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The 2007 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 |
| North Otago | 8 | 6 | 2 | 266 | 104 | 5 | 29 | |
| Mid Canterbury | 8 | 6 | 2 | 213 | 151 | 4 | 28 | |
| Wanganui | 8 | 5 | 3 | 206 | 135 | 6 | 26 | |
| Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 5 | 3 | 196 | 131 | 3 | 23 | |
| Buller | 8 | 5 | 3 | 171 | 186 | 2 | 22 | |
| King Country | 8 | 3 | 5 | 117 | 178 | 2 | 14 | |
| Lochore Cup | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Poverty Bay | 8 | 5 | 3 | 193 | 162 | 4 | 24 | |
| South Canterbury | 8 | 4 | 4 | 139 | 173 | 3 | 19 | |
| West Coast | 8 | 4 | 4 | 155 | 192 | 1 | 17 | |
| Thames Valley | 8 | 2 | 6 | 147 | 215 | 4 | 12 | |
| East Coast | 8 | 2 | 6 | 130 | 210 | 3 | 11 | |
| Horowhenua Kapiti | 8 | 1 | 7 | 164 | 260 | 2 | 6 | |
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August 18 August 25 September 1 September 8 September 15 |
Mid Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti Wairarapa Bush North Otago South Canterbury Wanganui Thames Valley King Country Horowhenua Kapiti Buller South Canterbury Poverty Bay West Coast Mid Canterbury Wairarapa Bush East Coast North Otago Wanganui Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Mid Canterbury South Canterbury North Otago Poverty Bay Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush West Coast East Coast Buller Wanganui |
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Thames Valley King Country West Coast Buller Poverty Bay East Coast Wairarapa Bush Mid Canterbury West Coast Wanganui East Coast North Otago Thames Valley Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Buller South Canterbury Poverty Bay Wairarapa Bush Thames Valley West Coast Wanganui East Coast Buller Horowhenua Kapiti Mid Canterbury King Country Poverty Bay South Canterbury North Otago |
Ashburton Paraparaumu Masterton Oamaru Timaru Wanganui Paeroa Te Kuiti Levin Westport Timaru Gisborne Greymouth Ashburton Masterton Ruatoria Oamaru Wanganui Levin Taupo Ashburton Timaru Oamaru Gisborne Te Aroha Masterton Greymouth Ruatoria Westport Wanganui |
7 13 46 51 7 28 5 22 17 19 9 11 34 42 16 7 26 22 18 13 23 8 38 13 45 25 14 24 20 16 |
13 34 0 20 24 0 41 14 31 15 5 31 17 20 8 38 7 20 12 9 12 30 5 15 23 36 11 33 18 39 |
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 |
| Mid Canterbury | 5 | 3 | 2 | 122 | 92 | 3 | 15 | |
| Wairarapa Bush | 5 | 3 | 2 | 140 | 67 | 3 | 15 | |
| King Country | 5 | 3 | 2 | 88 | 66 | 2 | 14 | |
| West Coast | 5 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 114 | 1 | 13 | |
| Thames Valley | 5 | 2 | 3 | 89 | 118 | 2 | 10 | |
| Horowhenua Kapiti | 5 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 164 | 0 | 4 | |
| Pool B | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| North Otago | 5 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 59 | 3 | 23 | |
| Buller | 5 | 4 | 1 | 112 | 104 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wanganui | 5 | 3 | 2 | 111 | 86 | 3 | 15 | |
| Poverty Bay | 5 | 2 | 3 | 101 | 9990 | 2 | 10 | |
| South Canterbury | 5 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 105 | 1 | 5 | |
| East Coast | 5 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 146 | 1 | 1 | |
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September 22 September 29 October 6 |
Buller Mid Canterbury North Otago West Coast Poverty Bay Thames Valley Mid Canterbury King Country Wairarapa Bush East Coast Poverty Bay South Canterbury Buller North Otago Wanganui Horowhenua Kapiti Thames Valley West Coast |
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Wairarapa Bush Wanganui King Country East Coast Horowhenua Kapiti South Canterbury Buller Wanganui North Otago Horowhenua Kapiti Thames Valley West Coast King Country Mid Canterbury Wairarapa Bush South Canterbury East Coast Poverty Bay |
Westport Ashburton Oamaru Greymouth Gisborne Paeroa Ashburton Te Kuiti Masterton Ruatoria Gisborne Timaru Westport Oamaru Wanganui Levin Thames Greymouth |
17 21 52 29 30 22 45 11 15 31 26 27 24 22 40 32 13 21 |
24 19 5 15 19 28 18 36 7 22 23 14 13 25 17 35 43 36 |
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October 13 October 20 |
Semi-Finals North Otago Mid Canterbury Final North Otago |
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Wairarapa Bush Wanganui Wanganui |
Oamaru Ashburton Oamaru |
30 12 25 |
13 18 8 |
North Otago win the 2007 Meads Cup
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October 13 October 20 |
Semi-Finals Poverty Bay South Canterbury Final Poverty Bay |
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Thames Valley West Coast South Canterbury |
Gisborne Timaru Gisborne |
65 31 38 |
3 23 35 |
Poverty Bay win the 2007 Lochore Cup