Rugbyheartland.co.nz is proud to bring you our first ever VIRTUAL HEARTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP

( This whole concept is to be a FUN entertaining look at how the 2018 Heartland MIGHT go , we do not suggest any of the results will happen , but we hope you enjoy this for the entertainment value )

How it works: 

  • Draw based on the 2018 Heartland Championship draw
  • Teams made up of players from 2017 & Pre-Season 2018 Squads ( These ARE NOT the final teams for 2018 )
  • Games to be played at the Heartland’s nearest NPC Stadium (as follows)
    • Thames Valley & King Country @ Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
    • Poverty Bay & East Coast @ McLean Park, Napier
    • Wairarapa Bush @ Manawatu Arena
    • Wanganui @ Oceanic Park (where? It is a ground on the platform with a running track , looks a bit like Cooks Gardens)
    • Horowhenua-Kapiti @ Westpac Stadium
    • Buller & West Coast @ Trafalgar Park, Nelson
    • Mid Canterbury & South Canterbury @ Christchurch Stadium (AMI Park)
    • North Otago @ Forsyth Stadium, Dunedin
    • Where two teams play at the Same venue in the same round, the first game will be during the day , the second game in the “Evening or Night”
  • Games are run over full 80 minutes but are reduced to 20 minute Matches the full coverage of each game is around 30 minutes.
  • All Matches will be loaded here via our You Tube Video for easy sharing.
  • All match results are final
  • Competition runs exactly as this seasons Heartland Championship with the top 4 playing in the Virtual Meads Cup and middle 4 in Virtual Lochore Cup
  • Videos of Matches and results will be posted here and on our Facebook page(s) at https://www.facebook.com/rugbyheartland/ and https://www.facebook.com/VR_RugbyHeartland

The Draw & Videos of matches , click  to view video, videos loaded once results published :

RugbyHeartland.co.nz – Virtual Heartland 2018
WEEK 1 Home vs Away VENUE TOWN
Horowhenua-Kapiti 31.vs.07 Mid Canterbury Westpac Stadium Wellington
King Country 06 vs 00 East Coast Waikato Stadium Hamilton
North Otago 19 vs 20 Buller Forsyth Stadium Dunedin
Poverty Bay 13 vs 19 Wairarapa Bush McLean Park Napier
Thames Valley 10 vs 19 West Coast Waikato Stadium Hamilton
Wanganui 15 vs 07 South Canterbury Oceanic Park RC3 Ground

WEEK 2 Home vs Away VENUE TOWN
Buller 10 vs 12 King Country Trafalgar Park Nelson
East Coast 22 vs 10 Horowhenua-Kapiti McLean Park Napier
Mid Canterbury 10 vs 15 North Otago Christchurch Stadium (AMI Park) Christchurch
South Canterbury 05 vs 17 Poverty Bay Christchurch Stadium (AMI Park) Christchurch
Wairarapa Bush 28 v 05 Thames Valley Manawatu Arena Palmerston Nth
West Coast 03 v 19 Wanganui Trafalgar Park Nelson

WEEK 3 Home vs Away VENUE TOWN
Buller 14 v 27 Thames Valley Trafalgar Park Nelson
East Coast 17 v 07 Wairarapa Bush McLean Park Napier
King Country 23 v 14 North Otago Waikato Stadium Hamilton
Mid Canterbury 14 v 13 West Coast Christchurch Stadium (AMI Park) Christchurch
Poverty Bay 05 v 29 Wanganui McLean Park Napier
Horowhenua-Kapiti 05 v 22 South Canterbury Westpac Stadium Wellington

WEEK 4 Home vs Away VENUE TOWN
North Otago 17.v.15 Horowhenua-Kapiti Forsyth Stadium Dunedin
South Canterbury 21 v 14 East Coast Christchurch Stadium (AMI Park) Christchurch
Thames Valley 17 v 20 King Country Waikato Stadium Hamilton
Wanganui 14 v 10 Mid Canterbury Oceanic Park RC3 Ground
Wairarapa Bush 14 v 11 Buller Manawatu Arena Palmerston Nth
West Coast 17 v 15 Poverty Bay Trafalgar Park Nelson

WEEK 5 Home vs Away VENUE TOWN
Buller 08 v 21 West Coast Trafalgar Park Nelson
East Coast 15 v 18 Poverty Bay McLean Park Napier
Horowhenua-Kapiti 10 v 17 Wairarapa Bush Westpac Stadium Wellington
King Country 05 v 31 Wanganui Waikato Stadium Hamilton
South Canterbury 23 v 13 Mid Canterbury Christchurch Stadium (AMI Park) Christchurch
Thames Valley 23 v 15 North Otago Waikato Stadium Hamilton

WEEK 6 Home vs Away VENUE TOWN
Horowhenua-Kapiti 11 v 15 King Country Westpac Stadium Wellington
Mid Canterbury 28 v 13 East Coast Christchurch Stadium (AMI Park) Christchurch
North Otago 07 v 05 West Coast Forsyth Stadium Dunedin
Poverty Bay 19 v 12 Thames Valley McLean Park Napier
Wanganui 22 v 07 Buller Oceanic Park RC3 Ground
Wairarapa Bush 36 v 22 South Canterbury Manawatu Arena Palmerston Nth

WEEK 7 Home vs Away VENUE TOWN
Buller 10 v 17 Mid Canterbury Trafalgar Park Nelson
East Coast 12 v 45 Wanganui McLean Park Napier
King Country 24 v 07 Poverty Bay Waikato Stadium Hamilton
North Otago 18 v 07 South Canterbury Forsyth Stadium Dunedin
Thames Valley 06 v 15 Horowhenua-Kapiti Waikato Stadium Hamilton
West Coast 07 v 20 Wairarapa Bush Trafalgar Park Nelson

WEEK 8 Home vs Away VENUE TOWN
Mid Canterbury 05 v 14 King Country Christchurch Stadium (AMI Park) Christchurch
Poverty Bay 13 v 03 Buller McLean Park Napier
South Canterbury 15 v 00 Thames Valley Christchurch Stadium (AMI Park) Christchurch
Wanganui 17 v 03 Horowhenua-Kapiti Oceanic Park RC3 Ground
Wairarapa Bush 14 v 18 North Otago Manawatu Arena Palmerston Nth
West Coast 23 v 12 East Coast Trafalgar Park Nelson
RugbyHeartland.co.nz – Virtual Heartland 2018
Final Standings – Wk 8 P W D L F A DIFF B1 B2 Pts
1 Wanganui 8 8 0 0 192 52 140 3 0 35
2 King Country 8 7 0 1 118 95 23 0 0 28
3 Wairarapa Bush 8 6 0 2 155 103 52 2 1 27
4 North Otago 8 5 0 3 123 117 6 0 1 21
5 West Coast 8 4 0 4 108 103 5 0 2 18
6 Poverty Bay 8 4 0 4 107 124 -17 0 2 18
7 South Canterbury 8 4 0 4 122 118 4 0 0 16
8 Mid Canterbury 8 3 0 5 104 123 -19 1 2 15
9 Horowhenua-Kapiti 8 2 0 6 100 123 -23 1 3 12
10 East Coast 8 2 0 6 105 158 -53 1 3 12
11 Thames Valley 8 2 0 6 100 145 -45 1 2 11
12 Buller 8 1 0 7 83 145 -62 0 3 7
B1 = 4 tries or more
B2 = Loss by 7pts or less

WEEK 9 Semi Finals for VIRTUAL Meads Cup and Lochore Cup
VIRTUAL LOCHORE CUP SEMI FINALS
5th ranked team from pool round

West Coast

Mid Canterbury

8th ranked team from pool round

6th ranked team from pool round

Poverty Bay

South Canterbury

7th ranked team from pool round


VIRTUAL  MEADS CUP SEMI FINALS
Top ranked team from pool round

Wanganui

North Otago

4th ranked team from pool round

2nd ranked team from pool round

King Country

Wairarapa Bush

3rd ranked team from pool round


WEEK 10 – Finals for Virtual Meads Cup and Lochore Cup
VIRTUAL LOCHORE CUP FINAL
Home Away
Winner Semi 1 —— —— Winner Semi 2
VIRTUAL MEADS CUP FINAL
Home Away
Winner Semi 1 Winner Semi 2