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 530212292+30315
2 Wairarapa Bush 530214067+73315
3 King Country 53028866+22214
4 West Coast 530291114-23113
5 Thames Valley 520389118-29210
6 Horowhenua-Kapiti 510491164-7304

Pool B

Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts
1 North Otago 550018559+126323
2 Buller 5401112104+8117
3 Wanganui 530211186+25315
4 Poverty Bay 520310199+2210
5 South Canterbury 510449105-5615
6 East Coast 500541146-10511

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 8602266104+162529
2 Mid Canterbury 8602213151+62428
3 Wanganui 8503206135+71626
4 Wairarapa Bush 8503196131+65323
5 Buller 8503171186-15222
6 King Country 8305117178-61214

Lochore Cup Pool

Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts
1 Poverty Bay 8503193162+31424
2 South Canterbury 8404139173-34319
3 West Coast 8404155192-37117
4 Thames Valley 8206147215-68412
5 East Coast 8206130210-70311
6 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8107164260-9626

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

Meads Cup

Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
October 20 16:05 North Otago 25 Wanganui 8

Lochore Cup

Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
October 20 13:35 Poverty Bay 38 South Canterbury 35

References

  1. "Heartland Championship Fixtures/Results (2007)". New Zealand All Blacks rugby team official website, New Zealand Rugby Football Union. Web Archive.
  2. "Old Golds have work cut out against Wanganui". The Otago Times. 26 October 2019.
  3. "Meads Cup Final - North Otago v Wanganui, 20 October 2007". Rob Jefferies/PHOTOSPORT.
  4. "PBRFU Season – 2007". Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union.
  5. "WEST COAST RFU – 2007". West Coast RFU.
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