Lochore Cup

The Lochore Cup is a New Zealand rugby union trophy named after famed Wairarapa Bush and All Blacks player and coach Brian Lochore. It is contested during the Heartland Championship. It was first awarded in 2006, when the Heartland Championship format was introduced.

Competition Regular season At present, all 12 teams play 8 games over 8 weeks before the finals. Once finished, the teams placed 5–8 advance to the Lochore Cup finals. The top 4 teams play for the Meads Cup. Previously, a pool system was used between 2006 and 2010 to determine who played for the Cups. In 2021, due to a delay in the start of the competition caused by COVID-19, the semifinal round for both Cups was scrapped, and the Lochore Cup was instead contested between the teams that finished third and fourth respectively in the regular season.

Finals The Lochore 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 Lochore Cup final.

Winners YearWinnerScoreRunner-up2006Poverty Bay46–34King Country2007Poverty Bay38–35South Canterbury2008Poverty Bay26–5Horowhenua-Kapiti2009North Otago21–13West Coast2010Wairarapa Bush15–9Buller2011Poverty Bay49–22South Canterbury2012Buller31–28South Canterbury2013South Canterbury17–10Buller2014Wanganui14–12North Otago2015King Country47–34North Otago2016North Otago44–22King Country2017Mid Canterbury47–15West Coasthttps://westcoastrfu.com/wp/2017/10/29/2017-lochore-cup-rugby-final-report/2018Horowhenua-Kapiti26–23Wairarapa Bush2019South Canterbury23–19West Coast2021Wanganui22–16North Otago2022East Coast25–20Mid Canterbury2023West Coast23–20Poverty Bay2024King Country46–44West Coast2025 North Otago64-47Horowhenua-Kapiti

In 2020 no competition was held due to COVID-19.

Lochore Cup

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