Heartland Championship

Article By: Jared Smith Jared Smith is sports editor of the Whanganui Chronicle West Coast and North Otago continued their unbeaten runs on top of the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship table, but not without clawing their way back from big deficits after the third round was marked by a number of 80

ALL Match Stats Head to Head - Week 3 - 07 Sep Thames Valley v East Coast ~ Paeroa 1:00pm 07 Sep Buller v Wanganui ~ Westport 2:30pm 07 Sep Poverty Bay v North Otago ~ Gisborne 2:30pm 07 Sep South Canterbury v Horowhenua Kapiti ~ Timaru 2:30pm 07

North Otago v Wairarapa Bush Friday 30 August, 5.05pm at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Referee: Stu Curran Played: 20, 1972-2018. North Otago wins: 12, Wairarapa Bush wins: 8. Last match: Wairarapa Bush 30 North Otago 21 in Masterton 20.10.2018 (LCSF) Last North Otago win: North Otago 24 Wairarapa Bush 0 in Masterton 13.10.2018

Early spice was added to the Mitre 10 Heartland competition as a result of upsets in the first round of games on Saturday. West Coast provided a big surprise in their 56-27 win over King Country in Greymouth. They got out to a 39-10 lead by halftime, finishing with eight tries

Mitre 10 Heartland Championship kicks off for 2019 The 12 Heartland Unions take the field this weekend to begin their pursuit for the Meads and Lochore Cups in the 2019 Mitre 10 Heartland Championship. Defending Meads Cup champions Thames Valley kick things off, hosting Poverty Bay in Paeroa tomorrow afternoon. In what is