Poverty Bay rugby scoreboard: Gisborne Boys’ High School rack up 60 in first win of 2025

YMP forward Niko Lauti goes over for a try in a Poverty Bay Premier club rugby game at Barry Park. YMP defeated Tapuae 28-12 – Tapuae's first taste of defeat since entering the competition last year and going through the season unbeaten. Photo / Paul Rickard

Interschool

In Gisborne, Gisborne Boys’ High School First XV beat Manukura School 60-5.(James McKay 3, Kahurangi Leach-Waihi 3, Tomasi Mataele, Leaasi Tupou, Orlando Manuel, Kye Symes tries; David Gray 4 con, Symes con) Manukura School 5 (Lahmond O’Connell try). HT: GBHS 24 Manukura 0.

Te Pae Hākari Poverty Bay men’s senior club competition, Premier Grade, week 4

East Coast Farm Vets YMP 28 (Shayde Skudder, Niko Lauti, Quaydon Chaffey-Kora, Taine Aupouri tries; Kelvin Smith 4 con) Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae 12 (Keanu Taumata, Ethine Reeves tries; Paoraian Manuel-Harman con). HT: YMP 14 Tapuae 5.

Larsawn Ngātapa 3 (Tim Haldane penalty) Enterprise Cars OBM 15 (Inosa Qativi junior, Rikki Terekia tries; Tawhiri Walsh pen, con). HT: Ngātapa 3 OBM 7.

Kevin Hollis Glass Tūranga Pirates 8 (Soane Fifita try; Avia Ropati pen) Earthwork Solutions High School Old Boys 62 (Te-Reimana Gray 3, Matthew Proffit 2, penalty try, Franco Ludwig, Cohen Loffler, Puhi Tau, Ryan Jones; Matthew Proffit 3 con, Bryan Howard, Gray con). HT: Pirates 8 HSOB 19.

Taste One Most Valuable Player awards: Anthony Karauria (YMP), Keanu Taumata (Tapuae), Latrell Walker (Ngātapa), James Grogan (OBM), Moeakiola Pole (Pirates), Codey Ellis (HSOB).

Gisborne Boys' High School First XV fullback Kahurangi Leach-Waihi dives over in the corner for one of his three tries in a 60-5 defeat of Manukura High at the Rectory fields on Saturday. It was Gisborne's first victory of the season. Photo / Paul Rickard

Senior 1, week 4

Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic 22 (Sid Drinkrow, Kalaney Ruwhiu, Daniel Knubley, Turuki Tahuri tries; George Twigley con) Tamatea R & M YMP Bumbles 7 (Rapana Ngaau try; L.J. Taingahue con). HT Wairoa-Athletic 12 YMP Bumbles 0.

Nūhaka V8s def Earthwork Solutions HSOB by default.

Mahia RFC def Tūranga Pirates by default.

Players of the day: Daniel Knubley (Wairoa Athletic), Noah Peterson (YMP Bumbles).

Poverty Bay ladies’ competition, week 1

Tapuae 27 (Raywyn Maxwell, Horiana Nepia, Sheldyn Campbell, Rakai McCafferty, Sharn Down tries; Paku Hiko con) YMP 5 (Ata Mangu try). HT: Tapuae 12 YMP 5.

Players of the day: Sheldyn Campbell (Tapuae), Ata Mangu (YMP).