Lochore Cup

The Lochore Cup is a New Zealand rugby union trophy named after famed Wairarapa Bush and All Blacks player and coach Brian Lochore. It is contested during the Heartland Championship. It was first awarded in 2006, when the Heartland Championship format was introduced.

Competition

Regular season

At present, all 12 teams play 8 games over 8 weeks before the finals. Once finished, the teams placed 5-8 advance to the Lochore Cup finals. The top 4 teams play for the Meads Cup. Previously, a pool system was used between 2006 and 2010 to determine who played for the Cups. In 2021, due to a delay in the start of the competition caused by COVID-19, the semifinal round for both Cups was scrapped, and the Lochore Cup was instead contested between the teams that finished third and fourth respectively in the regular season.

Finals

The Lochore Cup winner is determined in four-team single-elimination tournament. The semifinal matchups are seeded 1-4 and 2-3, with the higher seed receiving home field advantage. The highest remaining seed hosts the Lochore Cup final.

Winners

Year Lochore Cup Winner Final score Runner up
2006 Poverty Bay 46-34 King Country
2007 Poverty Bay 38-35 South Canterbury
2008 Poverty Bay 26-5 Horowhenua-Kapiti
2009 North Otago 21-13 West Coast
2010 Wairarapa Bush 15-9 Buller
2011 Poverty Bay 49-22 South Canterbury
2012 Buller 31-28 South Canterbury
2013 South Canterbury 17-10 Buller
2014 Wanganui 14-12 North Otago
2015 King Country 47-34 North Otago
2016 North Otago 44-22 King Country
2017 Mid Canterbury 47-15 West Coast
2018 Horowhenua-Kapiti 26-23 Wairarapa Bush
2019 South Canterbury 23-19 West Coast
2020 No competition held due to COVID-19
2021 Wanganui 22-16 North Otago
2022 East Coast 25-20 Mid Canterbury
2023 West Coast 23-20 Poverty Bay

See also


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