District rugby results from the weekend

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

At Whakarua Park, Ruatoria: Ngati Porou East Coast 12 (Tawhao Stewart, Te Wehi Wright tries; Te Rangi Fraser conversion) South Canterbury 34 (James Hawkey, Junior Fa’a’vae, John Borland, Vaka Taelega, Zac Saunders, Loni Toumohuni tries; Sam Briggs 2 con).

Halftime: NPEC 5 South Canterbury 12.

In Oamaru: North Otago 12 (Charles Elton, Aron Einarsson tries; Josh Phipps con) Poverty Bay 10 (Jarryd Broughton try; Andrew Tauatevalu con, pen).

HT: 7-3 (North Otago).

Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council Under-16 B Division —

Saracens Cup final, at the Sports Institute, Palmerston North: Poverty Bay 5 (Ruka Leilua try) Wellington Gold 36 (Josh Semu 2, Stanley Solomon 2, Oliver Cuff, Solomona Vaka tries; Vaka 3 con). HT: 26-0.

Consolation final (for fifth place) at Central Park, Waipukurau: Ngati Porou East Coast 10 (Keaton McIlroy, Cyprus Newey-Schumann tries) Whanganui 34 (Monty Sheriff 3, Izaiah Webster, Mikaere Petley, Al-Jarreau Manu-Kuru tries; Jonty Lee 2 con).

HT: 17-10.

Women’s rugby, at Kahuitara: Ngati Porou East Coast 26 (Shirley Mullany-Mato, Southern Fraser, Katarina Ngarimu, Aputehira Shelford tries; Kyra Dewes 3 con) Eastern Bay of Plenty 20 (Shinoa Nikora, Talita Rika, Janie Kaafi, Puhiaurangi Black tries).

HT: 12-10 (NPEC).