Secondary school showpiece set for Blake Park

OTUMOETAI COLLEGE Versus MOUNT COLLEGE First XV. player to be named

Finals weekend in the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Secondary Schools rugby competitions looms as a cracking day of action at Blake Park this weekend.

Five finals on three fields within four hours, featuring sides from eight schools from across the Bay of Plenty, means there will be plenty of bragging rights at stake come Saturday afternoon.

Otumoetai College will start as favourites to extend their unbeaten streak in the Division One final against Taupo Nui-a-Tia, but will need to be wary of an opposition that bullied Bethlehem College before beating Trident High School in the semifinal last week.

Aquinas College will play the Rotorua Boys' High School 3rd XV in the Division Two final, with the Rotorua school's under-15 side to play fellow Central Bay side Rotorua Lakes in the Division Three decider.

Opotiki College will face Te Wharekura o Mauao in the under-15 final, with Te Wharekura o Mauao's under-14 side to play Katikati in the under-14 final.

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Secondary Schools rugby finals
Saturday, August 24
Blake Park, Mount Maunganui

Under-14 final:
Te Wharekura o Mauao v Katikati (12.10pm, Field 2)

Under-15 final:
Opotiki v Te Wharekura o Mauao (12.45pm, Field 1)

Division 3:
Rotorua Boys' High School under-15s v Rotorua Lakes (1.15pm, Field 3)

Division 2:
Aquinas College v Rotorua Boys' High School 3rd XV (2pm - Field 2)

Division 1:
Otumoetai College v Taupo Nui-a-Tia (2.30pm, Field 1)