2013 Heartland Championship

The 2013 Heartland Championship, the eighth edition of the Heartland Championship since the 2006 reconstruction, was a rugby union competition involving the twelve amateur rugby unions in New Zealand. The tournament involved a round-robin stage in which the twelve teams played eight games each and then the top four advanced to the Meads Cup semifinals, while fifth to eighth advanced to the Lochore Cup semifinals. In both of these knockout stages the top seeds (first and fifth) played at home against the lowest seeds (fourth and eighth), the second highest seeds (second and sixth) played at home against the third highest seeds (third and seventh) and the final had the higher seed play at home against the lower seed.

2013 Heartland Championship
Date24 August 2013 (2013-08-24)–27 October 2013 (2013-10-27)[1]
Countries New Zealand
Final positions
Champions Mid Canterbury
Runner-up South Canterbury
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2014 →

Teams
Locations of teams in the 2014 Heartland Championship

The 2013 Heartland Championship was contested by the following teams.

Team Super Rugby partner Hometown Home stadium Capacity[2]
Buller Crusaders Westport Victoria Square 5,000
East Coast Hurricanes Ruatoria Whakarua Park 3,000
Horowhenua-Kapiti Hurricanes Levin Levin Domain 6,500
King Country Chiefs Taupo Owen Delany Park 20,000
Mid Canterbury Crusaders Ashburton Ashburton Showgrounds 5,000
North Otago Highlanders Oamaru Whitestone Contracting Stadium 7,000
Poverty Bay Hurricanes Gisborne More FM Rugby Park 18,000
South Canterbury Crusaders Timaru Alpine Energy Stadium 12,000
Thames Valley Chiefs Paeroa Paeroa Domain 3,000
Wairarapa Bush Hurricanes Masterton Trust House Memorial Park 10,000
Wanganui Hurricanes Wanganui Cooks Gardens 15,000
West Coast Crusaders Greymouth Rugby Park 6,000

Pre-season

Two Heartland Championship teams, Horowhenua-Kapiti and East Coast, challenged Waikato for the Ranfurly Shield in two matches that took place in at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria and Campbell Park, Morrinsville.[1]

Standings
Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Mid Canterbury 87012321311014133
2 North Otago 8602216159573229
3 Wairarapa Bush 8602203144593128
4 West Coast 8602190173174028
5 South Canterbury 8404246202443423
6 Wanganui 8404171160112321
7 Buller 8404147149-22220
8 Thames Valley 8404153200-370117
9 King Country 8305163211-481215
10 East Coast 8206173225-523213
11 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8107141182-410610
12 Poverty Bay 8107141240-99026
Meads Cup and Heartland Championship
Lochore Cup qualification

In the case of a two-team tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:

  • (1) the winner of the round robin match between the two provinces; then
  • (2) highest point difference; then
  • (3) most tries scored; then
  • (4) a coin toss.

In the case of a three-team or more tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:

  • (1) the province with the most wins against other tied provinces in the Round Robin; then
  • (2) if two teams remain tied they shall be ranked according to the criteria listed above, but if more than two teams remain tied, they shall be ranked according to criteria (2) to (4) only.

See also

References
  1. "Pink Batts Heartland Championship 2013 draw released". Heartland Championship. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. "2013 Pink Batts Heartland Championship Media Guide". AllBlacks.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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