Rugby
Results in the latest round of the Moose Kapene Cup premier rugby games on Saturday ran fairly much to form.
A determined Eketahuna took on table-toppers Greytown at home with the game living up to expectations. Both sides made light of the wet, slippery conditions which made handling difficult but each looked to run the ball wide and play expansive rugby whenever possible.
Greytown took advantage of the slope and weather conditions to lead 11-0 at the break, courtesy of two Hamish Meyrick penalties and a try to Nathan Iro. Eketahuna rallied after the break and ran in two tries of their own, first to Rupeni Tamani and then Sam Monaghan, converted from wide out by Thomas Meuli, giving the home side a slender 12-11 lead. While Meuli later converted a Brendan Walker try, between times Greytown rallied and re-asserted themselves, registering tries to Iro and Tavita Isaac with one conversion to Meyrick to finally prevail 23-19.
Martinborough continued their run of form, proving too strong for Carterton 26-11. Greg Dennes scored a brace of tries for the home team while Mike Te Whare and Tipene Haira also crossed the line, with Haira adding three conversions. In reply, Mike Wakefield scored an unconverted try while Daryl Pickering and Tim Griffith each slotted a penalty.