Date | 22 August 2015 | –25 October 2015
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Countries | New Zealand |
Final positions | |
Champions |
Wanganui (Meads Cup) King Country (Lochore Cup) |
Runner-up |
South Canterbury (Meads Cup) North Otago (Lochore Cup) |
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2016 →
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Meads Cup qualification | |
Lochore Cup qualification |
The 2015 Heartland Championship, the tenth edition of the Heartland Championship since the 2006 reconstruction of the National Provincial Championship, was a rugby union competition involving the twelve semi-professional 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 playing at home against the lower seed.
The 2015 Heartland Championship was contested by the following teams.
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: