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
ChampionsMcantab.png Mid Canterbury (Meads Cup)
Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui (Lochore Cup)
Runner-upBuller Rugby (colours).png Buller (Meads Cup)
Northotago.png 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[]

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 Rugby (colours).png Buller Crusaders Westport 5,000
Ecoast.png East Coast Hurricanes Ruatoria Whakarua Park 3,000
Hkapiti.png Horowhenua-Kapiti Hurricanes Levin Levin Domain 6,500
Kcountry.png King Country Chiefs Taupo Owen Delany Park 20,000
Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury Crusaders Ashburton 5,000
Northotago.png North Otago Highlanders Oamaru Whitestone Contracting Stadium 7,000
Povertybay.png Poverty Bay Hurricanes Gisborne 18,000
Scantab.png South Canterbury Crusaders Timaru Alpine Energy Stadium 12,000
Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley Chiefs Paeroa 3,000
Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush Hurricanes Masterton Trust House Memorial Park 10,000
Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui Hurricanes Wanganui Cooks Gardens 15,000
Wcoast.png West Coast Crusaders Greymouth Rugby Park 6,000

Pre-season[]

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 ManukauCountiesAirNZ.png 68 – 0 Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe  
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9 July 2014 Counties ManukauCountiesAirNZ.png 46 – 10 Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe  
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Standings[]

Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Buller Rugby (colours).png Buller 8 8 0 0 282 145 +137 5 0 37
2 Povertybay.png Poverty Bay 8 5 1 2 231 168 +63 5 1 28
3 Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury 8 5 1 2 258 139 +119 3 1 26
4 Hkapiti.png Horowhenua-Kapiti 8 5 2 1 169 121 +48 1 1 26
5 Kcountry.png King Country 8 5 0 3 196 176 +20 3 2 25
6 Scantab.png South Canterbury 8 4 0 4 202 165 +37 4 1 21
7 Northotago.png North Otago 8 4 0 4 174 155 19 1 2 20
8 Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui 8 3 0 5 203 194 +9 3 2 17
9 Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley 8 3 1 4 139 135 +2 0 3 17
10 Wcoast.png West Coast 8 2 0 6 163 232 -69 2 3 13
11 Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush 8 1 1 6 151 238 -87 2 1 9
12 Ecoast.png 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[]

Team Points by round Total Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Buller Rugby (colours).png Buller
Ecoast.png East Coast
Hkapiti.png Horowhenua-Kapiti
Kcountry.png King Country
Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury
Northotago.png North Otago
Povertybay.png Poverty Bay
Scantab.png South Canterbury
Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley
Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush
Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui
Wcoast.png West Coast
For Against
hideTeam progression by round – 2014 Heartland Championship
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Buller Rugby (colours).png Buller
Ecoast.png East Coast
Hkapiti.png Horowhenua-Kapiti
Kcountry.png King Country
Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury
Northotago.png North Otago
Povertybay.png Poverty Bay
Scantab.png South Canterbury
Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley
Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush
Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui
Wcoast.png 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[]

Updated: 10 June 2014

Regular season[]

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

Round 1[]

23 August 2014 King CountryKcountry.png Kcountry.png 32-13 Wbush.png Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush Owen Delany Park, Taupo  
14:00 (NZST)
23 August 2014 Mid Canterbury Mcantab.png 52-27 Wcoast.png West Coast , Ashburton  
14:30 (NZST)
23 August 2014 Poverty BayPovertybay.png Povertybay.png 52-12 Ecoast.png Ecoast.png East Coast , Gisborne  
14:30 (NZST)
23 August 2014 South CanterburyScantab.png Scantab.png 31-18 Whanganuicolors.png Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru  
14:30 (NZST)
23 August 2014 Buller Buller Rugby (colours).png 17-9 Northotago.png North Otago , Westport  
14:30 (NZST)
23 August 2014 Horowhenua-KapitiHkapiti.png Hkapiti.png 19-19 Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 2[]

30 August 2014 Wairarapa Bush Wbush.png 23-23 Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton  
13:30 (NZST)
30 August 2014 Thames Valley Thamesvalley.png 15-10 Kcountry.png King Country , Te Aroha  
14:00 (NZST)
30 August 2014 Wanganui Whanganuicolors.png 23-34 Hkapiti.png Horowhenua-Kapiti Cooks Gardens, Wanganui  
14:30 (NZST)
30 August 2014 West Coast Wcoast.png 15-49 Scantab.png South Canterbury Rugby Park, Greymouth  
14:30 (NZST)
30 August 2014 East Coast Ecoast.png 6-62 Buller Rugby (colours).png Buller Whakarua Park, Ruatoria  
14:30 (NZST)
30 August 2014 North Otago Northotago.png 43-34 Povertybay.png Poverty Bay Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 3[]

6 September 2014 South Canterbury Scantab.png 43-16 Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru  
13:30 (NZST)
6 September 2014 Thames Valley Thamesvalley.png 20-15 Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury , Paeroa  
14:00 (NZST)
6 September 2014 Wanganui Whanganuicolors.png 20-15 Northotago.png North Otago Cooks Gardens, Wanganui  
14:30 (NZST)
6 September 2014 Horowhenua-Kapiti Hkapiti.png 37-10 Ecoast.png East Coast Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin  
14:30 (NZST)
6 September 2014 King Country Kcountry.png 29-53 Buller Rugby (colours).png Buller , Te Kuiti  
14:30 (NZST)
6 September 2014 Poverty Bay Povertybay.png 29-20 Wcoast.png West Coast , Gisborne  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 4[]

13 September 2014 Buller Buller Rugby (colours).png 19-10 Scantab.png South Canterbury , Westport  
14:30 (NZST)
13 September 2014 East Coast Ecoast.png 8-21 Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley Whakarua Park, Ruatoria  
14:30 (NZST)
13 September 2014 Mid Canterbury Mcantab.png 30-14 Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui , Ashburton  
14:30 (NZST)
13 September 2014 North Otago Northotago.png 14-17 Kcountry.png King Country Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru  
14:30 (NZST)
13 September 2014 Wairarapa Bush Wbush.png 10-23 Povertybay.png Poverty Bay Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton  
14:30 (NZST)
13 September 2014 West Coast Wcoast.png 17-19 Hkapiti.png Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Park, Greymouth  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 5[]

20 September 2014 Thames Valley Thamesvalley.png 15-19 Northotago.png North Otago , Paeroa  
14:00 (NZST)
20 September 2014 Wanganui Whanganuicolors.png 44-7 Ecoast.png East Coast Cooks Gardens, Wanganui  
14:30 (NZST)
20 September 2014 Horowhenua-Kapiti Hkapiti.png 12-9 Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin  
14:30 (NZST)
20 September 2014 King Country Kcountry.png 15-10 Wcoast.png West Coast Owen Delany Park, Taupo  
14:30 (NZST)
20 September 2014 Mid Canterbury Mcantab.png 19-29 Buller Rugby (colours).png Buller , Ashburton  
14:30 (NZST)
20 September 2014 South Canterbury Scantab.png 32-28 Povertybay.png Poverty Bay Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 6[]

27 September 2014 Buller Buller Rugby (colours).png 19-12 Hkapiti.png Horowhenua-Kapiti , Westport  
14:30 (NZST)
27 September 2014 East Coast Ecoast.png 12-67 Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury Whakarua Park, Ruatoria  
14:30 (NZST)
27 September 2014 Poverty Bay Povertybay.png 35-29 Kcountry.png King Country , Gisborne  
14:30 (NZST)
27 September 2014 North Otago Northotago.png 22-19 Scantab.png South Canterbury Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin  
14:30 (NZST)
27 September 2014 Wairarapa Bush Wbush.png 20-18 Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton  
14:00 (NZST)
27 September 2014 West Coast Wcoast.png 23-17 Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui Rugby Park, Greymouth  
13:00 (NZST)

Round 7[]

4 October 2014 Buller Buller Rugby (colours).png 29-24 Wcoast.png West Coast , Westport  
14:30 (NZST)
4 October 2014 East Coast Ecoast.png 7-34 Kcountry.png King Country Whakarua Park, Ruatoria  
14:30 (NZST)
4 October 2014 Horowhenua-Kapiti Hkapiti.png 23-11 Scantab.png South Canterbury Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin  
14:00 (NZST)
4 October 2014 Mid Canterbury Mcantab.png 28-7 Northotago.png North Otago , Ashburton  
14:30 (NZST)
4 October 2014 Thames Valley Thamesvalley.png 9-17 Povertybay.png Poverty Bay , Paeroa  
14:30 (NZST)
4 October 2014 Wanganui Whanganuicolors.png 38-24 Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush Cooks Gardens, Wanganui  
14:30 (NZST)

Round 8[]

11 October 2014 King Country Kcountry.png 30-29 Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui , Te Kuiti  
14:30 (NZST)
11 October 2014 North Otago Northotago.png 45-5 Ecoast.png East Coast Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru  
14:30 (NZST)
11 October 2014 Poverty Bay Povertybay.png 13-13 Hkapiti.png Horowhenua-Kapiti , Gisborne  
14:30 (NZST)
11 October 2014 South Canterbury Scantab.png 7-24 Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru  
14:30 (NZST)
11 October 2014 Wairarapa Bush Wbush.png 36-49 Buller Rugby (colours).png Buller Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton  
14:30 (NZST)
11 October 2014 West Coast Wcoast.png 27-22 Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley Rugby Park, Greymouth  
14:30 (NZST)

Finals[]

Semifinals[]

Meads Cup
18 October 2014 Buller Rugby (colours).png Buller 22-15 Hkapiti.png Horowhenua-Kapiti , Westport  
TBC (NZST)
18 October 2014 Povertybay.png Poverty Bay 22-29 Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury , Gisborne  
TBC (NZST)
Lochore Cup
18 October 2014 Kcountry.png King CountryKcountry.png 6-37 Whanganuicolors.png Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui Rugby Park, Te Kuiti  
TBC (NZST)
18 October 2014 Scantab.png South CanterburyScantab.png 12-16 Northotago.png North Otago Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru  
TBC (NZST)

Finals[]

Meads Cup
25 October 2014 Buller Rugby (colours).png Buller 13-36 Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury , Westport  
TBC (NZST)
Lochore Cup
26 October 2014 Northotago.png North Otago 12-14 Whanganuicolors.png Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru  
TBC (NZST)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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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