It’s a YMP-Waikohu grand final

150 and counting . . . YMP skipper Shayde Skudder celebrated his 150th Premier game for his club with a 67-11 pasting of Ngatapa in the Poverty Bay Premier semifinals on Saturday. YMP face Waikohu in this weekend’s grand final. Picture by Liam Clayton

YMP and Waikohu will contest the 2023 Poverty Bay Premier club rugby grand final after contrasting semifinal wins at the weekend.

East Coast Farm Vets YMP — the reigning champions — made no contest of their Civil Project Solutions semifinal clash with Larsawn Ngatapa, powering to a 67-11 victory at Barry Park.

GT Shearing Waikohu fought out a tough encounter with Enterprise Cars OBM before getting across the line 38-26.

Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic have the chance of making it three Senior 1 titles in a row. They brushed aside Pango Productions Uawa 40-15 in their semifinal in Wairoa.

Down the road, top qualifiers Tapuae advanced to the Lew Patterson Cup final with a 15-12 win over Nuhaka V8s.

Full Premier and Senior 1 semifinal reports to follow.