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2009 Heartland Championship

Amateur rugby union competition in New Zealand

Amateur rugby union competition in New Zealand

FieldValue
name2009 Heartland Championship
date–
countriesNew Zealand New Zealand
champion_otherWanganui (Meads Cup)
North Otago (Lochore Cup)
runnerup_otherMid Canterbury (Meads Cup)
West Coast (Lochore Cup)
preceded by2008
succeeded by2010

North Otago (Lochore Cup) West Coast (Lochore Cup) The 2009 Heartland Championship was the fourth Heartland Championship, a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand involving the country's 12 amateur rugby unions, since it was reorganised in 2006. The round-robin ran from 29 August to 17 October with 30 games in round one and 18 games in round two for a total of 48 games being played through the round-robin, after which the teams went into the playoffs. In the playoffs, the top four teams from each pool in round two went on to semifinals, and then a grand final for each pool was played on 31 October.

Wanganui won their second consecutive Meads Cup, each coming by defeating Mid Canterbury in the final. Wanganui was a Meads Cup finalist in each of the first four years of the Heartland Championship. North Otago defeated West Coast in the Lochore Cup final. North Otago became the first team to win both the Meads Cup (2007) and the Lochore Cup. This was West Coast's first finals appearance in any provincial championship.

Pool stage

The pool stage ran for eight weeks from 29 August to 17 October. Teams were assigned to one of two pools, based on their performance in the 2008 season. The pool stage was split into two rounds; round 1 ran for five weeks with each team playing five games, while round 2 ran for three weeks. The top three teams from each pool qualified for the Meads Cup pool and the bottom three teams from each pool qualified for the Lochore Cup pool. Teams faced the three other teams that they did not play in round 1. Competition points were carried over from round 1 to round 2.

Round 1

Pool A

Qualified for Lochore Cup
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts
1Wanganui540114671+753120
2Horowhenua-Kapiti540113574+612018
3Wairarapa Bush530210466+380214
4West Coast530291117−260012
5Buller510410093+7138
6East Coast500549204−155000

Pool B

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts
1Poverty Bay540111187+241118
2Mid Canterbury540111594+210117
3South Canterbury53028893−50113
4North Otago520314387+562111
5King Country5203100111−11119
6Thames Valley500580165−85033

Fixtures

There will be a total of 48 matches throughout the pool stage in the 2009 Heartland Championship, 30 in Round 1 and 18 in Round 2.

Round 1
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
AWest Coast13–10Wairarapa Bush29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Greymouth
ABuller13–17Horowhenua-Kapiti29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Westport
AWanganui46–6East Coast29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Wanganui
BMid Canterbury26–24Thames Valley29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ashburton
BKing Country20–26Poverty Bay29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Taupō
BNorth Otago22–26South Canterbury29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru
Round 2
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
AWairarapa Bush21–17Wanganui5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Masterton
AHorowhenua-Kapiti33–9West Coast5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Levin
ABuller47–9East Coast5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Westport
BSouth Canterbury13–16Mid Canterbury5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Timaru
BKing Country35–13Thames Valley5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te Kūiti
BPoverty Bay18–10North Otago5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne
Round 3
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
AWest Coast26–20Buller12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Greymouth
AEast Coast10–33Wairarapa Bush12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ruatoria
AWanganui37–28Horowhenua-Kapiti12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Wanganui
BThames Valley18–20South Canterbury12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Paeroa
BNorth Otago35–10King Country12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru
BMid Canterbury19–24Poverty Bay12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ashburton
Round 4
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
ABuller7-13Wanganui19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Westport
AHorowhenua-Kapiti13-12Wairarapa Bush19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Levin
AWest Coast34-21East Coast19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Greymouth
BKing Country12-24Mid Canterbury19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te Kūiti
BPoverty Bay14-16South Canterbury19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne
BNorth Otago55-3Thames Valley19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru
Round 5
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
AWairarapa Bush28–13Buller26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Masterton
AWanganui33–9West Coast26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Wanganui
AEast Coast3–44Horowhenua-Kapiti26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ruatoria
BThames Valley22–27Poverty Bay26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Paeroa
BSouth Canterbury13–23King Country26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Timaru
BMid Canterbury30–21North Otago26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ashburton

Round two

With the teams split into their respective cup pools, the teams faced each opponent that they did not play in Round One, with the top four teams moving on to the semifinals of their respective groups.

Lochore Cup Pool

Qualified for semifinals
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts
1West Coast8503166159+71021
2North Otago8404252144+1083120
3King Country8404199158+412220
4Buller8305163156+72317
5East Coast810787337−250004
6Thames Valley8008110237−127044
  • North Otago ranked ahead of King Country and East Coast ranked ahead of Thames Valley based on head-to-head results.

Meads Cup Pool

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts
1Mid Canterbury8701196133+631130
2Wanganui8602275108+1675130
3Poverty Bay8602154181−271126
4South Canterbury8503169198−291122
5Horowhenua-Kapiti8404193166+272119
6Wairarapa Bush8305155142+131417
  • Mid Canterbury ranked ahead of Wanganui based on head-to-head results.

Fixtures

Round 6
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
LWest Coast27–3Thames Valley3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Greymouth
LNorth Otago63–8East Coast3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru
LKing Country17–20Buller3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te Kūiti
MHorowhenua-Kapiti19–34Mid Canterbury3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Levin
MWanganui59–14South Canterbury3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Wanganui
MPoverty Bay18–17Wairarapa Bush3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne
Round 7
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
LThames Valley10–16East Coast10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te Aroha
LNorth Otago29–14Buller10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru
LKing Country22–13West Coast10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Taupō
MPoverty Bay25–21Horowhenua-Kapiti10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne
MMid Canterbury23–14Wanganui10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ashburton
MSouth Canterbury34–28Wairarapa Bush10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne
Round 8
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
LEast Coast14–60King Country17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ruatoria
LBuller29–17Thames Valley17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Westport
LWest Coast35–17North Otago17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Greymouth
MWanganui56–0Poverty Bay17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Wanganui
MWairarapa Bush6–24Mid Canterbury17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Masterton
MHorowhenua-Kapiti18–33South Canterbury17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Levin

Knockout stage

Lochore Cup

|24 October – Greymouth|West Coast|53|Buller|22 |24 October – Oamaru|North Otago|31|King Country|27 |31 October – Greymouth|West Coast|13|North Otago|21

Semifinals

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
West Coast53–22Buller24 October 2009Greymouth
North Otago31–27King Country24 October 2009Oamaru

Final

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
West Coast13–21North Otago31 October 2009Greymouth

Meads Cup

|24 October – Ashburton|Mid Canterbury|19|South Canterbury|17 |24 October – Wanganui|Wanganui|48|Poverty Bay|13 |31 October – Christchurch|Mid Canterbury|13|Wanganui|34

Semifinals

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
Mid Canterbury19–17South Canterbury24 October 2008Ashburton
Wanganui48–13Poverty Bay24 October 2008Wanganui

Final

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
Mid Canterbury13–34Wanganui31 October 2009Christchurch

Statistics

As of week 6 of the season, there were 1,559 points scored over 36 games, including 167 tries, with an average of 43.3 points per game.

North Otago has scored the most points this season with 206 points, and along with Wanganui, they have also scored the most tries with 29 each. Wairarapa Bush have given up the fewest points so far with 84.

2009 Heartland Championship statistics
Overall
Points scored
Average
Tries scored

Points

The table showing how many points scored by each team (white) and how many points each team was scored against them (grey) in the 2009 Heartland Championship. North Otago have currently scored the most points with 206, while Wairarapa Bush have given up the fewest points with 84.

TeamPoints by roundTotalAvg
1234
Buller131747
East Coast6469
Horowhenua-Kapiti171333
King Country202635
Mid Canterbury262416
North Otago222610
Poverty Bay262018
South Canterbury262213
Thames Valley242613
Wairarapa Bush101321
Wanganui46617
West Coast13109
249241280224
ForAgainst

Tries

Wanganui and North Otago have scored the most tries this season with 29, while East Coast and Thames Valley have scored the fewest tries with four each.

TeamTotalTries by round
123
Buller142
East Coast40
Horowhenua-Kapiti183
King Country122
Mid Canterbury162
North Otago293
Poverty Bay132
South Canterbury92
Thames Valley40
Wairarapa Bush101
Wanganui298
West Coast91
1672625
Overall total

References

References

  1. (8 March 2009). "Heartland Championship schedule released". [[RNZ]].
  2. (28 August 2009). "Rugby: No clear-cut favourite for Heartland title". The Otago Times.
  3. "Wanganui RFU – 2009".
  4. (25 October 2009). "Contrasting Paths To Heartland Rugby Finals". Voxy.
  5. (2 November 2009). "Rugby: Mullins' men bring A game out in final". The Otago Times.
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