Rugby
One of the features of the latest round of Moose Kapene Cup rugby fixtures played on Saturday was the closeness of most of the scorelines.
Three of the four fixtures finished within one score, with one game being decided by two points whilst another was decided by just a single point.
Eketahuna entertained Gladstone first up on Friday night under lights with the game going down to the wire. In what was described as a "hard" game, Gladstone came from behind to take the spoils with a 20-18 victory. Ed Herring and Sam Monahan scored tries for Eketahuna with Tom Meuli converting one and adding two penalties, while Cameron Hayton continued his points scoring spree with a try and and two conversions and two penalties for Gladstone with Andrew Bouton adding the other try.
The scoreline was even closer in Pahiatua where Martinborough edged out Bush Sports 24-23. The victory see the southerners continue to push for top spot in the table, having gained the maximum five points from this fixture after scoring four tries. Jeff Ebbett, Jordan Bennett Davies and Dylan Bennett all crossed the chalk for Bush with Bennett adding two penalties and a conversion. Martinborough's points came from Ardun Mann, Jared Hawkins, Cory Whittaker and Tipi Haira tries with Whittaker and Haira converting one each.