With the Meads and Lochore Cup semifinal spots still in the melting pot there will be a ton of interest in the seventh and penultimate round of Heartland qualifying rugby matches on Saturday.
Defending champions Wanganui (Meads Cup) and Poverty Bay (Lochore Cup) are in the equation to retain their titles but need victories.
Steelform Wanganui host Buller, who have four wins from six matches, including a 45-32 away win over South Canterbury.
Buller may have won only twice in nine visits to Wanganui but have one of the most experienced packs in the competition, including match centurions Luke Brownlee and Phil Beveridge, 2011 NZ Heartland rep halfback Andrew Stephens and lively William Saukuru and Peni Nabainivalu in the three-quarters.
After an impressive 39-22 home win against North Otago last weekend, Wanganui have drawn level with Wairarapa-Bush at the top of the table. Scoring seven tries and collecting a vital bonus point now gives Wanganui the advantage over Wairarapa-Bush, who could only muster three tries against King Country.