The Easter Weekend second round of Baywide Club rugby kicks off tonight before games on Good Friday and Saturday across the Bay of Plenty.
In Division 1, Marist St Michael's are at home to Waimana tomorrow.
The Rotorua side kicked the season off with a win, edging out Waikite 22-20,
while Waimana were taught a lesson when they were outgunned by Te Teko last week.
Marist St Michael's head coach Mike Lewis is confident his team will continue to progress this weekend with the return of players from injury.
"We need more time together at training to iron out exactly how we want to play. Our key focus will be working out exactly how we play best together, learning from each other and how we all fit into the game plan. We have a pretty young group this year, so we just need to continue to grow, and improve week by week," Lewis said.
Lewis said the scrum and discipline were areas where he would like to see improvement.
"We need to focus on our scrum for sure. We have got the size, but just need to start working smarter in that area. Discipline is another area we can improve on, learning the ref through the game and changing style if need be," he said.
"We're looking forward to hosting Waimana, they really looked after us in the respective match last season, so we're keen to put on a good night for them."
Waimana performed well last season, earning their promotion into Division 1. Last weekend an experienced Te Teko side proved to have the upper hand, however Waimana are not a side to be taken lightly and are likely to bounce back and be a competitive opponent for an in-form Marist St Michael's.
Baywide Premier Draw:
Thursday
Premier 7.30pm
Development 6pm
Te Puke Sports v Tauranga Sports at Murray Salt Stadium
Friday
Premier 1.45pm
Development 12pm
Rangataua v Ngongotaha at Te Ariki Park
Premier 2.45pm
Development 1pm
Arataki v Whakatane Marist at Arataki Park
Saturday Premier 2.45pm, Development 1pm
Whakarewarewa v Mount Maunganui Sports at Puarenga Park
Paroa v Te Puna at Lawson Park
Rotoiti v Greerton Marist at Emery Park
Baywide Division One:
Tonight 7.30pm
Kahukura v Papamoa at Kuirau Park
Friday 2pm
Marist St Michael's v Waimana at Marist Park
Friday 2.45pm
Te Teko v Poroporo at Dunderdale Park
Saturday 2.45pm
Murupara v Waikite at Ngati Manawa
Judea v Opotiki at at Princess Street Reserve
Rangiuru beat Ruatoki by default.
