2018 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. |
2018 Heartland Championship
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Wanganui | 8 | 8 | 331 | 113 | 7 | 39 | ||
| South Canterbury | 8 | 6 | 2 | 341 | 144 | 8 | 32 | |
| King Country | 8 | 6 | 2 | 303 | 231 | 7 | 31 | |
| Thames Valley | 8 | 5 | 3 | 274 | 233 | 8 | 28 | |
| Horowhenua Kapiti | 8 | 4 | 4 | 246 | 251 | 8 | 24 | |
| Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 4 | 4 | 212 | 195 | 5 | 21 | |
| North Otago | 8 | 4 | 4 | 213 | 209 | 4 | 20 | |
| Mid Canterbury | 8 | 3 | 5 | 225 | 233 | 7 | 19 | |
| West Coast | 8 | 4 | 4 | 228 | 241 | 6 | 16 | |
| Buller | 8 | 2 | 6 | 223 | 289 | 8 | 16 | |
| Poverty Bay | 8 | 2 | 6 | 193 | 302 | 8 | 16 | |
| East Coast | 8 | 8 | 99 | 457 | 2 | 2 | ||
NB: West Coast lost 6 points due to a player eligibility breach.
2018 Fixtures and results
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August 25 September 1 September 8 September 9 September 15 September 22 September 29 October 6 October 13 |
Horowhenua Kapiti King Country North Otago Poverty Bay Thames Valley Wanganui Buller East Coast Mid Canterbury South Canterbury Wairarapa Bush West Coast Buller East Coast King Country Mid Canterbury Poverty Bay Horowhenua Kapiti North Otago South Canterbury Thames Valley Wanganui Wairarapa Bush West Coast Buller East Coast Horowhenua Kapiti King Country South Canterbury Thames Valley Horowhenua Kapiti Mid Canterbury North Otago Poverty Bay Wanganui Wairarapa Bush Buller East Coast King Country North Otago Thames Valley West Coast Mid Canterbury Poverty Bay South Canterbury Wanganui Wairarapa Bush West Coast |
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Mid Canterbury East Coast Buller Wairarapa Bush West Coast South Canterbury King Country Horowhenua Kapiti North Otago Poverty Bay Thames Valley Wanganui Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush North Otago West Coast Wanganui South Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti East Coast King Country Mid Canterbury Buller Poverty Bay West Coast Poverty Bay Wairarapa Bush Wanganui Mid Canterbury North Otago King Country East Coast West Coast Thames Valley Buller South Canterbury Mid Canterbury Wanganui Poverty Bay South Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti Wairarapa Bush King Country Buller Thames Valley Horowhenua Kapiti North Otago East Coast |
Foxton Te Kuiti Oamaru Gisborne Te Aroha Wanganui Westport Ruatoria Ashburton Timaru Masterton Greymouth Westport Ruatoria Taumarunui Ashburton Gisborne Wellington Oamaru Timaru Te Aroha Wanganui Masterton Greymouth Westport Ruatoria Levin Te Kuiti Timaru Te Aroha Paraparaumu Ashburton Oamaru Gisborne Wanganui Masterton Westport Ruatoria Taupo Oamaru Te Aroha Greymouth Ashburton Gisborne Timaru Wanganui Masterton Greymouth |
24 75 30 27 25 21 28 8 33 40 32 21 22 5 22 36 0 22 24 100 29 30 61 31 28 19 37 19 41 43 36 56 40 34 45 27 37 10 59 22 29 5 29 27 33 57 0 62 |
30 17 24 22 27 10 30 46 34 11 44 33 43 26 18 29 53 52 27 7 37 12 29 30 34 26 21 36 10 21 30 7 19 37 14 24 19 56 38 41 27 23 31 41 24 27 24 26 |
Semi-Finals
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Lochore Cup | |||||||
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October 20 |
Horowhenua Kapiti Wairarapa Bush |
v v |
Mid Canterbury North Otago |
Levin Masterton |
34 30 |
24 21 | |
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Meads Cup | |||||||
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October 20 |
Wanganui South Canterbury |
v v |
Thames Valley King Country |
Wanganui Timaru |
7 58 |
17 21 |
Finals
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Meads Cup | |||||||
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October 27 |
South Canterbury |
v |
Thames Valley |
Timaru |
12 |
17 | |
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Lochore Cup | |||||||
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October 28 |
Horowhenua Kapiti |
v |
Wairarapa Bush |
Levin |
26 |
23 |