New Zealand Heartland XV

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/

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 National Provincial Championship (NPC).

History

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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.

As well as playing local and international teams that may visit (such as Ireland and Italy in 2002) the New Zealand Divisional XV also toured Australia, Canada and various Pacific Islands.

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 team known as the 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. The team then toured Argentina in 2006 and the United States in 2008, beating the Pacific Coast Grizzlies and a USA Select XV. They have subsequently toured Pacific Islands.

Results

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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 Taupō
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
2003-03-31 Samoa 27 30 Pukekohe
2003-06-07 Tonga 10 10 Napier
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
2007 No matches were played
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, Taupō
2018-11-05 New Zealand Marist 46 19 Taupō 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, Taupō[4]
2022-11-06 New Zealand Police 84 14 Owen Delany Park, Taupō[5]

Notable past players

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Before the advent of professional Super Rugby in 1996 and the later change from three divisions of National Provincial Rugby to the current competition structure it was common for past, future or even current All Blacks to play for the New Zealand Divisional team.

Player
 Province
 Year
 Other teams
Mark Allen Taranaki 1996(c) All Blacks
Brent Anderson Wairarapa Bush 1988 All Blacks
Con Barrell North Auckland/Northland 1993-95 All Blacks
Kevin Barrett[6] Taranaki 1996 Hurricanes (father of Beauden, Jordie and Scott Barrett)
Marty Berry Wairarapa Bush 1992 All Blacks
Norm Berryman Northland 1995-96 All Blacks
Todd Blackadder Nelson Bays 1991 Captain of Crusaders and All Blacks
Jamie Cameron Taranaki 1996 North Harbour, Taranaki, Hurricanes
Jim Coe Counties 1993 Blues, Māori All Blacks
Phil Coffin King Country 1991-92 All Blacks
Mark Cooksley Counties 1993 All Blacks
Matthew Cooper Hawkes Bay 1988 All Blacks
Eion Crossan[7] Southland 1989-90 NZ XV and NZ B Teams 1991, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Simon Culhane Southland 1992-96 All Blacks
Jarrod Cunningham[8] Hawkes Bay 1995-96 Blues, Hurricanes, NZ Maori
Craig Dorgan[9] South Canterbury 1988-91 NZ Colts, All Black trialist
Sam Doyle Manawatu 1992-93 Wellington, Hurricanes, Māori All Blacks
Luke Erenavula[10] Counties 1993 All Black Trialist, Fiji
Gordon Falcon[11] Hawkes Bay 1991-96 Māori All Blacks, All Black trialist, Penrith Panthers
Billy Guyton North Otago 2010-12 Māori All Blacks
John Hainsworth[12] Wanganui 1993 Wellington, NZ Juniors, NZ Emerging Players
Bruce Hansen[13] Wanganui 1988-95 Hurricanes, NZ XV, All Black trialist
David Henderson[14] Southland 1992 South Island
Paul Henderson Southland 1989-95 All Blacks
Jason Hewett Manawatu 1989-90 All Blacks
Norm Hewitt Hawkes Bay 1991-96 Māori All Blacks, All Blacks
Graham Hurunui[15] Horowhenua Kapiti 1993-95 Manawatu, Wellington, North Island, NZ XV, All Black trialist
Warren Johnston[16] Northland 1995 Chiefs, Maori All Blacks, NZ Colts
George Konia[16] Manawatu 1989-96 Hurricanes, North Island, NZ Colts, NZ XV, All Black Trialist, Japan
Tala Leiasamaivao Wanganui 1991 Manu Samoa
Adrian McKenzie[17] Manawatu 1989-91 Wellington, Otago, NZ Colts, NZ Universities
Robbie McLean Wairarapa Bush 1988-90 All Blacks
Justin Marshall Southland 1993 All Blacks
Chris Masoe Wanganui 2000 All Blacks
Glyn Meads[18] King Country 1988-92 NZ Emerging Players, All Black trialist
Mana Otai Manawatu 1991-92 Tonga
Junior Paramore Counties 1993 Manu Samoa
Roger Randle Hawkes Bay 1996 All Blacks
Scott Robertson Bay Of Plenty 1996 Played for and coached Canterbury, Crusaders, All Blacks
Kevin Schuler Manawatu 1989-91 All Blacks
Dallas Seymour Hawkes Bay 1996 All Blacks, NZ Sevens
Mark Shaw Hawkes Bay 1988(c) Manawatu, All Blacks
Gordon Slater Taranaki 1993 Hurricanes, All Blacks[19]
Lee Stensness Manawatu 1992 All Blacks
Glenn Taylor North Auckland/Northland 1993-96 All Blacks
Tony Thorpe Poverty Bay 1989-90 All Black Reserve (1986), Canterbury, NZ Juniors, NZ Emerging Players [20][21]
Jeff Wilson Southland 1993 Otago, Highlanders, All Blacks

Recent Squads

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Player
 Province
 Forward/Back
 Year
Anthony Amato South Canterbury 2024
Connor Anderson[30] South Canterbury Forward 2023
Shayne Anderson[31] West Coast Back 2023
Matty Axtens Thames Valley 2024
Sam Briggs[32] South Canterbury Back 2023
Henry Bryce South Canterbury Forward 2022
Sireli Buliruarua South Canterbury Back 2021
Callum Burrell Mid Canterbury Forward 2021*
Scott Cameron Horowhenua Kapiti Forward 2019
Carl Carmichael King Country Forward 2019
Craig Clare Whanganui Back 2019, 2021
Josh Clark North Otago Forward 2019, 2023
Quinn Collard Thames Valley 2024
Ralph Darling North Otago Forward 2019
Stefan Destounis Poverty Bay Forward 2021
Todd Doolan Thames Valley Back 2022, 2024
Cruise Dunstar South Canterbury Forward 2022
Hika Elliot South canterbury Forward 2024
Sione Etoni Thames Valley 2024
Oneone Faafou Thames Valley 2024
Tokomaata Fakatava[33] South Canterbury Forward 2021-24
Junior Fakatoufifita North Otago Forward 2022, 2023
Paula Fifita South Canterbury Back 2021-24
Kaleb Foote King Country Forward 2022-24
Te Rangi Fraser Ngāti Porou East Coast Back 2021
Kristian Gent-Standen King Country 2024
James Goodger Wairarapa Bush Forward 2019
Hone Haerewa Ngāti Porou East Coast Forward 2021
Campbell Hart Whanganui Forward 2019, 2021
James Higgins Poverty Bay Forward 2021
Douglas Horrocks[34] Whanganui Forward 2023
Lindsay Horrocks [35] Whanganui Back 2019, 2021-23
Sione Holani West Coast Back 2019
Poleka Itielu Horowhenua-Kapiti 2024
Finlay Joyce South Canterbury 2023-24
Siu Kakala South Canterbury 2024
Tyler Kearns[36] West Coast Forward 2023
Meli Kolinisau North Otago Forward 2019
Seta Koroitamana Mid Canterbury Forward 2019, 2021
Te Huia Kutia Thames Valley Forward 2021, 2024
Harry Lafituanai Thames Valley Back 2019, 2022
Aaron Lahmert Horowhenua Kapiti Back 2019
Josh Lane Whanganui Forward 2021*
James Lash Buller Back 2019
Kalavini Leatigaga South Canterbury Back 2019
Jeff Lepa Buller Forward 2019
Declan McCormack Mid Canterbury 2024
Glen McIntrye Thames Valley Forward 2019
Connor McVerry Thames Valley Forward 2021,2022
Peceli Malanicagi Whanganui 2024
Leopino Maupese Buller 2023
Clarence Moli South Canterbury 2024
Fletcher Morgan Thames Valley 2023
Peni Nabainvalu Wanganui Back 2019
Willie Paiaaua Horowhenua Kapiti Back 2019
Sam Parkes Ngāti Porou East Coast Back 2021*
Brett Ranga Thames Valley Forward 2019 (Cpt)
Ethan Robinson Whanganui 2024
Tyler Rogers Holden Whanganui 2024
Liam Rowlands King Country Forward 2022
Cam Russell South Canterbury Forward 2022
Saimone Samate North Otago Back 2022
Manasa Bari Samo Mid Canterbury Forward 2021
Zac Saunders South Canterbury Back 2021*, 2022
Timoci Seruwalu Horowhenua Kapiti / Whanganui Back 2019, 2021, 2022
Nick Strachan South Canterbury Forward 2021, 2022
Sam Sturgess North Otago Forward 2021
Vaka Taelega South Canterbury Forward 2021, 2022, 2023
Keanu Taumata Poverty Bay 2023
Troy Tauwhare West Coast Forward 2019
Hakarangi Tichborne East Coast Forward 2022
Hayden Todd North Otago Back 2021, 2022
Loni Toumohuni South Canterbury Forward 2021*
Lennix Tovo Horowhenua Kapiti Back 2021
Roman Tutauha Whanganui Forward 2022
Sam Van Der Valk Thames Valley Forward 2021
Raitube Vasurakuta Mid Canterbury Back 2021, 2024
Logan Wakefield Wairarapa Bush 2024
Dane Whale Whanganui Back 2021*, 2022
Dallas Wiki Horowhenua-Kapiti 2024
Adam Williamson Mid Canterbrury Forward 2022-24
William Wright South Canterbury Back 2019,2021-24
  • Denotes non-travelling reserve player

Coaches/management

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Head coaches

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  • Barry Matthews: 2016 and 2017 [37][38]
  • Mark Rutene 2019 [39]
  • Nigel Walsh (South Canterbury) 2021-2024 [4][40]

Management team

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  • Coll Campbell (Poverty Bay), Team Doctor 2021-2022[24]
  • Aleni Feagaiga (Horowhenua-Kapiti), Observer Coach 2024
  • Jason Hamlin (Whanganui), Assistant Coach 2021-22
  • David Harrison (Thames Valley), Observer Coach 2024
  • Tony Harrison (Mid Canterbury), Manager 2021
  • Slade King (King Country), Trainer 2021-24
  • Miah Nikora, Assistant Coach 2023-24
  • Shay O’Gorman (Wairarapa-Bush), Assistant Manager 2022
  • Geoff Thompson (South Canterbury), Physio 2021-24
  • Thomas Zimmerman (Horowhenua-Kapiti), Manager 2022-24

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "NZ Marist defeat NZ Heartland XV".
  3. ^ "Warren Gatland to coach New Zealand Barbarians featuring Brian Lochore's grandson". 28 November 2021.
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