2015 Heartland Championship

2015 Heartland Championship
Date 22 August 2015 (2015-08-22)–25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
Countries New Zealand New Zealand
Final positions
Champions Wanganui (Meads Cup)
King Country (Lochore Cup)
Runner-up South Canterbury (Meads Cup)
North Otago (Lochore Cup)
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The 2015 Heartland Championship, the tenth edition of the Heartland Championship since the 2006 reconstruction of the National Provincial Championship, was a rugby union competition involving the twelve semi-professional 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 playing at home against the lower seed.

Teams

The 2015 Heartland Championship was contested by the following teams.

Team Super Rugby partner Hometown Home stadium Capacity
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 Taupo 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 Alpine Energy Stadium 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

Standings

Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 South Canterbury 8 7 0 1 346 162 +184 7 0 35
2 Mid Canterbury 8 7 0 1 295 228 +67 5 1 34
3 Wanganui 8 6 1 1 318 185 +133 6 1 33
4 Wairarapa Bush 8 4 0 4 238 192 +46 5 2 23
5 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8 4 0 4 263 261 +2 5 2 23
6 Buller 8 4 0 4 200 187 +13 3 2 21
7 King Country 8 4 1 3 245 192 +53 3 0 21
8 North Otago 8 4 0 4 189 252 −63 2 2 20
9 Thames Valley 8 3 0 5 206 255 −49 4 0 16
10 West Coast 8 3 0 5 184 208 −24 3 1 16
11 Poverty Bay 8 1 0 7 227 333 −106 4 2 10
12 East Coast 8 0 0 8 112 368 −256 1 1 2
Meads Cup qualification
Lochore Cup qualification

In the case of a two-team tie 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 caseof a three-team or more tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:

Finals

Meads Cup semi-finals Meads Cup final
      
1 South Canterbury 25
4 Wairarapa Bush 21
1 South Canterbury 11
3 Wanganui 28
2 Mid Canterbury 11
3 Wanganui 26

Lochore Cup semi-finals Lochore Cup final
      
5 Horowhenua-Kapiti 12
8 North Otago 57
7 King Country 47
8 North Otago 34
6 Buller 6
7 King Country 20

Semifinals

Meads Cup
Lochore Cup

Finals

Meads Cup
Lochore Cup
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