HEARTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP 2026

HILUX HEARTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
DRAW 2026

All details are subject to change, home team listed first.
(BOT) Bill Osborne Taonga challenge match

Sat 08 Aug, 2:30 pm	A	Marlborough	Buller RU	Pre-Season	33 - 45
Sat 15 Aug, 1:00 pm	A	Thames Valley	Buller RU	Heartland Championship	89 - 26
Sat 22 Aug, 1:00 pm	H	North Otago	Buller RU	Heartland Championship	22 - 21
Sat 29 Aug, 1:00 pm	A	South Canterbury	Buller RU	Heartland Championship	73 - 10
Sat 05 Sep, 1:00 pm	A	Mid Canterbury	Buller RU	Heartland Championship	43 - 35
Sat 12 Sep, 2:30 pm	H	West Coast	Buller RU	Heartland Championship	38 - 31
Sat 19 Sep, 1:00 pm	H	Wairarapa Bush	Buller RU	Heartland Championship	21 - 25
Sat 26 Sep, 1:00 pm	A	King Country	Buller RU	Heartland Championship	57 - 12
Sat 03 Oct, 1:00 pm	H	Horowhenua Kapiti	Buller RU	Heartland Championship	26 - 52

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2026 Roster

	Name	Position
****	Keir Barry
915	Mitieli Kaloudigibeci	Winger
929	Stephen Robert Crackett	Hooker, Prop
965	Iliesa Tora	Winger
0987	Anthony W. Ellis	Hooker
1005	Zach L. Walsh	No. 8
1026	Joel G. Hands	Centre
1027	Ben R. Pratt	Lock
1044	Caleb Havili	Lock
1046 (a)	Viliami Akauola
1048	Sam Jope	Centre
1052	Jack Parker	First Five
1069	Sione Lonitenisi	Hooker
1077	Bowdene Wallace	Flanker
1079	Flynn Aldridge
1094	Nathan Palmer	Centre
1098	Cole McBride	Prop
1099	Sailosi Maliamli	Prop
1100	Bryn Graham	No. 8
1101	Josh Beveridge	Scrumhalf
1102	Derek Stowers	Winger
1103	Ngase Mali	Winger
1104	Jack Anderson	Fullback
1105	Liam Craddock	First Five
1106	Jacob Bryan	Winger
1107	Mausia Papani	Prop
1108	Gruff Thomas
1109	Tevin Rangitakatu	Hooker
1110	Sakaria Taulafo	Prop
1111	Josh Tukia	Lock
1112	Conner Blackler	Flanker
1113	Tavite Kotobalavu	Centre
1114	Layton Larking	Centre
1115	Vili Havili	Flanker
1116	Jacob Chrstensen	Fullback

2026 Heartland Championship Table
as at 3rd October 2026 @3.00pm

2026 Heartland Standings	Team	P	W	L	D	Bpts	+/-	Pts
1 MC	Mid Canterbury	8	6	2	0	9	+91	33
2 MC	North Otago	8	6	2	0	8	+78	32
3 MC	King Country	8	6	2	0	7	+148	32
4 MC	Thames Valley	8	5	3	0	9	+70	29

5 LC	South Canterbury	8	5	3	0	8	+138	28
6 LC	Horowhenua Kapiti	8	5	3	0	8	+59	28
7 LC	Whanganui	8	5	3	0	7	+120	27
8 LC	Wairarapa Bush	8	5	3	0	5	+27	25

9	Poverty Bay	8	2	6	0	6	-52	14
10	Buller	8	2	6	0	6	-201	14
11	Ngati Porou East Coast	8	1	7	0	4	-204	8
12	West Coast	8	0	8	0	6	-274	6

TIEBREAKERS: 1. Head to head result. 2. Points differential. 3. Tries scored. 4. Points scored. 5. Coin toss.

2026 Heartland Championship Draw
as at 3rd October September 2026 @3.00pm
Kick off times may change if teams travel schedules dictate

2026 Heartland Championship
WEEK 1
DATE	Home	Kick Off	Away	Ground	Town
15th Aug.	Ngāti Porou East Coast	20-44	South Canterbury	Whakarua Park	Ruatoria
15th Aug.	Horowhenua Kāpiti	41-45	King Country	Levin Domain	Levin
15th Aug.	Poverty Bay	17-20	Wairarapa Bush	Rugby Park	Gisborne
15th Aug.	West Coast	21-62	Whanganui	John Sturgeon Park	Greymouth
15th Aug.	Thames Valley	89-26	Buller	Rhodes Park	Thames
15th Aug.	North Otago	37-26	Mid Canterbury	Whitestone Contracting Stadium	Oamaru

WEEK 2
DATE	Home	Kick Off	Away	Ground	Town
22nd Aug.	Buller	22 v 21	North Otago	Victoria Square	Westport
22nd Aug.	King Country	48 v 29	Thames Valley	Taumarunui Domain	Taumarunui
22nd Aug.	Mid Canterbury	29 v 19	Wairarapa Bush	Ashburton Showgrounds	Ashburton
22nd Aug.	Poverty Bay	12 v 29	Horowhenua Kāpiti	Rugby Park	Gisborne
22nd Aug.	South Canterbury	85 v 10	West Coast	Fraser Park	Timaru
22nd Aug.	Whanganui	59 v 10	Ngāti Porou East Coast	Cooks Gardens	Whanganui

WEEK 3
DATE	Home	Kick Off	Away	Ground	Town
29th Aug.	North Otago	32 v 31	King Country	Whitestone Contracting Stadium	Oamaru
29th Aug.	South Canterbury	73 v 10	Buller	Fraser Park	Timaru
29th Aug.	Wairarapa Bush	46 v 31	Horowhenua Kāpiti	Soldiers Field - Memorial Park	Masterton
29th Aug.	Whanganui	43 v 15	Poverty Bay	Cooks Gardens	Whanganui
29th Aug.	West Coast	35 v 59	Thames Valley	John Sturgeon Park	Greymouth
29th Aug.	Ngāti Porou East Coast	17 v 57	Mid Canterbury	Whakarua Park	Ruatoria

WEEK 4
DATE	Home	Kick Off	Away	Ground	Town
5th Sept.	Horowhenua Kāpiti	19 v 17	Whanganui	Levin Domain	Levin
5th Sept.	King Country	55 v 22	South Canterbury	Rugby Park	Te Kuiti
5th Sept.	Mid Canterbury	43 v 35	Buller	Ashburton Showgrounds	Ashburton
5th Sept.	Poverty Bay	27 v 45	North Otago	Rugby Park	Gisborne
5th Sept.	Thames Valley	47 v 36	Wairarapa Bush	Rhodes Park	Thames
5th Sept.	West Coast	43 v 66	Ngāti Porou East Coast	John Sturgeon Park	Greymouth

WEEK 5
DATE	Home	Kick Off	Away	Ground	Town
12th Sept.	Ngāti Porou East Coast	34 v 50	Horowhenua Kāpiti	Whakarua Park	Ruatoria
12th Sept.	North Otago	39 v 57	Whanganui	Whitestone Contracting Stadium	Oamaru
12th Sept.	Thames Valley	57 v 31	Poverty Bay	Rhodes Park	Thames
12th Sept.	Wairarapa Bush	38 v 54	King Country	Soldiers Field - Memorial Park	Masterton
12th Sept.	Buller	38 v 31	West Coast	Victoria Square	Westport
12th Sept.	Mid Canterbury	43 v 45	South Canterbury	Ashburton Showgrounds	Ashburton

WEEK 6
DATE	Home	Kick Off	Away	Ground	Town
19th Sept.	Buller	21 v 25	Wairarapa Bush	Victoria Square	Westport
19th Sept.	Horowhenua Kāpiti	57 v 26	Thames Valley	Levin Domain	Levin
19th Sept.	Poverty Bay	68 v 31	West Coast	Rugby Park	Gisborne
19th Sept.	Whanganui	22 v 34	Mid Canterbury	Cooks Gardens	Whanganui
19th Sept.	South Canterbury	28 v 43	North Otago	Fraser Park	Timaru
19th Sept.	King Country	52 v 10	Ngāti Porou East Coast	Owen Delaney Park	Taupō

WEEK 7
DATE	Home	Kick Off	Away	Ground	Town
26th Sept.	Ngāti Porou East Coast	43 v 69	Poverty Bay	Whakarua Park	Ruatoria
26th Sept.	Horowhenua Kāpiti	31 v 45	North Otago	Levin Domain	Levin
26th Sept.	King Country	57 v 12	Buller	Taumarunui Domain	Taumarunui
26th Sept.	Wairarapa Bush	37 v 25	Whanganui	Soldiers Field - Memorial Park	Masterton
26th Sept.	West Coast	05 v 34	Mid Canterbury	John Sturgeon Park	Greymouth
26th Sept.	Thames Valley	43 v 42	South Canterbury	Lyon Park	Whitianga

WEEK 8
DATE	Home	Kick Off	Away	Ground	Town
3rd Oct.	Buller	26 v 52	Horowhenua Kāpiti	Victoria Square	Westport
3rd Oct.	Mid Canterbury	39 v 34	Thames Valley	Ashburton Showgrounds	Ashburton
3rd Oct.	North Otago	71 v 33	West Coast	Whitestone Contracting Stadium	Oamaru
3rd Oct.	South Canterbury	52 v 29	Poverty Bay	Fraser Park	Timaru
3rd Oct.	Wairarapa Bush	56 v 26	Ngāti Porou East Coast	Soldiers Field - Memorial Park	Masterton
3rd Oct.	Whanganui	31 v 21	King Country	Cooks Gardens	Whanganui

WEEK 9 – Semi Finals
LOCHORE CUP SEMI FINALS
DATE	Home	v	Away	Ground	Town
10th Oct.	South Canterbury	vs	Wairarapa Bush	TBC	TBC
10th Oct.	Horowhenua Kāpiti	vs	Whanganui	TBC	TBC

MEADS CUP SEMI FINALS
10th Oct.	Mid Canterbury	vs	Thames Valley	TBC	TBC
10th Oct.	North Otago	vs	King Country	TBC	TBC

MEADS CUP FINAL
DATE	Home	vs	Away	Ground	Town
17/18th Oct.	--	vs	--	TBC	TBC

LOCHORE CUP FINAL
DATE	Home	vs	Away	Ground	Town
17/18th Oct.	--	vs	--	TBC	TBC

*Date subject to Operational and Broadcasting logistics
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2026 Roster

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