Bay of Plenty and Auckland West are on track for a monumental semifinals clash when the 82nd annual Roller Mills Primary Schools rugby tournament heads into sudden death phase tomorrow.
More than 200 primary school students from eight different provinces are taking part in the event being staged in Whangarei and
at Maungakaramea this week, but it is a strong Bay of Plenty side and two rugged Auckland teams that are turning heads.
The NRM Roller Mills primary schools rugby tournament kicked off in Whangarei on Saturday and will continue until finals on Saturday.
The tournament celebrates the cream of under-13 primary school rugby talent from the provinces of Northland, North Harbour, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Counties Manukau, Thames Valley, Waikato and the King Country.
Each region's top players revel in the honour of donning their team's representative colours for this tournament. RESULTS
Roller Mills Primary Schools Rugby Tournament results._
Day 1
King Country 60, Thames Valley 0.
Auckland West 25, Counties Manukau 5.
North Harbour 7, Waikato Rangers 5.
Bay of Plenty 14, Northland 7.
Day 2
Counties Manukau 41, Thames Valley 5.
Waikato Rovers 10, King Country 5.
Bay of Plenty 34, North Harbour 0.
Auckland East 44, Waikato Rangers 0.
Day 3
Auckland East 13, Bay of Plenty 10.
Waikato Rovers 12, Counties Manukau 8.
Auckland West 134, Thames Valley 0.
North Harbour 20, Northland 14.
Day 4
Waikato Rangers 20, Bay of Plenty 28.
Auckland East 17, Northland 0.
Today's Games
(at Maungakaramea)
Auckland West v King Country
Thames Valley v Waikato Rovers
Nth Harbour v Auckland East
Northland v Waikato Rangers.
