Manawatu-Wanganui exit

The Manawatu-Wanganui team dropped out of contention for the semifinals of the Toro New Zealand Women's interprovincial at the Riverside Golf Club on Thursday.

Still a chance heading into the fifth round of the matchplay tournament, Manawatu-Wanganui lost to Bay of Plenty 3.5-1.5, with only Castlecliff's Amber-Rose Thompson-Newth keeping her undefeated record intact with a win in the No 3 spot.

Needing to win their remaining match-ups while hoping other results went their way, Manawatu-Wanganui were held to a 2.5-2.5 draw with Hawkes Bay in the afternoon, which removed them from contention.

The top seeds Brydie Hodge and Emma Clayton won their games, while Thompson-Newth halved her game and the lower seeds were beaten to leave them trailing Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, and home team Waikato in Division 2 of the event.

Results: Round 5.

Bay of Plenty bt Manawatu-Wanganui 3.5-1.5

Tyla Kingi bt Brydie Hodge 2-1, Alanna Campbell bt Emma Clayton 3-2, Grace Senior lost to Amber-Rose Thompson-Newth 3-2, Heather Keefe halved with Leanne Corbett, Susan Lines bt Jill Hall 3-1.

Round 6. Hawkes Bay Poverty Bay drew with Manawatu-Wanganui 2.5-2.5

Kate Chadwick lost to Brydie Hodge 3-2, Jaimie McIvor lost to Emma Clayton 3-2, Lucy Owen halved with Amber-Rose Thompson-Newth, Kathy Olsen bt Karen Manninen 4-2, Sara Deam bt Leanne Corbett 2-1.