Tauranga Sports Development team steamrolled their way to a home final next weekend, when they ran over Te Puna in the last round of the qualifying competition on Saturday.

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The curtain raiser at Tauranga Domain was played in extremely wet weather, with the Tauranga Sports second fifteen waltzing away from Te Puna to post a 73-nil victory. They will meet Te Puke Sports next weekend in the Western Bay of Plenty title decider.

Te Puke Sports were also in dominant form in booking the other berth in the final of the Western Bay Development competition, overcoming Rangataua 58-8 at Te Ariki Field. Mount Maunganui had a real arm wrestle with Greerton Marist at Greerton headquarters before grabbing a solitary point victory. Greerton led six-nil at the half way stage of the encounter, before the visitors came back to score a converted try and take out the match.

The first past the post Division One title race is wide open with one round remaining. Arataki and Judea are tied at the top of the standings, with Rangiuru one point behind, while Katikati is just another point adrift in fourth place.

On Saturday Arataki and Judea were locked in a game of attrition at Maharaia Winiata Park. While Arataki took a ten point lead into the half time break, the home side came back with a try and a penalty goal in the second spell before going down 10-8.

Rangiuru had little trouble defeating Matakana Island on the Island, posting 51 unanswered points. The Western Bay Division One title will be decided on Anzac Day, when Arataki host Katikati at Grenada Park, with Rangiuru at home at Centennial Park in Te Puke to Judea.

WBOPRFS Development:

Tauranga Sports 73 Te Puna 0, Te Puke 58 Rangataua 8, Mount Maunganui 7 Greerton Marist 6.

Points Table (Provisional) Tauranga Sports 25, Te Puke Sports 19, Mount Maunganui 14, Te Puna 10, Greerton Marist 7, Rangataua 0.

WBOPRFS Division One

Arataki 10 Judea 8, Rangiuru 51 Matakana Island 0, Papamoa v Eastern Districts result not posted; Katikati the bye.

Points Table (Provisional) Arataki 13, Judea 13, Rangiuru 12, Katikati 11. Matakana Island 5, Papamoa 0, Eastern Districts 0.

See below for the full results.

Central Bay of Plenty:

Waikite 27 v Kahukura 6

Rotoiti 12 v Whakarewarewa 3

Marist St Michael's 27 v Ngongotaha 6

Eastern Bay of Plenty:

Senior:

Opotiki 58 vs Ruatoki 3

Te Teko 20 vs Whakatane Marist 20

Paroa 24 vs Poroporo 7

Western Bay of Plenty:

Premier:

Mt Maunganui 23 vs Greerton 0

Te Puke Sports 26 vs Rangataua 8

Tauranga Sports 19 vs Te Puna 6

Development:

Mt Maunganui 7 vs Greerton 6 Te Puke Sports 58 vs Rangataua 8Tauranga Sports 73 vs Te Puna 0

Division 1:

Arataki 10 vs Judea 8 Rangiuru 51 vs Matakana Island 0 Results are subject to confirmation, after official team sheets have been processed on Monday.

Points Table: To be confirmed with team sheets by the end of Monday. Click here to visit the website for the confirmed points table.

Central Bay of Plenty:

Waikite 14 Marist St Michael's 4 Whakarewarewa 14 Kahukura 4 Ngongotaha 0 Rotoiti 18

Eastern Bay of Plenty:

Senior: Opotiki 17 Poroporo 6 Paroa 8 Whakatane Marist 12 Ruatoki 5 Te Teko 11

Western Bay of Plenty:

Premier: Mount Maunganui Sports 16 Te Puke Sports 11 Tauranga Sports 21 Greerton Marist 9 Te Puna 10 Rangataua 0

Next Week's Draw: To view next week's draw, click here to visit our website.