2007 Heartland Championship

2007 Heartland Championship
Date18 August 2007 (2007-08-18)–18 October 2007 (2007-10-18)
CountriesNew Zealand New Zealand
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Otago (Meads Cup)
Poverty Bay (Lochore Cup)
Runner-upWanganui (Meads Cup)
South Canterbury (Lochore Cup)
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2008 →

The 2007 Heartland Championship was the second season of the Heartland Championship, the primary provincial rugby union championship in New Zealand played between 18 August and 18 October 2007.[1] As in the inaugural competition, the 2006 Heartland Championship, 12 teams were involved.

North Otago won the Meads Cup,[2] beating Whanganui in the final,[3] while Poverty Bay repeated as Lochore Cup champions,[4] overcoming a half-time deficit of 16 points to beat South Canterbury.[5][4]

Round 1

Standings

The top three places in each pool, highlighted in green, advanced to the Meads Cup. The remaining teams entered the Lochore Cup.

Pool A

Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/− BP Pts
1 Mid Canterbury 5 3 0 2 122 92 +30 3 15
2 Wairarapa Bush 5 3 0 2 140 67 +73 3 15
3 King Country 5 3 0 2 88 66 +22 2 14
4 West Coast 5 3 0 2 91 114 −23 1 13
5 Thames Valley 5 2 0 3 89 118 −29 2 10
6 Horowhenua-Kapiti 5 1 0 4 91 164 −73 0 4

Pool B

Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/− BP Pts
1 North Otago 5 5 0 0 185 59 +126 3 23
2 Buller 5 4 0 1 112 104 +8 1 17
3 Wanganui 5 3 0 2 111 86 +25 3 15
4 Poverty Bay 5 2 0 3 101 99 +2 2 10
5 South Canterbury 5 1 0 4 49 105 −56 1 5
6 East Coast 5 0 0 5 41 146 −105 1 1

Results

Week 1

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
A August 18 14:30 Mid Canterbury 7 Thames Valley 13
A August 18 14:30 Horowhenua-Kapiti 13 King Country 34
A August 18 14:30 Wairarapa Bush 46 West Coast 0
B August 18 14:30 North Otago 51 Buller 20
B August 18 14:30 South Canterbury 7 Poverty Bay 24
B August 18 14:30 Wanganui 28 East Coast 0

Week 2

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
A August 25 14:30 Thames Valley 5 Wairarapa Bush 41
A August 25 14:30 King Country 22 Mid Canterbury 14
A August 25 14:30 Horowhenua-Kapiti 17 West Coast 31
B August 25 14:30 Wanganui 15 Buller 19
B August 25 14:30 South Canterbury 9 East Coast 5
B August 25 14:30 Poverty Bay 11 North Otago 31

Week 3

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
A September 1 14:30 West Coast 34 Thames Valley 17
A September 1 14:30 Mid Canterbury 42 Horowhenua-Kapiti 20
A September 1 14:30 Wairarapa Bush 16 King Country 8
B September 1 14:30 East Coast 7 Buller 38
B September 1 14:30 North Otago 26 South Canterbury 7
B September 1 14:30 Wanganui 22 Poverty Bay 20

Week 4

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
A September 8 14:30 Horowhenua-Kapiti 18 Wairarapa Bush 12
A September 8 14:30 King Country 13 Thames Valley 9
A September 8 14:30 Mid Canterbury 23 West Coast 12
B September 8 14:30 South Canterbury 8 Wanganui 30
B September 8 14:30 North Otago 38 East Coast 5
B September 8 14:30 Poverty Bay 13 Buller 15

Week 5

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
A September 15 14:30 Thames Valley 45 Horowhenua-Kapiti 23
A September 15 14:30 Wairarapa Bush 25 Mid Canterbury 36
A September 15 14:30 West Coast 14 King Country 11
B September 15 14:30 East Coast 24 Poverty Bay 33
B September 15 14:30 Buller 20 South Canterbury 18
B September 15 14:30 Wanganui 16 North Otago 39

Round 2

Standings

Meads Cup Pool

Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/− BP Pts
1 North Otago 8 6 0 2 266 104 +162 5 29
2 Mid Canterbury 8 6 0 2 213 151 +62 4 28
3 Wanganui 8 5 0 3 206 135 +71 6 26
4 Wairarapa Bush 8 5 0 3 196 131 +65 3 23
5 Buller 8 5 0 3 171 186 −15 2 22
6 King Country 8 3 0 5 117 178 −61 2 14

Lochore Cup Pool

Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/− BP Pts
1 Poverty Bay 8 5 0 3 193 162 +31 4 24
2 South Canterbury 8 4 0 4 139 173 −34 3 19
3 West Coast 8 4 0 4 155 192 −37 1 17
4 Thames Valley 8 2 0 6 147 215 −68 4 12
5 East Coast 8 2 0 6 130 210 −70 3 11
6 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8 1 0 7 164 260 −96 2 6

Results

Week 6

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
M September 22 14:00 Buller 17 Wairarapa Bush 24
M September 22 14:30 Mid Canterbury 21 Wanganui 19
M September 22 14:30 North Otago 52 King Country 5
L September 22 14:30 West Coast 29 East Coast 15
L September 22 14:30 Poverty Bay 30 Horowhenua-Kapiti 19
L September 22 14:30 Thames Valley 22 South Canterbury 28

Week 7

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
M September 29 14:30 Mid Canterbury 45 Buller 18
M September 29 14:30 King Country 11 Wanganui| 36
M September 29 14:30 Wairarapa Bush 15 North Otago 7
L September 29 14:30 East Coast 31 Horowhenua-Kapiti 22
L September 29 14:30 Poverty Bay 26 Thames Valley 23
L September 29 14:30 South Canterbury 27 West Coast 14

Week 8

Pool Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
M October 6 14:30 Buller 24 King Country 13
M October 6 14:30 North Otago 22 Mid Canterbury 25
M October 6 14:30 Wanganui 40 Wairarapa Bush 17
L October 6 14:30 Horowhenua-Kapiti 32 South Canterbury 35
L October 6 14:30 Thames Valley 13 East Coast 43
L October 6 14:30 West Coast 21 Poverty Bay 36

Semifinals

Meads Cup

Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
October 13 16:05 North Otago 30 Wairarapa Bush 13
October 13 13:35 Mid Canterbury 0 Wanganui 18

Lochore Cup

Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
October 13 14:30 Poverty Bay 65 Thames Valley 3
October 13 14:30 South Canterbury 31 West Coast 23

Finals

Meads Cup

Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
October 20 16:05 North Otago 25 Wanganui 8

Lochore Cup

Date Time Home team Score Away team Score
October 20 13:35 Poverty Bay 38 South Canterbury 35

See also

References

  1. ^ "Heartland Championship Fixtures/Results (2007)". New Zealand All Blacks rugby team official website, New Zealand Rugby Football Union. New Zealand Rugby. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Old Golds have work cut out against Wanganui". The Otago Times. 26 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Meads Cup Final - North Otago v Wanganui, 20 October 2007". Rob Jefferies/PHOTOSPORT.
  4. ^ a b "PBRFU Season – 2007". Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union. 30 December 2007.
  5. ^ "WEST COAST RFU – 2007". West Coast RFU.