2007 Heartland Championship
The 2007 Heartland Championship was the primary provincial rugby union championship in New Zealand played between August 18 and October 18, 2007.[1] As in the inaugural competition, the 2006 Heartland Championship, 12 teams were involved.
North Otago won the Meads Cup,[2] beating Whanganui in the final,[3] while Poverty Bay repeated as Lochore Cup champions,[4] overcoming a half-time deficit of 16 points to beat South Canterbury.[5][4]
Round 1
Standings
The top three places in each pool, highlighted in gray, advanced to the Meads Cup. The remaining teams entered the Lochore Cup.
Pool A
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 Mid Canterbury 5 3 0 2 122 92 +30 3 15 2 Wairarapa Bush 5 3 0 2 140 67 +73 3 15 3 King Country 5 3 0 2 88 66 +22 2 14 4 West Coast 5 3 0 2 91 114 -23 1 13 5 Thames Valley 5 2 0 3 89 118 -29 2 10 6 Horowhenua-Kapiti 5 1 0 4 91 164 -73 0 4
Pool B
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 North Otago 5 5 0 0 185 59 +126 3 23 2 Buller 5 4 0 1 112 104 +8 1 17 3 Wanganui 5 3 0 2 111 86 +25 3 15 4 Poverty Bay 5 2 0 3 101 99 +2 2 10 5 South Canterbury 5 1 0 4 49 105 -56 1 5 6 East Coast 5 0 0 5 41 146 -105 1 1
Week 1
| Pool | Date | Time | Home team | Score | Away team | Score |
| A | August 18 | 14:30 | Mid Canterbury | 7 | Thames Valley | 13 |
| A | August 18 | 14:30 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 13 | King Country | 34 |
| A | August 18 | 14:30 | Wairarapa Bush | 46 | West Coast | 0 |
| B | August 18 | 14:30 | North Otago | 51 | Buller | 20 |
| B | August 18 | 14:30 | South Canterbury | 7 | Poverty Bay | 24 |
| B | August 18 | 14:30 | Wanganui | 28 | East Coast | 0 |
Week 2
| Pool | Date | Time | Home team | Score | Away team | Score |
| A | August 25 | 14:30 | Thames Valley | 5 | Wairarapa Bush | 41 |
| A | August 25 | 14:30 | King Country | 22 | Mid Canterbury | 14 |
| A | August 25 | 14:30 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 17 | West Coast | 31 |
| B | August 25 | 14:30 | Wanganui | 15 | Buller | 19 |
| B | August 25 | 14:30 | South Canterbury | 9 | East Coast | 5 |
| B | August 25 | 14:30 | Poverty Bay | 11 | North Otago | 31 |
Week 3
| Pool | Date | Time | Home team | Score | Away team | Score |
| A | September 1 | 14:30 | West Coast | 34 | Thames Valley | 17 |
| A | September 1 | 14:30 | Mid Canterbury | 42 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 20 |
| A | September 1 | 14:30 | Wairarapa Bush | 16 | King Country | 8 |
| B | September 1 | 14:30 | East Coast | 7 | Buller | 38 |
| B | September 1 | 14:30 | North Otago | 26 | South Canterbury | 7 |
| B | September 1 | 14:30 | Wanganui | 22 | Poverty Bay | 20 |
Week 4
| Pool | Date | Time | Home team | Score | Away team | Score |
| A | September 8 | 14:30 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 18 | Wairarapa Bush | 12 |
| A | September 8 | 14:30 | King Country | 13 | Thames Valley | 9 |
| A | September 8 | 14:30 | Mid Canterbury | 23 | West Coast | 12 |
| B | September 8 | 14:30 | South Canterbury | 8 | Wanganui | 30 |
| B | September 8 | 14:30 | North Otago | 38 | East Coast | 5 |
| B | September 8 | 14:30 | Poverty Bay | 13 | Buller | 15 |
Week 5
| Pool | Date | Time | Home team | Score | Away team | Score |
| A | September 15 | 14:30 | Thames Valley | 45 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 23 |
| A | September 15 | 14:30 | Wairarapa Bush | 25 | Mid Canterbury | 36 |
| A | September 15 | 14:30 | West Coast | 14 | King Country | 11 |
| B | September 15 | 14:30 | East Coast | 24 | Poverty Bay | 33 |
| B | September 15 | 14:30 | Buller | 20 | South Canterbury | 18 |
| B | September 15 | 14:30 | Wanganui | 16 | North Otago | 39 |
Round 2
Meads Cup Pool
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 North Otago 8 6 0 2 266 104 +162 5 29 2 Mid Canterbury 8 6 0 2 213 151 +62 4 28 3 Wanganui 8 5 0 3 206 135 +71 6 26 4 Wairarapa Bush 8 5 0 3 196 131 +65 3 23 5 Buller 8 5 0 3 171 186 -15 2 22 6 King Country 8 3 0 5 117 178 -61 2 14
Lochore Cup Pool
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 Poverty Bay 8 5 0 3 193 162 +31 4 24 2 South Canterbury 8 4 0 4 139 173 -34 3 19 3 West Coast 8 4 0 4 155 192 -37 1 17 4 Thames Valley 8 2 0 6 147 215 -68 4 12 5 East Coast 8 2 0 6 130 210 -70 3 11 6 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8 1 0 7 164 260 -96 2 6
Week 6
| Pool | Date | Time | Home team | Score | Away team | Score |
| M | September 22 | 14:00 | Buller | 17 | Wairarapa Bush | 24 |
| M | September 22 | 14:30 | Mid Canterbury | 21 | Wanganui | 19 |
| M | September 22 | 14:30 | North Otago | 52 | King Country | 5 |
| L | September 22 | 14:30 | West Coast | 29 | East Coast | 15 |
| L | September 22 | 14:30 | Poverty Bay | 30 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 19 |
| L | September 22 | 14:30 | Thames Valley | 22 | South Canterbury | 28 |
Week 7
| Pool | Date | Time | Home team | Score | Away team | Score |
| M | September 29 | 14:30 | Mid Canterbury | 45 | Buller | 18 |
| M | September 29 | 14:30 | King Country | 11 | Wanganui| | 36 |
| M | September 29 | 14:30 | Wairarapa Bush | 15 | North Otago | 7 |
| L | September 29 | 14:30 | East Coast | 31 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 22 |
| L | September 29 | 14:30 | Poverty Bay | 26 | Thames Valley | 23 |
| L | September 29 | 14:30 | South Canterbury | 27 | West Coast | 14 |
Week 8
| Pool | Date | Time | Home team | Score | Away team | Score |
| M | October 6 | 14:30 | Buller | 24 | King Country | 13 |
| M | October 6 | 14:30 | North Otago | 22 | Mid Canterbury | 25 |
| M | October 6 | 14:30 | Wanganui | 40 | Wairarapa Bush | 17 |
| L | October 6 | 14:30 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 32 | South Canterbury | 35 |
| L | October 6 | 14:30 | Thames Valley | 13 | East Coast | 43 |
| L | October 6 | 14:30 | West Coast | 21 | Poverty Bay | 36 |
Semifinals
Meads Cup
| Date | Time | Home team | Score | Away team | Score |
| October 13 | 16:05 | North Otago | 30 | Wairarapa Bush | 13 |
| October 13 | 13:35 | Mid Canterbury | 0 | Wanganui | 18 |
Lochore Cup
| Date | Time | Home team | Score | Away team | Score |
| October 13 | 14:30 | Poverty Bay | 65 | Thames Valley | 3 |
| October 13 | 14:30 | South Canterbury | 31 | West Coast | 23 |
Finals
Lochore Cup
| Date | Time | Home team | Score | Away team | Score |
| October 20 | 13:35 | Poverty Bay | 38 | South Canterbury | 35 |
References
- "Heartland Championship Fixtures/Results (2007)". New Zealand All Blacks rugby team official website, New Zealand Rugby Football Union. Web Archive.
- "Old Golds have work cut out against Wanganui". The Otago Times. 26 October 2019.
- "Meads Cup Final - North Otago v Wanganui, 20 October 2007". Rob Jefferies/PHOTOSPORT.
- "PBRFU Season – 2007". Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union.
- "WEST COAST RFU – 2007". West Coast RFU.
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