2012 Heartland Championship match schedule Current as at 11 July 2012 All details are subject to change Home team is listed first KICK DATE MATCH VENUE TOWN OFF WEEK 1 25 August 2.30pm Mid Canterbury v Wanganui Ashburton Showgrounds Ashburton Horowhenua Community Trust 25 August 2.30pm Horowhenua Kapiti v Poverty Bay Levin Levin Domain 25 August 2.30pm Buller v Thames Valley Victoria Square Westport 25 August 2.30pm East Coast v West Coast Whakarua Park Ruatoria 25 August 2.30pm King Country v North Otago Rugby Park Te Kuiti 25 August 1.00pm Wairarapa Bush v South Canterbury Trust House Memorial Park Masterton WEEK 2 1 September 2.30pm South Canterbury v East Coast Alpine Energy Stadium Timaru 1 September 2.30pm Poverty Bay v Wairarapa Bush More FM Rugby Park Gisborne 1 September 2.30pm West Coast v King Country Rugby Park Greymouth 1 September 2.30pm Wanganui v Horowhenua Kapiti Cooks Gardens Wanganui 1 September 2.00pm Thames Valley v Mid Canterbury Paeroa Domain Paeroa 1 September 2.30pm North Otago v Buller Whitestone Contracting Stadium Oamaru WEEK 3 8 September 2.30pm East Coast v Buller Whakarua Park Ruatoria 8 September 2.30pm West Coast v Wairarapa Bush Rugby Park Greymouth 8 September 2.30pm Wanganui v Poverty Bay Cooks Gardens Wanganui 8 September 2.30pm South Canterbury v Thames Valley Alpine Energy Stadium Timaru 8 September 2.30pm King Country v Horowhenua Kapiti Owen Delany Park Taupo 8 September 2.30pm Mid Canterbury v North Otago Ashburton Showgrounds Ashburton WEEK 4 15 September 2.30pm Wairarapa Bush v Wanganui Trust House Memorial Park Masterton 15 September 2.30pm Horowhenua Kapiti v Thames Valley Paraparaumu Domain Paraparaumu 15 September 2.30pm Buller v King Country Victoria Square Westport 15 September 2.30pm Poverty Bay v West Coast More FM Rugby Park Gisborne 15 September 2.30pm Mid Canterbury v East Coast Ashburton Showgrounds Ashburton 15 September 2.00pm North Otago v South Canterbury Whitestone Contracting Stadium Oamaru NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION INCORPORATED WEEK 5 22 September 2.00pm Thames Valley v King Country Boyd Park Te Aroha Horowhenua Community Trust 22 September 2.30pm Horowhenua Kapiti v West Coast Levin Levin Domain 22 September 2.30pm South Canterbury v Buller Alpine Energy Stadium Timaru 22 September 2.30pm East Coast v Wanganui Whakarua Park Ruatoria 22 September 2.30pm North Otago v Poverty Bay Whitestone Contracting Stadium Oamaru 22 September 2.30pm Wairarapa Bush v Mid Canterbury Trust House Memorial Park Masterton WEEK 6 29 September 2.30pm Wanganui v North Otago Cooks Gardens Wanganui 29 September 2.30pm King Country v Wairarapa Bush Owen Delany Park Taupo 29 September 2.30pm West Coast v Mid Canterbury Rugby Park Greymouth 29 September 2.30pm Buller v Horowhenua Kapiti Victoria Square Westport 29 September 2.00pm Thames Valley v East Coast Paeroa Domain Paeroa 29 September 2.30pm Poverty Bay v South Canterbury More FM Rugby Park Gisborne WEEK 7 6 October 2.30pm West Coast v South Canterbury Rugby Park Greymouth 6 October 2.30pm East Coast v King Country Whakarua Park Ruatoria 6 October 2.30pm Wairarapa Bush v North Otago Trust House Memorial Park Masterton 6 October 2.30pm Wanganui v Buller Cooks Gardens Wanganui 6 October 2.00pm Mid Canterbury v Horowhenua Kapiti Ashburton Showgrounds Ashburton 6 October 2.00pm Thames Valley v Poverty Bay Paeroa Domain Paeroa WEEK 8 13 October 2.30pm Buller v West Coast Victoria Square Westport 13 October 2.30pm Poverty Bay v East Coast More FM Rugby Park Gisborne Horowhenua Community Trust 13 October 2.30pm Horowhenua Kapiti v Wairarapa Bush Levin Levin Domain 13 October 2.30pm King Country v Wanganui Rugby Park Te Kuiti 13 October TBA South Canterbury v Mid Canterbury Alpine Energy Stadium Timaru 13 October 2.30pm North Otago v Thames Valley Whitestone Contracting Stadium Oamaru WEEK 9 – Semi Finals for Meads Cup and Lochore Cup LOCHORE CUP SEMI FINALS 5th ranked team from pool round v 20 October TBA 8th ranked team from pool round 6th ranked team from pool round v 20 October TBA th 7 ranked team from pool round MEADS CUP SEMI FINALS Top ranked team from pool round v 21 October 1.05pm 4th ranked team from pool round 2nd ranked team from pool round v 21 October 3.35pm rd 3 ranked team from pool round WEEK 10 – Finals for Meads Cup and Lochore Cup MEADS CUP FINAL 27 October 1.35pm Winner Semi 1 v Winner Semi 2 LOCHORE CUP FINAL 28 October 2.35pm Winner Semi 1 v Winner Semi 2 .