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{{Short description|New Zealand rugby union competition}}
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{{Infobox sports league
| title             = Heartland Championship
| current_season    = 2024 Heartland Championship
| logo              = Heartland Championship logo.png
| logo_size         = 150px
| caption           =
| formerly          = National Provincial Championship (1976–2005)
| sport             = Rugby union
| founded           = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2006}}
| inaugural         = 
| ceo               = 
| teams             = 12
| country           = {{flag|New Zealand}}
| headquarters      = 
| champion          = [[Thames Valley Rugby Football Union|Thames Valley]]
| champ_season      = [[2024 Heartland Championship|2024]]
| most_champs       = [[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Whanganui]] (6 titles)
| tv                = [[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]]
| streaming         =
| sponsor           = [[Bunnings]]
| related_comps     = [[Farah Palmer Cup]]<br />[[National Provincial Championship (2006–present)|National Provincial Championship]]
| tournament_format = 
| website           = [https://www.provincial.rugby/heartland-championship provincial.rugby]
}}

The '''Heartland Championship''' is an annual [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] [[rugby union]] competition in men's domestic [[Rugby union in New Zealand|New Zealand rugby]]. First played in 2006, it is the third highest level of [[List of rugby union competitions|competition]] in New Zealand alongside the [[Ranfurly Shield]]. It is organised by [[New Zealand Rugby]] (NZR) and since 2021, it has been known as the Bunnings Heartland Championship after [[Bunnings]], its [[naming rights]] sponsor.

Following the [[2005 National Provincial Championship]] the competitions were restructured into a two-tier competition. The Heartland Championship would include semi-professional and amateur players, and consist of the bottom twelve populated and performing regional teams. For sponsorship reasons it was rebranded as the [[AA Insurance|AA Rewards]] Heartland Championship. The remaining teams would continue to exist in the newly reformed professional competition known as the [[National Provincial Championship (2006–present)|National Provincial Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NZRU releases eligibility criteria for new competitions |url=http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=showNPCNews&newsArticle=913 |date=4 November 2004 |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=All Blacks| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050213072842/http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=showNPCNews&newsArticle=913 | archive-date=13 February 2005 }}</ref>

== Format ==
{{Location map+ |New Zealand |float=right |width=300 |caption=Locations of the 2022 Heartland Championship teams. |places=
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-41.7546 |long=171.6060 |label=<small>[[Buller Rugby Football Union|Buller]]</small> | position=left | mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-37.8898 |long=178.3191 |label=<small>[[East Coast Rugby Football Union|East Coast]]</small>|position=top | mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-40.6218 |long=175.2866 |label=<small>{{nowrap|[[Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union|Horowhenua-Kapiti]]}}</small>|position=left | mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-38.3381 |long=175.1673 |label=<small>[[King Country Rugby Football Union|King Country]]</small>|position=left | mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-43.9054 |long=171.7448 |label=<small>[[Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union|Mid Canterbury]]</small>|position=right | mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-45.0966 |long=170.9714 |label=<small>[[North Otago Rugby Football Union|North Otago]]</small>|position=right | mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-38.6641 |long=178.0228 |label=<small>[[Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union|Poverty Bay]]</small> |position=bottom | mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-44.3904 |long=171.2373 |label=<small>{{nowrap|[[South Canterbury Rugby Football Union|South Canterbury]]}}</small> |position=right | mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-37.3755 |long=175.6679 |label=<small>[[Thames Valley Rugby Football Union|Thames Valley]]</small> | mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-40.9464 |long=175.6672 |label=<small>{{nowrap|[[Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union|Wairarapa Bush]]}}</small> |position=right | mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-42.4614 |long=171.1985 |label=<small>[[West Coast Rugby Football Union|West Coast]]</small> |position=left | mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-39.9331 |long=175.0286 |label=<small>[[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Whanganui]]</small> |position=left | mark=Black pog.svg}}
}}

The '''Heartland Championship''' is held annually, and starts in August. Rugby teams from 12 provincial unions compete.

Points are earned during the competition based on the following schedule:

* 4 points for a win
* 2 points for a draw
* 0 points for a loss
* 1 bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries, regardless of the final result
* 1 bonus point for a loss by 7 points or less

=== Prior to 2011 ===
Prior to the 2011 Competition, the tournament was conducted in three rounds.<ref name="Structure">{{cite web | url=http://files.allblacks.com/DivisionOne2006compStruc03.pdf | title=Division One 2006: Competition Structure | website=allblacks.com | year=2006 | access-date=20 August 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930220650/http://files.allblacks.com/DivisionOne2006compStruc03.pdf | archive-date=30 September 2007}} Before the "Heartland Championship" name was adopted, this competition was tentatively called "Division One" of the NPC.</ref> This was similar to the structure of the [[2006 Air New Zealand Cup]], but that competition collapsed its first two phases into one effective in [[2007 Air New Zealand Cup|2007]]. At the start of Round One, the 12 teams would split into seeded pools of six teams each, Pool A and Pool B. Seedings were also based on positions in the previous year's competition. During Round One, each team would play the other teams in its pool once. All teams would have either two or three home fixtures, with the three highest seeds in each pool at the start of the season receiving the extra home fixture.

All teams would advance to Round Two. The top three teams in each pool advance to the [[Meads Cup]], while the bottom three teams enter the [[Lochore Cup]].

Round two saw each team in both the Meads and Lochore Cups playing the three teams that it did not play during Round One. The three teams with the most competition points in Round One would play two home fixtures and one away, while the other three teams would play one home fixture and two away.

All competition points from Round One carried over to Round Two, and the competition points earned in both rounds determined the teams that advanced to the semifinals of each Cup in Round Three. The top four teams in the Meads and Lochore Cup competitions at the end of Round Two advanced to the semifinals.

=== Round Robin ===
This round sees the 12 teams playing 8 games each. 1st to 4th on the ladder at the end of the 8 weeks will play off for the Meads Cup, while 5th to 8th play off for the Lochore Cup.

=== Finals ===
The Meads and Lochore Cup winners are both determined in four-team single-elimination tournaments. The semifinal matchups are seeded 1-4 and 2-3, with the higher seed receiving home field advantage. The highest surviving seed hosts each Cup final.

== Teams ==
The Heartland Championship is contested by the following teams:<ref name="Structure" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
!Team
!Union
!Established
!Location
!Venue
|-
|'''[[Buller Rugby Football Union|Buller]]'''
| Buller Rugby Union
| {{start date and age|1894}}
| [[Westport, New Zealand|Westport]]
| Victoria Square
|-
|'''[[East Coast Rugby Football Union|East Coast]]'''
| Ngāti Porou East Coast Rugby Union
| {{start date and age|1922}}
| [[Ruatoria]]
| [[Whakarua Park]]
|-
|'''[[Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union|Horowhenua Kapiti]]'''
| Horowhenua Kapiti Rugby Football Union
| {{start date and age|1893}}
| [[Levin, New Zealand|Levin]]
| [[Levin Domain]]
|-
|'''[[King Country Rugby Football Union|King Country]]'''
| King Country Rugby Union
| {{start date and age|1922}}
| [[Te Kuiti, New Zealand|Te Kuiti]]
| [[Owen Delany Park]], [[Taupō]]
|-
|'''[[Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union|Mid Canterbury]]'''
| Mid Canterbury Rugby Union
| {{start date and age|1904}}
| [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]]
| Ashburton Showgrounds
|-
|'''[[North Otago Rugby Football Union|North Otago]]'''
| North Otago Rugby Football Union
| {{start date and age|1927}}
| [[Oamaru, New Zealand|Oamaru]]
| [[Centennial Park, Oamaru|Whitestone Contracting Stadium]]
|-
|'''[[Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union|Poverty Bay]]'''
| Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union
| {{start date and age|1890}}
| [[Gisborne, New Zealand|Gisborne]]
| More FM Rugby Park
|-
|'''[[South Canterbury Rugby Football Union|South Canterbury]]'''
| South Canterbury Rugby Football Union
| {{start date and age|1888}}
| [[Timaru, New Zealand|Timaru]]
| [[Fraser Park (Timaru)|Alpine Energy Stadium]]
|-
|'''[[Thames Valley Rugby Football Union|Thames Valley]]'''
| Thames Valley Rugby Union
| {{start date and age|1922}}
| [[Paeroa, New Zealand|Paeroa]]
| Boyd Park
|-
|'''[[Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union|Wairarapa Bush]]'''
| Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union
| {{start date and age|1971}}
| [[Masterton, New Zealand|Masterton]]
| [[Memorial Park, Masterton|Trust House Memorial Park]]
|-
|'''[[West Coast Rugby Football Union|West Coast]]'''
| West Coast Rugby Union
| {{start date and age|1890}}
| [[Greymouth, New Zealand|Greymouth]]
| [[John Sturgeon Park]]
|-
|'''[[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Whanganui]]'''
| Whanganui Rugby Football Union
| {{start date and age|1888}}
| [[Whanganui]]
| [[Cooks Gardens]]
|}

Prior to 2006, East Coast, North Otago, Poverty Bay and Whanganui competed in Division Two of the NPC, alongside Counties-Manukau, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, Nelson Bays and Marlborough (all promoted to the Air New Zealand Cup, Nelson Bays and Marlborough merging to form Tasman). The remaining teams competed in Division Three of the NPC.

== Champions ==

{| class = "wikitable sortable" | border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:100%"
|-
! Year
! Meads Cup
! Lochore Cup
|-
| [[2006 Heartland Championship|2006]] || [[Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union|Wairarapa Bush]] || [[Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union|Poverty Bay]]
|-
| [[2007 Heartland Championship|2007]] || [[North Otago Rugby Football Union|North Otago]] || [[Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union|Poverty Bay]]
|-
| [[2008 Heartland Championship|2008]] || [[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Wanganui]] || [[Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union|Poverty Bay]]
|-
| [[2009 Heartland Championship|2009]] || [[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Wanganui]] || [[North Otago Rugby Football Union|North Otago]]
|-
| [[2010 Heartland Championship|2010]] || [[North Otago Rugby Football Union|North Otago]] || [[Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union|Wairarapa Bush]]
|-
| [[2011 Heartland Championship|2011]] || [[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Wanganui]] || [[Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union|Poverty Bay]]
|-
| [[2012 Heartland Championship|2012]] || [[East Coast Rugby Football Union|East Coast]] || [[Buller Rugby Football Union|Buller]]
|-
| [[2013 Heartland Championship|2013]] || [[Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union|Mid Canterbury]] || [[South Canterbury Rugby Football Union|South Canterbury]]
|-
| [[2014 Heartland Championship|2014]] || [[Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union|Mid Canterbury]] || [[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Wanganui]]
|-
| [[2015 Heartland Championship|2015]] || [[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Wanganui]] || [[King Country Rugby Football Union|King Country]]
|-
| [[2016 Heartland Championship|2016]] || [[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Wanganui]] || [[North Otago Rugby Football Union|North Otago]]
|-
| [[2017 Heartland Championship|2017]] || [[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Wanganui]] || [[Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union|Mid Canterbury]]
|-
| [[2018 Heartland Championship|2018]] || [[Thames Valley Rugby Football Union|Thames Valley]] || [[Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union|Horowhenua-Kapiti]]
|-
| [[2019 Heartland Championship|2019]] || [[North Otago Rugby Football Union|North Otago]] || [[South Canterbury Rugby Football Union|South Canterbury]]
|-
| [[2021 Heartland Championship|2021]] || [[South Canterbury Rugby Football Union|South Canterbury]] || [[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Whanganui]]
|-
| [[2022 Heartland Championship|2022]] || [[South Canterbury Rugby Football Union|South Canterbury]] || [[East Coast Rugby Football Union|East Coast]]
|-
| [[2023 Heartland Championship|2023]] || [[South Canterbury Rugby Football Union|South Canterbury]] || [[West Coast Rugby Football Union|West Coast]]
|-
|[[2024 Heartland Championship|2024]]||[[Thames Valley Rugby Football Union|Thames Valley]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/a/sport/350451966/thames-valley-claim-heartland-championship-meads-cup-glory-with-thrilling-win-over-mid-canterbury|title=The Waikato Times|website=www.waikatotimes.co.nz}}</ref>|| [[King Country Rugby Football Union|King Country]]
|}

No Heartland Championship was held in 2020 due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand|COVID-19]]. 

=== Meads Cup winners ===
{{Main article|Meads Cup}}

{| class = "wikitable sortable" | border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:100%"
|-
!Team
!Titles
!Years
!Runners-up
!Years

|-
| [[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Whanganui]] || {{center|6}}  || [[2008 Heartland Championship|2008]], [[2009 Heartland Championship|2009]], [[2011 Heartland Championship|2011]], [[2015 Heartland Championship|2015]], [[2016 Heartland Championship|2016]], [[2017 Heartland Championship|2017]]||  {{center|7}}||[[2006 Heartland Championship|2006]], [[2007 Heartland Championship|2007]], [[2010 Heartland Championship|2010]], [[2012 Heartland Championship|2012]], [[2019 Heartland Championship|2019]], [[2022 Heartland Championship|2022]], [[2023 Heartland Championship|2023]]
|-
| [[South Canterbury Rugby Football Union|South Canterbury]] || {{center|3}}  || [[2021 Heartland Championship|2021]], [[2022 Heartland Championship|2022]], [[2023 Heartland Championship|2023]]|| {{center|2}}||[[2015 Heartland Championship|2015]], [[2018 Heartland Championship|2018]], 
|-
| [[North Otago Rugby Football Union|North Otago]] || {{center|3}}  || [[2007 Heartland Championship|2007]], [[2010 Heartland Championship|2010]], [[2019 Heartland Championship|2019]] || {{center|1}}||[[2013 Heartland Championship|2013]]
|-
| [[Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union|Mid Canterbury]] || {{center|2}} ||   [[2013 Heartland Championship|2013]], [[2014 Heartland Championship|2014]]  ||{{center|3}}||[[2008 Heartland Championship|2008]], [[2009 Heartland Championship|2009]], [[2024 Heartland Championship|2024]]
|-
| [[Thames Valley Rugby Football Union|Thames Valley]] || {{center|2}}  || [[2018 Heartland Championship|2018]], [[2024 Heartland Championship|2024]]  ||{{center|1}}||[[2021 Heartland Championship|2021]]
|-
| [[East Coast Rugby Football Union|East Coast]] || {{center|1}}  || [[2012 Heartland Championship|2012]] || {{center|1}}||[[2011 Heartland Championship|2011]]
|-
| [[Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union|Wairarapa Bush]] || {{center|1}}  || [[2006 Heartland Championship|2006]] ||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}
|-
| [[Buller Rugby Football Union|Buller]] || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}}  ||{{center|2}} ||[[2014 Heartland Championship|2014]], [[2016 Heartland Championship|2016]]
|-
| [[Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union|Horowhenua-Kapiti]] || {{center|—}}  || {{center|—}} || {{center|1}}||[[2017 Heartland Championship|2017]]
|-
|[[King Country Rugby Football Union|King Country]] || {{center|—}}  || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}}||{{center|—}}
|-
|[[Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union|Poverty Bay]] || {{center|—}}  || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}}||{{center|—}}
|-
|[[West Coast Rugby Football Union|West Coast]] || {{center|—}}  || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}}||{{center|—}}
|-
|}

=== Lochore Cup winners ===
{{Main article|Lochore Cup}}

{| class = "wikitable sortable" | border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:100%"
|-
!Team
!Titles
!Years
!Runners-up
!Years
|-
| [[Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union|Poverty Bay]] || {{center|4}}  || [[2006 Heartland Championship|2006]], [[2007 Heartland Championship|2007]], [[2008 Heartland Championship|2008]], [[2011 Heartland Championship|2011]] || {{center|1}}|| [[2023 Heartland Championship|2023]]
|-
| [[North Otago Rugby Football Union|North Otago]] || {{center|2}}  || [[2009 Heartland Championship|2009]], [[2016 Heartland Championship|2016]] || {{center|3}}|| [[2014 Heartland Championship|2014]], [[2015 Heartland Championship|2015]], [[2021 Heartland Championship|2021]]
|-
| [[South Canterbury Rugby Football Union|South Canterbury]] || {{center|2}}  || [[2013 Heartland Championship|2013]], [[2019 Heartland Championship|2019]] || {{center|3}}||[[2007 Heartland Championship|2007]], [[2011 Heartland Championship|2011]], [[2012 Heartland Championship|2012]]
|-
| [[Whanganui Rugby Football Union|Whanganui]] || {{center|2}}  || [[2014 Heartland Championship|2014]], [[2021 Heartland Championship|2021]] || {{center|-}}||{{center|—}}
|-
| [[King Country Rugby Football Union|King Country]] || {{center|2}}  || [[2015 Heartland Championship|2015]], [[2024 Heartland Championship|2024]] || {{center|2}}||[[2006 Heartland Championship|2006]], [[2016 Heartland Championship|2016]]
|-
| [[Buller Rugby Football Union|Buller]] || {{center|1}}  || [[2012 Heartland Championship|2012]] || {{center|2}}||[[2010 Heartland Championship|2010]], [[2013 Heartland Championship|2013]]
|-
| [[West Coast Rugby Football Union|West Coast]] || {{center|1}}  || [[2023 Heartland Championship|2023]] || {{center|4}}||[[2009 Heartland Championship|2009]], [[2017 Heartland Championship|2017]], [[2019 Heartland Championship|2019]], [[2024 Heartland Championship|2024]]
|-
| [[Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union|Mid Canterbury]] || {{center|1}}  || [[2017 Heartland Championship|2017]] || {{center|1}}||[[2022 Heartland Championship|2022]]
|-
| [[Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Football Union|Horowhenua-Kapiti]] || {{center|1}}  || [[2018 Heartland Championship|2018]] || {{center|1}}||[[2008 Heartland Championship|2008]]
|-
| [[East Coast Rugby Football Union|East Coast]] || {{center|1}} || [[2022 Heartland Championship|2022]] || {{center|—}} ||{{center|—}}
|-
| [[Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union|Wairarapa Bush]] || {{center|1}}  || [[2010 Heartland Championship|2010]] || {{center|1}}||[[2018 Heartland Championship|2018]]
|-
|[[Thames Valley Rugby Football Union|Thames Valley]] || {{center|—}}  || {{center|—}} || {{center|—}}||{{center|—}}
|}

==Osborne Taonga==

In 2021, a new challenge trophy for the Heartland Championship teams was announced, named after 16-test All Black [[Bill Osborne]]. It would follow similar rules to the [[Ranfurly Shield]].

The Osborne Taonga was designed and created by Otaki-based Kaiwhakaairo (carver) and artist Jason Hina ([[Ngā Rauru Kiitahi]], Te Atihaunui ā Pāpārangi, [[Ngāti Apa]], [[Ngāpuhi]], [[Ngāti Kauwhata]] and [[Ngāti Raukawa]]) and fellow carver Bill Doyle, who created the Tū Kotahi Aotearoa trophy.<ref name="Bill Osborne Taonga and Ian Kirkpatrick Medal">{{cite press release | url=https://www.provincial.rugby/news/bunnings-heartland-championship-introduces-bill-osborne-taonga-and-ian-kirkpatrick-medal | title=Bunnings Heartland Championship introduces Bill Osborne Taonga and Ian Kirkpatrick Medal | website=allblacks.com | date=11 November 2021 | access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref>

The 5th ranked team from the [[2021 Heartland Championship]] regular season, Poverty Bay, was the inaugural winner of this trophy after beating the 6th placed Mid Canterbury by 33 points to 26. Poverty Bay therefore earned the right to defend the trophy in the [[2022 Heartland Championship]] season.

==Ian Kirkpatrick Medal==

Since 2022, the Heartland Championship Player of the Year award has been awarded a medal named after former All Blacks captain [[Ian Kirkpatrick]].<ref name="Bill Osborne Taonga and Ian Kirkpatrick Medal"/>

Winners of the Medal are:
* 2022 Sam Parkes (East Coast). Other finalists were Siu Kakala (South Canterbury) and Semi Vodosese (Whanganui).<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.nzrugby.co.nz/news-and-events/latest-news/ruahei-demant-and-world-cup-winning-black-ferns-shine-at-the-asb-rugby-awards | title=Ruahei Demant and World Cup winning Black Ferns shine at the ASB Rugby Awards | work=New Zealand Rugby | date=8 December 2022 | access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref>
* 2023 Siu Kakala (South Canterbury).  Other finalists were Stuart Leach (Poverty Bay) and Alekesio Vakarorogo (Whanganui)<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/ardie-savea-wins-top-prize-at-asb-rugby-awards/ | title=Ardie Savea wins top prize at ASB Rugby Awards | website=allblacks.com | date= 14 December 2023 | access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref>
* 2024 Alekesio Vakarorogo (Whanganui)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/sport/rugby-steelform-whanganuis-alekesio-vakarorogo-wins-ian-kirkpartrick-medal-at-nz-rugby-awards/UE23EZ325VG43P5OM5E5FL6NGU/|title=Rugby: Whanganui player named Heartland Player of the Year|date=15 January 2025|website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] }}</ref>

== Heartland Championship representative team ==
Each year, a [[New Zealand Heartland XV]] is selected to recognise the top performing players in the Championship. The team selected plays various fixtures and in some years goes on an overseas tour.

== See also ==
* [[National Provincial Championship (1976–2005)]]
* [[National Provincial Championship (2006–present)]]
* [[List of New Zealand rugby union teams]]
* [[Hanan Shield]] competed for by Mid Canterbury, North Otago and South Canterbury
* [[Rundle Cup]] played between Buller and West Coast

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.provincial.rugby/heartland-championship/ Official Heartland Championship Website]

{{Heartland Championship}}

{{Rugby union in New Zealand}}

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