Tauranga Sports sent out a sharp reminder they're still in the Farmlands Co-operative Baywide Premier 1 club rugby race, with an upset single-point defeat of previously unbeaten Te Puna at Maramatanga Park.

The perennial Baywide heavyweights have had a stuttering start to their second round campaign with a win and a loss, but let the competition know they're still around with a hard-fought 32-31 triumph.

The win was built on a dominant first half performance which put them 29-7 up at the break, and a strong defensive effort in the second to hold out a resurgent home side - just.

They climb to third on the Premier 1 table with the win, four points off the pace.

Te Puke Sports are the new table-toppers after their comprehensive 46-17 win over Whakarewarewa.

The five points they earnt from their home win at Murray Salt Stadium lifted them to 14 on the table, two above previous leaders Te Puna.

Mt Maunganui, not prepared to let their rivals from south of the bridge get one up on them, produced a dramatic upset of own.

After a mid-table first round effort the defending champs have failed to fire in their second round campaign with two straight losses, and faced a tricky away assignment against Rotoiti.

While their comfortable 31-21 win in the sulphur city still leaves them outside the top four playoff positions it lifts them off the foot of the table and within three points of semifinal contention.

Rangataua have inherited the wooden spoon position from Mt Maunganui after falling to a 30-24 defeat to Greerton Marist.

It's the Maungatapu-based outfit's third straight second round loss leaving them with just a solitary bonus point on the table.

Ngongataha heads the Premier 2 table on 12 points after a handsome 52-12 dismissal of Whakatane Marist.

Opotiki leads a group of four teams on ten points in second despite handing Waikite their first win of the second round 25-24.

Third-placed Arataki boosted their competition prospects with a 50-17 demolition of Te Teko, while Rangiuru took fourth spot with a 53-8 defeat of newly-promoted Marist St Michaels.

Rangiuru put on the performance of the weekend in Baywide Premier Women's rugby destroying the hapless Matata 125-0.

Rangataua weren't far behind though with an 87-0 shutout of their own over Waikite.

Somewhat more sanity prevailed in the Rotorua derby, however, with Whakarewarewa picking up bragging rights over Rotoiti with a 33-10 away win.

Rangataua head the table over Rangiuru, Whakarewarewa, and Waimana.