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Draw for Poverty Bay and East Coast weekend rugby

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Poverty Bay prop Atonio Walker-Leawere on the charge with back-up from fellow front-rower Wayne Hema in Saturday's derby clash with Ngati Porou East Coast at Ruatōria. The Coast won 28-22. The focus shifts back to club rugby this weekend, with Walker-Leawere's Poverty Bay Premier competition-leading YMP side up against Pirates at Barry Park and Hema's Tapuae taking on OBM at the Oval - both games kicking off at 2.45pm. Photo / Paul Rickard

Poverty Bay prop Atonio Walker-Leawere on the charge with back-up from fellow front-rower Wayne Hema in Saturday's derby clash with Ngati Porou East Coast at Ruatōria. The Coast won 28-22. The focus shifts back to club rugby this weekend, with Walker-Leawere's Poverty Bay Premier competition-leading YMP side up against Pirates at Barry Park and Hema's Tapuae taking on OBM at the Oval - both games kicking off at 2.45pm. Photo / Paul Rickard

Super 8 secondary schools

12pm: Rectory 1, Gisborne Boys’ High First XV v Rotorua BHS First XV (referee Mark Greene, assistant Royce Maynard).

10.30am: Rectory 2, Gisborne BHS Second First XV v Rotorua BHS Second XV (Tony Watson).

9am: Rectory 2, Gisborne BHS Under-15s v Rotorua BHS U15s (Royce Maynard); School Park, Gisborne BHS U14s v Rotorua BHS U14s (Les Thomas).

Te Pae Hākari Poverty Bay Men’s Senior Club Rugby

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Premier Grade

2.45pm: Barry Park, East Coast Farm Vets YMP v Kevin Hollis Glass Tūranga Pirates (Keelyn Smith, Tony Watson, Paul Brown); Oval 1, Enterprise Cars OBM v Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae (Ben Holt, Les Thomas, Hona Huriwai); Paddy’s Park 1, Patutahi, Larsawn Ngatapa v Earthwork Solutions High School Old Boys (Matt Smith, Mark Greene, Neville Barwick).

Senior 1

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1pm: Barry Park 1, Tamatea R & M YMP Bumbles v Earthwork Solutions HSOB (Paul Brown); Nūhaka Domain, Nūhaka V8s v Harvest Matawhero Transport Ngatapa (Thomas Nukunuku); Bayley’s Athletic Park, Wairoa, Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic v Mahia RFC (Michael Pickering).

Heke-o-Te-Rangi Blackbee Contractors Ngati Porou East Coast Men’s Club Rugby

1pm: Hatea-a-rangi Memorial Domain, Tokomaru Bay, Waima v Ūawa (Joe Coleman).

2pm: George Nepia Memorial Park, Rangitukia, Waiapu v Hikurangi Te Maunga (Whetu Haerewa, Sean Murtagh); Te Araroa Domain, Tokararangi v Tihirau Victory Club (Matt Richards).

3pm: Hatea-a-rangi Memorial Domain, Tokomaru Bay, Tokomaru Bay United v Ruatōria City (Peter Crawford).

Enterprise Cars Ngati Porou East Coast Women’s Club Rugby

11.30am: Te Araroa Domain, Tokararangi v Tihirau Victory Club (ref Matt Richards); George Nepia Memorial Park, Rangitukia, Waiapu v Hikurangi Mountain Maidens (Sean Murtagh, Whetu Haerewa).

Bye: Ruatōria City.

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