Te Puna sit atop the AR Plus Baywide Premier Mens standings with maximum points, after defeating Mount Maunganui Sports, in a replay of last seasons Baywide grand final on Saturday.

The home side scored first, when Tongan flyer Uliti Uilou grabbed a touchdown out wide, in the opening five minutes. Te Puna posted two further five pointers, with the visitors coming back with a try near halftime, to see the hosts led 22-5 at the break.

Mount Maunganui Sports scored first in the second spell before Te Puna asserted their superiority to take out a 41-17 win.

Greerton Marist tasted defeat for the first time this season when Rangataua came from behind at the break, to post a 33-24 victory.

Te Puke Sports moved into the top four for the first time with a paper-thin 21-20 win over Whakarewarewa. Jackson Hollinshead, Mathew Stewart and Fletcher Carpenter scored tries for the winners.

Tauranga Sports defeated Ngongotaha 34-7, while Marist St Michaels posted their first win of the competition courtesy of getting past Judea 41-19.

Mount Maunganui won their fifth straight AR Plus competition encounter, with a 66-5 victory over Te Puke Sports, in the BOPRU Colts/U85kg title race. The Mount victory took their scoring average to 57 points per game.

Greerton Marist beat Tauranga Sports 39-17 and Te Puna dispatched Kahukura 22-7, in the two other age-group matches.

Greerton continued their lead at the top of the standings in the Western Bay of Plenty competition, after defeating Rangataua 30-24. Papamoa beat Katikati by a solitary point 20-19 with Arataki squeezing past Eastern Districts 17-10. Mount Maunganui, Te Puke Sports and Rangiuru also banked the win points on offer.

AR Plus BOPRU  Senior Club Rugby Results 4 May 2024

Baywide Premier Men

Te Puna 41 Mount Maunganui 17 (22-5) Marist St Michaels 41 Judea 19, Tauranga Sports 34 Ngongotaha 7 (17-7) Te Puke 21 Whakarewarewa 20 (14-6) Rangataua 33 Greerton Marist 24 (13-14)

Points Table (Provisional) Te Puna 20, Tauranga Sports 16, Te Puke Sports 14, Greerton Marist 14, Whakarewarewa 14, Rangataua 10, Mount Maunganui 7, Marist St Michaels 5,Judea 0, Ngongotaha 0.

Baywide Colts/U85kg

Greerton Marist 39 Tauranga Sports 17, Mount Maunganui 66 Te Puke Sports 5, Te Puna 22 Kahukura 7, Papamoa the bye.

WBOPRFS Development/Local Rugby

Mount Maunganui 34 Te Puna 19, Rangiuru 62 Judea 33, Te Puke Sports 40, Matakana Island 17, Greerton Marist 30 Rangataua 24, Arataki 17 Eastern Districts 10, Papamoa 20 Katikati 19, Tauranga Sports the bye.

All Points Tables can be found at here

Jordan Cup 2024 (WBOPRS Challenge Trophy)

2023 Holder – Mount Maunganui

20 April           Greerton Marist 39 Mount Maunganui 22

27 April           Greerton Marist 32 Judea 0

4 May              Rangataua 33 Greerton Marist 24

Next Challenge 11 May 2024

Rangataua v Tauranga Sports, Te Ariki Park

BOPRU AR Plus Senior Club Rugby Draws 11 May 2024

BOPRU Baywide Premier (Home teams first) 2.45pm

Judea v Mount Maunganui, Ngongotaha v Whakarewarewa, Te Puke Sports v Te Puna, Rangataua v Tauranga Sports, Greerton Marist v Marist St Michaels.

BOPRU Colts/U85kg – 1pm

Greerton Marist v Papamoa, Te Puke Sports v Te Puna, Kahukura v Tauranga Sports, Mount Maunganui the bye.

WBOPRFS Development/Local Rugby – 1pm

Judea v Mount Maunganui, Matakana Island v Papamoa, Te Puke Sports v Te Puna, Rangataua v Tauranga Sports, Greerton Marist v Katikati, Rangiuru v Eastern Districts, Arataki the bye.

Article added: Sunday 05 May 2024

Credit: Barry Leabourn

Photo Credit: Moran Images