Heartland Championship – Week 8 Preview

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Potential Semifinalists If semifinals were being played this weekend, this is what they’d look like (hosting team named first):

MEADS CUP	LOCHORE CUP
Mid Canterbury v West Coast	Buller v King Country
Wairarapa Bush v North Otago	Wanganui v South Canterbury

Semifinal information will be released following this weekend’s matches.

Coming up this week The head-to-heads below are from the Heartland Championship, which kicked off in 2006.

		BULLER v MID CANTERBURY Saturday 12 October, 2.30pm at Victoria Square, Westport Played: 5, 2006-11 \| Buller wins: 0 \| Mid Canterbury wins: 5 Last match: Mid Canterbury 30 Buller 27, 13.08.11 in Ashburton (HC) Last Buller win: – Biggest Buller score: 27 (27-30), 13.08.11 in Ashburton (HC) Biggest Mid Canterbury score: 45 (45-18), 29.09.07 in Ashburton (MC) Biggest differential: Mid Canterbury by 27 (45-18), 29.09.07 in Ashburton (MC)

		EAST COAST v SOUTH CANTERBURY Saturday 12 October, 2.30pm at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria Played: 3, 2007-2012 \| East Coast wins: 0 \| South Canterbury wins: 4 Last match: South Canterbury 37 East Coast 9, 01.09.12 in Timaru (HC) Last East Coast win: – Biggest East Coast score: 9 (9-37), 01.09.12 in Timaru (HC) Biggest South Canterbury score: 46 (46-5), 04.10.08 in Ruatoria (HC) Biggest differential: South Canterbury by 41, (46-5), 04.10.08 in Ruatoria (HC)

		KING COUNTRY v POVERTY BAY Saturday 12 October, 2.30pm at Rugby Park, Te Kuiti Played: 5, 2006-11 \| King Country wins: 1 \| Poverty Bay wins: 4 Last match: Poverty Bay 37 King Country 21, 24.09.11 in Gisborne (HC) Last King Country win: King Country 18 Poverty Bay 0, 23.08.08 in Te Kuiti (P) Biggest King Country score: 34 (34-46), 21.10.06 in Gisborne (LC F) Biggest Poverty Bay score: 46 (46-34), 21.10.06 in Gisborne (LC F) Biggest differential: King Country by 18, 23.08.08 in Te Kuiti (P)

		NORTH OTAGO v HOROWHENUA KAPITI Saturday 12 October, 2.30pm at Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru Played: 3, 2007-11 \| North Otago wins: 3 \| Horowhenua Kapiti wins: 0 Last match: North Otago 61 Horowhenua Kapiti 15, 03.09.11 in Levin (HC) Last Horowhenua Kapiti win: – Biggest North Otago score: 61 (61-15), 03.09.11 in Levin (HC) Biggest Horowhenua Kapiti score: 23 (23-59), 07.10.06 in Levin (MC) Biggest differential: North Otago by 46, 03.09.11 in Levin (HC)

		THAMES VALLEY v WAIRARAPA BUSH Saturday 12 October, 2.00pm at Paeroa Domain, Paeroa Played: 3, 2007-11 \| Thames Valley wins: 1 \| Wairarapa Bush wins: 2 Last match: Thames Valley 53 Wairarapa Bush 26, 06.08.11 in Masterton (HC) Last Wairarapa Bush win: Wairarapa Bush 11 Thames Valley 10, 27.09.08 in Masterton (LC) Biggest Thames Valley score: 53 (53-26), 27.09.08 in Masterton (LC) Biggest Wairarapa Bush score: 41 (41-5), 25.08.07 in Paeroa (P) Biggest differential: Wairarapa Bush by 36, 25.08.07 in Paeroa (P)

		WANGANUI v WEST COAST Saturday 12 October, 2.30pm at Cooks Gardens, Wanganui Played: 5, 2008-2011 \| Wanganui wins: 5 \| West Coast wins: 0 Last match: Wanganui 69 West Coast 12, 17.09.11 in Greymouth (HC) Last West Coast win: – Biggest Wanganui score: 69 (69-12), 17.09.11 in Greymouth (HC) Biggest West Coast score: 18 (18-40), 18.10.08 in Wanganui (MC SF) Biggest differential: Wanganui by 57 (69-12), 17.09.11 in Greymouth (HC)