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The 2009 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 |
| Mid Canterbury | 8 | 7 | 1 | 196 | 133 | 2 | 30 | |
| Wanganui | 8 | 6 | 2 | 275 | 108 | 6 | 30 | |
| Poverty Bay | 8 | 6 | 2 | 154 | 181 | 2 | 26 | |
| South Canterbury | 8 | 5 | 3 | 169 | 198 | 2 | 22 | |
| Horowhenua Kapiti | 8 | 4 | 4 | 193 | 166 | 3 | 19 | |
| Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 3 | 5 | 155 | 142 | 5 | 17 | |
| Lochore Cup | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| West Coast | 8 | 5 | 3 | 166 | 159 | 1 | 21 | |
| North Otago | 8 | 4 | 4 | 252 | 144 | 4 | 20 | |
| King Country | 8 | 4 | 4 | 199 | 158 | 4 | 20 | |
| Buller | 8 | 3 | 5 | 163 | 156 | 5 | 17 | |
| East Coast | 8 | 1 | 7 | 87 | 337 | 0 | 4 | |
| Thames Valley | 8 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 237 | 4 | 4 | |
Teams on equal points are ranked by the head to head result of their games.
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August 29 September 5 September 12 September 19 September 26 |
West Coast Buller Wanganui Mid Canterbury King Country North Otago Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Kapiti Buller South Canterbury King Country Poverty Bay West Coast East Coast Wanganui Thames Valley North Otago Mid Canterbury Buller Horowhenua Kapiti West Coast King Country Poverty Bay North Otago Wairarapa Bush Wanganui East Coast Thames Valley South Canterbury Mid Canterbury |
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Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Kapiti East Coast Thames Valley Poverty Bay South Canterbury Wanganui West Coast East Coast Mid Canterbury Thames Valley North Otago Buller Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Kapiti South Canterbury King Country Poverty Bay Wanganui Wairarapa Bush East Coast Mid Canterbury South Canterbury Thames Valley Buller West Coast Horowhenua Kapiti Poverty Bay King Country North Otago |
Greymouth Westport Wanganui Ashburton Taupo Oamaru Masterton Levin Westport Timaru Te Kuiti Gisborne Greymouth Ruatoria Wanganui Paeroa Oamaru Ashburton Westport Levin Greymouth Te Kuiti Gisborne Oamaru Masterton Wanganui Ruatoria Paeroa Timaru Ashburton |
13 13 46 26 20 22 21 33 47 13 35 18 26 10 37 18 35 19 7 13 34 12 14 55 28 33 3 22 13 30 |
10 17 6 24 26 26 17 9 9 16 13 10 20 33 28 20 10 24 13 12 21 24 16 3 13 9 44 27 23 21 |
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 |
| Wanganui | 5 | 4 | 1 | 146 | 71 | 4 | 20 | |
| Horowhenua Kapiti | 5 | 4 | 1 | 135 | 74 | 2 | 18 | |
| Wairarapa Bush | 5 | 3 | 2 | 104 | 66 | 2 | 14 | |
| West Coast | 5 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 117 | 0 | 12 | |
| Buller | 5 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 93 | 4 | 8 | |
| East Coast | 5 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 204 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pool B | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Poverty Bay | 5 | 4 | 1 | 111 | 87 | 2 | 18 | |
| Mid Canterbury | 5 | 4 | 1 | 115 | 94 | 1 | 17 | |
| South Canterbury | 5 | 3 | 2 | 88 | 93 | 1 | 13 | |
| North Otago | 5 | 2 | 3 | 143 | 87 | 3 | 11 | |
| King Country | 5 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 111 | 2 | 10 | |
| Thames Valley | 5 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 165 | 3 | 3 | |
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October 3 October 10 October 17 |
West Coast North Otago King Country Horowhenua Kapiti Wanganui Poverty Bay Thames Valley North Otago King Country Poverty Bay Mid Canterbury South Canterbury East Coast Buller West Coast Wanganui Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Kapiti |
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Thames Valley East Coast Buller Mid Canterbury South Canterbury Wairarapa Bush East Coast Buller West Coast Horowhenua Kapiti Wanganui Wairarapa Bush King Country Thames Valley North Otago Poverty Bay Mid Canterbury South Canterbury |
Greymouth Oamaru Te Kuiti Levin Wanganui Gisborne Te Aroha Oamaru Taupo Gisborne Ashburton Timaru Ruatoria Westport Greymouth Wanganui Masterton Levin |
27 63 17 19 59 18 10 29 22 25 23 34 14 29 35 56 6 18 |
3 8 20 34 14 17 16 14 13 21 14 28 60 17 17 0 24 33 |
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October 24 October 31 |
Semi-Finals Wanganui Mid Canterbury Final Mid Canterbury |
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Poverty Bay South Canterbury Wanganui |
Wanganui Ashburton Christchurch |
48 19 13 |
13 17 34 |
Wanganui win the 2009 Meads Cup
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October 24 October 31 |
Semi-Finals West Coast North Otago Final West Coast |
v v v |
Buller King Country North Otago |
Greymouth Oamaru Greymouth |
53 31 13 |
22 27 21 |
North Otago win the 2009 Lochore Cup