Rugby

NPC SECOND DIVISION

In Napier: King Country 17 (Dion Mathews 2, Tui
McKenzie tries; Lee Peina con) Hawke's Bay 15 (Jearrad
Stephenson, Steve Skinnon tries; Ryan Lewis pen, con).
Halftime: 7-5.

In Palmerston North: Manawatu 17 (Brent Thompson, Nick
Barton, Chris Woods tries; Brendon Ede con) Bay of
Plenty 6 (Justin Temara 2 pen). Halftime: 0-0.

In Nelson: Nelson Bays 35 (Darian Hildreth, Brad
Morris, Warren Johnston, Peter Bowden, Gary Stevens
tries; Johnston 2 pen, 2 con) Thames Valley 19 (Dion
Lawson, Dennis Hazelton, Aaron McDonald tries; Terri
Rahui 2 con). Halftime: 18-0.

In Ashburton: Mid Canterbury 19 (Richard Diack try;
Robert Madden 4 pen, con) Wanganui 13 (Joe Faaiu,
Darrell Hoskin tries; Jerome Nahona pen). Halftime: 13-
13.

Points: Nelson Bays 18, Manawatu 14, Bay of Plenty 13,
Wanganui 11, Thames Valley 10, King Country 10, Hawkes
Bay 9 Mid Canterbury 8, Marlborough 4.

THIRD DIVISION

In Ruatoria: Poverty Bay 15 (Bryan McKinlay, Trevor
rosby tries; Danny Boyle pen, con) East Coast 10
(Quentin Carmichael try; Victor Taingahue pen, con).
Halftime: 3-10.

In Westport: Wairarapa-Bush 41 (Germaine Anaha, Simon
Searle, Russell Thompson, James Bruce tries; pen try;
Neil Foote pen, 5 con, Nathan Couch dropped goal)
Buller 10 (Michael Mumm try; Chris Hart pen, con).
Halftime: 20-3.

In Greymouth: West Coast 29 (Michael Foster, Brad
Tauwhare tries; Foster 5 pen, 2 con) Horowhenua-Kapiti
5 (Jesse Teniteni try). Halftime: 9-5.

In Oamaru: South Canterbury 19 (Brent Matehaere,
Russell Smillie, Brett Williamson tries; Scott Norton 2
con) North Otago 17 (Ben Hodgkinson, Dean Paterson
tries; Daniel Soper pen, 2 con). Halftime: 19-7.

Points: North Otago 15, West Coast 13, S Canterbury 13,
Poverty Bay 11, East Coast 11, Horo-Kapiti 8, Wair-Bush
5, Buller 1.

AUSTRALIA

ACT 46 (S Mortlock 2 D McInally 2 S Larkham J Paul
tries Mortlock 5 goals, 2 penalty goals) bt QUEENSLAND
37 (D Smith R Nalatu C Latham tries S Drahm 2 goals, 6
penalty goals) at Bruce Stadium.

ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION

Northampton 46 Leicester 24, Sale 16 Wasps 8,
Harlequins 10 Bath 30, Gloucester 31 Newcastle 16

Played on Friday: Bristol 40 Bedford 25

ASB NORTH HARBOUR

Western Pioneers 37 (J. Ariu 2 A. England A. Riley D.
Maynard tries, Ariu 3 con pen D. Phillips pne) Central
Sabres 20 (P. Sofaea A. Other tries, A. Linstrom 2 con
2 dg). HT 3-10.

Northern Reds 41 (S. Withham 2 S. Dooley M. Wilson D.
Orbell J. Guston tries, Wilson 4 con pen) Southern
Sharks 3 (F. Reid pen). HT 11-3.

NORTHLAND
(Representative)

Northland Under-19 14 Counties-Manukau Under-19 5.

Northland Under-16 24 Waikato Under-16 16

Mangonui, final: Waipapakauri 20 Takahue 12

Whangarei: Onerahi 27 Old Boys 13, Kamo 23 Marist 20,
Mid-Northern bt Otamatea by def, Hikuranga bt Mid-
Western by def.

THAMES VALLEY
(Representative)

Colts (at Ngatea): Counties Manukau 29 Thames Valley 11

Under-16 (at Thames): Bay of Plenty 17 Thames Valley 5

Roller Mills (at Morrinsville): Waikato Rover 47 Thames
Valley 0.

Under 21 (Fearon Park): Auckland 59 (M. Misa P. Tietie
M. Tahapehi G. Strang M. Lemalu J. Lawakeli T. Otutaha
S. Anania S. Mateaki E. Mamea O. Pouhila tries, D. Latu
G. Strang con) Te Marawhero Colts 10 (pen try con).