Countries New Zealand Runner-up Wanganui | Top scorer(s) Glen Walters (102) | |
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Date 25 August 2012 (2012-08-25)–28 October 2012 (2012-10-28) Most tries Liam Edwards (5) Saul Chase (5) | ||
The 2012 Heartland Championship is the 7th provincial rugby union competition, since the 2006 reconstruction, involving the 12 amateur rugby unions in New Zealand. The 2012 season will follow the style of 2011. The tournaments' round robin stage will see the 12 teams play 8 games. 1st to 4th on the ladder at the end of the 8 weeks will play off for the Meads Cup, while 5th to 8th will play off for the Lochore Cup.
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2012 Heartland Championship Teams
The 2012 Heartland Championship is being contested by the following teams:
2012 Heartland Championship Table
(1) the winner of the round robin match between the two provinces; then
(2) highest point difference; then
(3) most tries scored; then
(4) a coin toss.
(1) the province with the most wins against other tied provinces in the Round Robin; then
(2) if two teams remain tied they shall be ranked according to the criteria listed above, but if more than two teams remain tied, they shall be ranked according to criteria (2) to (4) only.
Individual Points Scorers
correct as of 29 September 2012
Round Robin
The following fixtures were released on 28 March 2012.