2013 Heartland Championship

2013 Heartland Championship 2013 08 24 y–2013 10 27 y"Pink Batts Heartland Championship 2013 draw released". Heartland Championship. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2014. New Zealand New Zealand Mid Canterbury (Meads Cup), South Canterbury (Lochore Cup) North Otago (Meads Cup), Buller (Lochore Cup) 2012 2014 The 2013 Heartland Championship, the eighth edition of the Heartland Championship since the 2006 reconstruction, was a rugby union competition involving the twelve amateur rugby unions in New Zealand. The tournament involved a round-robin stage in which the twelve teams played eight games each and then the top four advanced to the Meads Cup semifinals, while fifth to eighth advanced to the Lochore Cup semifinals. In both of these knockout stages the top seeds (first and fifth) played at home against the lowest seeds (fourth and eighth), the second highest seeds (second and sixth) played at home against the third highest seeds (third and seventh) and the final had the higher seed play at home against the lower seed. Teams New Zealand 400 right Locations of teams in the 2013 Heartland Championship New Zealand -41.754026 171.601360 Buller left New Zealand -37.888538 178.323190 East Coast left New Zealand -40.621184 175.282145 Horowhenua-Kapiti left New Zealand -38.669931 176.097193 King Country left New Zealand -43.895357 171.768923 Mid Canterbury right New Zealand -45.070369 170.982800 North Otago right New Zealand -38.652338 177.985725 Poverty Bay bottom New Zealand -44.396742 171.226741 South Canterbury left New Zealand -37.546211 175.700698 Thames Valley left New Zealand -40.956924 175.655100 Wairarapa Bush right New Zealand -39.934273 175.050080 Wanganui left New Zealand -42.465457 171.196754 West Coast left The 2013 Heartland Championship was contested by the following teams: Team Super Rugby partner Hometown Home stadium Capacity"2013 Pink Batts Heartland Championship Media Guide" https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224102/http://files.allblacks.com/comms/2013_Domestic_Competitions/2013-PBHC-MG-WEB-01.pdf 2014-07-14 . AllBlacks.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2014. Buller Crusaders Westport Victoria Square 5,000 East Coast Hurricanes Ruatoria Whakarua Park 3,000 Horowhenua-Kapiti Hurricanes Levin Levin Domain 6,500 King Country Chiefs Taupō Owen Delany Park 20,000 Mid Canterbury Crusaders Ashburton Ashburton Showgrounds 5,000 North Otago Highlanders Oamaru Whitestone Contracting Stadium 7,000 Poverty Bay Hurricanes Gisborne More FM Rugby Park 18,000 South Canterbury Crusaders Timaru Fraser Park 12,000 Thames Valley Chiefs Paeroa Paeroa Domain 3,000 Wairarapa Bush Hurricanes Masterton Trust House Memorial Park 10,000 Wanganui Hurricanes Wanganui Cooks Gardens 15,000 West Coast Crusaders Greymouth Rugby Park 6,000 Pre-season Two Heartland Championship teams – Horowhenua-Kapiti and East Coast – challenged Waikato for the Ranfurly Shield in two matches that took place in at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria and Campbell Park, Morrinsville. 18 July 2013 18:00 (NZST) Waikato 85–0 Horowhenua-Kapiti Campbell Park, Morrinsville 30 July 2013 18:00 (NZST) East Coast 10–65 Waikato Whakarua Park, Ruatoria Standings Position Pos. Team Played Pld Wins W Draws D Losses L Points for PF Points against PA Points difference PD Try bonus (4 or more tries) TB Losing bonus (margin of 7 points or less) LB Points Pts 1 Mid Canterbury 8 7 0 1 232 131 +101 4 1 33 2 North Otago 8 6 0 2 216 159 +57 3 2 29 3 Wairarapa Bush 8 6 0 2 203 144 +59 3 1 28 4 West Coast 8 6 0 2 190 173 +17 4 0 28 5 South Canterbury 8 4 0 4 246 202 +44 3 4 23 6 Wanganui 8 4 0 4 171 160 +11 2 3 21 7 Buller 8 4 0 4 147 149 −2 2 2 20 8 Thames Valley 8 4 0 4 153 200 −37 0 1 17 9 King Country 8 3 0 5 163 211 −48 1 2 15 10 East Coast 8 2 0 6 173 225 −52 3 2 13 11 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8 1 0 7 141 182 −41 0 6 10 12 Poverty Bay 8 1 0 7 141 240 −99 0 2 6 Meads Cup and Heartland Championship Lochore Cup qualification In the case of two teams being tied on points, the ranking of teams is decided by: (1) the winner of the round robin match between the two provinces; then (2) highest point difference; then (3) most tries scored; then (4) a coin toss. In the case of three or more teams being tied on points the ranking of teams is decided by: (1) the province with the most wins against other tied provinces in the Round Robin; then (2) if two teams remain tied they shall be ranked according to the criteria listed above, but if more than two teams remain tied, they shall be ranked according to criteria (2) to (4) only. Finals Meads Cup semi-finals Meads Cup final 1 Mid Canterbury 28 4 West Coast 25 2 North Otago 48 3 Wairarapa Bush 34 1 Mid Canterbury 26 2 North Otago 20 Lochore Cup semi-finals Lochore Cup final 5 South Canterbury 14 8 Thames Valley 8 6 Wanganui 30 7 Buller 40 5 South Canterbury 17 7 Buller 10 See also Sports 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 2010–2019 2013 ITM Cup References Category:Heartland Championship Heartland Heartland