2009 Heartland Championship

Amateur rugby union competition in New Zealand September 2024 September 2024 2009 Heartland Championship 2009 8 29 y–2009 10 31 y New Zealand rugby union New Zealand Wanganui (Meads Cup) North Otago (Lochore Cup) Mid Canterbury (Meads Cup) West Coast (Lochore Cup) 2008 2010 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 OctoberHeartland Championship schedule released https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/18840/heartland-championship-schedule-released RNZ 8 March 2009Rugby: No clear-cut favourite for Heartland title https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-no-clear-cut-favourite-heartland-title The Otago Times 28 August 2009 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,Wanganui RFU – 2009 https://wanganuirugby.co.nz/wp/the-union/history/wanganui-rfu-2009/ Wanganui Rugby Union each coming by defeating Mid Canterbury in the final.Contrasting Paths To Heartland Rugby Finals http://www.voxy.co.nz/sport/contrasting-paths-heartland-rugby-finals/5/28385 Voxy Fuseworks Media 25 October 2009 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.O'Neill Terry Rugby: Mullins' men bring A game out in final https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-mullins-men-bring-game-out-final The Otago Times 2 November 2009 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 Meads Cup Qualified for Lochore Cup PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts1Wanganui540114671+7531202Horowhenua-Kapiti540113574+6120183Wairarapa Bush530210466+3802144West Coast530291117−2600125Buller510410093+71386East Coast500549204−155000 Pool B PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts1Poverty Bay540111187+2411182Mid Canterbury540111594+2101173South Canterbury53028893−501134North Otago520314387+5621115King Country5203100111−111196Thames Valley500580165−85033 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 timeVenueAWest Coast13–10Wairarapa Bush29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.GreymouthABuller13–17Horowhenua-Kapiti29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.WestportAWanganui46–6East Coast29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.WanganuiBMid Canterbury26–24Thames Valley29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.AshburtonBKing Country20–26Poverty Bay29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.TaupōBNorth Otago22–26South Canterbury29 August 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru Round 2 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueAWairarapa Bush21–17Wanganui5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.MastertonAHorowhenua-Kapiti33–9West Coast5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.LevinABuller47–9East Coast5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.WestportBSouth Canterbury13–16Mid Canterbury5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.TimaruBKing Country35–13Thames Valley5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te KūitiBPoverty Bay18–10North Otago5 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne Round 3 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueAWest Coast26–20Buller12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.GreymouthAEast Coast10–33Wairarapa Bush12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.RuatoriaAWanganui37–28Horowhenua-Kapiti12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.WanganuiBThames Valley18–20South Canterbury12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.PaeroaBNorth Otago35–10King Country12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.OamaruBMid Canterbury19–24Poverty Bay12 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Ashburton Round 4 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueABuller7-13Wanganui19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.WestportAHorowhenua-Kapiti13-12Wairarapa Bush19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.LevinAWest Coast34-21East Coast19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.GreymouthBKing Country12-24Mid Canterbury19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te KūitiBPoverty Bay14-16South Canterbury19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.GisborneBNorth Otago55-3Thames Valley19 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.Oamaru Round 5 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueAWairarapa Bush28–13Buller26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.MastertonAWanganui33–9West Coast26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.WanganuiAEast Coast3–44Horowhenua-Kapiti26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.RuatoriaBThames Valley22–27Poverty Bay26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.PaeroaBSouth Canterbury13–23King Country26 September 2009, 2:35 p.m.TimaruBMid 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 PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts1West Coast8503166159+710212North Otago8404252144+10831203King Country8404199158+4122204Buller8305163156+723175East Coast810787337−2500046Thames Valley8008110237−127044 North Otago ranked ahead of King Country and East Coast ranked ahead of Thames Valley based on head-to-head results. Meads Cup Pool PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBP1BP2Pts1Mid Canterbury8701196133+6311302Wanganui8602275108+16751303Poverty Bay8602154181−2711264South Canterbury8503169198−2911225Horowhenua-Kapiti8404193166+2721196Wairarapa Bush8305155142+131417 Mid Canterbury ranked ahead of Wanganui based on head-to-head results. Fixtures Round 6 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueLWest Coast27–3Thames Valley3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.GreymouthLNorth Otago63–8East Coast3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.OamaruLKing Country17–20Buller3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te KūitiMHorowhenua-Kapiti19–34Mid Canterbury3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.LevinMWanganui59–14South Canterbury3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.WanganuiMPoverty Bay18–17Wairarapa Bush3 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne Round 7 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueLThames Valley10–16East Coast10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Te ArohaLNorth Otago29–14Buller10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.OamaruLKing Country22–13West Coast10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.TaupōMPoverty Bay25–21Horowhenua-Kapiti10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.GisborneMMid Canterbury23–14Wanganui10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.AshburtonMSouth Canterbury34–28Wairarapa Bush10 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.Gisborne Round 8 PoolHomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueLEast Coast14–60King Country17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.RuatoriaLBuller29–17Thames Valley17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.WestportLWest Coast35–17North Otago17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.GreymouthMWanganui56–0Poverty Bay17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.WanganuiMWairarapa Bush6–24Mid Canterbury17 October 2009, 2:35 p.m.MastertonMHorowhenua-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 informationDateVenueWest Coast53–22Buller24 October 2009GreymouthNorth Otago31–27King Country24 October 2009Oamaru Final HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueWest Coast13–21North Otago31 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 informationDateVenueMid Canterbury19–17South Canterbury24 October 2008AshburtonWanganui48–13Poverty Bay24 October 2008Wanganui Final HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDateVenueMid Canterbury13–34Wanganui31 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 statisticsOverallTeamPoints scored1,559Most points forNorth Otago (206)Average43.3 per gameFewest points againstWairarapa Bush (84)Tries scored167Most triesWanganui (29)North Otago (29) 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 roundTotalAvg12345678Buller1317479202671313282017——1201102018.3East Coast64694710332134344863——572679.544.5Horowhenua-Kapiti1713339283713124431934——15410825.718King Country202635131035122423131720——11713119.521.8Mid Canterbury262416131924241230213419——14911324.818.8North Otago2226101835105532130638——2069534.315.8Poverty Bay262018102419141627221817——12710421.217.3South Canterbury262213162018161413231459——1021521725.3Thames Valley2426133518203552227327——8319013.831.7Wairarapa Bush101321173310121328131718——1218420.214Wanganui466172137281373395914——2058534.214.2West Coast131093326203421933273——11812019.720249241280224266299——155943.3 OverallForAgainst 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 round12345678Buller14271112——East Coast4001201——Horowhenua-Kapiti18341163——King Country12241032——Mid Canterbury16213334——North Otago293148211——Poverty Bay13222142——South Canterbury9212112——Thames Valley4012010——Wairarapa Bush10123031——Wanganui29825149——West Coast9102303——167262527212840—— Team and round totalOverall total 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 2009 Air New Zealand Cup References External links Official website at Yola.com 2009 3 NZ 2