All Blacks great Sir Colin Meads with the Colin Meads Cup
The final stages of the 2006 Heartland Championship:
Semi-finals, October 14 2006:
Meads Cup
At Memorial Park, Masterton.
Wairarapa Bush 25 (Harwood, Riwai-Couch, Togia tries. Riwai 2 conversions, 2 penalty goals.)
North Otago 19 (Tuamoheloa, Hay, Kaufuna tries. Davies 2 conversions.)
Referee: M V Stanish.
At Cooks Gardens, Wanganui.
Wanganui 30 (Tikoirotuma 2, Ateria, Fetuia, Baldwin tries, Koro conversion, penalty goal.)
Mid Canter bury 17 (Woods try. Maw 4 penalty goals.)
Referee: V G Munro.
Lochore Cup
At Paeroa Domain, Paeroa.
King Country 17 (Wanden, Perez tries. Strang 2 conversions, penalty goal.)
Thames Valley 15 (Harrison 5 penalty goals.)
Referee: B A Murray.
At Rugby Park, Gisborne.
Poverty Bay 34 (Gardner 2, Ravulo, Logan, Hallgarth tries. Leighton 3 conversions, penalty goal.)
Buller 10 ( Hughes try. Foote conversion, penalty goal.)
Referee: J B Noonan.
Finals, October 21 2006:
Meads Cup
At Cooks Gardens, Wanganui.
Wairarapa Bush 16 (Seumanatafa try. Rimene conversion, 3 penalty goals.)
Wanganui 14 (Tikoirotuma, Tyrell tries. Koro 2 conversions.)
Referee: M V Stanish.
Lochore Cup
At Rugby Park, Gisborne.
Poverty Bay 46 (Leighton 2, Gardner, Tamatea, Owen, Ngatu tries. Leighton 4, Logan conversions, Logan 2 penalty goals.)
King Country 34 (Wanden 2, Olsen 2, Taylor tries. Strang 2, Murrell conversions, Strang penalty goal.)
Referee: C J Pollock.