New Zealand club rugby round-up for 24 June

Club Rugby competitions are fast heading towards the playoff rounds. New Zealand Men’s NPC provinces Premier club rugby results below at a glance.

For Heartland Championship club rugby results read here

Northland

Old Boys Marist are the clear leaders at the top of the Premiership standings, with a group of teams hunting the other three upcoming playoff berths.

Western Sharks 24 - Hikurangi 12
Kamo 29 - Horahora 22
OBM 54 - Mid Western 7
Waipu 25 - Mid Northern 22
Wellsford beat Otamatea by default

North Harbour

Frontrunners Northcote and Massey won their round 13 matches, while third and fourth placed Silverdale and Takapuna both kept in touch with another bonus point win.

Massey 22 – East Coast Bays 5
Takapuna 62 – Glenfield 12
Silverdale 82 – Mahurangi 3
North Shore 37 – Kumeu 13
Northcote 31 – Marist 15

Auckland

Suburbs maintained their lead at the top of the top of the division 1 standings to second place University, while Marist remain in front in the division 2 competition.

Alan McEvoy Memorial Shield
Suburbs 37 - Grammar TEC 22 
University 31 - Pakuranga 12 
College Rifles 34 - Eden 24 
Ponsonby 23 - Manukau 18

Portola Trophy
Papatoetoe 15 - Waitakere City 6
East Tamaki 60 - Mt Wellington 0
Marist 22 – Waitemata 18
Otahuhu – Bye

Counties Manukau

Bombay maintained their lead at the top of the McNamara Cup standings, with Patumahoe in second.

Patumahoe 21 - Manurewa 14
Karaka 16 - Ardmore Marist 8
Onewhero 40 - Papakura 14
Pukekohe 40 - Te Kauwhata 0
Bombay 29 - Waiuku 14

Waikato

Just three weeks to go before the Premiership semi-finals. Otorohanga tipped over Hamilton Old Boys, while Hamilton Marist beat Fraser Tech to move to the top of the standings

Hamilton Marist 42 - Fraser Tech 17 
Otorohanga 27 – Hamilton Old Boys 26 
Hautapu 16 - University 13 
Melville 24 – United Matamata Sports 10

Bay of Plenty

Movement at the top of the Bay of PlentyPremier 1 points table after four rounds of seven. Mount Maunganui have leapfrogged previous frontrunners Rotoiti and Te Puke.

Mount Maunganui 54 - Whakarewarewa 19
Tauranga Sports 12 - Te Puke Sports 9
Rangataua 27 - Rotoiti 7
Te Puna 26 - Greerton Marist 22

Hawke’s Bay

Napier Old Boys Marist are the hottest show in town. First round winners NOBM remain unbeaten through 14 weeks of the season, winning their games by an average score of 55-9.

Hastings Rugby and Sports 31 – Tamatea 24
Clive 33 – Central 18
Napier Pirate 28 – Taradale 5
Havelock North 61 – MAC 0
NOBM 59 – Napier Tech 0

Taranaki

The top four has been locked in place, with a week to place before the semi-finals, while defending champions Tukapa have taken over top spot from Coastal.

Southern 17 - Coastal 7
Tukapa 31 - Clifton 22
Spotswood United 22 - NPOB 14
Stratford-Eltham 22 - Inglewood 7

Manawatu

Round 16 of 18. College Old Boys and Varsity continue their drive towards sealing the top two semi-finals berths, while Old Boys Marist, Kia Toa and Feiding Old Boys Oroua are battling for the other two berths.

College Old Boys 25 - Te Kawau 5
Varsity 64 - Freyberg 3
Kia Toa 27 - Linton 17
Old Boys Marist 23 - Feilding 15
FOB Oroua v BYE

Wellington

Jubilee Cup Round 3 of 7. Old Boys University remain unbeaten in the championship round, but only just, in a close round of matches.

Wainuiomata 10 – Petone 8
Ories 13 – Norths 10
Old Boys University 19 – Hutt Old Boys Marist 17
Tawa 30 – Marist St Pat’s 29

Tasman

Nelson
Wanderers 54 – Waimea Old Boys 7
Kahurangi 29 – Nelson 27
Marist 37 – Stoke 30

Marlborough
Renwick 37 – Waitohi 34
East Coast 28 – Harlequins 17
Moutere 33 – Central 17

Canterbury

Metro Hawkins Cup, round 2 of 5. First round winners Sydenham and Lincoln University lead Section 1, while High School Old Boys are 2 from 2 in the Section 2 standings.

Section 1
Sydnenham 45 – New Brighton 14
Lincoln University 28 – Christchurch 20
Canterbury University 34 – Burnside 24

Section 2
High School Old Boys 25 – Belfast 5
Marist Albion 28 – Linwood 15
Shirley 26 – Sumner 25

Otago

Green Island defeated University 40-37, while the top four for the upcoming semi-finals has all but been locked in place

Dunedin 17 - Alhambra-Union 5
Southern 38 - Zingari-Richmond 13
Green Island 40 - University 37
Harbour 23 -Taieri 10
Kaikorai – Bye

Southland

Eastern-Northern Barbarians lead the Galbraith Shield standings to second placed Marist, with Woodlands in third and Star fourth.

Pirates-Old Boys 24 Blues 19;
Star 25 Woodlands 20;
Eastern-Northern Barbarians 28 Marist 24