjemme vs Ude | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15 01:05 | 1 |
West Coast vs Poverty Bay
|
23-20 |
| 10/14 01:05 | 1 |
South Canterbury vs Wanganui
|
40-30 |
| 10/07 02:05 | 2 |
South Canterbury vs East Coast
|
34-17 |
| 10/07 01:30 | 2 |
Wairarapa Bush vs West Coast
|
27-33 |
| 10/07 01:00 | 2 |
North Otago vs Poverty Bay
|
35-40 |
| 10/07 00:05 | 2 |
Wanganui vs Thames Valley
|
38-3 |
| 09/30 00:30 | 8 |
West Coast vs North Otago
|
27-12 |
| 09/30 00:30 | 8 |
Wanganui vs Horowhenua Kapiti
|
55-19 |
| 09/30 00:30 | 8 |
King Country vs Buller
|
33-28 |
| 09/30 00:00 | 8 |
Mid Canterbury vs Wairarapa Bush
|
28-33 |
| 09/30 00:00 | 8 |
Poverty Bay vs South Canterbury
|
31-41 |
| 09/29 23:00 | 8 |
Thames Valley vs East Coast
|
31-26 |
Wikipedia - Heartland Championship
The Heartland Championship competition, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship, is a domestic rugby union competition in New Zealand. It was founded in 2006 as one of two successor competitions to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship (NPC). The country's 27 provincial teams were split into two separate competitions. Thirteen of the original teams, plus one merged side created from two other teams, entered the new top-level professional competition, the Air New Zealand Cup (later known as the ITM Cup, Mitre 10 Cup and currently the NPC). The remaining 12 sides entered the new Heartland Championship, whose teams contest two distinct trophies, both named after famous New Zealand players:
- The Meads Cup, the more prestigious trophy, named after Colin Meads.
- The Lochore Cup, named after Brian Lochore.
Heartland Championship er en årlig Rugby Union-turnering bestående af otte provinsielle hold fra New Zealands syd- og centralø. Turneringen blev grundlagt i 1976 som National Provincial Championship Division 2 og er blevet spillet som Heartland Championship siden 2006.
Holdene i Heartland Championship er:
* Buller
* East Coast
* Horowhenua-Kapiti
* King Country
* Mid Canterbury
* North Otago
* South Canterbury
* Wanganui
Turneringen spilles over en ti ugers almindelig sæson, hvor hvert hold spiller syv kampe. De fire bedste hold kvalificerer sig til slutspillet, som består af to semifinaler og en finale.
Heartland Championship er et vigtigt skridt i New Zealands Rugby Union-hierarki, og mange spillere har spillet for Heartland-hold, før de gik videre til højere niveauer, herunder Super Rugby og All Blacks.