Results from Week 1 of East Coast club rugby

Whakarua Park in Ruatōria hosted a Ruatōria City-Hikurangi double on opening day of the Ngati Porou East Coast men's and women's club rugby competitions on Saturday. Hikurangi claimed the honours in the men's match while City won the women's game. Photo / Neil Reid

Heke-o-Te-Rangi Blackbee Contractors Ngati Porou East Coast men’s club rugby, week 1

Tihirau Victory Club 33 (Te Kahu Kiel 2, Tutere Waenga, Treymaine Butler, Katoa Fifita tries; Milan Milosevic 3 con, Waenga con) Waiapu 13 (Awanui Koia, Gabe Te Kani tries; Leethan Rawiri pen). HT: TVC 10 Waiapu 5.

Ruatōria City 21 (Nathaniel Fox, Tuterangi Ngarimu, Aporo Ruru tries; Nathaniel Fox 3 con) Hikurangi 27 (Putahi Morice, Shannon Rimene, Tari-ao Tuhura-Stevenson, Te Aotahi Tuhaka tries; Kris Palmer pen, 2 con). HT: Ruatōria City 14 Hikurangi 17.

Ūawa 34 (Jesse Rye 2, Josh Dearden, Caleb Billington, BJ Sidney, Laman Davies tries; Dearden con, Carlos Kemp con) Tokomaru Bay United 14 (Andrew Williams, Richard Tuhaka tries; Te Rau Williams con, Mahara Kururangi con). HT: Ūawa 13 Tokomaru Bay United 7.

Waima 23 (Safin Tuwairua-Brown, Waitakeo Banks, Tumau Tuwairua tries; Slade Tiopira 2 pen, con) Tokararangi 50 (Teina Potae, Riki Waitoa, Whetu Waitoa, Manaaki Te Ngahue, Kairos McClutchie, Pamona Samupo, Mohi Bartlett, Watarawi Ngata tries; Rapata Haerewa 5 con). HT: Waima 17 Tokararangi 22.

Player of the Day awards: Te Kahu Kiel (TVC); Pakanga Te Whitu (Waiapu); Arapeta Lewis (Ruatōria City); Tuterangi Ngarimu (Hikurangi); Jessie Rye (Ūawa); Taran Wilson (Tokomaru Bay United): Safin Tuwairua-Brown (Waima); Piripi Reid (Tokararangi).

Enterprise Cars Ngati Porou East Coast women’s club rugby, week 1

Tihirau Victory Club 34 (Whaiora Kopa 3, Dane-a Kopa 2, Morgan White tries; Dane-a Kopa 2 con) Waiapu 10 (Hine Rangihuna 2 tries). HT: TVC 10 Waiapu 5.

Ruatōria City 19 (Kayless Boyce 2, Ata Mangu tries; Rena-Deane Goldsmith 2 con) Hikurangi 10 (Ashanti Collins, Kadeem Ngarimu tries). HT: Ruatoria City 12 Hikurangi 10.

Player of the Day awards: Destiny Kenworthy-Keelan (TVC); Nikita Wharehinga (Waiapu); Kiana Ria (Ruatōria City); Te Awa Clendon (Hikurangi).