News 12.Nov.2012
Heartland XV end Samoa tour with win
New Zealand's Heartland XV delivered a gutsy second-half performance, in the final match of their two game programme in Samoa, to earn a 17-13 victory over Samoa A at Apia Par More
News 09.Nov.2012
Heartland XV team named for Samoa A match
Head Coach Grainger Heikell (Poverty Bay) has named the Heartland XV team to play the second of their two matches in Samoa tomorrow. More
News 06.Nov.2012
Heartland XV fall short against Apia Rugby
New Zealand's Heartland XV came agonisingly close, but in the end were three-points shy after losing 21 - 23 to Samoan NPC Champions Apia Rugby at Apia Park this afternoon. More
News 06.Nov.2012
Heartland XV team named to face Samoa NPC Champs.
Head Coach Grainger Heikell (Poverty Bay) has named the Heartland XV team to play their first of two matches in Samoa later this afternoon. More
News 02.Nov.2012
Heartland XV team named for NZ Marist match
The Heartland XV team to play New Zealand Marist at College Rifles Rugby Club in Auckland on Saturday 3 November has been named. More
News 01.Nov.2012
NZ Heartland XV versus NZ Marist to be live streamed this Saturday
The NZ Heartland VX game versus NZ Marist will be live streamed from College Rifles Rugby Club this Saturday 3rd November 2012 from 12.15pm onwards. More
The Team
The New Zealand Heartland XV, formerly known as the New Zealand Divisional XV, was established in 1988 to expose players from Divisions Two and Three in the Air New Zealand NPC to rugby at a higher level. In 2006, Heartland Championship replaced the former Air New Zealand NPC Divisions Two and Three, and the competition has given more players the chance to push for national honours. The first 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. Since then the team has toured Argentina in 2006 and the United States in 2008, beating the Pacific Coast Grizzlies and a USA Select XV.
The team has been the launching pad of many All Blacks' careers including Carlos Spencer and Justin Marshall. Other players who made appearances for the New Zealand Heartland XV early in their careers include Jeff Wilson, Todd Blackadder, Norm Hewitt, Simon Culhane and Matthew Cooper.
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