Wairarapa Bush is on top of the table after a strong 28-8 win over King Country in Masterton, stretching ahead of Mid Canterbury and West Coast, who won their local derbies to keep heat on the ladder leader.
Mid Canterbury defeated South Canterbury 34-27 at the Ashburton Showgrounds, while Greymouth saw West Coast take down East Coast 15-11.
Poverty Bay’s horror season continued with a mammoth 53-18 loss to North Otago, which means the visitors to Gisborne leave with four spot on the table locked up, while also confirming their status as the best attacking side so far this year.
Wanganui and Buller were the other wins, too good for Thames Valley and Buller respectively.
2013 Heartland Championship standings
To see the point’s scorers for the 2013 season, click here.
Week Five results
HOROWHENUA KAPITI 15 v BULLER 19
Saturday 21 September,2.30pm at Community Trust Domain, Levin
Horowhenua Kapiti 15 (Michael Tambour, Perry Hayman tries; Sonny McBride pen; Hayman con)
Buller 19 (Penjiamini Nabainivalu try; Andrew Stevens con, 4 pen).
HT: 5-13
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MID CANTERBURY 34 v SOUTH CANTERBURY 27
Saturday 21 September, 2.30pm at Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton
Mid Canterbury 34 (Will McGoon, Esera Lauina, Richard Catherwood tries; Murray Williams 2 con, 5 pen)
South Canterbury 27 (Tenari Saumani, George Folau, Liam Edwards tries; Edwards 4 pen):
HT: 20-14
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POVERTY BAY 18 v NORTH OTAGO 53
Saturday 21 September, 2.30pm at MoreFM Rugby Park, Gisborne
Poverty Bay 18 (Leon Ake 2, Sam Parkes tries; Parkes pen)
North Otago 53 (Chris Talanoa, Uilisoni Tahitua, Simeli Koniferedi 2, J’ndre Liebenberg, Ralph Darling, Sale Pi’i tries; Ed Keohane 6 con, 2 pen).
HT: 27-8
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WAIRARAPA BUSH 34 v KING COUNTRY 13
Saturday 21 September, 2.30pm at Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton
Wairarapa Bush 34 (Finbarr Kerr-Newell, Byron Karaitiana, Cameron Hayton, Jonathan Fuimaono tries; Glenn Walter 4 con, 2 pen)
King Country 13 (Anthony Wise, Stormy McCarthy tries; Kurt Strachan pen).
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WANGANUI 28 v THAMES VALLEY 8
Saturday 21 September, 2.30pm at Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
Wanganui 28 (Sonny Woodmass, Ace Malo, Sailosi Nagicu tries; Zyon Hekenui 2 con, 3 pen)
Thames Valley 8 (David Bason try; Kane Adams pen).
HT: 16-8
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WEST COAST 15 v EAST COAST 11
Saturday 21 September, 2.30pm at Rugby Park, Greymouth
West Coast 15 (Alan Monk, Maleli Mudu tries; Tim Priest con, pen) East Coast 11 (Everard Reid, Kris Palmer 2 pen).
HT:5-8
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Week Six Fixtures
28 September 2013
Thames Valley v West Coast Paeroa 2:00 pm
Buller v Wairarapa Bush Westport 2:00 pm
King Country v Mid Canterbury Taupo 2:30 pm
East Coast v Poverty Bay Ruatoria 2:30 pm
South Canterbury v Horowhenua Kapiti Timaru 2:30 pm
North Otago v Wanganui Oamaru 2:30 pm
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