{"id":28535,"date":"2025-10-10T14:50:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T01:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/?p=28535"},"modified":"2025-10-10T14:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T01:50:36","slug":"heartland-semi-finals-and-manawatu-pacific-10s-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/2025\/10\/10\/heartland-semi-finals-and-manawatu-pacific-10s-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartland semi-finals and Manawatu Pacific 10s this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1 .wpls-fix-box,\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1 .wpls-fix-box img.wp-post-image{max-height:250px; }\n\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpls-wrap wpls-logo-showcase-slider-wrp wpls-logo-clearfix wpls-design-1 \" data-conf=\"{&quot;slides_column&quot;:4,&quot;slides_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;center_mode&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-showcase logo_showcase wpls-logo-slider  sliderimage_hide_border \" id=\"wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roblawmax.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rmax24.jpg?fit=220%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksonwheels.co.nz\/locations\/wellington-computer-repair\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images.jpg?fit=296%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecallcentre.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TCC-Logo-400x260-1.jpg?fit=400%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.partnersfinance.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/part2.jpg?fit=300%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>By Scott MacLean and Steven White<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All three lower North Island Heartland Championship teams are in action tomorrow in the Heartland Championship Meads and Lochore Cups semi-finals, including two playing against each other.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow also sees the annual Manawatu Pacific 10s tournament in Palmerston North.<\/p>\n<p>A short preview of this follows below.<\/p>\n<h2>Heartland Championship<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps of more interest to some of our readers are the Heartland Championship semi-finals. Having crashed their way into the top-four Meads Cup courtesy of their extra-time winner last Saturday, <strong>Wairarapa Bush<\/strong> will head south to Ashburton looking to upset top qualifier Mid-Canterbury and end the Hammers\u2019 hopes of the title. The two met earlier in the competition in one of the games of the season where Mid-Canty got up late to win 36-33 and it would not surprise if something similar happened tomorrow. The Bush players may have some heavy hearts, particularly amongst the Greytown contingent, after the sudden passing of their club and former Hawke&#8217;s Bay and Manawatu NPC coach Peter Russell yesterday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The second Meads Cup semi is just down the road in Timaru, where South Canterbury hosts defending champions Thames Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the road are <strong>Horowhenua Kapiti<\/strong>, though for them it\u2019s a bus trip north to face Whanganui at Cooks Gardens in the Lochore Cup. The Nua went down swinging against South Canterbury last week, and now face a Butcher Boys outfit that will be wounded by last week\u2019s home humiliation against the Swamp Foxes that cost them a Meads Cup place and despite losing this fixture three weeks ago, the visitors will fancy their chances.<\/p>\n<p>The other semifinal is also down south, with North Otago hosting Poverty Bay in Oamaru.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>NPC<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With Wellington having been eliminated after the penultimate round, the attention turns to who will succeed them as NPC Champions. The playoffs start tonight with Otago (2) hosting Waikato (7) under the roof, followed tomorrow by Bay of Plenty (3) against Tasman (6) then Hawke&#8217;s Bay (4) facing Taranaki (5), and concluding on Sunday with the 1 v 8 match as Canterbury hosts Counties-Manukau.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Teams<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wairarapa Bush<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tupou Lea\u2019aemanu (Carterton \u2013 captain), 2. Lewis Bush (Greytown), 3. Faka\u2019onga Lea\u2019aemanu (Carterton), 4. Malakai Biumaiwai (Greytown), 5. Alec Odell (Loan \u2013 Old Boys Marist), 6. Isireli Biumaiwai (Greytown), 7. Inia Katia (Carterton), 8. Folau Finau Vea (Loan \u2013 OBU), 9. Sam Walton-Sexton (Greytown), 10. Jack Eschenbach (Martinborough), 11. Soli Malatai (Greytown), 12. Fiula Tameilau (Carterton), 13. Levi Harmon (Loan \u2013 COB), 14. Charles Mataitai (Marist), 15. Jack Delaney (Loan &#8211; Feilding) | 16. Terongo Tekii (Carterton), 17. Stan Wright Jr (Marist), 18. Vea Fuli (Greytown), 19. Cody Cunningham (Martinborough), 20. Matthew Masoe (Marist), 21. Thomas Williams (East Coast), 22. Daryl Pickering (Carterton), 23. Gracyn Evans (Greytown)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Horowhenua Kapiti<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>George Jacobs (Foxton), 2. Harry Press (Loan \u2013 HOBM), 3. Ted Northcott (Rahui), 4. Dallas Wiki (Shannon), 5. Mikaere Harvey (Foxton), 6. Jeremy David (Foxton), 7. Pene To\u2019o (Loan \u2013 Upper Hutt), 8. Albert Hemopo (Foxton) 9. Kahn Fotuali\u2019i (Foxton), 10. Rory Woollett (Loan \u2013 Petone), 11. Joeli Rauca (Foxton), 12. Emmanuel Solomona (Loan \u2013 Upper Hutt), 13. Connor Paki (Foxton), 14. Darren Falaniko (Wanderers), 15. Max Hosking (Paraparaumu) | 16. Aaron Lahmert (Waikanae), 17. David McErlean (Foxton), 18. Stephen Burnell (Shannon), 19. Michael Laursen (Foxton), 20. TJ Barnsley Paraparaumu), 21. Brad Reilly (Paraparaumu), 22. Jayson Aquila (Paraparaumu), 23. Willie Paia\u2019aua (Levin COB)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>+++++<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Manawatu Pacific 10s<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This tournament is being played at Bill Brown Park, Palmerston North, across two fields.<\/p>\n<p>The opening games are at 9.00am and the Cup final is set down for 4.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>There are eight men\u2019s teams competing across two pools, these being:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mana-10s-pools-1.jpg?resize=588%2C588&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mana-10s-pools-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mana-10s-pools-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mana-10s-pools-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&amp;ssl=1 128w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mana-10s-pools-1.jpg?resize=32%2C32&amp;ssl=1 32w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mana-10s-pools-1.jpg?w=719&amp;ssl=1 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is also a three-team women\u2019s section, with<\/p>\n<p>Fullsend Whanganui<br \/>\nShewolves Wellington<br \/>\nManawatu Pacific Wahine<\/p>\n<p><strong>DRAW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>NOTE all teams and the draw below are\/is subject to change on the day. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Manawatu-Pacific-10s-draw-Friday-breakfast-confirmed.jpg?resize=602%2C753&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Manawatu-Pacific-10s-draw-Friday-breakfast-confirmed.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Manawatu-Pacific-10s-draw-Friday-breakfast-confirmed.jpg?resize=102%2C128&amp;ssl=1 102w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Manawatu-Pacific-10s-draw-Friday-breakfast-confirmed.jpg?resize=26%2C32&amp;ssl=1 26w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Manawatu-Pacific-10s-draw-Friday-breakfast-confirmed.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-2 .wpls-fix-box,\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-2 .wpls-fix-box img.wp-post-image{max-height:250px; 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