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.

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 Bay46-34King Country
2007 Poverty Bay38-35South Canterbury
2008 Poverty Bay26-5Horowhenua-Kapiti
2009 North Otago21-13West Coast
2010 Wairarapa Bush15-9Buller
2011 Poverty Bay49-22South Canterbury
2012 Buller31-28South Canterbury
2013 South Canterbury17-10Buller
2014 Wanganui14-12North Otago
2015 King Country47-34North Otago
2016 North Otago44-22King Country
2017 Mid Canterbury47-15West Coast
2018 Horowhenua-Kapiti26-23Wairarapa Bush
2019 South Canterbury23-19West Coast
2020No competition held due to COVID-19
2021 Wanganui22-16North Otago
2022 East Coast[1]25-20Mid Canterbury

See also

References
  1. "Meads Cup and Lochore Cup finals: Team Lists".
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