Whakarewarewa take on Rotoiti tomorrow in the Rotorua derby and will book a Baywide semifinal spot with a win.
With defending champions Tauranga Sports, Mount Maunganui and Te Puke Sports assured of top-four finishes and a spot in the playoffs, the race in the last two weeks for the top three
will be to book home semifinals.
Tauranga Sports, chasing five successive Baywide Premier crowns, are out to rediscover winning form after two defeats in the last two weekends against Mt Maunganui and Te Puna. A third successive defeat is hard to envisage against mid-table Opotiki at Tauranga Domain.
Mount Maunganui need to down wooden-spoon favourites Whakatane Marist away to stay in contention for a home semi after last weekend's loss to Te Puke Sports. Te Puke Sports take on Te Puna tomorrow at Murray Salt Stadium.
While Rangataua have a theoretical chance of getting past Whaka for the fourth semifinal spot, they'll need to bank a bonus point in defeating Waikite at Te Ariki Park tomorrow, while hoping Whaka lose their last two games.
The real race in the division-one championship is between Marist St Michaels in third and Katikati and Ngongotaha in fourth place. St Michaels face a stiff challenge against Rangiuru, Katikati should beat bottom-placed Ruatoki, and Ngongotaha will be favoured to take out the Rotorua derby with Kahukura.
Bartercard Baywide games tomorrow:
Premier (2.45pm): Tauranga Sports v Opotiki, Tauranga Domain; Whakarewarewa v Rotoiti, Puarenga Park; Te Puke Sports v Te Puna, Murray Salt Stadium; Whakatane Marist v Mount Maunganui, Rugby Park; Rangataua v Waikite, Te Ariki Park. Points: Tauranga Sports 59, Mount Maunganui 52, Te Puke 52, Whakarewarewa 49, Rangataua 40, Opotiki 39, Rotoiti 31, Waikite 27, Te Puna 23, Whakatane Marist 19.
Division one (2.45pm): Kahukura v Ngongotaha, Kuirau Park; Katikati v Ruatoki, Moore Park; Marist St Michaels v Rangiuru, Marist Park; Reporoa v Greerton Marist, Reporoa, Paroa v Te Teko, Lawson Park. Points: Te Teko 56, Greerton Marist 54, Marist St Michaels 48, Ngongotaha 47, Katikati 47 Rangiuru 37, Kahukura 35, Paroa 34, Reporoa 19, Ruatoki 8.
Colts quarterfinals 1pm (section one): Te Puke Sports v Opotiki, Murray Salt Stadium; Greerton Marist v Mount Maunganui, Greerton Park; Tauranga Sports v Rangataua, Tauranga Domain; Te Puna v Marist St Michaels, Maramatanga Park. Section two: Waikite v Judea, Bellvue Road; Edgecumbe v Whakatane Marist, Edgecumbe Domain; Whakarewarewa v Rotoiti, Puarenga Park; Ruatoki bye.
Seeka KI Western Bay games:
Merv Scholes Trophy: Matakana Island v Tauranga Sports, Matakana Island (1pm), Arataki v Mount Maunganui, Grenada Park (2.30pm). Phelan Cup: Greerton Marist v Te Puke Sports, Greerton Park (2.30pm) Eastern Districts v Katikati, Paengaroa Domain (2.30pm) Te Puna v Judea, Maramatanga Park (2.30pm); Papamoa bye.
Whakarewarewa take on Rotoiti tomorrow in the Rotorua derby and will book a Baywide semifinal spot with a win.
With defending champions Tauranga Sports, Mount Maunganui and Te Puke Sports assured of top-four finishes and a spot in the playoffs, the race in the last two weeks for the top three
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