Poverty Bay, East Coast club rugby draws for Saturday

Ngāti Porou East Coast captain Api Pewhairangi in King's Birthday weekend derby action against Poverty Bay. Midfield back Pewhairangi scored three tries for Tokomaru Bay United in their 35-22 loss to Ruatōria City in the NPEC men's club competition last weekend. It doesn't get any easier for bottom-of-the-table United this weekend as they face points-standings leaders TVC. Photo / Paul Rickard

Te Pae Hākari Poverty Bay men’s competition

Premier Grade

All games at 2.45pm: Oval 1, Kevin Hollis Glass Tūranga Pirates v Enterprise Cars OBM (referee Paul Brown, assistants Les Thomas, Neville Barwick); Oval 2, Earthwork Solutions High School Old Boys v East Coast Farm Vets YMP (Keelyn Smith, Joel Pearse, Hona Huriwai); Tapuae Sports Ground, Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae v Larsawn Ngātapa (Matt Smith).

Senior 1

All games at 1pm: Oval 2, Earthwork Solutions HSOB v Tamatea R & M YMP Bumbles (Les Thomas); Kaiuku, Ōkūrārenga, Mahia RFC v Nūhaka V8s (Lenny Ferris); Patutahi, Matawhero Harvest Transport Ngātapa v Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic (Tony Watson).

Heke-o-Te-Rangi Blackbee Contractors Ngāti Porou East Coast men’s competition

1pm: Hatea-a-rangi Memorial Domain, Tokomaru Bay, Waima v Hikurangi Te Maunga (referee Joe Coleman).

2pm: Ūawa Domain, Tolaga Bay, Ūawa v Rūatoria City (Whetu Haerewa); George Nepia Memorial Park, Rangitukia, Waiapu v Tokararangi (Peter Crawford).

3pm: Hatea-a-rangi Memorial Domain, Tokomaru Bay, Tokomaru Bay United v Tihirau Victory Club (Matt Richards).

Points standings heading into week 5: TVC 19, Tokararangi 16, Ūawa 15, Waiapu 14, Ruatōria City 7, Hikurangi 7, Waima 7, Tokomaru Bay United 2.

Enterprise Cars Ngāti Porou East Coast women’s competition

11.30am: Kahuitara, Whareponga, Hikurangi Mountain Maidens v Tokararangi (Matt Richards); Enterprise Cars Whakarua Park, Ruatōria, Ruatōria City v Waiapu (Sean Murtagh).

Bye: Tihirau Victory Club.

Points standings heading into week 5: TVC 16, Waiapu 15, Hikurangi 10, Tokararangi 5, Ruatōria City 5.