2007 Heartland Championship
The 2007 Heartland Championship was the primary provincial rugby union championship in New Zealand played between August 18 and October 18, 2007.[1] As in the inaugural competition, the 2006 Heartland Championship, 12 teams were involved.
North Otago won the Meads Cup,[2] beating Whanganui in the final,[3] while Poverty Bay repeated as Lochore Cup champions,[4] overcoming a half-time deficit of 16 points to beat South Canterbury.[5][4]
Round 1[edit]
Standings[edit]
The top three places in each pool, highlighted in gray, advanced to the Meads Cup. The remaining teams entered the Lochore Cup.
Pool A[edit]
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 Mid Canterbury 5 3 0 2 122 92 +30 3 15 2 Wairarapa Bush 5 3 0 2 140 67 +73 3 15 3 King Country 5 3 0 2 88 66 +22 2 14 4 West Coast 5 3 0 2 91 114 -23 1 13 5 Thames Valley 5 2 0 3 89 118 -29 2 10 6 Horowhenua-Kapiti 5 1 0 4 91 164 -73 0 4
Pool B[edit]
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 North Otago 5 5 0 0 185 59 +126 3 23 2 Buller 5 4 0 1 112 104 +8 1 17 3 Wanganui 5 3 0 2 111 86 +25 3 15 4 Poverty Bay 5 2 0 3 101 99 +2 2 10 5 South Canterbury 5 1 0 4 49 105 -56 1 5 6 East Coast 5 0 0 5 41 146 -105 1 1
Week 1[edit]
Week 2[edit]
Week 3[edit]
Week 4[edit]
Week 5[edit]
Round 2[edit]
Standings[edit]
Meads Cup Pool[edit]
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 North Otago 8 6 0 2 266 104 +162 5 29 2 Mid Canterbury 8 6 0 2 213 151 +62 4 28 3 Wanganui 8 5 0 3 206 135 +71 6 26 4 Wairarapa Bush 8 5 0 3 196 131 +65 3 23 5 Buller 8 5 0 3 171 186 -15 2 22 6 King Country 8 3 0 5 117 178 -61 2 14
Lochore Cup Pool[edit]
Pos Name Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts 1 Poverty Bay 8 5 0 3 193 162 +31 4 24 2 South Canterbury 8 4 0 4 139 173 -34 3 19 3 West Coast 8 4 0 4 155 192 -37 1 17 4 Thames Valley 8 2 0 6 147 215 -68 4 12 5 East Coast 8 2 0 6 130 210 -70 3 11 6 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8 1 0 7 164 260 -96 2 6
Fixtures and Results[edit]
Week 6[edit]
Week 7[edit]
Week 8[edit]
Semifinals[edit]
Fixtures and Results[edit]
Meads Cup[edit]
Lochore Cup[edit]
Finals[edit]
Fixtures and Results[edit]
Meads Cup[edit]
Lochore Cup[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Heartland Championship Fixtures/Results (2007)". New Zealand All Blacks rugby team official website, New Zealand Rugby Football Union. Web Archive. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007.
- ^ "Old Golds have work cut out against Wanganui". The Otago Times. 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Meads Cup Final - North Otago v Wanganui, 20 October 2007". Rob Jefferies/PHOTOSPORT.
- ^ a b "PBRFU Season – 2007". Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union.
- ^ "WEST COAST RFU – 2007". West Coast RFU.