Wainui power past Petone as Swindale Shield champs HOBM go down again

Jubilee Cup Round 3 results (home team first):
Petone 20 v Wainuiomata 50; Oriental-Rongotai 44 v Hutt Old Boys Marist 13; Tawa 20 v Northern United 13; Upper Hutt 0 v Marist St Pat's 38

Hardham Cup Round 3 results (home team first):
Rimutaka 10 v Wests Roosters 13; Old Boys University 31 v Marist St Pat's B 10; Poneke 52 v Northern United B 5; Johnsonville 23 v Wainuiomata B 6

Scores, scorers and points tables will be updated on the Draws & Results section by Sunday.

Wainuiomata scored 38 unanswered points in the second half to power past Petone 50-20, while Swindale Shield Champions Hutt Old Boys Marist's season is on the skids after losing 13-44 to Oriental-Rongotai in third round Jubilee Cup matches today.

Wainuiomata turned around a 12-20 deficit late in the first half to score a further six tries and blast the home side off the Petone Recreation Ground in the second and grab their second win from three matches.

After winning the first round title just three weeks ago, HOBM are in danger of missing out on the Jubilee Cup playoffs after suffering a comprehensive defeat to championship holders Ories at the Polo Ground.

Like Wainuiomata, Ories did the damage in the second half, pulling away from the Eagles after they led by one try to nil at halftime and then 8-6 early in the second half.Ories scored a further five tries, before HOBM, who had lost captain and halfback Nick Risdon to injury earlier in the first half, pegged the deficit back with a late consolation try.

At Lyndhurst Park, Tawa's committed forward pack stunned Norths early, producing a dominant and committed first half to help lay on three tries and take a match winning 17-3 lead into halftime.Norths wrung the changes at halftime and came back at Tawa, but the home side held on to win 20-13 amid a hotly contested second half of rugby in front of a big crowd.

At Maidstone Park, MSP were too good for home side Upper Hutt in their 38-0, six tries to nil win. After opening the scoring with a penalty try, MSP effectively made the game safe when fullback Andrew Wells and No. 8 Tevita Ah Wong added converted tries and they led 21-0.

Wing Ryan Setefano bagged a double as MSP pulled further ahead and won the game comfortably, their 17th straight win over Upper Hutt in Premier rugby.

In the Hardham Cup there were comfortable wins for leading duo Poneke and Old Boys University and closer victories to the Wests Roosters and Johnsonville.

Tighthead prop Misiluni Moananu scored one of Poneke's eight tries in his 200th Premier start for the club, while Hurricane Charlie Ngatai and fullback Michael Sage scored two each and first five-eighth Cameron Clement kicked six conversions in their 52-5 win over Northern United B at Kilbirnie Park.

OBU were pushed hard for long periods by MSB B before running out 31-10 winners at the Hawkins Basin Reserve.

The Wests Roosters overcame Rimutaka 13-10 in a titanic struggle at Maoribank Park, a first half penalty try for Wests proving the difference on the scoreboard.

At Helston Park, Johnsonville and Wainuiomata were doing it in penalties for long periods into their game, before Johnsonville pulled clear from a 6-6 halftime scoreline with two tries to eventually win 23-6.

In the Senior 1 Ed Chaney Cup, Petone and Poneke remain unbeaten while the Wellington Axemen's unbeaten season came to an end.

Petone pipped Avalon 19-16 and Poneke edged OBU 16-15 in two titanic struggles, while Wellington went down to fellow promoted club Upper Hutt 12-16.

In two other close Senior 1 games, Paremata-Plimmerton beat Tawa 13-8 and HOBM beat Ories 18-10, thus shutting Ories out of any bonus points.In the Senior 2 HD Morgan Memorial, just HOBM remain unbeaten after three rounds, following their 17-12 win over Ories.

In other Senior 1 results, MSP beat OBU 17-10, Norths pipped Poneke 15-12, Stokes Valley beat the Wests Rooster 20-7 and Petone defeated Avalon 28-3. In Premier Women's results, Norths beat Ories 36-14 at Porirua, OBU edged out Eketahuna 12-5 away and Wainiomata beat Stokes Valley 30-0 at Delaney Park.

In Premier 1 college first XV results, Wellington College grabbed their sixth straight victory while there were big wins for the two St. Pat's colleges and a tight win for St Bernard's.Wellington College edged out Scots College 13-0, St Pat's Town beat HIBS 65-13, St Pat's Silverstream beat Aotea College 56-7 and St Bernard's defeated Rongotai College 25-20.

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