2010 Heartland Championship
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2010 Heartland Championship
Defending Champs
North Otago
North Otago Rugby Football Union
The North Otago Rugby Football Union is a New Zealand rugby union province based in Oamaru and current holders of the Meads cup, the top trophy in the Heartland Championship. They are one of the strongest teams in The Heartland Championship, winning the Meads Cup section of the competition in its...

 - Meads Cup
Wairarapa-Bush
Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union
The Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union and Bush Rugby Football Union....

 - Lochore Cup
Pool Stage
Duration 28 August - 16 October
Round One Matches played
30/30
Round Two Matches played
6/18
Semifinals
Date October 23
Matches Played 0/4
Grand Finals
Date October 30
Matches Played 0/2


The 2010 Heartland Championship
Heartland Championship
The Heartland Championship New Zealand Division One competition, known for sponsorship reasons as the AA Rewards Heartland Championship, is a domestic rugby union competition in New Zealand. It was founded in 2006 as one of two successor competitions to the country's former domestic competition,...

 is the 5th provincial rugby union competition, since the 2006 reconstruction, involving the 12 amateur rugby unions in New Zealand.

In Round One, the teams are split in two pools of 6 teams in a round-robin format (30 games, from 30 August to 25 September).

In Round Two, the first three teams in each pool of Round One will compete for the Meads Cup, the others will compete for the Lochore Cup. Each team will meet the teams from the other pool of Round One in a round-robin format (18 games, from 2 October to 16 October).
The first four teams in Round Two will go on to the semifinals and then the winners will go on to the grand final which will be played on the 31st of October

Pool A

Qualified for Meads Cup
Qualified for Lochore Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TD BP1 BP2 Pts
1
Wanganui
Wanganui Rugby Football Union
The Wanganui Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Wanganui region of New Zealand. The Wanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888....

5 5 0 0 159 76 83 23 8 15 3 0 23
2
South Canterbury
South Canterbury Rugby Football Union
The South Canterbury Rugby Football Union is a rugby province based in the central South Island city of Timaru, New Zealand. The South Canterbury team play from Alpine Energy Stadium located in Timaru.-History:...

5 4 0 1 107 76 31 9 7 2 0 1 17
3
Thames Valley
Thames Valley Rugby Football Union
The Thames Valley Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the region of Thames Valley in the North Island of New Zealand...

5 3 0 2 102 76 26 10 9 1 1 2 15
4
Horowhenua-Kapiti
Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union
-Representative Rugby:The Horowhenua-Kapiti team play from Levin Domain, Levin and in the 2006 season are in Pool B of the Heartland Championship. They are seeded 6th qualifiers for the Championship as they were runner-ups in the 3rd division in 2005....

5 1 0 4 97 121
12 15
1 1 6
5
King Country
King Country Rugby Football Union
The King Country Rugby Football Union is a constituent union in the New Zealand Rugby Union. It is located in the central North Island of New Zealand...

5 1 0 4 76 119
9 15
0 2 6
5
West Coast
West Coast Rugby Football Union
The West Coast Rugby Football Union, formed in 1890, is the official governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the West Coast region of New Zealand and is affiliated to the New Zealand Rugby Union. The team is based in Greymouth and plays home matches at Rugby Park....

4 1 0 4 77 150
10 19
0 0 4

Top Point Scorers


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Pool B

Qualified for Meads Cup
Qualified for Lochore Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TD BP1 BP2 Pts
1
Mid Canterbury
Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union
The Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union is a rugby province in the South Island of New Zealand.-History:The Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union was formed in 1904 as Ashburton Country when it broke away from the Canterbury Rugby Football Union...

5 4 0 1 150 85 65 21 10 11 4 1 21
2
North Otago
North Otago Rugby Football Union
The North Otago Rugby Football Union is a New Zealand rugby union province based in Oamaru and current holders of the Meads cup, the top trophy in the Heartland Championship. They are one of the strongest teams in The Heartland Championship, winning the Meads Cup section of the competition in its...

5 4 0 1 243 80 163 33 9 24 4 0 20
3
Poverty Bay
Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union
The Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union, which governs rugby union within the Gisborne region surrounding Poverty Bay in New Zealand, was formed in 1890....

5 4 0 1 187 82 105 27 8 19 2 0 18
4
Wairarapa Bush
Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union
The Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union and Bush Rugby Football Union....

5 2 0 3 99 151
10 19
1 0 9
5
Buller
Buller Rugby Football Union
The Buller Rugby Union is a rugby province based in the town of Westport, New Zealand. The Buller provincial boundary also includes other notable towns such as Reefton, Karamea, Granity, Charleston, Punakaiki and Murchison .-History:Buller was formed in 1894...

5 1 0 4 79 127
8 16
0 1 5
6
East Coast
East Coast Rugby Football Union
The East Coast Rugby Football Union is a constituent union in the New Zealand Rugby Union. It is located on the East Coast of the North Island, based in Ruatoria. It is the smallest Union in New Zealand in the sense of player numbers and population base...

5 0 0 5 44 277
4 41
0 0 0

Top Point Scorers


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Meads Cup Pool

Qualified for Semifinals
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TD BP1 BP2 Pts
1
Wanganui
Wanganui Rugby Football Union
The Wanganui Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Wanganui region of New Zealand. The Wanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888....

6 6 0 0 209 110 99 30 13 17 4 0 28
2
Mid Canterbury
Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union
The Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union is a rugby province in the South Island of New Zealand.-History:The Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union was formed in 1904 as Ashburton Country when it broke away from the Canterbury Rugby Football Union...

6 5 0 1 179 94 85 23 10 13 4 1 25
3
North Otago
North Otago Rugby Football Union
The North Otago Rugby Football Union is a New Zealand rugby union province based in Oamaru and current holders of the Meads cup, the top trophy in the Heartland Championship. They are one of the strongest teams in The Heartland Championship, winning the Meads Cup section of the competition in its...

6 5 0 1 286 94 192 40 11 29 5 0 25
4
Poverty Bay
Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union
The Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union, which governs rugby union within the Gisborne region surrounding Poverty Bay in New Zealand, was formed in 1890....

6 4 0 2 221 132 89 32 15 17 3 0 19
5
South Canterbury
South Canterbury Rugby Football Union
The South Canterbury Rugby Football Union is a rugby province based in the central South Island city of Timaru, New Zealand. The South Canterbury team play from Alpine Energy Stadium located in Timaru.-History:...

6 4 0 2 121 119 2 11 14
0 1 17
6
Thames Valley
Thames Valley Rugby Football Union
The Thames Valley Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the region of Thames Valley in the North Island of New Zealand...

6 3 0 3 111 105 6 10 11
1 2 15

Top Point Scorers


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Lochore Cup Pool

Qualified for Semifinals
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TD BP1 BP2 Pts
1
King Country
King Country Rugby Football Union
The King Country Rugby Football Union is a constituent union in the New Zealand Rugby Union. It is located in the central North Island of New Zealand...

6 2 0 4 122 128
15 15 0 1 2 11
2
Wairarapa Bush
Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union
The Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union and Bush Rugby Football Union....

6 2 0 4 129 186
13 23
2 1 11
3
Buller
Buller Rugby Football Union
The Buller Rugby Union is a rugby province based in the town of Westport, New Zealand. The Buller provincial boundary also includes other notable towns such as Reefton, Karamea, Granity, Charleston, Punakaiki and Murchison .-History:Buller was formed in 1894...

6 2 0 4 102 138
9 17
0 1 9
4
West Coast
West Coast Rugby Football Union
The West Coast Rugby Football Union, formed in 1890, is the official governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the West Coast region of New Zealand and is affiliated to the New Zealand Rugby Union. The team is based in Greymouth and plays home matches at Rugby Park....

6 2 0 4 112 180
14 22
1 0 9
5
Horowhenua-Kapiti
Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union
-Representative Rugby:The Horowhenua-Kapiti team play from Levin Domain, Levin and in the 2006 season are in Pool B of the Heartland Championship. They are seeded 6th qualifiers for the Championship as they were runner-ups in the 3rd division in 2005....

6 1 0 5 108 144
13 16
1 1 6
6
East Coast
East Coast Rugby Football Union
The East Coast Rugby Football Union is a constituent union in the New Zealand Rugby Union. It is located on the East Coast of the North Island, based in Ruatoria. It is the smallest Union in New Zealand in the sense of player numbers and population base...

6 0 0 6 53 323
4 47
0 0 0

Top Point Scorers


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