The Heartland Championship is the second tier of provincial rugby in New Zealand, behind the Bunnings NPC. 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 Bunnings NPC Championship competition. |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
South Canterbury | 8 | 8 | 368 | 122 | 7 | 39 | ||
Whanganui | 8 | 7 | 1 | 352 | 142 | 8 | 36 | |
Thames Valley | 8 | 5 | 3 | 247 | 189 | 7 | 27 | |
King Country | 8 | 5 | 3 | 213 | 201 | 5 | 25 | |
North Otago | 8 | 4 | 4 | 315 | 196 | 7 | 23 | |
Horowhenua Kapiti | 8 | 4 | 4 | 218 | 298 | 4 | 20 | |
East Coast | 8 | 4 | 4 | 155 | 242 | 2 | 18 | |
Mid Canterbury | 8 | 3 | 5 | 214 | 249 | 6 | 18 | |
Buller | 8 | 3 | 5 | 216 | 386 | 5 | 17 | |
Poverty Bay | 8 | 3 | 5 | 183 | 242 | 4 | 16 | |
Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 2 | 6 | 199 | 297 | 5 | 13 | |
West Coast | 8 | 8 | 185 | 301 | 7 | 7 | ||
2022 Fixtures and results
August 20
August 21
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1
October 8 |
Buller East Coast King Country South Canterbury West Coast Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Kapiti Mid Canterbury North Otago Poverty Bay Thames Valley Whanganui
Buller East Coast King Country Mid Canterbury South Canterbury Wairarapa Bush
Horowhenua Kapiti North Otago Poverty Bay Thames Valley Whanganui West Coast
Buller East Coast Mid Canterbury North Otago Poverty Bay Wairarapa Bush
Horowhenua Kapiti King Country South Canterbury Thames Valley Whanganui West Coast
Buller East Coast Horowhenua Kapiti Mid Canterbury North Otago Poverty Bay
King Country South Canterbury Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush Whanganui West Coast |
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Mid Canterbury Horowhenua Kapiti Poverty Bay Thames Valley Whanganui North Otago
South Canterbury East Coast Buller Wairarapa Bush West Coast King Country
Poverty Bay Whanganui Thames Valley West Coast North Otago Horowhenua Kapiti
King Country Mid Canterbury East Coast Wairarapa Bush South Canterbury Buller
Thames Valley West Coast King Country Horowhenua Kapiti Whanganui South Canterbury
Mid Canterbury East Coast Poverty Bay North Otago Buller Wairarapa Bush
King Country Wairarapa Bush Whanganui South Canterbury West Coast Thames Valley
North Otago East Coast Horowhenua Kapiti Buller Mid Canterbury Poverty Bay |
Westport Ruatoria Te Kuiti Temuka Greymouth Palmerston North
Levin Ashburton Oamaru Gisborne Te Aroha Whanganui
Westport Ruatoria Taumarunui Ashburton Fairlie Masterton
Levin Kurow Gisborne Te Aroha Whanganui Greymouth
Westport Ruatoria Ashburton Oamaru Gisborne Masterton
Levin Te Kuiti Waimate Whitianga Whanganui Greymouth
Westport Ruatoria Levin Ashburton Oamaru Gisborne
Taupo Geraldine Te Aroha Masterton Whanganui Greymouth |
34 14 30 23 19 5
20 34 71 30 36 41
48 18 15 48 36 17
25 35 10 37 24 32
12 29 22 89 24 19
13 32 60 26 83 30
30 20 28 13 26 29
37 57 43 55 46 17 |
29 32 22 17 43 35
53 36 10 26 26 3
20 34 19 15 17 33
18 40 12 19 30 36
52 27 34 23 32 73
15 21 7 21 7 42
44 16 49 36 19 17
21 5 44 39 13 41 |
Semi-Finals
Lochore Cup October 15
Meads Cup October 15 |
South Canterbury Whanganui North Otago Horowhenua Kapiti |
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King Country Thames Valley
Mid Canterbury East Coast |
Pleasant Point Whanganui
Oamaru Levin |
76 25 15 30 |
9 18 31 37 |
Finals
Lochore Cup October 23
Meads Cup October 22 |
East Coast
South Canterbury |
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Mid Canterbury
Whanganui |
Ruatoria
Pleasant Point |
25
47 |
20
36 |