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2008 Heartland Championship

Amateur rugby union competition in New Zealand

Amateur rugby union competition in New Zealand

FieldValue
name2008 Heartland Championship
date–
countriesNew Zealand New Zealand
champion_otherWanganui (Meads Cup)
Poverty Bay (Lochore Cup)
runnerup_otherMid Canterbury (Meads Cup)
Horowhenua-Kapiti (Lochore Cup)
preceded by[2007](2007-heartland-championship)
succeeded by[2009](2009-heartland-championship)

Poverty Bay (Lochore Cup) Horowhenua-Kapiti (Lochore Cup)

The 2008 Heartland Championship was the third season of the Heartland Championship, a provincial rugby union competition involving 12 teams from New Zealand split into two pools. Matches started on Saturday 23 August 2008 and ended with the final on 25 October.

The 2008 season was to be the last in its current format. On 11 August 2008 the New Zealand Rugby Union announced that Tasman and Northland would be the two teams relegated from the Air New Zealand Cup after the completion of the 2008 season. Both teams failed to meet criteria which included financial stability, population, player training and development, playing history, and administration. This might have meant that the Tasman union would have been split into its constituent Nelson Bays and Marlborough unions, and that the Heartland Championship would have needed to accommodate three further teams. On 26 September 2008 the New Zealand Rugby Union rescinded this decision.

Wanganui won the Meads Cup and Poverty Bay won the Lochore Cup. Each team has reached the respective cup final in all three years of the Heartland Championship. Poverty Bay has won each Lochore Cup, while 2008 was Wanganui's first Meads Cup championship.

Standings

The 12 teams were split into two pools, with the top three from each pool after five rounds advancing to the Meads Cup round, while the bottom three from each pool played for the Lochore Cup.

Pool A

Qualified for Lochore Cup
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts
1North Otago540112375+4820**18**
2West Coast530211087+2322**16**
3Buller53118382+101**15**
4Horowhenua-Kapiti5122107125−1830**11**
5Wairarapa Bush5104116147−3133**10**
6South Canterbury511393116−2311**8**

Pool B

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts
1Wanganui550024053+18750**25**
2Mid Canterbury540117196+7540**20**
3King Country530211996+2320**14**
4Poverty Bay520311790+2720**10**
5Thames Valley510464171−10700**4**
6East Coast500515220−20500**0**

Table notes

  • Pos = Table position
  • Pld = Played
  • W = Win (worth 4 points)
  • D = Draw (worth 2 points)
  • L = Loss (worth 0 points)
  • PF = For (total points scored)
  • PA = Against (total points scored against)
  • PD = Points difference
  • BP1 = Try bonus points (1 bonus point awarded to any team that scores 4 tries or more regardless of win/loss/draw)
  • BP2 = Losing bonus points (1 bonus point awarded to the losing side if the loss is by 7 points or fewer)
  • Pts = Progressive points tally

NB:

  • It is possible to receive two bonus points in a loss.
  • In the event of a tie on points, the higher-ranked team is decided on the basis of who won their meeting in pool play. If they remain tied, then it is decided by overall points difference.

Fixtures and results

Round 1

PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueAttendance
**A**Wairarapa Bush (2 BP)31-37**West Coast** (1 BP)23 August 2008Masterton1,000
**A****Buller**18-17South Canterbury (1 BP)23 August 2008Westport400
**A****North Otago** (1 BP)32-11Horowhenua-Kapiti23 August 2008Oamaru750
**B****Mid Canterbury** (1 BP)49-20Thames Valley23 August 2008Ashburton200
**B****King Country**18-0Poverty Bay23 August 2008Te Kūiti550
**B****Wanganui** (1 BP)71-6East Coast23 August 2008Wanganui1,100

Round 2

PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueAttendance
**A**West Coast (1 BP)9-15**North Otago**30 August 2008Greymouth300
**A****Buller**16-16**Horowhenua-Kapiti**30 August 2008Westport500
**A**South Canterbury19-27**Wairarapa Bush** (1 BP)30 August 2008Timaru500
**B**Thames Valley0-43**Wanganui** (1 BP)30 August 2008Paeroa300
**B****King Country** (1 BP)32-3East Coast30 August 2008Taupō800
**B**Poverty Bay13-26**Mid Canterbury** (1 BP)30 August 2008Gisborne550

Round 3

PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
**A**Horowhenua-Kapiti (1BP)13-15West Coast6 September 2008Paraparaumu
**A**North Otago10-18South Canterbury6 September 2008Oamaru
**A**Wairarapa Bush (1BP)8-11Buller6 September 2008Masterton
**B**East Coast3-20Thames Valley6 September 2008Ruatoria
**B**Mid Canterbury (1BP)32-17King Country6 September 2008Ashburton
**B**Wanganui (1BP)36-16Poverty Bay6 September 2008Wanganui

This was the first time Buller had beaten Wairarapa Bush at Masterton in the history of the two unions' meetings.

Round 4

PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
**A**Buller18–22North Otago13 September 2008Westport
**A**South Canterbury8–30West Coast (1BP)13 September 2008Timaru
**A**Wairarapa Bush (2BP)31–36Horowhenua-Kapiti (1BP)13 September 2008Masterton
**B**Poverty Bay (1BP)43–10Thames Valley13 September 2008Gisborne
**B**King Country19–47Wanganui (1BP)13 September 2008Te Kūiti
**B**Mid Canterbury (1BP)52–3East Coast13 September 2008Ashburton

Round 5

PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueAttendance
**A**West Coast (1BP)19–20**Buller**20 September 2008Greymouth600
**A****North Otago** (1BP)44–19Wairarapa Bush20 September 2008Oamaru600
**A**Horowhenua-Kapiti (1BP)31–31South Canterbury (1BP)20 September 2008Levin500
**B**Thames Valley14–33**King Country** (1BP)20 September 2008Te Aroha600
**B****Wanganui** (1BP)43–12Mid Canterbury20 September 2008Wanganui1,500
**B**East Coast0–43**Poverty Bay** (1BP)20 September 2008Ruatoria500

Buller wins the 2008 Rundle Cup

Meads and Lochore Cups

Standings

Lochore Cup Pool

Qualified for playoff
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts
1Poverty Bay8404196121+7530**23**
2Horowhenua-Kapiti8323234174+6050**21**
3Wairarapa Bush8305202194+843**19**
4South Canterbury8314181167+1422**19**
5Thames Valley810797255−15800**4**
6East Coast800850306−35600**0**

Meads Cup Pool

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts
1Wanganui880035378+27570**39**
2Mid Canterbury8701225129+9650**33**
3North Otago8503169117+5231**24**
4West Coast8305122146−2423**21**
5Buller8413135164−2901**19**
6King Country8305157172−1531**16**

Fixtures and results

Round 6

PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueAttendance
**M**Wanganui (1BP)42–10Buller27 September 2008Wanganui1,200
**M**North Otago (1BP)27–8King Country27 September 2008Oamaru300
**M**Mid Canterbury7–5West Coast (1BP)27 September 2008Ashburton200
**L**Horowhenua-Kapiti (1BP)73–7East Coast27 September 2008Levin700
**L**Poverty Bay19–5South Canterbury27 September 2008Gisborne500
**L**Wairarapa Bush11–0Thames Valley27 September 2008Masterton400

Round 7

PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
**M**West Coast7–52Wanganui (1BP)4 October 2008Westport
**M**North Otago (1BP)11–15Mid Canterbury4 October 2008Oamaru
**M**Buller25–8King Country4 October 2008Westport
**L**Thames Valley6–36Horowhenua-Kapiti (1BP)4 October 2008
**L**Poverty Bay24–8Wairarapa Bush4 October 2008Gisborne
**L**East Coast5–46South Canterbury (1BP)4 October 2008Ruatoria

Round 8

PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
**M****Wanganui**19–8North Otago11 October 2008Wanganui
**M****Mid Canterbury** (1BP)32–17Buller11 October 2008Ashburton
**M**King Country (2BP)22–24**West Coast**11 October 2008Taupō
**L**Horowhenua-Kapiti18–36**Poverty Bay** (1BP)11 October 2008Levin
**L****South Canterbury** (1BP)37–27Thames Valley11 October 2008Timaru
**L****Wairarapa Bush** (1BP)67–23East Coast11 October 2008Masterton

Knockout stage

Lochore Cup

|18 October – Gisborne|Poverty Bay|43|South Canterbury|30 |18 October – Levin|Horowhenua-Kapiti|37|Wairarapa Bush|17 |25 October – Gisborne|Poverty Bay|26|Horowhenua-Kapiti|5

Semifinals

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
**Poverty Bay**43–30South Canterbury18 October 2008Gisborne
**Horowhenua-Kapiti**37–17Wairarapa Bush18 October 2008Levin

Final

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
**Poverty Bay**26–5Horowhenua-Kapiti25 October 2008Gisborne

Meads Cup

|18 October – Wanganui|Wanganui|40|West Coast|18 |18 October – Ashburton|Mid Canterbury|38|North Otago|24 |25 October – Wanganui|Wanganui|27|Mid Canterbury|12

Semifinals

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
**Wanganui**40–18West Coast18 October 2008Wanganui
**Mid Canterbury**38–24North Otago18 October 2008Ashburton

Final

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenue
**Wanganui**27–12Mid Canterbury25 October 2008Wanganui

References

References

  1. "New Zealand All Blacks rugby team official website, New Zealand Rugby Football Union".
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