2012 Heartland Championship

2012 Heartland Championship
Date 25 August 2012 (2012-08-25)–28 October 2012 (2012-10-28)
Countries New Zealand 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

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 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 8 7 0 1 230 177 +53 3 0 31
2 Wanganui 8 7 0 1 237 133 +104 3 0 31
3 Wairarapa Bush 8 6 0 2 219 130 +89 2 2 28
4 North Otago 8 5 0 3 195 194 +1 4 1 25
5 Buller 8 5 0 3 205 180 +25 3 2 25
6 South Canterbury 8 5 0 3 265 227 +38 3 1 21
7 Mid Canterbury 8 3 0 5 158 162 -4 2 3 17
8 Poverty Bay 8 3 0 5 212 247 -35 4 1 17
9 West Coast 8 2 0 6 140 185 -45 1 3 12
10 Thames Valley 8 2 0 6 203 263 -60 1 2 11
11 King Country 8 1 0 7 178 230 -52 2 3 9
12 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8 2 0 6 124 238 -114 1 0 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 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. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
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