2014 Heartland Championship

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2014 Heartland Championship
Date23 August 2014 (2014-08-23)–26 October 2014 (2014-10-26)[1]
CountriesNew Zealand New Zealand
Final positions
ChampionsMid Canterbury (Meads Cup)
Wanganui (Lochore Cup)
Runner-upBuller (Meads Cup)
North Otago (Lochore Cup)
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The 2014 Heartland Championship was the ninth edition of the Heartland Championship, 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.

Teams[edit]

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Locations of teams in the 2014 Heartland Championship

The 2014 Heartland Championship will be 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 Taupō 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 Fraser Park 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[edit]

Two Heartland Championship teams, Thames Valley and Mid Canterbury, challenged Counties Manukau for the Ranfurly Shield in two matches that took place in at Counties Manukau's home ground, ECOLight Stadium in Pukekohe.[1][3]

2 July 2014 Counties Manukau 68 – 0 Thames Valley ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe  
18:00 (NZST) Try: Page (3)
Vaipulu (2)
Hancy
Pulu
Ropati
Graham
Penalty try
Con: Page (6/10)
Pen: Page (2/2) 		Report Cards: MacDonald


9 July 2014 Counties Manukau 46 – 10 Mid Canterbury ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe  
18:00 (NZST) Try: Hyatt (2)
Page
Vaipulu
Tu'ugafasi
Pulu
Muirhead
Con: Page (4/6)
Pen: Page (1/1) 		Report Try: Sharpe
Con: Williams
Pen: Williams

Standings[edit]

Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Buller 8 8 0 0 282 145 +137 5 0 37
2 Poverty Bay 8 5 1 2 231 168 +63 5 1 28
3 Mid Canterbury 8 5 1 2 258 139 +119 3 1 26
4 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8 5 2 1 169 121 +48 1 1 26
5 King Country 8 5 0 3 196 176 +20 3 2 25
6 South Canterbury 8 4 0 4 202 165 +37 4 1 21
7 North Otago 8 4 0 4 174 155 19 1 2 20
8 Wanganui 8 3 0 5 203 194 +9 3 2 17
9 Thames Valley 8 3 1 4 139 135 +2 0 3 17
10 West Coast 8 2 0 6 163 232 -69 2 3 13
11 Wairarapa Bush 8 1 1 6 151 238 -87 2 1 9
12 East Coast 8 0 0 8 67 367 -300 0 0 0
Meads Cup, Heartland Championship and ITM Cup Championship qualification
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 caseof 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.

Round by round[edit]

Team Points by round Total Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Buller
East Coast
Horowhenua-Kapiti
King Country
Mid Canterbury
North Otago
Poverty Bay
South Canterbury
Thames Valley
Wairarapa Bush
Wanganui
West Coast
For Against
Team progression by round – 2014 Heartland Championship
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Buller
East Coast
Horowhenua-Kapiti
King Country
Mid Canterbury
North Otago
Poverty Bay
South Canterbury
Thames Valley
Wairarapa Bush
Wanganui
West Coast
The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall division log position in brackets.
Key: win draw loss

Points scorers[edit]

Updated: 10 June 2014

Regular season[edit]

The schedule of fixtures was released on 3 April 2014.[1]

Round 1[edit]

23 August 2014 King Country 32-13 Wairarapa Bush Owen Delany Park, Taupo  
14:00 (NZST)


23 August 2014 Mid Canterbury 52-27 West Coast Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton  
14:30 (NZST)


23 August 2014 Poverty Bay 52-12 East Coast More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne  
14:30 (NZST)


23 August 2014 South Canterbury 31-18 Wanganui Fraser Park, Timaru  
14:30 (NZST)


23 August 2014 Buller 17-9 North Otago Victoria Square, Westport  
14:30 (NZST)


23 August 2014 Horowhenua-Kapiti 19-19 Thames Valley Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 2[edit]

30 August 2014 Wairarapa Bush 23-23 Mid Canterbury Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton  
13:30 (NZST)


30 August 2014 Thames Valley 15-10 King Country Boyd Park, Te Aroha  
14:00 (NZST)


30 August 2014 Wanganui 23-34 Horowhenua-Kapiti Cooks Gardens, Wanganui  
14:30 (NZST)


30 August 2014 West Coast 15-49 South Canterbury Rugby Park, Greymouth  
14:30 (NZST)


30 August 2014 East Coast 6-62 Buller Whakarua Park, Ruatoria  
14:30 (NZST)


30 August 2014 North Otago 43-34 Poverty Bay Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 3[edit]

6 September 2014 South Canterbury 43-16 Wairarapa Bush Fraser Park, Timaru  
13:30 (NZST)


6 September 2014 Thames Valley 20-15 Mid Canterbury Paeroa Domain, Paeroa  
14:00 (NZST)


6 September 2014 Wanganui 20-15 North Otago Cooks Gardens, Wanganui  
14:30 (NZST)


6 September 2014 Horowhenua-Kapiti 37-10 East Coast Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin  
14:30 (NZST)


6 September 2014 King Country 29-53 Buller Rugby Park, Te Kūiti  
14:30 (NZST)


6 September 2014 Poverty Bay 29-20 West Coast More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 4[edit]

13 September 2014 Buller 19-10 South Canterbury Victoria Square, Westport  
14:30 (NZST)


13 September 2014 East Coast 8-21 Thames Valley Whakarua Park, Ruatoria  
14:30 (NZST)


13 September 2014 Mid Canterbury 30-14 Wanganui Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton  
14:30 (NZST)


13 September 2014 North Otago 14-17 King Country Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru  
14:30 (NZST)


13 September 2014 Wairarapa Bush 10-23 Poverty Bay Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton  
14:30 (NZST)


13 September 2014 West Coast 17-19 Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Park, Greymouth  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 5[edit]

20 September 2014 Thames Valley 15-19 North Otago Paeroa Domain, Paeroa  
14:00 (NZST)


20 September 2014 Wanganui 44-7 East Coast Cooks Gardens, Wanganui  
14:30 (NZST)


20 September 2014 Horowhenua-Kapiti 12-9 Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin  
14:30 (NZST)


20 September 2014 King Country 15-10 West Coast Owen Delany Park, Taupo  
14:30 (NZST)


20 September 2014 Mid Canterbury 19-29 Buller Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton  
14:30 (NZST)


20 September 2014 South Canterbury 32-28 Poverty Bay Fraser Park, Timaru  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 6[edit]

27 September 2014 Buller 19-12 Horowhenua-Kapiti Victoria Square, Westport  
14:30 (NZST)


27 September 2014 East Coast 12-67 Mid Canterbury Whakarua Park, Ruatoria  
14:30 (NZST)


27 September 2014 Poverty Bay 35-29 King Country More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne  
14:30 (NZST)


27 September 2014 North Otago 22-19 South Canterbury Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin  
14:30 (NZST)


27 September 2014 Wairarapa Bush 20-18 Thames Valley Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton  
14:00 (NZST)


27 September 2014 West Coast 23-17 Wanganui Rugby Park, Greymouth  
13:00 (NZST)

Round 7[edit]

4 October 2014 Buller 29-24 West Coast Victoria Square, Westport  
14:30 (NZST)


4 October 2014 East Coast 7-34 King Country Whakarua Park, Ruatoria  
14:30 (NZST)


4 October 2014 Horowhenua-Kapiti 23-11 South Canterbury Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin  
14:00 (NZST)


4 October 2014 Mid Canterbury 28-7 North Otago Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton  
14:30 (NZST)


4 October 2014 Thames Valley 9-17 Poverty Bay Paeroa Domain, Paeroa  
14:30 (NZST)


4 October 2014 Wanganui 38-24 Wairarapa Bush Cooks Gardens, Wanganui  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 8[edit]

11 October 2014 King Country 30-29 Wanganui Rugby Park, Te Kūiti  
14:30 (NZST)


11 October 2014 North Otago 45-5 East Coast Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru  
14:30 (NZST)


11 October 2014 Poverty Bay 13-13 Horowhenua-Kapiti More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne  
14:30 (NZST)


11 October 2014 South Canterbury 7-24 Mid Canterbury Fraser Park, Timaru  
14:30 (NZST)


11 October 2014 Wairarapa Bush 36-49 Buller Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton  
14:30 (NZST)


11 October 2014 West Coast 27-22 Thames Valley Rugby Park, Greymouth  
14:30 (NZST)

Finals[edit]

Semifinals[edit]

Meads Cup
18 October 2014 Buller 22-15 Horowhenua-Kapiti Victoria Square, Westport  
TBC (NZST)


18 October 2014 Poverty Bay 22-29 Mid Canterbury More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne  
TBC (NZST)
Lochore Cup
18 October 2014 King Country 6-37 Wanganui Rugby Park, Te Kuiti  
TBC (NZST)


18 October 2014 South Canterbury 12-16 North Otago Fraser Park, Timaru  
TBC (NZST)

Finals[edit]

Meads Cup
25 October 2014 Buller 13-36 Mid Canterbury Victoria Square, Westport  
TBC (NZST)
Lochore Cup
26 October 2014 North Otago 12-14 Wanganui Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru  
TBC (NZST)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Pink Batts Heartland Championship 2014 draw released". Heartland Championship. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ^ "2013 Pink Batts Heartland Championship Media Guide". AllBlacks.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ "First Ranfurly Shield matches confirmed for 2014" Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine. ITM Cup. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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