Poverty Bay rugby scoreboard: Gisborne Boys' High School rack up 60 in first win of 2025
Kevin Hollis Glass Tūranga Pirates 8 (Soane Fifita try; Avia Ropati pen) Earthwork Solutions High School Old Boys 62 (Te-Reimana Gray 3, Matthew Proffit 2, penalty try, Franco Ludwig, Cohen Loffler, Puhi Tau, Ryan Jones; Matthew Proffit 3 con, Bryan Howard, Gray con). HT: Pirates 8 HSOB 19.
Taste One Most Valuable Player awards: Anthony Karauria (YMP), Keanu Taumata (Tapuae), Latrell Walker (Ngātapa), James Grogan (OBM), Moeakiola Pole (Pirates), Codey Ellis (HSOB).
Senior 1, week 4
Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic 22 (Sid Drinkrow, Kalaney Ruwhiu, Daniel Knubley, Turuki Tahuri tries; George Twigley con) Tamatea R & M YMP Bumbles 7 (Rapana Ngaau try; L.J. Taingahue con). HT Wairoa-Athletic 12 YMP Bumbles 0.
Nūhaka V8s def Earthwork Solutions HSOB by default.
Mahia RFC def Tūranga Pirates by default.
Players of the day: Daniel Knubley (Wairoa Athletic), Noah Peterson (YMP Bumbles).
Poverty Bay ladies' competition, week 1
Tapuae 27 (Raywyn Maxwell, Horiana Nepia, Sheldyn Campbell, Rakai McCafferty, Sharn Down tries; Paku Hiko con) YMP 5 (Ata Mangu try). HT: Tapuae 12 YMP 5.
Players of the day: Sheldyn Campbell (Tapuae), Ata Mangu (YMP).
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