New Zealand club rugby round-up 23 April

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Many of New Zealand’s club rugby competitions marked Anzac Day on Monday, whilst the country’s leading First XVs are also engaged in pre-season programmes as their competitions move into focus.

New Zealand Mitre 10 Cup provinces Premier Rugby Scores from top to bottom for 23 April were:

Northland Southern Districts Premiers
Waipu 49 - Kamo 17
Mid Northern 83 - Mid Western 15
Old Boys Marist 75 - Otamatea 35
Wellsford 27 - Western Sharks 24
Horahora 46- Hikurangi 44
Competition leaders after 5 rounds: Old Boys Marist

North Harbour
North Shore 22 – East Coast Bays 14
Takapuna 29 – Mahurangi 22
Glenfield 35 – Silverdale 21
Western 43 – Marist 10
Northcote 16 – Massey 10
Competition leaders after 4 rounds: North Shore and Takapuna (shared)

Auckland
Suburbs 29 – Marist 13
East Tamaki 24 – University 20
Ponsonby 33 – Te Papapa Onehunga 0
Manukau Rovers 70 – Otahuhu 10
Papatoetoe 39 – Mt Wellington 14
Waitemata 25 – Waitakere City 13
College Rifles 23 – Pakuranga 20
Grammar TEC 32 – Eden 16
Competition leaders after 2 rounds: Suburbs (Blue Pool), Grammar TEC (White Pool)

Counties Manukau – Challenge Cup
Patumahoe 35 - Onewhero 0
Karaka 51 - Te Kauwhata 0
Pukekohe 27 - Ardmore Marist 11
Bombay 77 - Weymouth 7
Manurewa 34 - Waiuku 14
Competition leaders after 7 rounds: Patumahoe

Waikato
Morrinsville 28 - Fraser Tech 21
Hamilton Marist 41 - Melville 17 
Hamilton Old Boys 12 - Otorohanga 10
Hautapu 70 - United Matamata Sports 26 
University 15 - Te Awamutu Sports 12
Competition leaders after 8 rounds: Hautapu

Bay of Plenty – Baywide Premier
Whakatane Marist 35 - Greerton Marist 15
Rangataua 64 - Opotiki 3
Tauranga Sports 30 - Whakarewarewa 19
Te Puke Sports 33 - Te Puna 31
Paroa 18 - Arataki 10
Mount Maunganui 44 - Rotoiti 6
Competition leaders after 5 rounds: Whakatane Marist

Hawke’s Bay – Nash Cup
Napier Pirate 42 - HRS 3
Clive 44 - Central 33
MAC 31 - Taradale 10
NTOB 22 – Havelock North 22
NOBM 38 –Tamatea 18
Competition leaders after 5 rounds: Napier Old Boys Marist

Manawatu
College Old Boy's 21 - Kia Toa 12
Varsity 37 - Linton Lions 30
Te Kawau 29 - FOB Oroua 27
Feilding 28 - Old Boys' Marist 14
Freyberg – BYE
Competition leaders after 7 rounds: College Old Boys

Taranaki
Tukapa 31 – Stratford 12
Southern 16 – Clifton 5
New Plymouth Old Boys 40 – Inglewood 21
Spotswood 28 – Coastal 20
Competition leaders after 4 rounds: New Plymouth Old Boys

Wellington
Old Boys University 32 – Wellington Axemen 6
Wainuiomata 33 – Petone 27
Upper Hutt Rams 34 – Avalon Wolves 23
Marist St Pat’s 27 – Hutt Old Boys Marist 14
Oriental-Rongotai 20 – Poneke 19
Northern United 53 – Paremata-Plimmerton 16
Tawa 80 – Johnsonville 10
Competition leaders after 6 rounds: Old Boys University

Tasman – Tasman Trophy Round 1 (crossover Nelson Bays – Marlborough matches)
Marist 46 - Harlequins 32
Nelson 15 - Renwick 15
Wanderers 30 - Central 21
Waimea Old Boys 37 - Moutere 22
Waitohi 25 - Kahurangi 17
Stoke 27 – East Coast 20

Canterbury – Hawkins Cup Division 1
Linwood 35 - Lincoln University 35
University 34 - Sumner 10
Sydenham 24 - Christchurch 15
HSOB 27 - New Brighton 20
Belfast 26 - Burnside 17
Marist Albion 37 - Shirley 22
Competition leaders after 5 rounds: Canterbury University

Otago
Southern 23 - Alhambra-Union 22
Dunedin 48 – Taieri 25
Harbour 32 – Kaikorai 17
University A 73 - Pirates 3
Green Island 32 - Zingari-Richmond 26
Competition leaders after 5 rounds: Harbour

Southland
Blues 29 - Star 16
Eastern-Northern Barbarians 24 - Woodlands 10
Pirates- Old Boys 29 - Marist 18
Competition leaders: Eastern-Northern Barbarians