Patutahi (1) finished the seven rounds of round-robin top of the table on 48 points. Round 7 was played at Mahia on Saturday morning, with victories to Te Puia, Poverty Bay and Patutahi (1) and a draw between Patutahi (2) and Tolaga Bay.
Full report to follow.
Round 7: Patutahi (2) 4 Tolaga Bay 4; Te Puia Springs 7 Electrinet Park (1) 1; Poverty Bay 6 Park (2) 2; Patutahi (1) 7 Waikohu 1.
Overall points after round-robin play: Patutahi (1) 48; Te Puia Springs 40; Park (1) 28; Poverty Bay 28; Park (2) 20; Patutahi (2) 20; Waikohu 20; Tolaga Bay 20.
Semifinals —
Top four, 1 v 4: Patutahi (1) 3 Poverty Bay 5.
2 v 3: Te Puia Springs 4 Park (1) 4. Park (1) won in sudden-death playoff.
Bottom four, 5 v 8: Park (2) 4 Tolaga Bay 4. Tolaga Bay won in sudden-death playoff.
6 v 7: Patutahi (2) 4 Waikohu 4. Patutahi (2) won in sudden-death playoff.
Finals at Poverty Bay on Sunday, May 28.