The 2007 Heartland Championship was played between August 18 and October 18, 2007. As in last year’s inaugural competition, 12 teams were involved.
North Otago won the Meads Cup, while Poverty Bay repeated as Lochore Cup champions.
Round 1
Standings
The top three places in each pool, highlighted in gray, advanced to the Meads Cup. The remaining teams entered the Lochore Cup.
Pool A
| Pos |
Name |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
+/- |
Pts |
| 1 |
Mid.Cant. |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
122 |
92 |
+30 |
15 |
| 2 |
Wai.Bush |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
140 |
67 |
+73 |
15 |
| 3 |
King Country |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
88 |
66 |
+22 |
14 |
| 4 |
West Coast |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
91 |
114 |
-23 |
13 |
| 5 |
Thames.Valley |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
89 |
118 |
-29 |
10 |
| 6 |
Horo.Kapiti |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
91 |
164 |
-73 |
4 |
Pool B
| Pos |
Name |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
+/- |
Pts |
| 1 |
Nth Otago |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
185 |
59 |
+126 |
23 |
| 2 |
Buller |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
112 |
104 |
+8 |
17 |
| 3 |
Wanganui |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
111 |
86 |
+25 |
15 |
| 4 |
Poverty.Bay |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
101 |
99 |
+2 |
10 |
| 5 |
Sth.Cant. |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
49 |
105 |
-56 |
5 |
| 6 |
East Coast |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
41 |
146 |
-105 |
1 |
Week 1
| Pool |
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
| A |
August.18 |
Mid.Cant. |
7 |
Thames.Valley |
13 |
| A |
August.18 |
Horo-Kapiti |
13 |
King.Country |
34 |
| A |
August.18 |
Wai Bush |
46 |
West Coast |
0 |
| B |
August.18 |
North.Otago |
51 |
Buller |
20 |
| B |
August.18 |
Sth.Canter. |
7 |
Poverty Bay |
24 |
| B |
August.18 |
Wanganui |
28 |
East Coast |
0 |
Week 2
| Pool |
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
| A |
August.25 |
Thames.Valley |
5 |
Wai-Bush |
41 |
| A |
August.25 |
King Country |
22 |
Mid.Cant. |
14 |
| A |
August.25 |
Horo-Kapiti |
17 |
West Coast |
31 |
| B |
August.25 |
Wanganui |
15 |
Buller |
19 |
| B |
August.25 |
Sth.Cant |
9 |
East Coast |
5 |
| B |
August.25 |
Poverty Bay |
11 |
North.Otago |
31 |
Week 3
| Pool |
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
| A |
September.1 |
West Coast |
34 |
Thames.Valley |
17 |
| A |
September.1 |
Mid.Cant. |
42 |
Horo-Kapiti |
20 |
| A |
September.1 |
Wai-Bush |
16 |
King Country |
8 |
| B |
September.1 |
East Coast |
7 |
Buller |
38 |
| B |
September.1 |
North.Otago |
26 |
Sth.Cant. |
7 |
| B |
September.1 |
Wanganui |
22 |
Poverty.Bay |
20 |
Week 4
| Pool |
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
| A |
September.8 |
Horo-Kapiti |
18 |
Wai-Bush |
12 |
| A |
September.8 |
King.Country |
13 |
Thames.Valley |
9 |
| A |
September.8 |
Mid Cant. |
23 |
West Coast |
12 |
| B |
September.8 |
Sth.Cant. |
8 |
Wanganui |
30 |
| B |
September.8 |
North.Otago |
38 |
East Coast |
5 |
| B |
September.8 |
Poverty Bay |
13 |
Buller |
15 |
Week 5
| Pool |
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
| A |
September.15 |
Thames.Valley |
45 |
Horo-Kapiti |
23 |
| A |
September.15 |
Wai-Bush |
25 |
Mid.Cant. |
36 |
| A |
September.15 |
West Coast |
14 |
King.Country |
11 |
| B |
September.15 |
East Coast |
24 |
Poverty.Bay |
33 |
| B |
September.15 |
Buller |
20 |
Sth.Cant. |
18 |
| B |
September.15 |
Wanganui |
16 |
North Otago |
39 |
Round 2
Standings
Meads Cup Pool
| Pos |
Name |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
+/- |
Pts |
| 1 |
North Otago |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
266 |
104 |
+162 |
29 |
| 2 |
Mid.Canterbury |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
213 |
151 |
+62 |
28 |
| 3 |
Wanganui |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
206 |
135 |
+71 |
26 |
| 4 |
Wairarapa.Bush |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
196 |
131 |
+65 |
23 |
| 5 |
Buller |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
171 |
186 |
-15 |
22 |
| 6 |
King Country |
8 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
117 |
178 |
-61 |
14 |
Lochore Cup Pool
| Pos |
Name |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
+/- |
Pts |
| 1 |
Poverty Bay |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
193 |
162 |
+31 |
24 |
| 2 |
South.Canterbury |
8 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
139 |
173 |
-34 |
19 |
| 3 |
West Coast |
8 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
155 |
192 |
-37 |
17 |
| 4 |
Thames Valley |
8 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
147 |
215 |
-68 |
12 |
| 5 |
East Coast |
8 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
130 |
210 |
-70 |
11 |
| 6 |
Horo-Kapiti |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
164 |
260 |
-96 |
6 |
Fixtures and Results
Week 6
| Pool |
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
| M |
September.22 |
Buller |
17 |
Wai-Bush |
24 |
| M |
September.22 |
Mid.Cant. |
21 |
Wanganui |
19 |
| M |
September.22 |
North Otago |
52 |
King.Country |
5 |
| L |
September.22 |
West Coast |
29 |
East Coast |
15 |
| L |
September.22 |
Poverty Bay |
30 |
Horo-Kapiti |
19 |
| L |
September.22 |
Thames.Valley |
22 |
Sth.Cant. |
28 |
Week 7
| Pool |
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
| M |
September.29 |
Mid.Cant |
45 |
Buller |
18 |
| M |
September.29 |
King.Country |
11 |
Wanganui| |
36 |
| M |
September.29 |
Wai-Bush |
15 |
North Otago |
7 |
| L |
September.29 |
East Coast |
31 |
Horo-Kapiti |
22 |
| L |
September.29 |
Poverty.Bay |
26 |
Thames.Valley |
23 |
| L |
September.29 |
Sth.Cant. |
27 |
West Coast |
14 |
Week 8
| Pool |
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
| M |
October.6 |
Buller |
24 |
King.Country |
13 |
| M |
October.6 |
North Otago |
22 |
Mid.Cant. |
25 |
| M |
October.6 |
Wanganui |
40 |
Wai-Bush |
17 |
| L |
October.6 |
Horo-Kapiti |
32 |
Sth.Cant. |
35 |
| L |
October.6 |
Thames.Valley |
13 |
East Coast |
43 |
| L |
October.6 |
West Coast |
21 |
Poverty Bay |
36 |
Semifinals
Fixtures and Results
Meads Cup
| Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
| October 13 |
North.Otago |
30 |
Wairarapa.Bush |
13 |
| October.13 |
Mid.Canterbury |
0 |
Wanganui |
18 |
Lochore Cup
| Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
| October.13 |
Poverty Bay |
65 |
Thames Valley |
3 |
| October 13 |
South Canterbury |
31 |
West Coast |
23 |
Finals
Fixtures and Results
2007 Meads Cup Final
| Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away.team |
Score |
| October.20 |
North.Otago |
25 |
Wanganui |
8 |
2007 Lochore Cup Final
| Date |
Home.team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
| October.20 |
Poverty.Bay |
38 |
South.Canterbury |
35 |
