Three Western Bay of Plenty teams and a perennial Rotorua contender, will contest the AR Plus Baywide premier title playoffs, which kick off with the semifinals next Saturday, July 20.

Multiple Baywide champions Tauranga Sports, who stood in third place on the standings, provided Te Puke Sports with just their second blood nose of the season, at the Tauranga Domain on Saturday.

The home side led 26 nil at the halfway stage of the encounter. The usually noisy Te Puke Sports supporters burst into full voice when their side ran in two quick touchdowns early in the second half.

A Tauranga Sports penalty at the 62 minute mark of the encounter ultimately proved the winning difference in the game, before Te Puke Sports replied with two further tries.

The eventual close-run affair finished with Tauranga Sports taking out a 29-26 victory.

Tauranga Sports also relieved Te Puke Sports of the Western Bay challenge prize of the Jordan Cup.

Greerton Marist and Te Puna battled to a 12 all draw at Greerton Park with Whakarewarewa beating Rangataua 30-14 in Rotorua.

The end of two rounds of preliminary competition, has resulted in Te Puke Sports finishing on the top of the points table, eight points ahead of Greerton Marist, with both sides earning home semifinals.

Tauranga Sports finished third with Whakarewarewa completing the top four to contest the premier division playoffs.

Next weekend's playoffs will see Te Puke Sports host Whakarewarewa with Greerton Marist meeting Tauranga Sports at Greerton Park.

The first Baywide title of the season was decided at Blake Park.

Mount Maunganui ran rampant in the AR Plus Championship Final, which is effectively the premier plate competition, winning 75-21.

The last round of the Colts/Under 85kg regular season, saw Mount Maunganui retain an unbeaten record, after defeating Kahukura 55-22. 

The Mount side title dominated the age group/weight restricted preliminary title race, scoring 700 points and conceding 99 points.

Te Puna beat Tauranga Sports 41-13 with Papamoa defeating Te Puke Sports 39-12.

Special mention should be accorded Papamoa, who finished in fourth place in the preliminary competition in their first foray in the age group/weight restricted competition.

BOPRU AR Plus Club Rugby Results July 13 2024

BOPRU Premiership: Whakarewarewa 30 Rangataua 14, Tauranga Sports 29 Te Puke Sports 26, Greerton Marist 12 Te Puna 12.

Points Table (Final) Te Puke Sports 61, Greerton Marist 53, Tauranga Sports 50, Whakarewarewa 45, Te Puna 41, Rangataua 25.

BOPRU Championship Final: Mount Maunganui 75 Judea 21.

BOPRU Colts/U85kg

Mount Maunganui 55 Kahukura 22, Te Puna 41 Tauranga Sports 13, Papamoa 39 Te Puke Sports 12, Greerton Marist the bye.

Points Table: Mount Maunganui 60, Te Puna 49, Greerton Marist 39, Papamoa 27, Tauranga Sports 24, Te Puke Sports 13, Kahukura 10.

WBOPRSU Championship/Baywide Promotion

Mount Maunganui 33, Te Puke Sports 7, Greerton Marist 28 Arataki 24, Tauranga Sports 29 Te Puna 24.

Jordan Cup 2024 (WBOPRS Challenge Trophy)

2023 Holder – Mount Maunganui

20 April           Greerton Marist 39 Mount Maunganui 22

27 April           Greerton Marist 32 Judea 0

4 May              Rangataua 33 Greerton Marist 24

11 May            Tauranga Sports 61 Rangataua 28

18 May            Greerton Marist 28 Tauranga Sports 27

8 June              Greerton Marist 43 Te Puna 12

15 June            Greerton Marist 28 Tauranga Sports 12

28 June            Te Puke Sports 45 Greerton Marist 38

13 July             Tauranga Sports 29 Te Puke Sports 26

2024 Holder – Tauranga Sports

All Draws & Points Tables can be found at www.boprugby.co.nz

Barry Leabourn