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The 2006 Heartland Championship was competed for by 12 teams. They were split into 2 pools of 6 teams each. Each team played each of the other teams in the pool once and at the end of these matches the top 3 teams in each pool combined to play in the Meads Cup. The other 3 teams in each pool combined to play in the Lochore Cup. Each team then played the other 3 teams that they had not already played. Following this the top 4 teams in each competition played semi-finals and a final. |
| Meads Cup | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Wanganui | 8 | 7 | 1 | 309 | 146 | 5 | 35 | |
| Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 7 | 1 | 211 | 130 | 3 | 31 | |
| North Otago | 8 | 6 | 2 | 332 | 154 | 7 | 31 | |
| Mid Canterbury | 8 | 4 | 4 | 155 | 178 | 3 | 19 | |
| South Canterbury | 8 | 3 | 5 | 105 | 178 | 2 | 14 | |
| Horowhenua Kapiti | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 163 | 259 | 3 | 13 |
| Lochore Cup | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Poverty Bay | 8 | 5 | 3 | 243 | 194 | 4 | 24 | |
| Thames Valley | 8 | 4 | 4 | 192 | 177 | 5 | 21 | |
| King Country | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 158 | 132 | 4 | 20 |
| Buller | 8 | 3 | 5` | 139 | 182 | 2 | 14 | |
| East Coast | 8 | 1 | 7 | 108 | 255 | 2 | 6 | |
| West Coast | 8 | 1 | 7 | 136 | 266 | 2 | 6 | |
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August 19 August 26 September 2 September 9 September 16 |
East Coast Wairarapa Bush North Otago Wanganui Horowhenua Kapiti Poverty Bay Thames Valley Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Mid Canterbury Buller Wairarapa Bush East Coast West Coast North Otago South Canterbury Wanganui Poverty Bay Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Wanganui Wairarapa Bush Buller East Coast Mid Canterbury North Otago West Coast South Canterbury Thames Valley Poverty Bay |
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Mid Canterbury Buller West Coast Thames Valley King Country South Canterbury Poverty Bay South Canterbury Wanganui North Otago East Coast West Coast Wairarapa Bush Mid Canterbury Buller Thames Valley Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Poverty Bay Thames Valley South Canterbury North Otago Mid Canterbury West Coast Wairarapa Bush East Coast Buller King Country Horowhenua Kapiti Wanganui |
Ruatoria Masterton Oamaru Wanganui Levin Gisborne Paeroa Levin Te Kuiti Ashburton Westport Masterton Ruatoria Greymouth Oamaru Timaru Wanganui Gisborne Levin Taupo Wanganui Masterton Westport Ruatoria Ashburton Oamaru Greymouth Timaru Te Aroha Gisborne |
7 31 67 65 23 22 19 20 23 16 28 31 6 24 37 16 46 19 32 3 11 19 19 22 19 50 16 14 22 30 |
25 13 3 18 23 30 21 12 23 28 18 18 10 9 24 13 3 18 31 13 5 18 23 20 20 12 17 10 21 41 |
Tables after 1st Round of Pool play. The top 3 teams from each pool play for the Meads Cup. The other 3 teams from each Pool play for the Lochore Cup.
| Pool A | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Wairarapa Bush | 5 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 74 | 1 | 21 | |
| North Otago | 5 | 4 | 1 | 200 | 74 | 4 | 20 | |
| Mid Canterbury | 5 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 98 | 2 | 10 | |
| Buller | 5 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 125 | 1 | 9 | |
| East Coast | 5 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 125 | 2 | 6 | |
| West Coast | 5 | 1 | 4 | 81 | 145 | 2 | 6 | |
| Pool B | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Wanganui | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 79 | 3 | 21 |
| South Canterbury | 5 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 76 | 2 | 14 | |
| Horowhenua Kapiti | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 133 | 2 | 12 |
| Poverty Bay | 5 | 2 | 3 | 123 | 140 | 2 | 10 | |
| Thames Valley | 5 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 126 | 2 | 10 | |
| King Country | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 92 | 2 | 6 |
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September 23 September 30 October 7 |
Wanganui Wairarapa Bush North Otago Thames Valley Poverty Bay Buller Mid Canterbury North Otago Wairarapa Bush East Coast Buller West Coast Wanganui Horowhenua Kapiti South Canterbury Thames Valley Poverty Bay King Country |
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Mid Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti South Canterbury West Coast East Coast King Country Horowhenua Kapiti Wanganui South Canterbury Thames Valley Poverty Bay King Country Wairarapa Bush North Otago Mid Canterbury Buller West Coast East Coast |
Wanganui Masterton Oamaru Thames Gisborne Westport Ashburton Oamaru Masterton Ruatoria Westport Greymouth Wanganui Levin Timaru Paeroa Gisborne Te Kuiti |
46 31 36 51 33 6 36 37 47 17 22 22 28 25 5 16 57 38 |
8 11 6 16 15 11 29 49 17 40 30 32 22 59 19 18 17 12 |
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October 14 October 21 |
Semi-Finals Wanganui Wairarapa Bush Final Wanganui |
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Mid Canterbury North Otago Wairarapa Bush |
Wanganui Masterton Wanganui |
30 25 14 |
17 19 16 |
Wairarapa Bush win the 2006 Meads Cup
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October 14 October 21 |
Semi-Finals Poverty Bay Thames Valley Final Poverty Bay |
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Buller King Country King Country |
Gisborne Paeroa Gisborne |
36 15 46 |
10 17 34 |
Poverty Bay win the 2006 Lochore Cup