| Date | 16 August 2025–19 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 54 |
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The 2025 Heartland Championship, is the 19th edition of the Heartland Championship, a rugby union competition involving the twelve amateur provincial unions in New Zealand.
Contents
- Teams
- Regular season
- Round 1
- Round 2
- Round 3
- Finals
- Bill Osborne Taonga
- Challenges
- Ian Kirkpatrick Medal
- See also
- References
The tournament began with a round-robin stage in which the twelve teams played eight games each, from which the top four advance to the Meads Cup, while fifth to eighth best teams advance to the Lochore Cup. The four teams in each respective Cup play "knock out" semi-finals to determine the finalists. The top seeds in each (the first and fifth best teams in the regular season) play at home against the lowest seeds (fourth and eighth) while the second highest seeds (second and sixth best) play at home against the third highest seeds (third and seventh). The final of each cup features the higher seed playing at home against the lower seed. [1]
