The 80-year-old rugby trophy is the the prized equivalent of the Ranfurly Shield for North Island Maori clubs.
Rangataua haven't held it since 1998, despite numerous challenges.
The Maungatapu club now has to defend it against Rangiuru this Saturday and Rotoiti a week later after snatching it from Te Teko in a typically hard-fought 17-11 win.
In front of nearly 300 supporters who made the pilgrimage down to the Eastern Bay, Ryan Hika, Paora Gardiner and Doug Joseph all scored tries, while Anaru Taute added a precious conversion which was the buffer they needed to withstand a Te Teko fightback.
Te Teko had held it since 2005, when they ended the two-game reign of Judea, who'd earlier that season snatched it from Rangiuru. The Te Puke club held it for the previous seven years after winning it off Rangataua.
The Rose Bowl was first presented by the Ratana church in Wanganui in the 1920s and Rangataua was one of the first Bay teams to win it in 1951 when they beat the Ratana side.
Rangataua 17 (Ryan Hika, Paora Gardiner, Doug Joseph tries; Anaru Taute con) Te Teko 11 (Beau Hape try, 2pen). * James McGougan relished his return to Whakatane, helping the Bay of Plenty development rugby side to a 33-20 win over Manawatu on Saturday.
The Eastern Bay-born prop, now playing for Tauranga Sports, was a key figure in the match alongside clubmate Luke Braid, as the development team fought back from 20-11 down at halftime.
Wing Matt Hodson and captain Rodney Voullaire each scored two tries.
The Bay under-18 side picked up a solid 36-18 win over Waikato in Hamilton, scoring six tries in the process, while the Bay secondary schoolgirls also beat Waikato 37-14.
To complete the transkaimai rout, the Bay under-14 returned home with a 17-0 win over Waikato, with Mitchell Tamiau, Jason Emery and Manaaki O'Brien all scoring.
The Bay under-16 team swamped Thames Valley 50-0, the Bay Emerging Players beat Auckland Premier Two 24-16 win while the only team to lose was the high-flying Bay under-20 side, brought back down to earth by Counties-Manukau 21-7.
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