The two top dogs after Baywide club rugby's round robin competition, Te Puke Sports and Te Puna, have powered through to next week's grand final with convincing semifinal wins.
Te Puke ended Mt Maunganui's hopes of defending their title with a commanding 32-6 home triumph at Murray Salt Stadium. The championship favourites, who travelled through the second round unbeaten, always looked in control of the encounter, though with just a 14-6 halftime lead had not put the game to bed.
They got the job done in some style in the second spell though with 18 unanswered points. Mount's effort never flagged but there were simply no pathways for them through the indomitable Te Puke defence.
Finals debutants Te Puna will join Te Puke in next week's decider after disposing of Tauranga Sports 39-17 at Maramatanga Park.
Having fallen a point short to the central city boys in their regular season encounter five weeks ago it was sweet revenge for Te Puna, who avoided the mistake they made last time of allowing Tauranga to ease out to a substantial halftime lead and leaving themselves just too much ground to make up.
Farmlands Co-operative Baywide Premier 1 semifinals:
Te Puke Sports 32 v Mount Maunganui Sports 6
Te Puna 39 v Tauranga Sports 17
Farmlands Co-operative Baywide Premier 1 Development semifinals:
Te Puke Sports 16 v Mount Maunganui Sports 9
Te Puna 38 v Tauranga Sports 12
Farmlands Co-operative Baywide Premier 2 semifinals:
Te Teko 24 v Arataki 12
Rangiuru 33 v Opotiki 26
Farmlands Co-operative Baywide Premier 2 Development semifinals:
Ngongotaha 23 v Te Teko 10
Opotiki 15 v Rangiuru 12
Farmlands Co-operative Baywide Division One semifinals:
Ruatoki 25 v Paroa 16
Kahukura 27 v Judea 27 - No points scored in extra time, Kahukura wins on coin toss
Farmlands Co-operative Baywide Division Two final:
Reporoa 29 v Katikati 27
Mount's Aaron Carroll did his best to get his side going forward
Te Puke's Jason Robertson beats the tackle of Andy Lee
1 comment
Coin toss win
Posted on 23-07-2018 19:49 | By worried
I was at the Division 1 semi-final on Saturday in Rotorua Kahukura vs Judea. After a fantastic game and full time came it was 27 all, 20 minutes extra time and still 27 all, the referee calls for a coin toss and Kahukura win. The referee followed the BOP Rugby play-off rules no dispute there, but my concern is why are the NZRFU and BOP rules different. Judea scored most tries, scored first and beat Kahukura in round robin and then a coin toss, pretty heartbreaking for the players and supporters who actually were very good about it. What would happen if Te Puke and Te Puna draw this weekends prem final after extra time A COIN TOSS? I think not. Come on BOP rugby time to change the play off rules to a fairer system.
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