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The Northern Regional representative teams made a clean sweep against their Central Region counterparts earning them national champion status in all three divisions
Te Hiku O Te Ika senior, colts and women's teams were crowned champions in Palmerston North but it was something of a hollow victory as the South Island representative team did not compete because of the Christchurch earthquake.
There was nothing hollow about the clean sweep, with the seniors beating Central 41-26.
Mangakahia's Saxon Samuels was the only Northland player in the senior team.
Samuels played at fullback and was outstanding with the ball in hand and was dangerous in counter attacking scoring one try.
The men's game was extremely close until the final 10 minutes. Rotorua first five Kelly Haimona kicked two 55m penalties in the 35th and 38th minute while replacement colts prop Ray Hutton from Kaitaia crashed over on the final whistle to score the final try to secure the win.
The Colts team had a bigger Northland contingent including Ray Hutton, Jordyn Wikitera, Darryl Albert and Beau Dickens from Kaitaia, Eli George from Okaihau, Kadin TeNana from Kawakawa, and Aorangi Stokes Ihaka Dunn, Ryson Thompson and Tyler Lansdowne from Whangarei.
The team is coached by Northland rugby development manager Hector Davies and managed by NRU board secretary Henry Mackie and Dargaville rugby stalwart Blackie Walters.
They led 26-12 at halftime after playing into the wind and then completely dominated the Central team in the second half.
TeNana picked up two tries, while George, Thompson and Hutton scored one-apiece out of the 13-try blitz, with Lansdowne kicking two conversions.
TeNana was outstanding at halfback while vice-captain Wikitera, at No6, dominated the collision area. Hutton at loose head was very solid at set piece, Lansdowne tactically controlled the game well from first-five eighth, while Thompson showed real pace on the right wing.
Replacement hooker Eli George made an immediate impact. Replacement prop Ihaka Dunn dominated at scrum time and was really mobile around the field and replacement halfback Beau Dickens added physicality.
The team played with real flair and enthusiasm typical of Maori rugby but the platform was clearly set up front from the start when the packed pushed TTAM off their own scrum feed in the second minute to get a tight-head which led to Northern's first try.
The pack laid the platform and the pacy backline finished off some outstanding tries from all over the field.
The quality of this game will probably be the highest a number of these players may achieve.
There is no doubt however that some stars will emerge from this group and coach Davies is hoping that these players remain in Northland.
In the women's match, Northern led comfortably 19-0 at halftime and never relinquished their hold on the game in the second spell closing the game out 26-5. Northland was represented by Ohaeawai's Arihiana Marino and Leah Te Iringa, Leilani Perenese and Kataraina Wira from Whangarei in the women's team.