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Mitre 10 Heartland Championship 2016 Preview #08 | October 2016 | Week 08

14/10/2016
Mitre 10 Heartland Championship 2016
Preview #08 | October 2016 | Week 08		  
 
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It's the final round of the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship for 2016! At the end of this round, the teams ranked 1-4 will play for the Meads Cup and those ranked 5-8 will play for the Lochore Cup. Details of those semifinals will be issued once confirmed.

This update features all your Mitre 10 Heartland Championship information for the week: match officials, resources, previews of the upcoming week's action and official results. Provisional results will be available on heartlandchampionship.co.nz following each week's matches.
 

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Official results and points table for Week Seven. You can also read our recap of the round on heartlandchampionship.co.nz.
 

TIE BREAKS AND PERMUTATIONS

It’s a tight race to the finish in the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship, with nine teams competing for eight semifinal spots and finishing positions for all the teams still to be determined. Check out the tiebreak rules and our guide to who to cheer for to see your team earn the highest-possible finishing spot.
 

REFEREE APPOINTMENTS 

Match officials for Week Eight (unchanged from those announced last week), the 2016 Mitre 10 Heartland Championship High Performance Referees Squad and Mitre 10 Cup and Heartland ChampionshipGame Priorities.

 
MEDIA RESOURCES 

The Mitre 10 Heartland Championship Media Guide is available for downloading as a PDF andMitre 10 Heartland Championship Provincial Union and competition logos are also available for editorial use. The guide and logos can also be found in the Media Centre on allblacks.com(username and password required).

 

A different points scoring system is being used in the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship 2016 as part of the international law trials. The 2016 Law Trials for the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship (including FAQs) are explained in more detail here.

 
COMING UP THIS WEEK 
Week Eight action in the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship. Please note that records are for Heartland Championship matches only (2006 onwards).
 
 

THAMES VALLEY v POVERTY BAY
Saturday 15 October, 2.00pm at Boyd Park, Te Aroha

  
Played: 10, 2006-2015 | Poverty Bay wins: 8 | Thames Valley wins: 1 | Draws: 1
Last match: Thames Valley 43 Poverty Bay 37, 29.08.15 in Gisborne (HC)
Last Poverty Bay win: Poverty Bay 17 Thames Valley 9, 04.10.14 in Paeroa (HC)
Biggest Poverty Bay score: 65 (65-3), 13.10.07 in Gisborne (LC SF)
Biggest Thames Valley score: 43 (43-37), 29.08.15 in Gisborne (HC)
Biggest margin: Poverty Bay by 62 (65-3), 13.10.07 in Gisborne (LC SF)

KING COUNTRY v BULLER
Saturday 15 October, 2.30pm at Owen Delany Park, Taupo

  
Played: 9, 2006-15 | Buller wins: 7 | King Country wins: 2
Last match: Buller 32 King Country 20, 22.08.15 in Westport (HC)
Last King Country win: King Country 44 Buller 5, 09.10.10 in Te Kuiti (LC)
Biggest Buller score: 53 (53-29), 06.09.14 in Te Kuiti (HC)
Biggest King Country score: 44 (44-5), 09.10.10 in Te Kuiti (LC)
Biggest margin: King Country by 39 (44-5), 09.10.10 in Te Kuiti (LC)

MID CANTERBURY v SOUTH CANTERBURY
Saturday 15 October, 2.30pm at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru

  
Played: 10, 2006-2015 | Mid Canterbury wins: 7 | South Canterbury wins: 3 
Last match: Mid Canterbury 34 South Canterbury 17, 22.08.15 in Ashburton (HC)
Last South Canterbury win: South Canterbury 48 Mid Canterbury 20, 20.10.12 in Timaru (LC SF)
Biggest Mid Canterbury score: on three occasions (2011, 2013 and 2015)
Biggest South Canterbury score: 48 (48-20), 20.10.12 in Timaru (LC SF)
Biggest winning margin: South Canterbury by 28 (48-20), 20.10.12 in Timaru (LC SF)

WANGANUI v HOROWHENUA KAPITI
Saturday 15 October, 2.30pm at Cooks Gardens, Wanganui

  
Played: 8, 2006-15 | Wanganui wins: 7 | Horowhenua Kapiti wins: 1
Last match: Wanganui 39 Horowhenua Kapiti 34, 22.08.15 in Levin (HC)
Last Horowhenua Kapiti win: Horowhenua Kapiti 34 Wanganui 23, 30.08.14 in Wanganui (HC)
Biggest Horowhenua Kapiti score: 34 (34-23), 30.08.14 in Wanganui (HC); and (34-39), 22.08.15 in Levin (HC)
Biggest Wanganui score: 76 (76-8), 10.09.11 in Wanganui (HC)
Biggest margin: Wanganui by 68 (76-8), 10.09.11 in Wanganui (HC)

WEST COAST v NORTH OTAGO
Saturday 15 October, 2.30pm at Rugby Park, Greymouth

  
Played: 7, 2006-15 | West Coast wins: 1 | North Otago wins: 6
Last match: North Otago 17 West Coast 16, 22.08.15 in Oamaru (HC)
Last West Coast win: West Coast 35 North Otago 17, 17.10.09 in Greymouth (LC)
Biggest West Coast score: 35 (35-17), 17.10.09 in Greymouth (LC)
Biggest North Otago score: 67 (67-3), 19.08.06 in Oamaru (P)
Biggest margin: North Otago by 64, (67-3), 19.08.06 in Oamaru (P)

WAIRARAPA BUSH v EAST COAST
Saturday 15 October, 6.00pm at Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton

  
Played: 7, 2006-15 | Wairarapa Bush wins: 6 | East Coast wins: 1
Last match: Wairarapa Bush 45 East Coast 5, 03.10.15 in Ruatoria (HC)
Last East Coast win: East Coast 33 Wairarapa Bush 13, 03.09.11 in Ruatoria (HC)
Biggest Wairarapa Bush score: 67 (67-23), 11.10.08 in Masterton (LC)
Biggest East Coast score: 33 (33-13), 03.09.11 in Ruatoria (HC)
Biggest margin: Wairarapa Bush by 44 (67-23), 11.10.08 in Masterton (LC)
 
 

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