{"id":5556,"date":"2017-03-12T16:10:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T03:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/?p=5556"},"modified":"2017-03-12T21:09:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T08:09:16","slug":"wellington-maori-wins-te-tini-a-maui-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/2017\/03\/12\/wellington-maori-wins-te-tini-a-maui-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellington Maori wins Te Tini A Maui tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wellington’s Te Upoko O Te Ika have successfully defended the Hikaia Amohia Trophy beating Whanganui 36-22 in the Men\u2019s A Division final of the Central North Island Maori tournament in Masterton this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Te Upoko O Te Ika surged to a 36-5 lead shortly after halftime, punishing an inaccurate Whanganui.<\/p>\n

Tawera Rameka-Styles opened the scoring for Te Upoko O Te Ika when fullback Andrew Ellis retrieved a shallow clearance and put his centre in the clear.<\/p>\n

Whanganui responded strongly when fullback Cody Hemi broke down the short side and engineered a try for wing Grayson Timea.<\/p>\n

However a litany of errors soon saw Whanganui concede a large deficit. A malfunctioning lineout combined with clumsy handling gifted Te Upoko O Te Ika three tries before the interval.<\/p>\n

Midfielder Kewa McMillan-Parata literally had the ball passed to him in the Whanganui in-goal area. Lock Mykel Herewini lumbered over after another disastrous fumble and wing Tony Smith raced away following a botched exit from the 22.<\/p>\n

Hilton Mexted extended the defending champions\u2019 lead early in the second-half with a penalty, before the industrious Herewini bagged a double to make it 36-5.<\/p>\n

Whanganui emptied the bench and Te Upoko O Te Ika fell to sleep promoting a late fightback from the former. Tries to Aaron Paranihi, Kieran Hussey and Keanu Puki were good reward for some enterprising rugby.<\/p>\n

Whanganui created plenty of chances throughout, but lacked precision and the collective dynamism in the loose that Te Upoko O Te Ika enjoyed.<\/p>\n

The standouts for Te Upoko O Te Ika were Herewini, Remes-Styles, openside Manasseh Wineera and Ellis who in addition to his piercing runs made some telling tackles.<\/p>\n

For Whanganui Hemi was a constant threat, second-five Te Tua Kemp battled gamely and Dylan Bowater and Paranihi added zest from the bench.<\/p>\n

The Men\u2019s B Division was taken out by the Hawke\u2019s Bay Maori side (Te Matau), who defeated home team Wairarapa 47-14 in the earlier final today.<\/p>\n

Hawke\u2019s Bay scored four first half converted tries in leaping to a 28-7 lead at the interval. All four tries were made from clean breaks and good support play, also taking advantage of some often porous Wairarapa defence.<\/p>\n

Wairarapa scored their first try through a forwards drive close to the line and missed a clear chance to score a similar try just before halftime to likely halve the deficit.<\/p>\n

Hawke\u2019s Bay pulled further ahead after the interval with three further tries to take a 47-7 lead.<\/p>\n

Wairarapa put together a period consistent pressure late in the match and were rewarded with a consolation try.<\/p>\n

The U18 and Women\u2019s finals were on Saturday, with home side Wairarapa beating Manawatu teams to win both tournaments.<\/p>\n

\"\"Men\u2019s Division A Winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1987: King Country
\n1988: Hawke’s Bay
\n1989: Wellington
\n1990: Wellington
\n1991: Poverty Bay
\n1992: Te Matau a Maui – Hawke’s Bay
\n1993: Te Matau a Maui – Hawke’s Bay
\n1994: Te Matau a Maui – Hawke’s Bay
\n1995: Wellington
\n1996: Te Matau a Maui – Hawke’s Bay
\n1997: Tuwharetua Maniapoto
\n1998: Te Matau a Maui – Hawke’s Bay
\n1999: Te Upoko O Te Ika (Wellington)
\n2000: Te Matau a Maui – Hawke’s Bay Te Ma-toe A Maui’s
\n2001: Te Upoko O Te Ika (Wellington)
\n2002: Te Upoko O Te Ika (Wellington)
\n2003: Horouia
\n2004: Wellington
\n2005: Wellington
\n2006-2007: Not Held
\n2008: Manawatu
\n2009: Te Upoko O Te Ika (Wellington)
\n2010: Te Upoko O Te Ika (Wellington)
\n2011: Te Upoko O Te Ika (Wellington)
\n2012: Manawatu
\n2013: Te Upoko O Te Ika (Wellington)
\n2014: Manawatu
\n2015: Taranaki
\n2016: Te Upoko O Te Ika (Wellington)
\n2017: Te Upoko O Te Ika (Wellington)<\/p>\n

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