Heartland Championship – WEEK 6 – Head to Head Stats

DATE – 28 September
WEEK 6 Kick-offs: 2.30pm

• • Buller v Wairarapa Bush
    Victoria Square Westport
  • East Coast v West Coast
    Whakarua Park Ruatoria
  • Horowhenua Kapiti v Poverty Bay
    Waikanae Park Waikanae
  • King Country v South Canterbury
    Owen Delany Park Taupo
  • Mid Canterbury v Thames Valley
    Ashburton Showgrounds Ashburton
  • North Otago v Wanganui
    Whitestone Contracting Stadium Oamaru

• • Buller v Wairarapa Bush
  • Saturday 28 September, 2.30pm at Victoria Square, Westport
  • Referee: Stu Curran
  • Played: 22, 1975-2018. Buller wins: 8, Wairarapa Bush wins: 14.
  • Last match: Wairarapa Bush 61 Buller 26 in Masterton 15.09.2018 (HC)
  • Last Buller win: Buller 29 Wairarapa Bush 24 in Westport 23.09.2017 (HC)
  • Highest score Buller: 49 in Masterton 11.10.2014 (HC)
  • Highest score Wairarapa Bush: 61 in Masterton 15.09.2018 (HC)
  • Biggest differential: Wairarapa Bush by 35 (61-26) in Masterton 15.09.2018 (HC)

• • East Coast v West Coast
  • Saturday 28 September, 2.30pm at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria
  • Referee: Richard Gordon
  • Played: 28, 1976-2018. East Coast wins: 15, West Coast wins: 13.
  • Last match: West Coast 62 East Coast 26 in Greymouth 13.10.2018 (HC)
  • Last East Coast win: East Coast 23 West Coast 16 in Ruatoria 25.08.2012 (HC)
  • Highest score East Coast: 72 in Tolaga Bay 16.09.1992 (NPC)
  • Highest score West Coast: 62 in Greymouth 13.10.2018 (HC)
  • Biggest differential: East Coast by 69 (72-3) in Tolaga Bay 16.09.1992 (NPC)

• • Horowhenua Kapiti v Poverty Bay
  • Saturday 28 September, 2.30pm at Waikanae Park, Waikanae
  • Referee: Cam Stone
  • Played: 36, 1951-2017. Horowhenua Kapiti wins: 12, Poverty Bay wins: 23, Draws: 1.
  • Last match: Horowhenua Kapiti 39 Poverty Bay 5 in Gisborne 2.09.2017 (HC)
  • Last Poverty Bay win: Poverty Bay 31 Horowhenua Kapiti 13 in Levin 25.08.2012 (HC)
  • Highest score Horowhenua Kapiti: 54 in Waikanae 5.09.2015 (HC)
  • Highest score Poverty Bay: 53 in Gisborne 26.08.1981 (NPC)
  • Biggest differential: Poverty Bay by 39 (46-7) in Gisborne 24.09.1983 (NPC)

• • King Country v South Canterbury
  • Saturday 28 September, 2.30pm at Owen Delany Park, Taupo
  • Referee: Damien McPherson
  • Played: 15, 1987-2018. King Country wins: 6, South Canterbury wins: 9.
  • Last match: South Canterbury 58 King Country 21 in Timaru 20.10.2018 (MC SF)
  • Last King Country win: King Country 23 South Canterbury 13 in Timaru 26.09.2009 (HC)
  • Highest score King Country: 41 in Te Kuiti 27.08.1988 (NPC)
  • Highest score South Canterbury: 58 in Timaru 20.10.2018 (MC SF)
  • Biggest differential: South Canterbury by 37 (58-21) in Timaru 20.10.2018 (MC SF)

• • Mid Canterbury v Thames Valley
  • Saturday 28 September, 2.30pm at Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton
  • Referee: Nick Webster
  • Played: 21, 1964-2017. Mid Canterbury wins: 9, Thames Valley wins: 9, Draws: 3.
  • Last match: Mid Canterbury 25 Thames Valley 16 in Paeroa 30.09.2017 (HC)
  • Last Thames Valley win: Thames Valley 20 Mid Canterbury 15 in Paeroa 6.09.2014 (HC)
  • Highest score Mid Canterbury: 49 in Ashburton 23.08.2008 (HC)
  • Highest score Thames Valley: 35 in Paeroa 16.08.2003 (NPC)
  • Biggest differential: Mid Canterbury by 34 (42-8) in Ashburton 25.09.1999 (NPC)

• • North Otago v Wanganui
  • Saturday 28 September, 2.30pm at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
  • Referee: Tipene Cottrell
  • Played: 29, 1930-2017. North Otago wins: 8, Wanganui wins: 21.
  • Last match: Wanganui 10 North Otago 6 in Wanganui 14.10.2017 (HC)
  • Last North Otago win: North Otago 27 Wanganui 15 in Oamaru 28.09.2013 (HC)
  • Highest score North Otago: 73 in Oamaru 21.09.2002 (NPC)
  • Highest score Wanganui: 73 in Oamaru 3.09.1994 (NPC)
  • Biggest differential: North Otago by 66 (73-7) in Oamaru 21.09.2002 (NPC)