Bay of Plenty rugby: Tai Mitchell 2023 fixtures and results

Rotorua Gold player Hunter Merito during a Tai Mitchell 2023 match in Whakatāne.

Tauranga West has won the boys’ and girls’ titles at this year’s edition of the Tai Mitchell tournament.

The prestigious tournament celebrates Bay of Plenty rugby supremacy at the intermediate school age level and is named for Henry Taiporutu Mitchell, a Te Arawa leader and influential sports administrator in the early 20th century.

It also doubles as a selection for Bay of Plenty’s Roller Mills representative team.

This year’s tournament featured 10 boys’ and eight girls’ teams from around the region and was played at Whakatāne Rugby Park from June 28 to July 2.

Tauranga West Boys defeated Rotorua Gold Boys 46-5 in final while Tauranga West Girls also defeated Rotorua Gold Girls 7-5 in their final on Sunday.

Draws and results:

Sunday finals:

Boys:

1st v 2nd - 12pm: Tauranga West Boys 46 v 5 Rotorua Gold Boys

3rd v 4th - 11am: Te Puke Boys 38 v 12 Whakatane Boys

5th v 6th- 10am: Rotorua Maroon Boys 24 v 10 Galatea Boys

7th v 8th - 10am: Tauranga North Boys 15 v 10 Tauranga East Boys

9th v 10th - 8.30am: Opotiki Boys 20 v 24 Rangitaiki Boys

Girls:

1st v 2nd - 11.30am: Tauranga West Girls 7 v 5 Rotorua Gold Girls

3rd v 4th - 11am: Tauranga North Girls 41 v 34 Rangataiki Girls

5th v 6th - 9.30am: Te Puke Girls 55 v 5 Tauranga East Girls

7th v 8th - 9.30am: Whakatane Girls 25 v 5 Rotorua Maroon Girls

Saturday semi-finals:

10am: Rotorua Maroon Boys 48 v 10 Tauranga North Boys - Whakatane Rugby Park Field 1

10am: Galatea Boys 38 v 5 Tauranga East Boys - Whakatane Rugby Park Field 2

10am: Te Puke Girls 42 v 20 Whakatane Girls - Paroa Field 1

10.45am: Tauranga East Girls 39 v 5 Rotorua Maroon Girls - Paroa Field 1

11am: Tauranga West Boys 62 v 0 Whakatane Boys - Whakatane Rugby Park Field 1

11am: Te Puke Boys 7 v 18 Rotorua Gold Boys - Whakatane Rugby Park Field 2

11.30am: Rotorua Gold Girls 36 v 5 Tauranga North Girls - Paroa Field 1

12.15pm: Tauranga West Girls 24 v 5 Rangitaiki Girls - Paroa Field 1

Friday:

Tauranga West Boys 70 v 0 Ōpōtiki Boys

Tauranga North Boys 12 v 38 Rotorua Maroon Boys

Rotorua Gold Boys 12 v 10 Whakatāne Boys

Rangitaiki Boys 0 v 60 Te Puke Boys

Galatea Boys 31 v 7 Tauranga East Boys

Te Puke Girls 66 v 5 Rotorua Maroon Girls

Tauranga West Girls 62 v 10 Tauanga East Girls

Whakatāne Girls 0 v 49 Rotorua Gold Girls

Tauranga North Girls 12 v 17 Rangitaiki Girls

Galatea Boys 38 v 0 Ōpōtiki Boys

Tauranga North Boys 0 v 59 Te Puke Boys

Rangitaiki Boys 0 v 57 Whakatāne Boys

Rotorua Gold Boys 46 v 0 Tauranga East Boys

Tauranga West Boys 53 v 0 Rotorua Maroon Boys

Te Puke Girls 24 v 10 Tauranga East Girls

Tauranga West Girls 10 v 37 Rotorua Gold Girls

Whakatāne Girls 19 v 34 Rangitaiki Girls

Tauranga North Girls 54 v 0 Rotorua Maroon Girls

Thursday:

Tauranga West Boys 29 vs 0 Whakatāne Boys

Galatea Boys 0 vs 29 Te Puke Boys

Tauranga North Boys 19 v 22 Tauranga East Boys

Rotorua Gold Boys 41 v 0 Rotorua Maroon Boys

Rangitaiki Boys 0 v 7 Ōpōtiki Boys

Te Puke Girls 10 v 41 Rotorua Gold Girls

Tauranga West Girls 36 vs 5 Rangitaiki Girls

Whakatāne Girls 5 v 10 Rotorua Maroon Girls

Tauranga North Girls 34 v 5 Tauranga East Girls

Galatea Boys 0 v 8 Whakatāne Boys

Tauranga West Boys 66 v 17 Tauranga East Boys

Tauranga North Boys 38 v 0 Ōpōtiki Boys

Rangitaiki Boys 0 v 51 Rotorua Maroon Boys

Rotorua Gold Boys 7 v 24 Te Puke Boys

Te Puke Girls 19 v 22 Rangitaiki Girls

Tauranga West Girls 63 v 5 Rotorua Maroon Girls

Whakatāne Girls 30 v 36 Tauranga East Girls

Tauranga North Girls 5 v 15 Rotorua Gold Girls

Wednesday:

Galatea Boys 10 vs 24 Rotorua Maroon Boys

Tauranga West Boys 19 vs 14 Te Puke Boys

Tauranga North Boys 12 vs 35 Whakatāne Boys

Rangitaiki Boys 0 vs 26 Tauranga East Boys

Rotorua Gold Boys 70 vs 0 Ōpōtiki Boys

Sunday:

Finals

For the full table click here.