{"id":664,"date":"2014-04-03T15:59:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T02:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bullerrugby.co.nz\/?p=664"},"modified":"2014-04-03T15:59:13","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T02:59:13","slug":"2014-heartland-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bullerrugby.co.nz\/wp4\/2014-heartland-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Heartland Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"heatland4a\"<\/a>The confirmed 2014 draw for the Pink Batts Heartland Championship has been released by New Zealand Rugby today.<\/p>\n

King Country and Wairarapa Bush get the season underway at Taupo\u2019s Owen Delaney Park in Week 1 on 23 August 2014.<\/p>\n

The first round also sees Lochore Cup\u00a0Finalists Buller hosting last year\u2019s Meads Cup runners up, North Otago<\/strong>; Horowhenua Kapiti host Thames Valley at Levin\u2019s Community Trust Domain; and first-time Meads Cup champions Mid Canterbury host West Coast.\u00a0 Poverty Bay and East Coast kick off their 2014 campaigns with a local derby fixture at Gisborne\u2019s Rugby Park, and Lochore Cup champions South Canterbury host Wanganui at Timaru\u2019s Alpine Energy Stadium.<\/p>\n

The 8-week competition will see the Lochore Cup and Meads Cup semifinals played on 18 October, with the Meads Cup Final to be played on Saturday 25 October, and the Lochore Cup Final on Sunday 26 October.<\/p>\n

Thames Valley will see some pre-season action with a Ranfurly Shield challenge against Counties Manukau on 2 July.\u00a0 Mid Canterbury are scheduled to get the next challenge against the Counties Manukau Steelers on 9 July.\u00a0 Both matches will be played at ECOLight Stadium in Pukekohe.<\/p>\n

H<\/strong>eartland Championship 2014 – Full Draw – Click Here<\/a>
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REPRESENTATIVE GAMES
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Full Draw<\/strong><\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		\u00a0– Downloadable \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat.<\/strong><\/strong> 23 Aug<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBuller v<\/strong> North Otago<\/td>\n\u00a0\"heatland4a\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat.<\/strong><\/strong> 30 Aug<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nEast Coast v<\/strong> Buller<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat.<\/strong><\/strong> 6 Sept<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nKing Country v<\/strong> Buller<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat.<\/strong><\/strong> 13 Sept<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBuller v<\/strong> South Canterbury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat.<\/strong><\/strong> 20 Sept<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMid Canterbury v<\/strong> Buller<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat.<\/strong><\/strong> 27 Sept<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBuller v<\/strong> Horo-Kapiti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat.<\/strong><\/strong> 4 Oct<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBuller v<\/strong> West Coast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat. <\/strong>11 Oct<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWairarapa Bush v<\/strong> Buller<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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