Congratulations to Taradale in the Hawke’s Bay,Massey in North Harbour and Karaka in Counties Manukau for winning their first round Premier club competitions on Saturday.
Taradale won their ninth straight match of the season, 29-10 over Central, to finish eight points clear of second placed Napier Old Boys Marist. The second round Maddison Trophy starts on 30 May.
Massey were held to a 3-3 draw by mid-table Takapuna, but still won the first round Buck Shield Shield ahead of second placed Western Pioneers who lost 25-27 to strugglers Silverdale who left it to week nine to record their first win of the season and deny the Western side.
Karaka have won the first round Counties Manukau Challenge Cup, beating Waiuku 34-5, finishing ahead of second placed Ardmore Marist who defeated Weymouth 69-0 but had to rely on Karaka losing to take the first round title. The championship McNamara Cup starts next weekend.
In Wellington, the first round Swindale Shield has been all but decided with Hutt Old Boys Marist beating Tawa 28-22 to skip 6 points clear of the field with a round to play. Tawa were previously stripped two points and have an appeal outcome waitng to see if they can take the competition into another week.
In Auckland, Pakuranga (Blue Pool) and Grammar TEC (White Pool) have won their divisions, with the competition being split into two divisions from next week onwards.
In Northland, leaders Wellsford and second placed Mid Northern drew 25-25 in the Southern Districts Premier competition. Third placed Mid-Western defeated Hora Hora 29-13 but the competition has closed right up now. It resumes on 6 June.
Conditions were dire throughout the upper North Island on Saturday, and Fraser Tech and Te Awamutu Sports fought out a 0-0 draw. Meanwhile, in a top-of-the table clash, Otorohanaga defeated Hamilton Marist 12-7, while third placed Melville missed a chance to stay with the leaders after missing out to Hamilton Old Boys 22-13. Round 13 of 18 is next Saturday.
In the Bay of Plenty, the Baywide Premier competition is heating up. Tauranga Sports are at the top of the table after their 40-10 win over Whakarewarewa. In two other close results, Rotoiti defeated Mt Maunganui 32-24 and Opotiki defeated Whakatane Marist 13-8.
In Taranaki, New Plymouth Old Boys secured their eighth win in nine matches to take a decisive lead at the top of the standings, with four teams bunched together below them. NPOB beat lowly Stratford 41-5.
College Old Boys’ continue to set the pace in the Manawatu, defeating Varsity 39-14, after leading 20-0 at halftime.
In the top of the South Island Tasman Trophy, four of the five matches were closely fought, with Wanderers defeating Moutere 17-15 and Kahurangi beating Central 15-13 key among them.
In Christchurch, Lincoln University won the battle of the books with a big 45-25 win over Canterbury University. The win gives Lincoln a six-point lead the head of the standings with two weeks to go in the first round. New Brighton are second despite losing to fifth placed Christchurch in a 39-40 thriller.
In North Otago, Excelsior beat Kurow 33-24 in a key Citizens Shield fixture, while Old Boys continue to lead after overcoming Maheno 90-0. Athletic Marist 43 beat Valley 17.
In Dunedin Premier rugby, the intriguing three-way battle at the top of the table remains. Taieri, Harbour and Southern are all on 46 points after 11 rounds. Dunedin are fourth on 32. Taieri beat Green Island 43-17, Harbour overcame Varsity A 38-31 and Southern beat Pirates 49-29.
In Southland, fifth placed Marist defeated defending champions Woodlands 38-8 in the notable result of the day.
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For a result wrap-up of other club rugby competitions please see below (note of the results available as at Sunday morning):
Auckland Premier PREMIER ROUND 1 BLUE (2015) -Round 7 Maungarua 07 vs 68 Waitemata Pakuranga 29 vs 05 Waitakere City Papatoetoe 27 vs 13 Suburbs University 51 vs 00 Otahuhu
Premier PREMIER ROUND 1 WHITE (2015) – Round 7 College Rifles 26 vs 49 Ponsonby East Tamaki 25 vs 22 Manukau Rovers Grammar TEC 13 vs 10 Marist Eden – BYE
Bay of Plenty Baywide Premier Competition Opotiki 13 vs 08 Whakatane Marist Te Puke Sports 24 vs 12 Te Puna Tauranga Sports 40 vs 10 Whakarewarewa Greerton Marist 60 vs 00 Waikite Rangataua 43 vs 00 Paroa Mt Maunganui 22 vs 32 Rotoiti
Canterbury Country Division 1: http://midcanterburyrugby.co.nz Lincoln 19 – 17 Celtic Oxford 44 – 14 Hornby Rakaia 38 – 24 West Melton Southbridge 37 – 13 Kaiapoi Glenmark 41 – 08 Prebbleton
Counties Manukau Premier Challenge Cup (Premier) (2015) – Round 11 Drury 10 vs 67 Patumahoe Hotel Onewhero 48 vs 10 Papakura Pukekohe 40 vs 15 Manurewa Te Kauwhata EnviroWaste 16 vs 36 Bombay Weymouth 00 vs 69 Ardmore Marist Waiuku 50 vs 34 Karaka Vernon & Vazey Notes: Challenge Cup Winners – Karaka Vernon & Vazey.
Horowhenua-Kapiti Paraparaumu 48 – 15 Athletic Waikanae 24 – 18 Shannon
Manawatu College Old Boys’ 39 – 14 Varsity Te Kawau 33 – 15 Linton Army FOB Oroua 15 – 09 Feilding Old Boys’ Marist 45 – 07 Freyberg Kia Toa the BYE
Northland Southern Districts Premiers Horahora 13 v 29 Mid Western Hikurangi 13 v 22 Old Boys Marist Mid Northern 25 v 25 Wellsford Otamatea 66 v 00 Western Sharks Kamo 17 v 43 Waipu
Wellington Swindale Shield – Round 10 Hutt Old Boys Marist 28 vs 22 Tawa Marist St Pats 43 vs 24 Northern United Old Boys University 79 vs 10 Paremata-Plimmerton Oriental-Rongotai 42 vs 20 Avalon Petone 24 vs 10 Johnsonville Poneke 26 vs 20 Wainuiomata Upper Hutt Rams 27 vs 30 Wellington
Premier Reserve Harper Lock Shield – Round 10 Hutt Old Boys Marist 06 vs 24 Tawa Old Boys University 41 vs 7 Paremata-Plimmerton Marist St Pats 43 vs 24 Northern United Oriental-Rongotai 0 vs 0 Avalon (Default) Petone 57 vs 29 Johnsonville Flynn Electrical Poneke 27 vs 16 Wainuiomata Upper Hutt Rams 47 vs 12 Wellington
North Otago Old Boys 90 – 00 Maheno Athletic Marist 43 – 17 Valley Excelsior 33 – 24 Kurow
Otago Alhambra-Union 27 – 20 Kaikorai Duendin 19 – 11 Zingari-Richmond Southern 49 – 29 Pirates Harbour 38 – 31 Varsity A Taieri 43 – 10 Green Island
South Canterbury Senior Temuka 18 v 32 Harlequins Pleasant Point 29 v 37 Old Boys Celtic 59 v 00 Geraldine Mackenzie 17 v 17 Waimate
Senior B Harlequins 37 v 29 Temuka Mackenzie 23 v 22 Waimate Pleasant Point vs Old Boys
Southland Galbraith Shield Southland Galbraith Shield Eastern Northern Barbarians 22 – 08 Pirates Old-Boys Marist 38 – 08 Woodlands Star 67 – 00 Blues Midlands – Bye
Tasman (Home team first) Tasman Trophy Div 1: Renwick 00 – 46 Nelson Moutere 15 – 17 Wanderers Kahurangi 15 -13 Central Stoke 35 – 25 Harlequins Marist 21 – 11 Waitohi WOB Bye
Car Company Div 2: Tapawera 00 – 50 Wanderers Huia 59 – 10 Nelson Stoke 24 – 14 Rangers Murchison 37 – 10 Riwaka WOB 45 – 19 Takaka Marist 22 – 32 Collingwood
Wadsco Div 2: Central 41 – 26 Waitohi Moutere 29 – 31 Kaikoura Awatere 18 – 51 Harlequins Pelorus 21 – 29 Renwick
Car Company Womens Tens: Marist 28 – 00 Moutere Motueka High 24 -12 WOB Marist 12 – 29 WOB Moutere 10 – 10 Riwaka Riwaka 5 – 42 Motueka High
UC Championship NC 26 – 19 Ashburton MBC 54 – 10 Waimea (Played Friday)
Thames Valley Waihou 17 – 09 Cobras North 46 – 07 Thames West 28 – 00 Ngatea
Waikato Fraser Tech 0 – 0 Te Awamutu Sports Hautapu 35 – 07 United Matamata Sports University 10 – 03 Morrinsville Sports Otorohanga 12 – 07 Hamilton Marist Hamilton Old Boys 22 – 13 Melville