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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 by[2008](2008-heartland-championship)
succeeded by[2010](2010-heartland-championship)

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+7531**20**
2Horowhenua-Kapiti540113574+6120**18**
3Wairarapa Bush530210466+3802**14**
4West Coast530291117−2600**12**
5Buller510410093+713**8**
6East Coast500549204−15500**0**

Pool B

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts
1Poverty Bay540111187+2411**18**
2Mid Canterbury540111594+2101**17**
3South Canterbury53028893−501**13**
4North Otago520314387+5621**11**
5King Country5203100111−1111**9**
6Thames Valley500580165−8503**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
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
**A**West Coast13–10Wairarapa Bush29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Greymouth
**A**Buller13–17Horowhenua-Kapiti29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Westport
**A**Wanganui46–6East Coast29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Wanganui
**B**Mid Canterbury26–24Thames Valley29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ashburton
**B**King Country20–26Poverty Bay29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Taupō
**B**North Otago22–26South Canterbury29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru
Round 2
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
**A**Wairarapa Bush21–17Wanganui5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Masterton
**A**Horowhenua-Kapiti33–9West Coast5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Levin
**A**Buller47–9East Coast5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Westport
**B**South Canterbury13–16Mid Canterbury5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Timaru
**B**King Country35–13Thames Valley5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te Kūiti
**B**Poverty Bay18–10North Otago5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne
Round 3
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
**A**West Coast26–20Buller12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Greymouth
**A**East Coast10–33Wairarapa Bush12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ruatoria
**A**Wanganui37–28Horowhenua-Kapiti12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Wanganui
**B**Thames Valley18–20South Canterbury12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Paeroa
**B**North Otago35–10King Country12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru
**B**Mid Canterbury19–24Poverty Bay12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ashburton
Round 4
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
**A**Buller7-13Wanganui19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Westport
**A**Horowhenua-Kapiti13-12Wairarapa Bush19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Levin
**A**West Coast34-21East Coast19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Greymouth
**B**King Country12-24Mid Canterbury19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te Kūiti
**B**Poverty Bay14-16South Canterbury19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne
**B**North Otago55-3Thames Valley19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru
Round 5
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
**A**Wairarapa Bush28–13Buller26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Masterton
**A**Wanganui33–9West Coast26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Wanganui
**A**East Coast3–44Horowhenua-Kapiti26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ruatoria
**B**Thames Valley22–27Poverty Bay26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Paeroa
**B**South Canterbury13–23King Country26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Timaru
**B**Mid 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+710**21**
2North Otago8404252144+10831**20**
3King Country8404199158+4122**20**
4Buller8305163156+723**17**
5East Coast810787337−25000**4**
6Thames Valley8008110237−12704**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

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts
1Mid Canterbury8701196133+6311**30**
2Wanganui8602275108+16751**30**
3Poverty Bay8602154181−2711**26**
4South Canterbury8503169198−2911**22**
5Horowhenua-Kapiti8404193166+2721**19**
6Wairarapa Bush8305155142+1314**17**
  • Mid Canterbury ranked ahead of Wanganui based on head-to-head results.

Fixtures

Round 6
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
**L**West Coast27–3Thames Valley3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Greymouth
**L**North Otago63–8East Coast3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru
**L**King Country17–20Buller3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te Kūiti
**M**Horowhenua-Kapiti19–34Mid Canterbury3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Levin
**M**Wanganui59–14South Canterbury3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Wanganui
**M**Poverty Bay18–17Wairarapa Bush3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne
Round 7
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
**L**Thames Valley10–16East Coast10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te Aroha
**L**North Otago29–14Buller10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru
**L**King Country22–13West Coast10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Taupō
**M**Poverty Bay25–21Horowhenua-Kapiti10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne
**M**Mid Canterbury23–14Wanganui10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ashburton
**M**South Canterbury34–28Wairarapa Bush10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne
Round 8
PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
**L**East Coast14–60King Country17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ruatoria
**L**Buller29–17Thames Valley17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Westport
**L**West Coast35–17North Otago17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Greymouth
**M**Wanganui56–0Poverty Bay17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Wanganui
**M**Wairarapa Bush6–24Mid Canterbury17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Masterton
**M**Horowhenua-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 Coast13–21**North Otago**31 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 Canterbury13–34**Wanganui**31 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
**1****2****3****4**
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
**1****2****3**
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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