WBOP trio grab maximum points

Tauranga Sports, Te Puke Sports and Greerton Marist continue to lead the way in the Bayfair Development competition, with all three Western Bay of Plenty contenders taking maximum points from their first four games.

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On Saturday, Greerton Marist went on the attack in the second spell against Waikite to finish the encounter with a big 58-22 victory. The Rotorua visitors were right in the match at the half way break, with Greerton leading by two at 19-17.

Greerton captain Jake Ryan said they unloaded their full bench of players in the second spell to be rewarded with a further 39 points. Greerton number eight Joe Taikato was adjudged his side's player of the day, running with the ball in hand and solid defense throughout the game.

Tauranga Sports Development side have posted a massive 328 points in the opening four games of the Baywide second tier competition. On Saturday, they added 91 unanswered points against Whakarewarewa, in a try fest in the curtain-raiser at the Tauranga Domain.

Te Puke Sports second fifteen also sit in the three way tie at the top of the standings after they got past Te Puna 32-nil at the Murray Salt Stadium in Te Puke. Mount Maunganui clawed their way back into title contention with an easy 53-6 win over Rotoiti, with Rangataua also putting points on the board after repelling Paroa 34-24 in a hard fought battle.

Judea and Rangiuru had a genuine wet weather battle at Judea headquarters at Maharaia Winiata Park before Judea emerged with a narrow 18-16 victory in the Baywide Division One title race. Judea led 15-8 at half time before the visitors came back to lead by one as the clock ticked down. Judea snatched the match away from Rangiuru when they kicked a penalty goal right on full time in front of their ecstatic supporters.

Arataki are right back in to title contention beating Eastern Bay of Plenty number one Te Teko 17-8 at Grenada Park, with Katikati losing by seven to Marist St Michaels after the Rotorua team posted a 17-10 win.

Western Bay of Plenty rugby results, May 23:

Bayfair Baywide Division One: Judea 18 Rangiuru 16, Marist St Michaels 17, Katikati 10, Arataki 17 Te Teko 8.

Points Table (Provisional) Kahukura 19, Rangiuru 15, Arataki 14, Marist St Michaels 14, Judea 13, Katikati 11, Te Teko 10, Ruatoki 6, Galatea 6, Poroporo 6, Ngongotaha 4, Reporoa 0.

Baywide Development: Te Puke Sports 32 Te Puna 0, Tauranga Sports 91 Whakarewarewa 0, Greerton Marist 58 Waikite 22, Rangataua 34 Paroa 24, Mount Maunganui 53 Rotoiti 6.

Points Table (Provisional) Tauranga Sports 20, Te Puke Sports 20, Greerton Marist 20, Mount Maunganui 11, Whakatane Marist 10, Whakarewarewa 10, Opotiki 9, Rangataua 9, Waikite 5, Te Puna 5, Paroa 1, Rotoiti 0.

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