WEST COAST RFU – 2010
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2010
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West Coast, with three wins and two bonus points, had gained sufficient championship points to qualify for the Lochore Cup semi-finals but the team’s endeavors were ruined when the NZRU fined West Coast $2500 and stripped it of live competition points for knowingly breaching the eligibility regulations during the game against Wairarapa Bush which the Coast had won and gained a bonus point for scoring four tries.
Following the hearing the NZRU media statement read: ‘The Sub-Committee heard that West Coast knowingly breached the Player Eligibility Regulations in fielding the ineligible player under another player’s name on the team sheet and the match report.’ It was an unfortunate incident in Heartland competition.
Halfback and captain James Ferguson was again selected for the Heartland team. Newcomer Sam Hannan was outside Ferguson with either Phil Thomson or Origin player Willie Brown at second five-eighth. Andrew Connors was at centre and Maleli Tora a regular on the left wing. Luke Hughes and Robert Thomson appeared at fullback and wing.
Rowan O’Gorman was again the hooker with Blair Mirfin the only prop to start in each game. The locks Chris Mason and Brad Houston also played in every game as did flanker Alan Monk. 36 year old Mark De Goldi added a further four games to his long career.
For the Away games West Coast had difficulty gathering its first choice team as several members of the squad were not always able to obtain leave from work.
* In November (2010) Michael Monk and 2009 Representative Blair Sims were among the 29 Men who died in the tragic gas explosions at the Pike River underground coalmine.
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AA REWARDS HEARTLAND RUGBY – POOL A
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P
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W
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D
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L
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Pts
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Wanganui
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5
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5
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–
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–
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23
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South Canterbury
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5
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4
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–
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1
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17
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Thames Valley
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5
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3
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–
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2
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15
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Horowhenua-Kapiti
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5
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1
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–
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4
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6
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King Country
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5
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1
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–
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4
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6
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West Coast
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5
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1
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–
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4
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4
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AA REWARDS HEARTLAND RUGBY – LOCHORE CUP
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P
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W
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D
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L
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Pts
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King Country
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6
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2
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–
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4
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11
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Wairarapa Bush
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6
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2
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–
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4
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11
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Buller
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6
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2
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–
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4
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9
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West Coast
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8
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3
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–
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5
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13
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Horowhenua-Kapiti
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6
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1
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–
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5
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6
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East Coast
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6
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–
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–
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6
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0
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2010 Fixtures & Results
| Sun 07 May | 2:30 pm | H |  Canterbury |
11 - 39 | Match Center | |
| Sat 27 May | 2:30 pm | A |  Buller |
07 - 04 | Match Center | |
| Sat 03 Jun | 2:30 pm | H |  Nelson Bays |
10 - 13 | Match Center | |
| Sat 17 Jun | 2:30 pm | H | Buller |
06 - 13 | Match Center | |
| Sun 09 Jul | 2:30 pm | A |  Horowhenua |
12 - 24 | Match Center | |
| Wed 12 Jul | 2:30 pm | A |  Hawkes Bay |
24 - 06 | Match Center | |
| Sat 15 Jul | 2:30 pm | A |  Wairarapa Bush |
25 - 04 | Match Center | |
| Sat 29 Jul | 2:30 pm | A | Nelson Bays |
12 - 32 | Match Center | |
| Sat 05 Aug | 2:30 pm | H | Buller |
10 - 13 | Match Center | |
| Tue 12 Sep | 2:30 pm | H |  Otago |
17 - 43 | Match Center | |
| Sat 16 Sep | 2:30 pm | A | Canterbury |
47 - 03 | Match Center |