Heartland Championship - news

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Points table with one round left

South Canterbury 30
Thames Valley 28

Whanganui 20
North Otago 20

Mid Canterbury 20
Horowhenua Kapiti 18

Poverty Bay 17
West Coast 12
East Coast 10
Wairarapa Bush 10
Buller 2
King Country 1

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The East Coast bench not good enough today eh!

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Buller’s ‘Dozer’ Beveridge becomes oldest Heartland player in a century

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Episode 5 (they're always a week behind):

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Round 7 games, Sat 30 October 2021:

Thames Valley v King Country - 2.00pm - Boyd Park, Te Aroha
Buller v West Coast - 2.30pm - Victoria Square, Westport
Poverty Bay v East Coast - 2.30pm - More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne
Horowhenua Kapiti v Wairarapa Bush - 2.30pm - Levin Domain, Levin
South Canterbury v MidCanterbury - 2.30pm - Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru
Whanganui v North Otago - 2.30pm - Cooks Gardens, Wanganui

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East Coast win again in the local derby.

Thames Valley 50 - King Country 15
Buller 14 - West Coast 22
Poverty Bay 28 - East Coast 31
Horowhenua Kapiti 37 - Wairarapa Bush 14
South Canterbury 43 - Mid Canterbury 22
Whanganui 45 - North Otago 12

South Canterbury and Thames Valley will contest the final of the Bunnings Heartland Meads Cup in a fortnight after their bonus point wins in week seven of the competition.
South Canterbury romped to a 43-22 win over Mid Canterbury to rock their chances of contesting the Lochore Cup final as they slipped to a share of fifth place on 20 points with North Otago, who suffered a 12-45 loss to Whanganui.

Whanganui sit in third place two points ahead of Horowhenua Kapiti who leap-frogged North Otago and Mid Canterbury to sit fourth on 23 points.

To confirm their places in the Lochore Cup final, being contested by the third and fourth-placed teams this year, Whanganui will need at least one point from their away game with Thames Valley in Te Aroha while Horowhenua Kapiti is away to Poverty Bay, who went down to neighbouring East Coast 28-31 on Saturday.

Home advantage for the Lochore Cup final will be the incentive for Whanganui to go for a win.

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Week 8 games on Saturday 6 November 2021:

Mid Canterbury v Buller - 2.00pm - Methven Domain
West Coast v South Canterbury - 2.00pm - John Sturgeon Park, Greymouth
North Otago v King Country - 2.30pm - Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
Poverty Bay v Horowhenua Kapiti - 2.30pm - Gisborne Boys High School
Thames Valley v Whanganui - 2.30pm - Boyd Park, Te Aroha
Wairarapa Bush v East Coast - 2.30pm - Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton

Poverty Bay had to shift its game to GBHS ground due to the flooding of Rugby Park.

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East Coast still the most interesting line-up of the comp. If your player/coach (Hosea Gear) goes back home to Oz, you just ask his brother to come out of retirement!

1️⃣ Perrin Manuel (vc)
2️⃣ Jorian Tangaere
3️⃣ Myles Lardelli-Muir Tawa
4️⃣ Gabe Te Kani
5️⃣ Trent Boswell-Wakefield
6️⃣ Hone Haerewa
7️⃣ Moana Mato
8️⃣ Hoani Te Moana
9️⃣ Sam Parkes
1️⃣0️⃣ Terangi Fraser
1️⃣1️⃣ Ngarohi McGarvey-Black
1️⃣2️⃣ Ma'a Nonu
1️⃣3️⃣ Tawhao Stewart
1️⃣4️⃣ Teina Potae
1️⃣5️⃣ # Hamuera Moana

Reserves
1️⃣6️⃣ Peter Mirrielees
1️⃣7️⃣ Mike Chambers-Raroa
1️⃣8️⃣ 3 Richard Green
1️⃣9️⃣ Paddy Allen
2️⃣0️⃣ Verdon Bartlett
2️⃣1️⃣ Rapata Haerewa
2️⃣2️⃣ NEW CAP - Rico Gear

[mikedogz]

I am going to keep playing presidents until my son can run along side me. At 13 he is the same height as me so he will be big enough in a two or three years.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/126874248/king-country-fatherson-combination-to-write-themselves-into-rugby-record-books

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Week 8 result (Sat 6 November 2021):

Mid Canterbury 22 - 3 Buller
West Coast 19 - 46 South Canterbury
North Otago 36 - 5 King Country
Poverty Bay 34 - 33 Horowhenua Kapiti
Thames Valley 27 - 35 Whanganui
Wairarapa Bush 19 - 29 East Coast

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FINALS FIXTURES

Lochore Cup Final (3v4)
Sunday 14 November - 1.05pm – Cooks Gardens, Whanganui
Whanganui v North Otago

Bill Osborne Shield (5v6)
Sunday 14 November - 2.05pm – Rugby Park, Gisborne
Poverty Bay v Mid Canterbury

Meads Cup Final (1v2)
Sunday 14 November - 3.35pm – Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru
South Canterbury v Thames Valley

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Poverty Bay and Mid-Canterbury are currently playing for this new Taonga.

A new challenger trophy for the Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship teams will be unveiled in Gisborne this Sunday where Poverty Bay and Mid-Canterbury will contest the Bill Osborne Taonga for the first time during the tournament’s fifth and sixth playoff.

Rugby’s newest taonga, which will be governed by similar rules as the famous Ranfurly Shield ...

Bunnings Heartland Championship introduces Bill Osborne Taonga and Ian Kirkpatrick Medal

Iconic All Blacks Bill Osborne and Ian Kirkpatrick have had newly created Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship awards named after them New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced.

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This is the Taonga. Poverty Bay are the first holders after beating Mid Canterbury 33 to 26.

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Whanganui are the Lochore Cup winners after beating North Otago 22 to 16.

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South Canterbury defeated Thames Valley 35 to 16 to win the main Heartland prize.

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Preseason game Sat 4 June 2022:

Ngāti Porou East Coast v Poverty Bay
Whakarua Park, Ruatoria
K/o 2.30pm
Livestreamed on the Ngāti Porou East Coast RU page on Facebook.

[mikedogz]

I think this is from the Queens Birthday game.

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https://www.allblacks.com/news/bunnings-warehouse-heartland-championship-matches-to-be-broadcast-live-on-sky/

[Bovidae]

Having a look at the East Coast squad I see that Josh Coffin is a loan player. He's previously played for King Country. Also Joe Royal is another loan player.