YMP A’s Thomas Rutene is pursued by LOB Traktion’s Patrick Ferry in a top-of-the-table Poverty Bay men’s club hockey game on the turf at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. LOB won 4-2 to go top of the points standings on their own. Picture by Liam Clayton
RUGBY
Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay Premier club rugby semifinals: YMP 63 Larsawn Ngatapa 11; GT Shearing Waikohu 38 Enterprise Cars OBM 26.
Senior 1 semifinals: Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic 40 Pango Productions Uawa 15; Roseland Tavern Tapuae 15 Nuhaka V8s 12.
Ngati Porou East Coast Premier Men’s competition: Hikurangi 8 Tokorarangi 12; Hicks Bay 14 TVC 17; Waiapu 24 Waima 17.
Netball
Gisborne Pak’nSave senior netball, Premier Grade: Claydens Waikohu (1) 60-50; Turanga FM YMP (1) 83 Character Roofing YMP (2) 39.
Other senior grades (bonus point for scoring within 3 goals) - Prem Reserve/A Grade: Waikohu P2 28 Claydens Waikohu (2) 15; Down to Earth Natural Health OG Whangara 34 HSOG 24; Horouta Taimana 34 YMP Masters 25; The Tav Sportsfit 30 Whalis 20.
A Reserve: ATS OBM Blue 23 Tyre General Ngatapa 18; Steve Craill Builder Ngatapa 32 Campion Snr A 21.
1st Grade: Horouta Hiriwa 31 OBM White 12; Claydens Waikohu 4 29 Mike Pero Mortgages Thistle Storm 28*; Uawa Ngarangikahiwa 28 Brendan Fry Builder Sportsfit OG 15.
1st Reserve: Uawa Nui 20 GGHS Tuakana 18*; Allwood Enterprises HSOG 29 OBM OG 14; XLR8 29 Whatatutu 22.
2nd Grade: Tatapouri Sportsfit Social 22 Tatapouri Sportsfit 2 19*; Gis Glass Ngatapa 24 YMP Manawanui 22*.
Hockey
Poverty Bay club hockey, women, Premier 1: YMP A 4 Paikea 0; GMC Green 6 Gisborne Girls’ High 1st XI 1.
Premier 2: Te Aowera 3 YMP B 0; GMC Kowhai 3 Ngatapa 0.
Men: Lytton Old Boys Traktion 4 YMP A 2; Waituhi 3 Gisborne Boys’ High 1st XI; YMP B 1 LOB Resene Masters 0.
Football
Eastern League 2: High School Old Boys 2 Heavy Equipment Gisborne United 2nds 1; Gizzy Bobcat Services Thistle 1 Neighbourhood Pizzeria Wainui Sandbar 1; Smash Palace Shockers 4 QRS Wairoa Athletic 2; Tumu Thistle 1 Ngatapa Brandt Silkies 3.
Eastern Women: Gisborne Laundry Service Wainui Riverina 5 Gisborne Girls’ High 1st XI 1.
