2012 Heartland Championship

The 2012 Heartland Championship is the 7th provincial rugby union competition, since the 2006 reconstruction, involving the 12 amateur rugby unions in New Zealand. The 2012 season will follow the style of 2011. The tournaments' round robin stage will see the 12 teams play 8 games. 1st to 4th on the ladder at the end of the 8 weeks will play off for the Meads Cup, while 5th to 8th will play off for the Lochore Cup.

2012 Heartland Championship
Date25 August 2012 (2012-08-25)–28 October 2012 (2012-10-28)
Countries New Zealand
Final positions
Champions East Coast
Runner-up Wanganui
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Glen Walters (102)
Most tries Liam Edwards (5)
Saul Chase (5)
2011
2013

2012 Heartland Championship Teams

The 2012 Heartland Championship is being contested by the following teams:

Team Super Rugby Partner Hometown
Buller Crusaders Westport
East Coast Hurricanes Ruatoria
Horowhenua-Kapiti Hurricanes Levin
King Country Chiefs Taupo
Mid Canterbury Crusaders Ashburton
North Otago Highlanders Oamaru
Poverty Bay Hurricanes Gisborne
South Canterbury Crusaders Timaru
Thames Valley Chiefs Paeroa
Wairarapa Bush Hurricanes Masterton
Wanganui Hurricanes Wanganui
West Coast Crusaders Greymouth

2012 Heartland Championship Table

Qualified for Meads Cup
Qualified for Lochore Cup
Pos. Team Pld W D L For Against +/- BP1 BP2 Pts
1 East Coast 8701230177+5330 31
2 Wanganui 8701237133+10430 31
3 Wairarapa Bush 8602219130+8922 28
4 North Otago 8503195194+141 25
5 Buller 8503205180+2532 25
6 South Canterbury 8503265227+3831 21
7 Mid Canterbury 8305158162-423 17
8 Poverty Bay 8305212247-3541 17
9 West Coast 8206140185-4513 12
10 Thames Valley 8206203263-6012 11
11 King Country 8107178230-5223 9
12 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8206124238-11410 9

  • 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 event of a three-team or more tie on points the rankings 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.

Individual Points Scorers


correct as of 29 September 2012

Round Robin

The following fixtures were released on 28 March 2012.[1]

Week 1


Week 2


Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Finals

SemiFinals

Meads Cup

Lochore Cup

Finals

Meads Cup

Lochore Cup

References

  1. "2012 Heartland Championship Match Schedule" (PDF). allblacks.com. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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