2017 Heartland Championship
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The Heartland Championship is the second tier of provincial rugby in New Zealand, behind the ITM Cup. 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 ITM Cup Championship competition. |
2017 Heartland Championship
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| South Canterbury | 8 | 7 | 1 | 301 | 190 | 8 | 36 | |
| Horowhenua
Kapiti |
8 | 7 | 1 | 227 | 107 | 4 | 32 | |
| Buller | 8 | 6 | 2 | 250 | 203 | 4 | 28 | |
| Wanganui |
8 | 5 | 3 | 279 | 125 | 6 | 26 | |
| North Otago | 8 | 4 | 4 | 235 | 178 | 9 | 25 | |
| Mid Canterbury | 7 | 4 | 3 | 232 | 186 | 5 | 21 | |
| West Coast | 7 | 4 | 3 | 173 | 175 | 5 | 21 | |
| Poverty Bay | 8 | 4 | 4 | 185 | 229 | 4 | 20 | |
| Thames Valley | 8 | 3 | 5 | 209 | 174 | 8 | 20 | |
| King Country | 7 | 1 | 6 | 168 | 280 | 6 | 10 | |
| Wairarapa Bush | 7 | 1 | 6 | 148 | 305 | 5 | 9 | |
| East Coast | 8 | 8 | 98 | 353 | 0 | |||
2017 Fixtures and results
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August 26 September 2 September 9 September 16 September 23 September 30 October 1 October 7 October 14 |
Buller East Coast Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Mid Canterbury Wanganui North Otago Poverty Bay South Canterbury Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush West Coast Buller East Coast Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Mid Canterbury Wanganui North Otago Poverty Bay South Canterbury Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush West Coast Buller Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Mid Canterbury Poverty Bay South Canterbury East Coast North Otago Thames Valley Wanganui West Coast Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Kapiti Mid Canterbury North Otago Poverty Bay South Canterbury West Coast Buller East Coast King Country Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush Wanganui |
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South Canterbury Thames Valley North Otago West Coast Poverty Bay Wairarapa Bush Mid Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti King Country Wanganui East Coast Buller North Otago West Coast Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush South Canterbury Poverty Bay King Country East Coast Wanganui Buller Mid Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti Wairarapa Bush East Coast Thames Valley Wanganui West Coast North Otago Buller Poverty Bay Mid Canterbury King Country South Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti Wanganui Buller East Coast King Country Wairarapa Bush Thames Valley Horowhenua Kapiti South Canterbury Mid Canterbury Poverty Bay West Coast North Otago |
Westport Ruatoria Levin Taupo Ashburton Wanganui Oamaru Gisborne Timaru Paeroa Masterton Greymouth Westport Ruatoria Levin Te Kuiti Ashburton Wanganui Oamaru Gisborne Timaru Paeroa Masterton Greymouth Westport Levin Te Kuiti Ashburton Gisborne Timaru Ruatoria Oamaru Paeroa Wanganui Greymouth Wellington Levin Ashburton Oamaru Gisborne Timaru Greymouth Westport Ruatoria Taupo Paeroa Masterton Wanganui |
27 13 22 6 34 79 31 5 42 19 36 19 33 19 13 32 16 25 28 35 21 26 24 24 29 52 36 40 36 36 17 34 16 80 38 12 15 32 57 43 57 24 26 7 38 34 26 10 |
24 42 19 17 5 7 25 39 36 21 10 34 31 32 10 25 31 14 26 15 17 7 60 18 24 3 45 39 19 29 54 12 25 3 45 38 8 40 14 29 20 17 30 45 43 35 36 6 |
Semi-Finals
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Lochore Cup | |||||||
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October 21 |
Mid Canterbury West Coast |
v v |
Poverty Bay North Otago |
Ashburton Greymouth |
56 24 |
22 14 | |
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Meads Cup | |||||||
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October 21 |
South Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti |
v v |
Wanganui Buller |
Timaru Levin |
24 18 |
29 17 |
Finals
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Meads Cup | |||||||
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October 28 |
Horowhenua Kapiti |
v |
Wanganui |
Levin |
14 |
30 | |
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Lochore Cup | |||||||
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October 29 |
Mid Canterbury |
v |
West Coast |
Methven |
47 |
15 |