New Zealand Heartland XV

The Heartland XV is one of several New Zealand representative rugby union teams, although it is at a lower level than the All Blacks and the Māori All Blacks. The side is drawn exclusively from players for provincial unions that compete in the Heartland Championship, a nominally amateur domestic competition below the fully professional Mitre 10 Cup.

New Zealand
UnionNew Zealand Rugby Union
Coach(es)New Zealand Nigel Walsh
Captain(s)New Zealand TBA
Most caps(-)
Top scorer(-)
Team kit
Change kit
Official website
www.allblacks.com/teams/heartland-xv/

History

Founded in 1988 and originally known as the New Zealand Divisional XV, it was designed to expose players from Divisions Two and Three in the Air New Zealand National Provincial Championship (NPC) to rugby at a higher level. Upon the 2006 reorganisation of the NPC into the Air New Zealand Cup and Heartland Championship, the side was revamped into a Heartland-only side and received its current name.

The first New Zealand Heartland XV side toured the Pacific Islands in 2005 and they played six games (which they won), including matches against Tonga and Fiji. Since then the team has toured Argentina in 2006 and the United States in 2008, beating the Pacific Coast Grizzlies and a USA Select XV. (The Divisional XV had previously toured Fiji in 1995 and 2004, and Cook Islands in 1988.)

Results
Date Opponent F A Venue Notes
1988-10-13 Cook Islands XV 56 4 Rarotonga 1988 tour to Cook Islands, Tonga and Fiji
1988-10-15 Cook Islands 9 6 Rarotonga
1988-10-20 Presidents Selection 28 8 Teufaiva
1988-10-22 Tonga 25 8 Nuku'alofa
1988-10-26 Nadi 30 16 Nadi
1988-10-29 Fiji 24 20 Suva
1989-4-1 Waikato 25 32 Hamilton
1990-3-18 Poverty Bay 55 6 Gisborne
1990-3-21 Western Samoa 57 9 Taupo
1990-3-24 Counties 45 4 Pukekohe
1991-3-18 Australian Capital Territory 13 18 Canberra 1991 Australian tour
1991-3-21 New South Wales Country 31 17 Batemans Bay
1991-3-24 Victoria 40 4 Melbourne
1991-3-27 South Australia 43 0 Adelaide
1991-4-1 Sydney 19 45 Sydney
1992-3-22 Thames Valley 30 6 Te Aroha
1992-3-25 Waikato Rugby Union 30 30 Hamilton
1992-3-29 Counties 20 17 Pukekohe
1993-4-18 King Country 70 8 Otorohanga
1993-4-21 Hawke's Bay 35 18 Napier
1993-4-25 Wellington 34 22 Wellington
1993-10-16 Presidents XV 66 0 Nuku'alofa 1993 tour of Tonga, Fiji, Rarotonga and Samoa
1993-10-19 Tonga 18 21 Nuku'alofa
1993-10-23 Western Division 31 29 Nandi
1993-10-26 Eastern Division 39 3 Suva
1993-10-28 Presidents XV 30 24 Rarotonga
1993-10-30 Cook Islands 26 15 Rarotonga
1993-11-3 Western Samoa Presidents XV 35 26 Apia
1995-3-15 British Columbia Presidents XV 84 6 Abbotsford 1995 tour to Canada and Fiji tour
1995-3-18 British Columbia 16 16 Vancouver
1995-3-25 Fiji  XV 10 7 Suva
1995-3-28 Fiji  XV 19 23 Nadi
1995-4-1 NZRU President's XV 71 22 Wanganui
1996-7-10 Otago 18 23 Dunedin
1996-7-13 North Otago Invitation XV 25 33 Dunedin
1996-7-16 Canterbury 33 27 Timaru
1997 No matches were played
1998 No matches were played
1999 No matches were played
2000-11-15 Apia XV 47 11 Apia 2000 tour to Samoa and Tonga
2000-11-18 Samoa XV 30 23 Apia
2000-11-22 Tonga XV 17 34 Nuku'alofa
2001 No matches were played
2002-6-2  Italy XV 35 35 Palmerston North 2002 Italy rugby union tour of New Zealand
2002-6-6  Ireland XV 3 56 Timaru 2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
2004-11-6 Fiji  34 25 Suva 2004 Fiji tour
2004-11-10 Fiji A Fiji 13 16 Suva
2004-11-13 Fiji  22 61 Nadi
2005-10-29 Fiji Pacific Warriors Fiji 11 24 Prince Charles Park, Nadi 2005 Fiji tour
2005-11-13 Fiji  29 39 Churchill Park, Lautoka
2006-11-1 Salta 39 5 Salta 2006 Argentina Tour
2006-11-11 Tucuman 13 35 Tucuman
2006-11-11 Argentina A 5 39 Rosario
2008-11-4 Pacific Coast Grizzlies 35 12 San Francisco 2008 USA tour
2008-11-8  United States Select XV 19 14 Salt Lake City
2009-11-14 New Zealand Marist 11 23 Masterton
2010-11-6 New Zealand Marist 22 31 Wanganui
2010-11-0 New Zealand Defence Force 47 13 Levin
2011-10-15 New Zealand Marist 14 15 Pukekohe
2012-11-03 New Zealand Marist 15 10 College Rifles Rugby Club, Auckland
2012-11-07 Apia 21 23 Apia 2012 Samoa tour
2012-11-13  Samoa A 17 13 Apia
2013-11-06 New Zealand Defence Force 60 34 Methven
2013-11-09 New Zealand Marist 25 12 Timaru
2014-11-08 New Zealand Marist 46 31 Albany
2014-11-11 Cook Islands  Residents XV 64 6 BCI National Stadium, Nikao, Rarotonga 2014 tour to Rarotonga
2014-11-14 Cook Islands  Residents XV 20 33 BCI National Stadium, Nikao, Rarotonga
2015-11-07 New Zealand Marist 47 42 Masterton
2015-11-10 Australian Barbarians 32 38 Levin
2015-11-13 Australian Barbarians 24 40 Cooks Gardens
2016-11-5 New Zealand Marist 35 14 Ardmore Marist Rugby Club, Papakura McRea Cup
2016-11-08 Nadi 26 19 Nadi 2016 Fiji tour
2016-11-11 Nadroga 22 26 Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka
2017-11-04 New Zealand Marist 41 39 Timaru[1] McRea Cup
2018-11-01 Vanua Fiji XV 60 0 Owen Delany Park, Taupo
2018-11-05 New Zealand Marist 46 19 Taupo McRea Cup
2019-08-31  Samoa 19 36 Eden Park, Auckland
2019-11-02 New Zealand Marist 19 29 Boyd Park, Te Aroha [2]
2019-11-07 Vanua Fiji XV 12 7 Lautoka Churchill Park 2019 tour to Fiji
2019-11-09 Vanua Fiji XV 7 15 Sigatoka Lawaqa Park
2020 No matches were played due to COVID-19 restrictions
2021-12-05 New Zealand Barbarians[3] 24 36 Owen Delany Park, Taupo[4]
2022-11-06 New Zealand Police 84 14 Owen Delany Park, Taupo[5]

Notable past players
Player
 Province
 Year
 Other teams
Mark AllenTaranaki1996(c)All Blacks
Brent AndersonWairarapa Bush1988All Blacks
Con BarrellNorth Auckland/Northland1993-95All Blacks
Kevin BarrettTaranaki1996
Marty BerryWairarapa Bush1992All Blacks
Norm BerrymanNorthland1995-96All blacks
Todd BlackadderNelson Bays1991All Blacks
Jamie CameronTaranaki1996
Jim CoeCounties1993
Phil CoffinKing Country1991-92All Blacks
Mark CooksleyCounties1993All Blacks
Matthew CooperHawkes Bay1988All Blacks
Eion CrossanSouthland1989-90
Simon CulhaneSouthland1992-96All Blacks
Jarrod CunninghamHawkes Bay1995-96
Craig DorganSouth Canterbury1988-91
Sam DoyleManawatu1992-93
Luke ErenavulaCounties1993Fiji
Gordon FalconHawkes Bay1991-96
Billy GuytonNorth Otago2010-12NZ Maoris
John HainsworthWanganui1993
Bruce HansenWanganui1988-95
David HendersonSouthland1992
Paul HendersonSouthland1989-95All Blacks
Jason HewettManawatu1989-90All Blacks
Norm HewittHawkes Bay1991-96All Blacks
Graham HurunuiHorowhenua Kapiti1993-95
Warren JohnstonNorthland1995
George KoniaManawatu1989-96
Tala LeiasamaivaoWanganui1991Manu Samoa
Adrian McKenzieManawatu1989-91
Robbie McLeanWairarapa Bush1988-90All Blacks
Justin MarshallSouthland1993All Blacks
Chris MasoeWanganui2000All Blacks
Glyn MeadsKing Country1988-92
Mana OtaiManawatu1991-92Tonga
Junior ParamoreCounties1993
Roger RandleHawkes Bay1996
Scott RobertsonBay Of Plenty1996Canterbury, Crusaders, All Blacks, Crusaders Coach
Kevin SchulerManawatu1989-91All Blacks
Dallas SeymourHawkes Bay1996All Blacks, NZ Sevens
Mark ShawHawkes Bay1988(c)Manawatu, All Blacks
Lee StensnessManawatu1992All Blacks
Glenn TaylorNorth Auckland/Northland1993-96All Blacks
Tony ThorpePoverty Bay1989-90All Black Reserve (1986), Canterbury, NZ Juniors, NZ Emerging Players [6][7]
Jeff WilsonSouthland1993Otago, Highlanders, All Blacks

Recent Squads

2021

2021 Heartland XV Squad[8]

FORWARDS

  • Callum Burrell* (Mid Canterbury)
  • Stefan Destounis (Poverty Bay)
  • Tokomaata Fakatava (South Canterbury)
  • Hone Haerewa (Ngāti Porou East Coast)
  • Campbell Hart (Whanganui)
  • James Higgins (Poverty Bay)
  • Seta Koroitamana (Mid Canterbury)
  • Te Huia Kutia (Thames Valley)
  • Josh Lane* (Whanganui)
  • Connor McVerry (Thames Valley)
  • Manasa Bari Samo (Mid Canterbury)
  • Nick Strachan (South Canterbury)
  • Sam Sturgess (North Otago)
  • Vaka Taelega (South Canterbury)
  • Loni Toumohuni* (South Canterbury)
  • Sam Van Der Valk (Thames Valley)

BACKS

  • Sireli Buliruarua (South Canterbury)
  • Craig Clare (Whanganui)
  • Paula Fifita (South Canterbury)
  • Te Rangi Fraser (Ngāti Porou East Coast)
  • Lindsay Horrocks (Whanganui)
  • Sam Parkes* (Ngāti Porou East Coast)
  • Zac Saunders* (South Canterbury)
  • Timoci Seruwalu (Whanganui)
  • Lennix Tovo (Horowhenua Kapiti)
  • Hayden Todd (North Otago)
  • Raitube Vasurakuta (Mid Canterbury)
  • William Wright (South Canterbury)
  • Dane Whale* (Whanganui)
  • Denotes non-travelling reserve player

MANAGEMENT

  • Nigel Walsh, Head Coach (South Canterbury)
  • Jason Hamlin, Asst Coach (Whanganui)
  • Tony Harrison, Manager (Mid Canterbury)
  • Slade King, Trainer (King Country)
  • Geoff Thompson, Physio (South Canterbury)
  • Coll Campbell, Doctor (Poverty Bay)

2019

2019 Heartland XV Squad[9]

FORWARDS

  • Carl Carmichael (King Country)
  • Troy Tauwhare (West Coast)
  • Scott Cameron (Horowhenua Kapiti)
  • Josh Clark (North Otago)
  • Campbell Hart (Wanganui)
  • Brett Ranga – captain (Thames Valley)
  • Seta Koritamana (Mid Canterbury)
  • Jeff Lepa (Buller)
  • Glen McIntrye (Thames Valley)
  • Ralph Darling (North Otago)
  • Meli Kolinisau (North Otago)
  • James Goodger (Wairarapa Bush)

BACKS

  • William Wright (South Canterbury)
  • James Lash (Buller)
  • Willie Paiaaua (Horowhenua Kapiti)
  • Sione Holani (West Coast)
  • Peni Nabainvalu (Wanganui)
  • Harry Lafituanai (Thames Valley)
  • Craig Clare (Wanganui)
  • Aaron Lahmert (Horowhenua Kapiti)
  • Lindsay Horrocks (Wanganui)
  • Timoci Serawalu (Horowhenua Kapiti)
  • Kalavini Leatigaga (South Canterbury)

Coaches
  • Barry Matthews (2016 and 2017) [10][11]
  • Mark Rutene (2019) [12]
  • Nigel Walsh, South Canterbury (2021) [13]

See also

References
  1. "NZ Heartland XV edge past NZ Marist in Timaru".
  2. "NZ Marist defeat NZ Heartland XV".
  3. "Warren Gatland to coach New Zealand Barbarians featuring Brian Lochore's grandson". 28 November 2021.
  4. "South Canterbury's Nigel Walsh to coach 2021 New Zealand Heartland XV". 27 October 2021.
  5. "New Zealand Heartland XV power past NZ Police in Taupō".
  6. "Anthony James Thorpe | New Zealand Rugby History".
  7. "New General Manager Rugby - Tony Thorpe". 9 July 2015.
  8. "New Zealand Heartland XV team selected for 2021".
  9. allblacks.com (19 August 2019). "2019 Heartland XV Squad". Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  10. "New Zealand Heartland XV 2016 squad named". 26 October 2016.
  11. "NZ Heartland XV named for one-off fixture – HKRFU".
  12. "Players rewarded with New Zealand Heartland XV selection | Chiefs Rugby".
  13. "South Canterbury's Nigel Walsh to coach 2021 New Zealand Heartland XV". 27 October 2021.
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