Mount Maunganui, Te Puna, Tauranga Sports and Te Puke Sports will fight out the BOPRU 2023 Baywide premier title after the qualifying competition concluded on Saturday.

The Maramatanga Park main attraction between Te Puna and nine time Baywide titleholders Tauranga Sports, saw a close contest in the opening forty minutes.

Te Puna led 18-13 at the break, before cutting loose in the second half to score 31 points, to finish with a 49-20 win.

Defending titleholders Mount Maunganui re-inked their credentials with a 35-5 victory over Greerton Marist.

The 30 point victory ensured that the Mount Maunganui name would be engraved on the Western Bay Sub-Union challenge prize of the Jordan Cup, as the 2023 season-ending holder.

Te Puke Sports making the post-section title race with a 45-8 win over Rotoiti.

Rangataua and Rangiuru, who can both look back at a century plus history since inception, continued their long rivalry at Te Ariki Park.

Rangataua scored two touchdowns in the opening 10 minutes, before the visitors asserted their authority with four consecutive tries.

Rangataua came back on the cusp of halftime with their third try - to see Rangiuru lead 28-19 at the break.

Rangiuru went hunting for the ball all day and their best effort came when Kolinio Gonebale charged down a clearing kick to post his teams third try.

Ten points apiece in the second half produced a final score of 38-29 to the visitors.

Judea can be well pleased with their season finish, posting their second consecutive victory, beating Katikati 24-10.

Katikati will return to Western Bay rugby after finishing with the Baywide wooden spoon.

Bay of Plenty Rugby officials will confirm the semi-final draw early next week, after a final points table audit, with Mount Maunganui and Te Puna provisionally finishing with 48 points each.

This much we know - Mount Maunganui and Te Puna will both host semi-finals, with Te Puke Sports meeting the top qualifier, and Tauranga Sports travelling to the home of the second top qualifier.

Te Puna Development team finished astride the top of the Western Bay of Plenty Sub-Union competition standings, with an unbeaten record.

They added a 19 all draw with Tauranga Sports on Saturday, to nine straight victories.

Tauranga Sports second fifteen finished the regular season with a remarkable three draws in their last five encounters.

A second game where the two sides couldn't be separated came in Eastern Districts home encounter, against Arataki, at the Paengaroa Domain. ED led 21-7 at the break, before Arataki came back hard, with eighty minutes of rugby producing a 24 all draw.

The Rangataua verses Rangiuru curtain raiser also looked to be headed for a tied result, at 10 points each, with just three minutes left in the match.

Rangiuru kicked a penalty goal, to lead by three, with the home side crossing for a touchdown in the last scoring movement of the game.

Katikati left it to their last game of the season to grab their first win in beating Judea 46-24, Mount Maunganui beat Greerton Marist by 20 points, with Papamoa defeating Matakana Island 24-12.

BOPRU Baywide Results – Week Eleven 24 June 2023

Te Puna 49 Tauranga Sports 20 (HT 18-13) Whakarewarewa 31 Ngongotaha 10 (HT 12-10) Mount Maunganui 35 Greerton Marist 5 (HT 14-0) Te Puke Sports 45 Rotoiti 8 (HT 24-3) Rangiuru 38 Rangataua 29 (HT 28-19) Judea 24 Katikati 10 (HT 19-5)

Points Table (Provisional) Mount Maunganui 48, Te Puna 48, Tauranga Sports 43, Te Puke Sports 42, Whakarewarewa 38, Rangiuru 29, Greerton Marist 28, Rangataua 22, Ngongotaha 17, Judea 14, Rotoiti 7, Katikati 0.

WBOPRS Development/Local Rugby Results

Te Puna 19 Tauranga Sports 19, Rangataua 15 Rangiuru 13, Mount Maunganui 41 Greerton Marist 21, Papamoa 24 Matakana Island 12, Eastern Districts 24 Arataki 24. Katikati 46 Judea 24, Te Puke Sports the bye.

Points Table (Provisional) Te Puna 47, Eastern Districts 45, Mount Maunganui 43, Tauranga Sports 41, Arataki 39, Te Puke Sports 39, Greerton Marist 26, Rangataua 26, Papamoa 24, Rangiuru 23, Matakana Island 13, Katikati 5, Judea 5

WBOPRS Baywide Promotion Competition (Provisional) Eastern Districts 45, Arataki 39, Papamoa 24, Matakana Island 13.

BOPRU Colts Results

Mount Maunganui 20 Greerton Marist 5, Te Puna 333 Te Puke Sports 5, Taupo United v Kahukura – no information received.

Points Table (Provisional)

Jordan Cup Results 2023

2022 Holder – Tauranga Sports

22 April Mount Maunganui 41 Tauranga Sports 19

29 April Mount Maunganui 59 Rangataua 0

6 May Mount Maunganui 75 Judea 7

13 May Mount Maunganui 57 Te Puke Sports 8

10 June Mount Maunganui 88 Katikati 0

17 June Mount Maunganui 19 Rangiuru 17

24 June Mount Maunganui 35 Greerton Marist 5

2023 Season Holder – Mount Maunganui

BOPRU Baywide Draw 1 July 2023 – Semi-Finals (2.45pm)

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WBOPRFS Development/Local Rugby Draw 1 July 2023 – Semi-Finals (1pm)

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BOPRU Colts Competition 1 July – Semi - Finals (1pm)

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