Countries New Zealand Runner-up South Canterbury | Champions Mid Canterbury | |
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Date 24 August 2013 (2013-08-24)–27 October 2013 (2013-10-27) | ||
The 2013 Heartland Championship, the eighth edition of the Heartland Championship since the 2006 reconstruction, was a rugby union competition involving the twelve amateur rugby unions in New Zealand. The tournament involved a round-robin stage in which the twelve teams played eight games each and then the top four advanced to the Meads Cup semifinals, while fifth to eighth advanced to the Lochore Cup semifinals. In both of these knockout stages the top seeds (first and fifth) played at home against the lowest seeds (fourth and eighth), the second highest seeds (second and sixth) played at home against the third highest seeds (third and seventh) and the final had the higher seed play at home against the lower seed.
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Teams
The 2013 Heartland Championship was contested by the following teams.
Pre-season
Two Heartland Championship teams, Horowhenua-Kapiti and East Coast, challenged Waikato for the Ranfurly Shield in two matches that took place in at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria and Campbell Park, Morrinsville.
Standings
In the case of a two-team tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:
In the caseof a three-team or more tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by: