Heartland Championship – WEEK 1 – Head to Head Stats

Week One of the 2019 Heartland Championship Kicks Off this weekend

DATE – 24 August	WEEK 1	Kick-offs : 2.30pm	VENUE	TOWN
	v		Victoria Square	Westport
	v		Ashburton Showgrounds	Ashburton
	v		Alpine Energy Stadium	Timaru
	v		2pm – Paeroa Domain	Paeroa
	v		Trust House Memorial Park	Masterton
	v		John Sturgeon Park	Greymouth

Full Head to Head to Stats

Buller v East Coast
Saturday 24 August, 2.30pm at Victoria Square, Westport  Referee: Jono Bredin
Played: 28, 1976-2017. Buller wins: 20, East Coast wins: 8.
Last match: Buller 54 East Coast 17 in Ruatoria 30.09.2017 (HC)
Last East Coast win: East Coast 20 Buller 18 in Ruatoria 8.09.2012 (HC)
Highest score Buller: 67 in Ruatoria 30.08.2014 (HC)
Highest score East Coast: 74 in Ruatoria 2.10.1999 (NPC)
Biggest differential: East Coast by 66 (74-8) in Ruatoria 2.10.1999 (NPC)

Mid Canterbury v Horowhenua Kapiti
Saturday 24 August, 2.30pm at Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton  Referee: Stu Curran
Played: 23, 1958-2018. Mid Canterbury wins: 17, Horowhenua Kapiti wins: 6.
Last match: Horowhenua Kapiti 34 Mid Canterbury 24 in Levin 20.10.2018 (LCSF)
Last Mid Canterbury win: Mid Canterbury 30 Horowhenua Kapiti 24 in Foxton 25.08.2018 (HC)
Highest score Mid Canterbury: 48 in Ashburton 6.10.2012 (HC)
Highest score Horowhenua Kapiti: 47 in Ashburton 3.10.2015 (HC)
Biggest differential: Mid Canterbury by 36 (48-12) in Ashburton 6.10.2012 (HC)

South Canterbury v North Otago
Saturday 24 August, 2.30pm at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru  Referee: Tim Griffiths
Played: 136, 1927-2018. South Canterbury wins: 91, North Otago wins: 40, Draws: 5.
Last match: South Canterbury 41 North Otago 22 in Oamaru 6.10.2018 (HS, HC)
Last North Otago win: North Otago 16 South Canterbury 12 in Timaru 18.10.2014 (LCSF)
Highest score South Canterbury: 94 in Timaru 18.05.1994
Highest score North Otago: 66 in Oamaru 16.06.2004
Biggest differential: South Canterbury by 87 (94-7) in Timaru 18.05.1994

Thames Valley v Poverty Bay 
Saturday 24 August, 2pm at Paeroa Domain, Paeroa  Referee: Dan Waenga
Played: 52, 1931-2018. Thames Valley wins: 21, Poverty Bay wins: 31.
Last match: Thames Valley 37 Poverty Bay 34 in Gisborne 29.09.2018 (HC)
Last Poverty Bay win: Poverty Bay 35 Thames Valley 34 in Te Aroha 14.10.2017 (HC)
Highest score Thames Valley: 64 in Gisborne 30.07.1998
Highest score Poverty Bay: 65 in Gisborne 13.10.2007 (LCSF)
Biggest differential: Poverty Bay by 62 (65-3) in Gisborne 13.10.2007 (LCSF)

Wairarapa Bush v Wanganui
Saturday 24 August, 2.30pm at Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton  Referee: Mike Winter
Played: 41, 1971-2017. Wairarapa-Bush wins: 16, Wanganui wins: 25.
Last match: Wanganui 79 Wairarapa-Bush 7 in Wanganui 26.08.2017 (HC)
Last Wairarapa-Bush win: Wairarapa-Bush 21 Wanganui 17 in Masterton 5.09.2009 (HC)
Highest score Wairarapa-Bush: 42 in Wanganui 29.07.1987
Highest score Wanganui: 79 in Wanganui 26.08.2017 (HC)
Biggest differential: Wanganui by 72 (79-7) in Wanganui 26.08.2017 (HC)