Meads Cup

The Meads Cup is a rugby cup named after the All Black Colin Meads. It is a cup played for in New Zealand between provincial rugby teams. The Meads Cup is played for during the Heartland Championship. It is only played for after the completion of Round 1 (pool stage).

Competition

Round 2

The Meads Cup Pool, consists of the three Provincial Unions in Pool A with the most competition points in Round 1 and the three Provincial Unions in Pool B with the most competition points in Round 1. In the Meads Cup Pool, each Provincial Union will play the Provincial Unions in the pool that it did not play in Round 1. Home games in the Meads Cup Pool will be allocated using the following criteria:

• The Provincial Unions placed 1st in Pool A and Pool B based on competition points in Round 1 will have two home games. When these two teams play each other, the team that had the most competition points in Round 1 will have the Home Match.

• Of the Provincial Unions placed 2nd in Pool A and Pool B, the Provincial Union which has the higher aggregate competition points in Round 1 will have two home games.

• All other Provincial Unions in the Meads Cup Pool will have one home game.

Round 3

The Meads Cup winner is determined in four-team single-elimination tournament. The semifinal matchups are seeded 1-4 and 2-3, with the higher seed receiving home field advantage. The highest remaining seed hosts the Meads Cup final.

Winners

Year	Meads Cup Winner
2006	Wairarapa Bush
2007	North Otago