{"id":5667,"date":"2019-02-26T11:40:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T22:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westcoastrfu.com\/wp\/?p=5667"},"modified":"2025-03-03T22:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T09:43:09","slug":"mitre-10-heartland-championship-draw-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastrfu.com\/wsct\/2019\/02\/26\/mitre-10-heartland-championship-draw-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitre 10 Heartland Championship Draw announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2019 Mitre 10 Heartland Championship draw has been announced today by New Zealand Rugby.<\/span><\/p>\n

The season will kick off at home to King Country, with eight weeks of round robin before semi-finals and Finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

The local derby vs Buller is on the 5th October at John Sturgeon Park with a 2.30pm kick-off<\/span><\/p>\n

New Zealand Rugby\u2019s Chief Rugby Officer Nigel Cass said the long-standing rivalries that exist in domestic competitions create a special excitement in the rugby community and the announcement of these draws begin the countdown to August.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2018 we had it all, the Ranfurly Shield moved around the country, Thames Valley had a phenomenal run to the Meads Cup title and a dramatic Mitre 10 Cup Final in Auckland will go down as one of the greats.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year, across both competitions, we see hardened veterans play alongside and against emerging stars and that is just a small part of what makes these competitions a much-loved piece of the rugby calendar,\u201d said Cass.<\/span><\/p>\n

West Coast Fixtures<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Home team listed first<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Kick-offs : 2.30pm<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDate<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nVenue<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\" <\/span><\/td>\nWEEK 1
\nvs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n24 August<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nJohn Sturgeon Park<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\" <\/span><\/td>\nWEEK 2
\nvs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n31 August<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLevin<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\" <\/span><\/td>\nWEEK 3
\nvs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n07 September<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nJohn Sturgeon Park<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\" <\/span><\/td>\nWEEK 4
\nvs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n14 September<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWanganui<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\" <\/span><\/td>\nWEEK 5
\nvs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n21 September<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nJohn Sturgeon Park<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\" <\/span><\/td>\nWEEK 6
\nvs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n28 September<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nRuatoria<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\" <\/span><\/td>\nWEEK 7
\nvs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n05 October<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nJohn Sturgeon Park<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\" <\/span><\/td>\nWEEK 8
\nvs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n12 October<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nTimaru<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semi-Finals for Meads Cup & Lochore Cup<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWEEK 9
\nvs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		Semi-Finals for Meads Cup & Lochore Cup<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n19 October<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n===<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finals for Meads Cup & Lochore Cup<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWEEK 10
\nvs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		Finals for Meads Cup & Lochore Cup<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n26\/27th October<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n===<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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