Rugby, basketball scoreboard for Gisborne, East Coast teams

Women's rugby flew high on a tough weekend for the men's game here. Kaipo Olsen-Baker completed an inspirational comeback from an ankle injury to deliver a player-of-the-match performance for the Black Ferns in their 46-17 quarter-final victory over South Africa. Olsen-Baker, born and raised in Gisborne and with strong affiliation to the East Coast, scored two tries. Hours earlier, the Hamoterangi Ngāti Porou East Coast women's team made it four wins from four games in beating Whanganui 30-29 in a thrilling North Island Heartland Women's Competition clash in Ruatōria. Photo / Getty Images

Rugby

Heartland Championship, week 5

At Ruatōria, Ngāti Porou East Coast Kaupoi 19 (Leethan Tipene-Rawiri, Leigh Bristowe, Hone Haerewa tries; Carlos Kemp 2 con) Whanganui Butcher Boys 66 (Alekesio Vakarorogo 3, Harry Symes 2, Ekenasio Fiso, Te Atawhai Mason, Shaun O’Leary, Adam Boult, Joseph Abernethy tries; Boult 8 con). HT: Whanganui 33 NPEC 5.

NPEC Kaupoi: Hone Haerewa.

Whanganui Most Valuable Player: Jay Tora.

At Ōamaru, North Otago Old 59 (Matia Qiolevu 3, Savenaca Rabaka 2, Mataitini Feke, Savanaia Druma, Ben McCarthy, Hayden Tisdall tries; Kenta Iemura 6 con, Kippei Taninaka con) Poverty Bay Weka 33 (Cohen Loffler 2, Uini Fetalaiga, Henry Saker, Ngahiwi Manuel tries; Tayler Adams 4 con). HT: North Otago 12 Poverty Bay 26.

North Otago MVP: Matia Qiolevu.

Poverty Bay MVP: Cohen Loffler.

North Island Heartland women’s competition

At Ruatōria: Ngāti Porou East Coast Hamoterangi 30 (Ata Mangu, Dane-a Kopa, Morgan White, Kahurangi Delamere tries; Rena-Deane Goldsmith 2 pen, 2 con) Whanganui Wāhine 29 (Tiana Kauika 3, Meilini Meo, Alice Ireton tries; Ireton 2 con). HT: NPEC 15 Whanganui 5.

NPEC MVP: Hinewaipounamu Rangihuna.

Whanganui MVP: Tiana Kauika.

Basketball

GBA Men’s Open Grade League

Campion College Cougars 43 (Bjorn Raroa-Haraki 20, Owen Buchanan 10, Felix Cowie 5) Raiders OG 44 (Willie Brown 23, Jimmy Wilson 9, Chad Rose 6). Quarter 1 Raiders 12-8; halftime 19-17; Q3 30-28.

Waengapu Stallions beat Cold Heartz by default.

Waikohu 21 (Hezekiah Lewis 7, Jayrus Rutene 3, Braidyn Hollis 3) Psalms 39 (Josefo Avau Muliaga 12, Tamati Tofilau 7, Tamati Horua 4, Kobe Te Kani 4). Q1 Psalms 12-0; HT 20-11; Q3 35-11.

Setting Suns 37 (Mike King 11, Luca Tong 8, Reg Namana 6, Fabio Geranazzo 4) Hustlers 28 (Taj Potter 7, Jala Fowell 7, Jovan Potter 6, Rusty Rewi 4). Q1 Suns 6-2; HT 15-4; Q3 26-14.

ETB Whānau 37 (Shae Abbott-Raggett 14, Kian Dickson 10, Jericho Bishop 5) Astros 57 (Logan Mason 18, Taimanaaki Gear 15, Ainsley Waititi-Leach 10, Qkylau Leach 6). Q1 ETB Whanau 9-6; HT Astros 18-17; Q3 40-25.

Draw for Friday, Ilminster Intermediate, 5.30pm: Waengapu Stallions v Hustlers; Cold Heartz v Waikohu.

6.30pm: Astros v Raiders OG; Psalms v Campion College Cougars.

7.30pm: ETB Whānau v Setting Suns.

GBA Men’s Premier Grade playoffs, YMCA

Tuesday, 5.30pm, 6th-7th: Raiders v Off Limitz.

6.30pm, 8th-9th: Wairoa River Hawks v Kiwi Lumber-Jacks.

7.30pm, 4th-5th: Massive Marauders v Green Up.

8.30pm, major preliminary qualifier: SE Systems v Gisborne Boys’ High School Senior A. Winners to play City Lights in grand final.