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First blood, Poverty Bay

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17 Mar, 2023 01:46 AMQuick Read

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Bay big man Toru Noanoa on the charge. All pictures by Paul Rickard

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Poverty Bay beat Ngati Porou East Coast 27-19 in their pre-Heartland Championship season Queen’s Birthday Weekend derby match in Ruatoria.

The Coast will get the chance to balance the books when the sides clash in the Heartland Championship proper on October 5 in Gisborne.

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