2008 Heartland Championship

Amateur rugby union competition in New Zealand September 2024 September 2024 2008 Heartland Championship 2008 8 23 y–2008 10 25 y New Zealand rugby union New Zealand Wanganui (Meads Cup) Poverty Bay (Lochore Cup) Mid Canterbury (Meads Cup) Horowhenua-Kapiti (Lochore Cup) 2007 2009 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.http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=heartlandFixtures New Zealand All Blacks rugby team official website, New Zealand Rugby Football Union 23 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081022184449/http://allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=heartLandFixtures 22 October 2008 dead dmy-all 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 On 26 September 2008 the New Zealand Rugby Union rescinded this decision.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 Meads Cup Qualified for Lochore Cup PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts1North Otago540112375+4820182West Coast530211087+2322163Buller53118382+101154Horowhenua-Kapiti5122107125−1830115Wairarapa Bush5104116147−3133106South Canterbury511393116−23118 Pool B PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts1Wanganui550024053+18750252Mid Canterbury540117196+7540203King Country530211996+2320144Poverty Bay520311790+2720105Thames Valley510464171−1070046East Coast500515220−205000 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 informationDateVenueAttendanceAWairarapa Bush (2 BP)31-37West Coast (1 BP)23 August 2008Masterton1,000ABuller18-17South Canterbury (1 BP)23 August 2008Westport400ANorth Otago (1 BP)32-11Horowhenua-Kapiti23 August 2008Oamaru750BMid Canterbury (1 BP)49-20Thames Valley23 August 2008Ashburton200BKing Country18-0Poverty Bay23 August 2008Te Kūiti550BWanganui (1 BP)71-6East Coast23 August 2008Wanganui1,100 Round 2 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueAttendanceAWest Coast (1 BP)9-15North Otago30 August 2008Greymouth300ABuller16-16Horowhenua-Kapiti30 August 2008Westport500ASouth Canterbury19-27Wairarapa Bush (1 BP)30 August 2008Timaru500BThames Valley0-43Wanganui (1 BP)30 August 2008Paeroa300BKing Country (1 BP)32-3East Coast30 August 2008Taupō800BPoverty Bay13-26Mid Canterbury (1 BP)30 August 2008Gisborne550 Round 3 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueAHorowhenua-Kapiti (1BP)13-15West Coast6 September 2008ParaparaumuANorth Otago10-18South Canterbury6 September 2008OamaruAWairarapa Bush (1BP)8-11Buller6 September 2008MastertonBEast Coast3-20Thames Valley6 September 2008RuatoriaBMid Canterbury (1BP)32-17King Country6 September 2008AshburtonBWanganui (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 informationDateVenueABuller18–22North Otago13 September 2008WestportASouth Canterbury8–30West Coast (1BP)13 September 2008TimaruAWairarapa Bush (2BP)31–36Horowhenua-Kapiti (1BP)13 September 2008MastertonBPoverty Bay (1BP)43–10Thames Valley13 September 2008GisborneBKing Country19–47Wanganui (1BP)13 September 2008Te KūitiBMid Canterbury (1BP)52–3East Coast13 September 2008Ashburton Round 5 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueAttendanceAWest Coast (1BP)19–20Buller20 September 2008Greymouth600ANorth Otago (1BP)44–19Wairarapa Bush20 September 2008Oamaru600AHorowhenua-Kapiti (1BP)31–31South Canterbury (1BP)20 September 2008Levin500BThames Valley14–33King Country (1BP)20 September 2008Te Aroha600BWanganui (1BP)43–12Mid Canterbury20 September 2008Wanganui1,500BEast Coast0–43Poverty Bay (1BP)20 September 2008Ruatoria500 Buller wins the 2008 Rundle Cup Meads and Lochore Cups Standings Lochore Cup Pool Qualified for playoff PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts1Poverty Bay8404196121+7530232Horowhenua-Kapiti8323234174+6050213Wairarapa Bush8305202194+843194South Canterbury8314181167+1422195Thames Valley810797255−1580046East Coast800850306−356000 Meads Cup Pool PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts1Wanganui880035378+27570392Mid Canterbury8701225129+9650333North Otago8503169117+5231244West Coast8305122146−2423215Buller8413135164−2901196King Country8305157172−153116 Fixtures and results Round 6 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueAttendanceMWanganui (1BP)42–10Buller27 September 2008Wanganui1,200MNorth Otago (1BP)27–8King Country27 September 2008Oamaru300MMid Canterbury7–5West Coast (1BP)27 September 2008Ashburton200LHorowhenua-Kapiti (1BP)73–7East Coast27 September 2008Levin700LPoverty Bay19–5South Canterbury27 September 2008Gisborne500LWairarapa Bush11–0Thames Valley27 September 2008Masterton400 Round 7 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueMWest Coast7–52Wanganui (1BP)4 October 2008WestportMNorth Otago (1BP)11–15Mid Canterbury4 October 2008OamaruMBuller25–8King Country4 October 2008WestportLThames Valley6–36Horowhenua-Kapiti (1BP)4 October 2008LPoverty Bay24–8Wairarapa Bush4 October 2008GisborneLEast Coast5–46South Canterbury (1BP)4 October 2008Ruatoria Round 8 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueMWanganui19–8North Otago11 October 2008WanganuiMMid Canterbury (1BP)32–17Buller11 October 2008AshburtonMKing Country (2BP)22–24West Coast11 October 2008TaupōLHorowhenua-Kapiti18–36Poverty Bay (1BP)11 October 2008LevinLSouth Canterbury (1BP)37–27Thames Valley11 October 2008TimaruLWairarapa 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 informationDateVenuePoverty Bay43–30South Canterbury18 October 2008GisborneHorowhenua-Kapiti37–17Wairarapa Bush18 October 2008Levin Final HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenuePoverty Bay26–5Horowhenua-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 informationDateVenueWanganui40–18West Coast18 October 2008WanganuiMid Canterbury38–24North Otago18 October 2008Ashburton Final HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueWanganui27–12Mid Canterbury25 October 2008Wanganui See also Hanan Shield competed for by Mid Canterbury, North Otago and South Canterbury Rundle Cup played between Buller and West Coast New Zealand Heartland XV Ranfurly Shield 2000–2009 2008 Air New Zealand Cup References External links Official Website Category:Heartland Championship 3 Heart