2009 Heartland Championship
2009 Heartland Championship | |
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Defending Champs | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui - Meads Cup |
Poverty Bay - Lochore Cup | |
Pool Stage | |
Duration | 29 August - 17 October |
Round One | Matches played |
30/30 | |
Round Two | Matches played |
18/18 | |
Semifinals | |
Date | 24 October |
Matches Played | 4/4 |
Grand Finals | |
Date | 31 October |
Matches Played | 2/2 |
The 2009 Heartland Championship is the 4th provincial rugby union competition, since the 2006 reconstruction, involving the 12 amateur rugby unions in New Zealand. 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 the 31st of 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 is the only 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 2009 Heartland Championship Pool Stage ran for 8 weeks from 29 August to 17 October. Teams were assigned to Pool A or Pool B, based on their performance in the 2008 season. The Pool Stage was split into two rounds, Round One ran for five weeks with each team playing five games. Round Two ran for over 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 One. Competition points were carried over from Round One to Round Two.
Round one
Round One ran for 5 weeks with every team facing the other teams in their pool once.
Pool A
Qualified for Meads Cup | |
Qualified for Lochore Cup |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
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1 | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 71 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
2 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 74 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
3 | File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 66 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
4 | File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 117 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
5 | Buller | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
6 | East Coast | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 204 | -155 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
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1 | Poverty Bay | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 87 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
2 | File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 94 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
3 | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 93 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
4 | File:Northotago.png North Otago | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 87 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
5 | King Country | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 111 | -11 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
6 | File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 165 | -85 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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
Pool | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Venue | ||||
A | File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 13 - 10 | File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 29 August 2009, 2:35 pm | Greymouth |
A | Buller | 13 - 17 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 29 August 2009, 2:35 pm | Westport |
A | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 46 - 6 | East Coast | 29 August 2009, 2:35 pm | Wanganui |
B | File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 26 - 24 | File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 29 August 2009, 2:35 pm | Ashburton |
B | King Country | 20 - 26 | Poverty Bay | 29 August 2009, 2:35 pm | Taupo |
B | File:Northotago.png North Otago | 22 - 26 | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 29 August 2009, 2:35 pm | Oamaru |
Round 2
Pool | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Venue | ||||
A | File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 21 - 17 | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 5 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Masterton |
A | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 33 - 9 | File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 5 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Levin |
A | Buller | 47 - 9 | East Coast | 5 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Westport |
B | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 13 - 16 | File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 5 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Timaru |
B | King Country | 35 - 13 | File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 5 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Te Kuiti |
B | Poverty Bay | 18 - 10 | File:Northotago.png North Otago | 5 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Gisborne |
Round 3
Pool | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Venue | ||||
A | File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 26 - 20 | Buller | 12 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Greymouth |
A | East Coast | 10 - 33 | File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 12 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Ruatoria |
A | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 37 - 28 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 12 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Wanganui |
B | File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 18 - 20 | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 12 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Paeroa |
B | File:Northotago.png North Otago | 35 - 10 | King Country | 12 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Oamaru |
B | File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 19 - 24 | Poverty Bay | 12 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Ashburton |
Round 4
Pool | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Venue | ||||
A | Buller | 7-13 | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 19 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Westport |
A | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 13-12 | File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 19 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Levin |
A | File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 34-21 | East Coast | 19 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Greymouth |
B | King Country | 12-24 | File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 19 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Te Kuiti |
B | Poverty Bay | 14-16 | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 19 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Gisborne |
B | File:Northotago.png North Otago | 55-3 | File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 19 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Oamaru |
Round 5
Pool | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Venue | ||||
A | File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 28 - 13 | Buller | 26 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Masterton |
A | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 33 - 9 | File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 26 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Wanganui |
A | East Coast | 3 - 44 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 26 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Ruatoria |
B | File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 22 - 27 | Poverty Bay | 26 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Paeroa |
B | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 13 - 23 | King Country | 26 September 2009, 2:35 pm | Timaru |
B | File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 30 - 21 | File:Northotago.png North Otago | 26 September 2009, 2:35 pm | 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 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
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1 | File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 159 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
2 | File:Northotago.png North Otago | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 252 | 144 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
3 | King Country | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 199 | 158 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
4 | Buller | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 163 | 156 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
5 | East Coast | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 87 | 337 | -250 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
6 | File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 237 | -127 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
- North Otago ranked ahead of King Country and East Coast ranked ahead of Thames Valley based on head-to-head results.
Meads Cup Pool
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | |
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1 | File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 133 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
2 | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 275 | 108 | 167 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
3 | Poverty Bay | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 181 | -27 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
4 | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 198 | -29 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
5 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 193 | 166 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
6 | File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 142 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
- Mid Canterbury ranked ahead of Wanganui based on head-to-head results.
Fixtures
Round 6
Pool | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Venue | ||||
L | File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 27 - 3 | File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 3 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Greymouth |
L | File:Northotago.png North Otago | 63 - 8 | East Coast | 3 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Oamaru |
L | King Country | 17 - 20 | Buller | 3 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Te Kuiti |
M | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 19 - 34 | File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 3 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Levin |
M | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 59 - 14 | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 3 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Wanganui |
M | Poverty Bay | 18 - 17 | File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 3 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Gisborne |
Round 7
Pool | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Venue | ||||
L | File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 10 - 16 | East Coast | 10 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Te Aroha |
L | File:Northotago.png North Otago | 29 - 14 | Buller | 10 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Oamaru |
L | King Country | 22 - 13 | File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 10 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Taupo |
M | Poverty Bay | 25 - 21 | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 10 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Gisborne |
M | File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 23 - 14 | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 10 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Ashburton |
M | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 34 - 28 | File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 10 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Gisborne |
Round 8
Pool | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Venue | ||||
L | East Coast | 14 - 60 | King Country | 17 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Ruatoria |
L | Buller | 29 - 17 | File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 17 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Westport |
L | File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 35 - 17 | File:Northotago.png North Otago | 17 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Greymouth |
M | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 56 - 0 | Poverty Bay | 17 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Wanganui |
M | File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 6 - 24 | File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 17 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Masterton |
M | Horowhenua-Kapiti | 18 - 33 | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 17 October 2009, 2:35 pm | Levin |
Knockout stage
Lochore Cup
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
October 24 – Greymouth | |||||||
File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 53 | ||||||
Buller | 22 | ||||||
October 31 – Greymouth | |||||||
File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 13 | ||||||
File:Northotago.png North Otago | 21 | ||||||
October 24 – Oamaru | |||||||
File:Northotago.png North Otago | 31 | ||||||
King Country | 27 |
Semifinals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date | Venue | |||||||
West Coast File:Wcoast.png | 53 - 22 | Buller | 24 October 2009 | Greymouth | ||||
North Otago File:Northotago.png | 31 - 27 | King Country | 24 October 2009 | Oamaru |
Final
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date | Venue | |||||||
West Coast File:Wcoast.png | 13 - 21 | North Otago File:Northotago.png | 31 October 2009 | Greymouth |
Meads Cup
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
October 24 – Ashburton | |||||||
File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 19 | ||||||
File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 17 | ||||||
October 31 – Christchurch | |||||||
File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 13 | ||||||
File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 34 | ||||||
October 24 – Wanganui | |||||||
File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 48 | ||||||
Poverty Bay | 13 |
Semifinals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date | Venue | |||||||
Mid Canterbury File:Mcantab.png | 19 - 17 | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 24 October 2008 | Ashburton | ||||
Wanganui File:Whanganuicolors.png | 48 - 13 | Poverty Bay | 24 October 2008 | Wanganui |
Final
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date | Venue | |||||||
Mid Canterbury File:Mcantab.png | 13 - 34 | Wanganui File:Whanganuicolors.png | 31 October 2009 | Christchurch |
Statistics
So far this season there have been 1559 points scored over 36 games with an average of 43.3 points per game, there have also been 167 tries scored.
North Otago has scored the most points this season with 206 points, they have also, along with Wanganui, have scored the most tries with 29 while Wairarapa Bush have given up the least points so far with 84.
2009 Heartland Championship Statistics | |||
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Overall | Team | ||
Points Scored | 1559 | Most Points For | North Otago (206) |
Average | 43.3 per game | Least Points Against | Wairarapa Bush (84) |
Tries Scored | 167 | Most Tries | Wanganui (29) |
North Otago (29) |
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 least points with 84.
Team | Points by Round | Total | AVG | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||
Buller | 13 | 17 | 47 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 20 | 17 | - | - | 120 | 110 | 20 | 18.3 |
East Coast | 6 | 46 | 9 | 47 | 10 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 44 | 8 | 63 | - | - | 57 | 267 | 9.5 | 44.5 |
Horowhenua-Kapiti | 17 | 13 | 33 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 3 | 19 | 34 | - | - | 154 | 108 | 25.7 | 18 |
King Country | 20 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 20 | - | - | 117 | 131 | 19.5 | 21.8 |
File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 26 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 30 | 21 | 34 | 19 | - | - | 149 | 113 | 24.8 | 18.8 |
File:Northotago.png North Otago | 22 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 55 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 63 | 8 | - | - | 206 | 95 | 34.3 | 15.8 |
Poverty Bay | 26 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 17 | - | - | 127 | 104 | 21.2 | 17.3 |
File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 26 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 59 | - | - | 102 | 152 | 17 | 25.3 |
File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 24 | 26 | 13 | 35 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 27 | - | - | 83 | 190 | 13.8 | 31.7 |
File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 10 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 18 | - | - | 121 | 84 | 20.2 | 14 |
File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 46 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 9 | 59 | 14 | - | - | 205 | 85 | 34.2 | 14.2 |
File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 13 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 3 | - | - | 118 | 120 | 19.7 | 20 |
249 | 241 | 280 | 224 | 266 | 299 | - | - | 1559 | 43.3 |
Overall | |
Offensive | Defensive |
Tries
The list of how many tries each team has scored in the 2009 Heartland Championship. Wanganui and North Otago have scored the most tries this season with 29, while East Coast and Thames Valley have scored the least amount of tries with 4 each.
Team | Total | Tries by Round | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
Buller | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |||||
East Coast | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |||||
Horowhenua-Kapiti | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - | |||||
King Country | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |||||
File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |||||
File:Northotago.png North Otago | 29 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 11 | - | - | |||||
Poverty Bay | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | |||||
File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |||||
File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |||||
File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | |||||
File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 29 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - | - | |||||
File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |||||
167 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 40 | - | - |
Team and Round Total |
Overall Total |