The Lochore Cup is a New Zealand rugby union trophy named after famed Wairarapa Bush and All Blacks player and coach Brian Lochore.
Once finished, the teams placed 5–8 advance to the Lochore Cup finals.
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.
The Lochore Cup winner is determined in four-team single-elimination tournament.
The highest remaining seed hosts the Lochore Cup final.