New Zealand Heartland XV
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| Union | New Zealand Rugby Union | ||
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| Coach(es) |  Grant Keenan | ||
| Captain(s) | TBA | ||
| Most caps | (-) | ||
| Top scorer | (-) | ||
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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 and the New Zealand Māori. 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.
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
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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 | 35 | 12 | San Francisco | USA tour | |
| 2008-11-8 |  United States Select XV
|
19 | 14 | Salt Lake City | USA tour |
| 2009-11-14 | 11 | 23 | Masterton | ||
| 2010-11-6 | 22 | 31 | Wanganui | ||
| 2010-11-0 | New Zealand Defence Force | 47 | 13 | Levin | |
| 2011-10-15 | 14 | 15 | Pukekohe | ||
| 2012-11-3 | 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 | 25 | 12 | Timaru | ||
| 2014-11-08 | 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 | 47 | 42 | Masterton | ||
| 2015-11-10 | Australian Barbarians | 32 | 38 | Levin | |
| 2015-11-13 | Australian Barbarians | 24 | 40 | Cooks Gardens | |
| 2016-11-5 | 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 | 41 | 39 | Timaru | McRea Cup final | |
| 2018-11-1 | 60 | 0 | Owen Delany Park | ||
| 2018-11-5 | 46 | 19 | Taupo | McRea Cup final | |
| 2019-08-31 | Samoa
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19 | 36 | Eden Park, Auckland | |
| 2019-11-2 | New Zealand Marist | 19 | 29 | Boyd Park, Te Aroha | |
| 2019-11-7 | 12 | 7 | Lautoka Churchill Park | ||
| 2019-11-9 | 7 | 15 | Sigatoka Lawaqa Park |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ allblacks.com (19 August 2019). "2019 Heartland XV Squad". Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
External links[]
- New Zealand national rugby union team
- Heartland Championship