New Zealand Heartland XV

The Heartland XV rugby team is one of several New Zealand national representative rugby union teams, although it is at a lower level than the All Blacks (the full national side), the second-level Junior All Blacks and the New Zealand Māori (an all-Māori side that frequently plays full international sides from other countries). The side is drawn exclusively from players for provincial unions that compete in the Heartland Championship, a nominally amateur domestic competition below the fully professional Mitre 10 Cup.

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UnionNew Zealand Rugby Union
Coach(es) Grant Keenan
Captain(s) TBA
Most caps(-)
Top scorer(-)
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Founded in 1988 and originally known as the New Zealand Divisional XV, it was designed to expose players from Divisions Two and Three in the Air New Zealand National Provincial Championship (NPC) to rugby at a higher level. Upon the 2006 reorganisation of the NPC into the Air New Zealand Cup and Heartland Championship, the side was revamped into a Heartland-only side and received its current name.

The first New Zealand Heartland XV side toured the Pacific Islands in 2005 and they played six games (which they won), including matches against Tonga and Fiji. Since then the team has toured Argentina in 2006 and the United States in 2008, beating the Pacific Coast Grizzlies and a USA Select XV. (The Divisional XV had previously toured Fiji in 1995 and 2004, and Cook Islands in 1988.)

Recent Squad

2019 Heartland XV Squad[1]

Forwards

  • Carl Carmichael (King Country)
  • Troy Tauwhare (West Coast)
  • Scott Cameron (Horowhenua Kapiti)
  • Josh Clark (North Otago)
  • Campbell Hart (Wanganui)
  • Brett Ranga – captain (Thames Valley)
  • Seta Koritamana (Mid Canterbury)
  • Jeff Lepa (Buller)
  • Glen McIntrye (Thames Valley)
  • Ralph Darling (North Otago)
  • Meli Kolinisau (North Otago)
  • James Goodger (Wairarapa Bush)

Backs

  • William Wright (South Canterbury)
  • James Lash (Buller)
  • Willie Paiaaua (Horowhenua Kapiti)
  • Sione Holani (West Coast)
  • Peni Nabainvalu (Wanganui)
  • Harry Lafituanai (Thames Valley)
  • Craig Clare (Wanganui)
  • Aaron Lahmert (Horowhenua Kapiti)
  • Lindsay Horrocks (Wanganui)
  • Timoci Serawalu (Horowhenua Kapiti)
  • Kalavini Leatigaga (South Canterbury)

Results

Date Opponent F A Venue Notes
1988-10-13 Cook Islands  XV 54 6 Rarotonga Cook Islands tour
1988-10-15 Cook Islands  9 6 Rarotonga Cook Islands tour
1990-3-18 Poverty Bay RFU 55 6 Gisborne
1992-3-5 Waikato Rugby Union ? ? Hamilton
1992-3-22 Thames Valley RFU 30 6 Thames Valley RFU
1993-4-21 Hawke's Bay Rugby Union ? ? Napier
1993-4-25 Wellington Rugby Football Union ? ? Wellington
1995-3-25 Fiji  10 7 ? Fiji tour
1995-3-28 Fiji  19 23 ? Fiji tour
1995 NZRU President's XV ? ? ? World Cup warm up
2002-6-2  Italy XV 35 35 Palmerston North 2002 Italy tour
2002-6-6  Ireland XV 3 56 Timaru 2002 Irish tour
2004-11-6 Fiji  34 25 Suva Fiji tour
2004-11-10 Fiji A 13 16 Suva Fiji tour
2004-11-13 Fiji  22 61 Nadi Fiji tour
2005-10-29 Fiji Pacific Warriors 11 24 Prince Charles Park, Nadi Fiji tour 2005
2005-11-13 Fiji  29 39 Churchill Park, Lautoka Fiji tour 2005
2006-11-1 Salta 39 5 Salta Argentina Tour
2006-11-11 Tucuman 13 35 Tucuman Argentina Tour
2006-11-11 Argentina A 5 39 Rosario Argentina Tour
2008-11-4 Pacific Coast Grizzlies 35 12 San Francisco USA tour
2008-11-8  United States Select XV 19 14 Salt Lake City USA tour
2009-11-14 New Zealand Marist 11 23 Masterton
2010-11-6 New Zealand Marist 22 31 Wanganui
2010-11-0 New Zealand Defence Force 47 13 Levin
2011-10-15 New Zealand Marist 14 15 Pukekohe
2012-11-3 New Zealand Marist 15 10 College Rifles Rugby Club, Auckland
2012-11-7 Apia 21 23 Apia Samoa tour
2012-11-13  Samoa A 17 13 Apia Samoa tour
2013-11-06 New Zealand Defence Force 60 34 Methven
2013-11-09 New Zealand Marist 25 12 Timaru
2014-11-08 New Zealand Marist 46 31 Albany
2014-11-11 Cook Islands  Residents XV 64 6 BCI National Stadium, Nikao, Rarotonga
2014-11-14 Cook Islands  Residents XV 20 33 BCI National Stadium, Nikao, Rarotonga
2015-11-07 New Zealand Marist 47 42 Masterton
2015-11-10 Australian Barbarians 32 38 Levin
2015-11-13 Australian Barbarians 24 40 Cooks Gardens
2016-11-5 New Zealand Marist 35 14 Ardmore Marist Rugby Club, Papakura McRea Cup final
2016-11-8 Nadi 26 19 Nadi Fiji tour
2016-11-11 Nadroga 22 26 Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka Fiji tour
2017-11-4 New Zealand Marist 41 39 Timaru McRea Cup final
2018-11-1 Vanua Fiji XV 60 0 Owen Delany Park
2018-11-5 New Zealand Marist 46 19 Taupo McRea Cup final
2019-08-31  Samoa 19 36 Eden Park, Auckland
2019-11-2 New Zealand Marist 19 29 Boyd Park, Te Aroha
2019-11-7 Vanua Fiji XV 12 7 Lautoka Churchill Park
2019-11-9 Vanua Fiji XV 7 15 Sigatoka Lawaqa Park

See also

References

  1. allblacks.com (19 August 2019). "2019 Heartland XV Squad". Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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