Football
Wairarapa United seconds took a big step towards claiming the Capital third division football title when they beat arch rivals Petone Armanis 2-0 at Petone on Saturday.
That victory took Wairarapa United seconds to the top of the table on 35 points and they have a game in hand on second-placed Victoria University, who have 33, and third-placed Petone Armanis on 31.
The next two games Wairarapa United seconds have are against fellow Wairarapa sides, Gardner Electrical Masterton and White Swan Greytown.
A 2-1 loss to NW Inglorious White Socks on Saturday sees Gardner Electrical Masterton in sixth place on 16 points from 15 games while White Swan Greytown are seventh on 13 from 14 games after their 3-3 draw with Petone.