New Zealand club rugby round-up 23 May

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.

To view the results from the competitions we run, summed up above, and our current Heartland Championship partners Wairarapa-Bush, Wanganui, West Coast, Buller, East Coast and Mid Canterbury (coming shortly) please click on the map of New Zealand on our home page www.clubrugby.co.nz

For a result wrap-up of other club rugby competitions please see below (note of the results available as at Sunday morning):

Bay of Plenty
Baywide Premier Competition
Opotiki 13 vs Whakatane Marist 8
Te Puke Sports 24 vs Te Puna 12
Tauranga Sports 40 vs Whakarewarewa 10
Greerton Marist 60 vs Waikite 0
Rangataua 43 vs Paroa 0
Mt Maunganui 22 vs Rotoiti 32

Canterbury Country Division 1:
Lincoln 19 - Celtic17
Oxford 44 - Hornby 14
Rakaia 38 – West Melton 24
Southbridge 37 – Kaiapoi 13
Glenmark 41 - Prebbleton?8

Counties Manukau
Challenge Cup (Premier)?
Patumahoe 67 – Drury 10
Onewhero 48 – Papakura 10
Pukekohe 40 – Manurewa 15
Bombay 36 – Te Kauwhata 16
Karaka 34 – Waiuku 5
Ardmore Marist 69 – Weymouth 0

Horowhenua-Kapiti
Paraparaumu 48 – Athletic 15
Waikanae 24 – Shannon 18

Manawatu
College Old Boys' 39 - Varsity 14
Te Kawau 33 -Linton Army 15
FOB Oroua 15 - Feilding 9
Old Boys' Marist 45 - Freyberg 7
Kia Toa the BYE

Northland
Southern Districts Premiers
Horahora 13 v Mid Western 29
Hikurangi 13 v Old Boys Marist 22
Mid Northern 25 v Wellsford 25
Otamatea 66 v Western Sharks 0
Kamo 17 v Waipu 43

North Otago
Old Boys 90 – Maheno 0
Athletic Marist 43 – Valley 17
Excelsior 33 – Kurow 24

Otago
Alhambra-Union 27 – Kaikorai 20
Duendin 19 – Zingari-Richmond 11
Southern 49 – Pirates 29
Harbour 38 – Varsity A 31
Taieri 43 – Green Island 17

South Canterbury
Results TBA

Southland
Galbraith Shield
Southland Galbraith Shield
Eastern Northern Barbarians 22 – Pirates Old-Boys 8
Marist 38 – Woodlands 8
Star 67 – Blues 0
Midlands - Bye

Tasman
Wanderers 17 – Moutere 15
Stoke 35 – Harlequins 25
Marist 21 – Waitohi 11
Nelson 46 – Rewick 0
Kahurangi 15 – Central 13
Waimea - Bye

Thames Valley
Waihou 17 - Cobras 9
North 46 – Thames 7
West 28 – Ngatea 0

Waikato
Fraser Tech 0 - Te Awamutu Sports 0
Hautapu 35 - United Matamata Sports 7
University 10 - Morrinsville Sports 3
Otorohanga 12 - Hamilton Marist 7
Hamilton Old Boys 22 - Melville 13