Wins to Toko, Ruatoria City, TVC, Uawa
THREE close games at Te Araroa, Whakarua Park and Tokomaru Bay — and another at Tolaga Bay where Uawa were back to strength — made for enjoyable, hard Ngati Porou East Coast club rugby on Saturday.
Tokomaru Bay United beat Hicks Bay 44-31, Ruatoria City beat Tokararangi 27-17, TVC beat Waiapu 31-26 and Uawa beat Tawhiti 85-7.
Tokomaru Bay United 44 (Denis Te Kahika 2, Adam Williams, Mike Tiopira, Canaan Parata, Mike Chambers-Raroa, Tihei Patuwai, Christian Lawton tries; Matt Marino 2 con)
Hicks Bay 31 (Tim Wheeler, Frank Taiapa, Ryan Buchanan, Warren Henderson, Warren Hooper tries; Buchanan 2 con, Henderson con).
Uawa 85 (Harley Phillips 2, BJ Sidney 2, Laman Davies 2, Hayden Pardoe, Vllayne Whakataka, Storm Moran, Jesse Rye, Anton de Bretagne, Nuku Moana, Kerehama Blackman; Jordan Patrick 10 con)
Tawhiti 7 (Don Manuel-Lima try; Logan Young con).
Ruatoria City 27 (Graeme Walker, Neihana Reihana, Raumati White, Pera Bishop tries; Nathaniel Fox 2 con, pen)
Tokararangi 17 (Whetu Waitoa, Pamona Samupo, Teiana Potei tries; Samupo con).
TVC 31 (Rawiri Waititi 2, William Ford, Robert Haerewa, Floyd Haerewa tries; Robert Haerewa 3 con)
Waiapu 26
