Air Chathams Wanganui Under 20 held out a determined Poverty Bay 30-28 in a tough opening to their Hurricanes Development Series in Gisborne on Saturday.
Wanganui scored five tries with fullback Shaquille Waara getting a double.
Also touching down were fellow debutantes in centre Junior Ainea and No8 Gordon Coogan, while the returning Jessy Kemp scored on the right wing.
First five Mitchell Millar added one conversion and a penalty.
"The first 20 minutes we were up 22-7, scored some great tries," said coach Jerome McCrea.