Week Two of the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship

WEEK 2 – Head to Head details

NORTH OTAGO v MID CANTERBURY
Saturday 2 September, 2pm at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
Played: 108, 1928-2016 | North Otago wins: 36 | Mid Canterbury wins: 69 | Draws: 3
Last match: North Otago 36 Mid Canterbury 24, 22.10.16 in Ashburton (LCSF)
Last Mid Canterbury win: Mid Canterbury 40 North Otago 32, 27.08.16 in Ashburton (HC)
Biggest North Otago score: 57, 06.08.05 in Oamaru and 57, 04.08.07 in Oamaru
Biggest Mid Canterbury score: 61, 28.05.94 in Oamaru (NPC)
Biggest margin: Mid Canterbury by 54 (54-0), 07.08.82 in Ashburton (NPC)

Since 2006:

THAMES VALLEY v WANGANUI
Saturday 2 September, 2pm at Paeroa Domain, Paeroa
Played: 33, 1923-2016 | Thames Valley wins: 6 | Wanganui wins: 27
Last match: Wanganui 60 Thames Valley 14, 01.10.16 in Wanganui (HC)
Last Thames Valley win: Thames Valley 30 Wanganui 8, 29.09.01 in Te Aroha (NPC)
Biggest Thames Valley score: 38, 31.08.91 in Paeroa (NPC)
Biggest Wanganui score: 65, 19.08.06 in Wanganui (HC)
Biggest margin: Wanganui by 52 (62-10), 25.09.04 in Wanganui (NPC)

Since 2006:

SOUTH CANTERBURY v KING COUNTRY
Saturday 2 September, 2.30pm at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru
Played: 13, 1987-2016 | South Canterbury wins: 7 | King Country wins: 6
Last match: South Canterbury 42 King Country 14, 26.09.15 in Te Kuiti (HC)
Last King Country win: King Country 23 South Canterbury 13, 26.09.09 in Timaru (HC)
Biggest South Canterbury score: 56, 05.10.13 in Timaru (HC)
Biggest King Country score: 41, 27.08.88 in Te Kuiti (NPC)
Biggest margin: King Country by 35 (41-6), 27.08.88 in Te Kuiti (NPC)

Since 2006:

POVERTY BAY v HOROWHENUA KAPITI
Saturday 2 September, 2.30pm at More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne
Played: 35, 1951-2015 | Poverty Bay wins: 23 | Horowhenua Kapiti wins: 11 | Draws: 1
Last match: Horowhenua Kapiti 54 Poverty Bay 26, 05.09.15 in Waikanae (HC)
Last Poverty Bay win: Poverty Bay 31 Horowhenua Kapiti 13, 25.08.12 in Levin (HC)
Biggest Poverty Bay score: 53, 26.08.81 in Gisborne (NPC)
Biggest Horowhenua Kapiti score: 54, 05.09.15 in Waikanae (HC)
Biggest margin: Poverty Bay by 39 (46-7), 24.09.83 in Gisborne (NPC)

Since 2006:

WAIRARAPA BUSH v EAST COAST (100th Heartland match for Wairarapa Bush since new format began in 2006 )
Saturday 2 September, 2.30pm at Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton
Played: 17, 1976-2016 | Wairarapa Bush wins: 13 | East Coast wins: 4
Last match: Wairarapa Bush 44 East Coast 22, 15.10.16 in Masterton (HC)
Last East Coast win: East Coast 33 Wairarapa Bush 11, 03.09.11 in Ruatoria (HC)
Biggest Wairarapa Bush score: 67, 11.10.08 in Masterton (LC)
Biggest East Coast score: 33, 23.09.00 in Ruatoria (NPC), and 33, 03.09.11 in Ruatoria (HC)
Biggest margin: Wairarapa Bush by 44 (67-23), 11.10.08 in Masterton (LC)

Since 2006:

WEST COAST v BULLER {RUNDLE CUP}
Saturday 2 September, 2.30pm at Rugby Park, Greymouth
Played: 212, 1896-2016 | West Coast wins: 101 | Buller wins: 96 | Draws: 15
Last match: Buller 48 West Coast 0, 17.09.16 in Westport (HC)
Last West Coast win: West Coast 21 Buller 7, 29.08.15 in Greymouth (HC)
Biggest West Coast score: 53, 24.10.09 in Greymouth (LCSF)
Biggest Buller score: 48, 17.09.16 in Westport (HC)
Biggest margin: Buller by 48 (48-0), 17.09.16 in Westport (HC)