2006 Heartland Championship

The 2006 Heartland Championship was an amateur rugby union competition in New Zealand. It was the first season of the competition, a direct successor to the Second and Third Divisions of the country's former rugby competition, the National Provincial Championship. The competition featured 12 teams, divided into two pools of six teams.

2006 Heartland Championship
Date19 August 2006 (2006-08-19)–21 October 2006 (2006-10-21)
Countries New Zealand
Final positions
Champions Wairarapa Bush (Meads Cup)
Poverty Bay (Lochore Cup)
Runner-up Wanganui (Meads Cup)
King Country (Lochore Cup)
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
2007

At the end of Round 1, the top three teams from each pool contested the Meads Cup,[1] and the bottom three from each pool contested the Lochore Cup.[2] Competition points from Round 1 carried over to Round 2, in which each team in each cup competition played a round-robin with the three teams it did not play in Round 1. At the end of Round 2, the top four teams in each cup competition entered a single-elimination playoff for the Meads and Lochore Cups. The cups were named after Colin Meads and Brian Lochore, both legendary players for the country's national team, the All Blacks.

The inaugural Meads Cup champion was Wairarapa Bush,[3] and Poverty Bay lifted the first Lochore Cup.

Round 1

Standings

The top three places in each pool, highlighted in blue, advanced to the Meads Cup. The remaining teams entered the Lochore Cup.

Pool A

Qualified for Meads Cup
Pos. Team Pld W D L For Against +/- BP Pts
1 Wairarapa Bush 550011174+37121
2 North Otago 540120074+126420
3 Mid Canterbury 52039298-6210
4 Buller 520393125-3219
5 East Coast 510464125-6126
6 West Coast 510481145-6426

Pool B

Qualified for Meads Cup
Pos. Team Pld W D L For Against +/- BP Pts
1 Wanganui 541018679+107321
2 South Canterbury 53027776+1214
3 Horowhenua-Kapiti 521298133-35212
4 Poverty Bay 5203123140-17210
5 Thames Valley 520385126-41210
6 King Country 50237792-1526

  • Pos = Table Position
  • Pld = Played
  • W = Win (Worth 4 points)
  • D = Draw (Worth 2 points)
  • L = Loss (Worth 0 points)
  • For = For (Total points scored)
  • Against = Against (Total points scored against)
  • +/- = Points difference (The total of For minus Against points)
  • BP = Bonus Point (Teams can score additional bonus points by certain scenarios. 1 Bonus point will be awarded to any team that scores 4 tries or more regardless of win/loss/draw. A bonus point will be awarded to the losing side if the loss is by 7 points or less. It is possible to receive 2 (two) bonus points in a loss.)
  • Pts = Progressive points tally

Fixtures and Results

Week 1

19 August 2006 East Coast 7–25 Mid CanterburyRuatoria
19 August 2006 Wairarapa Bush 31–13 BullerMasterton
19 August 2006 North Otago 67–3 West CoastOamaru
19 August 2006 Wanganui 65–18 Thames ValleyWanganui
19 August 2006 Horowhenua-Kapiti 23–23 King CountryLevin
19 August 2006 Poverty Bay 22–30 South CanterburyGisborne


Week 2

26 August 2006 Thames Valley 19–21 Poverty BayPaeroa
26 August 2006 Horowhenua-Kapiti 20–12 South CanterburyLevin
26 August 2006 King Country 23–23 WanganuiTe Kuiti
26 August 2006 Mid Canterbury 16–28 North OtagoAshburton
26 August 2006 Buller 28–18 East CoastWestport
26 August 2006 Wairarapa Bush 31–18 West CoastMasterton

Week 3

2 September 2006 East Coast 6–10 Wairarapa BushRuatoria
2 September 2006 West Coast 24–9 Mid CanterburyGreymouth
2 September 2006 North Otago 37–24 BullerOamaru
2 September 2006 South Canterbury 16–13 Thames ValleyTimaru
2 September 2006 Wanganui 46–3 Horowhenua-KapitiWanganui
2 September 2006 Poverty Bay 19–18 King CountryGisborne

Week 4

9 September 2006 Horowhenua-Kapiti 32–31 Poverty BayLevin
9 September 2006 King Country 3–13 Thames ValleyTaupo
9 September 2006 Wanganui 11–5 South CanterburyWanganui
9 September 2006 Wairarapa Bush 19–18 North OtagoMasterton
9 September 2006 Buller 19–23 Mid CanterburyWestport
9 September 2006 East Coast 22–20 West CoastRuatoria

Week 5

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
A 16 September 14:30 Mid Canterbury (1 BP) 19 Wairarapa Bush 20
A 16 September 14:30 North Otago (1 BP) 50 East Coast 12
A 16 September 14:35 West Coast (1 BP) 16 Buller 17
B 16 September 14:30 South Canterbury 14 King Country (1 BP) 10
B 16 September 14:30 Thames Valley 22 Horowhenua-Kapiti (1 BP) 21
B 16 September 14:30 Poverty Bay (1 BP) 30 Wanganui (1 BP) 41

Round 2

Standings

Meads Cup Pool

Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts
1 Wanganui 871012367+56535
2 Wairarapa Bush 870110056+44331
3 North Otago 860213280+52731
4 Mid Canterbury 84046380-17319
5 South Canterbury 830528102-74214
6 Horowhenua-Kapiti 821565126-61313

Lochore Cup Pool

Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts
1 Poverty Bay 850312054+66424
2 Thames Valley 840410751+56521
3 King Country 83238140+41420
4 Buller 83054657-11214
5 East Coast 810744130-8626
6 West Coast 810755121-6626

Fixtures and Results

Week 6

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
MC 23 September 14:30 Wanganui (1 BP) 46 Mid Canterbury 8
MC 23 September 14:30 Wairarapa Bush 31 Horowhenua-Kapiti 11
MC 23 September 14:30 North Otago (1 BP) 36 South Canterbury 6
LC 23 September 14:30 Thames Valley (1 BP) 51 West Coast 16
LC 23 September 14:30 Poverty Bay 33 East Coast 15
LC 23 September 14:30 Buller (1 BP) 6 King Country 11

Week 7

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
MC 30 September 14:30 Mid Canterbury (1 BP) 36 Horowhenua-Kapiti (1 BP) 29
MC 30 September 14:30 North Otago (1 BP) 37 Wanganui (1 BP) 49
MC 30 September 14:30 Wairarapa Bush (1 BP) 47 South Canterbury 17
LC 30 September 14:30 East Coast 17 Thames Valley (1 BP) 40
LC 30 September 14:30 Buller 22 Poverty Bay (1 BP) 30
MC 30 September 14:30 West Coast 22 King Country (1 BP) 32

Week 8

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
MC 7 October 14:30 Wanganui 28 Wairarapa Bush (1 BP) 22
MC 7 October 14:30 Horowhenua-Kapiti 25 North Otago (1 BP) 59
MC 7 October 14:30 South Canterbury 5 Mid Canterbury 19
LC 7 October 14:00 Thames Valley (1 BP) 16 Buller 18
LC 7 October 14:30 Poverty Bay (1 BP) 57 West Coast 17
LC 7 October 14:30 King Country (1 BP) 38 East Coast 12

Semifinals

Fixtures and Results

Meads Cup

Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
14 October 16:35 Wanganui 30 Mid Canterbury 17
14 October 14:30 Wairarapa Bush 25 North Otago 19

Lochore Cup

Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
14 October 14:30 Poverty Bay 36 Buller 10
14 October 14:00 Thames Valley 15 King Country 17

Finals

Fixtures and Results

Meads Cup

Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
21 October 16:30 Wanganui 14 Wairarapa Bush 16

Lochore Cup

Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
21 October 14:15 Poverty Bay 46 King Country 34

References

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