Results
| Date | R | Gazde vs Oaspeti | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15 01:05 | 1 |
West Coast vs Poverty Bay
|
23-20 |
| 10/14 01:05 | 1 |
South Canterbury vs Wanganui
|
40-30 |
| 10/07 02:05 | 2 |
South Canterbury vs East Coast
|
34-17 |
| 10/07 01:30 | 2 |
Wairarapa Bush vs West Coast
|
27-33 |
| 10/07 01:00 | 2 |
North Otago vs Poverty Bay
|
35-40 |
| 10/07 00:05 | 2 |
Wanganui vs Thames Valley
|
38-3 |
| 09/30 00:30 | 8 |
West Coast vs North Otago
|
27-12 |
| 09/30 00:30 | 8 |
Wanganui vs Horowhenua Kapiti
|
55-19 |
| 09/30 00:30 | 8 |
King Country vs Buller
|
33-28 |
| 09/30 00:00 | 8 |
Mid Canterbury vs Wairarapa Bush
|
28-33 |
| 09/30 00:00 | 8 |
Poverty Bay vs South Canterbury
|
31-41 |
| 09/29 23:00 | 8 |
Thames Valley vs East Coast
|
31-26 |
Wikipedia - Heartland Championship
The Heartland Championship competition, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship, is a domestic rugby union competition in New Zealand. It was founded in 2006 as one of two successor competitions to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship (NPC). The country's 27 provincial teams were split into two separate competitions. Thirteen of the original teams, plus one merged side created from two other teams, entered the new top-level professional competition, the Air New Zealand Cup (later known as the ITM Cup, Mitre 10 Cup and currently the NPC). The remaining 12 sides entered the new Heartland Championship, whose teams contest two distinct trophies, both named after famous New Zealand players:
- The Meads Cup, the more prestigious trophy, named after Colin Meads.
- The Lochore Cup, named after Brian Lochore.
Campionatul Heartland este împărțit în două divizii, Divizia Nord și Divizia Sud. Fiecare divizie este alcătuită din șase echipe, care joacă un program de zece meciuri în timpul sezonului regulat. Cele mai bune două echipe din fiecare divizie se califică pentru semifinalele Campionatului, în timp ce echipele clasate pe locul trei și patru se califică pentru semifinalele Trofeului Meads.
Campionatul Heartland este o competiție importantă pentru rugby union în Noua Zeelandă, oferind o cale pentru jucătorii din regiunile mai puțin populate să reprezinte țara la nivel internațional. Campionatul a produs o serie de jucători de top, inclusiv pe Sonny Bill Williams, Israel Dagg și Ben Smith.