2011 Heartland Championship
The 2011 Heartland Championship was the sixth edition of the New Zealand provincial rugby union competition, since the 2006 reconstruction. The teams represented the 12 amateur rugby unions.
| Date | 6 August 2011–8 October 2011 |
|---|---|
| Countries | New Zealand |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Wanganui (Meads Cup) Poverty Bay (Lochore Cup) |
| Runner-up | East Coast (Meads Cup) South Canterbury (Lochore Cup) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
← 2010 2012 → | |
For 2011, the competition did away with the two round system of previous years. The tournaments' round robin stage saw the 12 teams play 8 games. The teams placing 1st to 4th on the ladder, at the end of the 8 weeks, played off for the Meads Cup. Meanwhile, the teams ranked 5th to 8th played off for the Lochore Cup.
The winner of the Meads Cup received automatic promotion to the Championship, replacing the 7th placed team in the Championship, which was relegated to the Heartland Championship.
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