Wanganui Rugby
Harvey Round Motors Ratana hung onto the Grand Hotel Challenge Shield but not without an arm wrestle as Dave Hoskin Carriers Marist suffered their first loss of the Tasman Tanning Premier competition, 15-10 on Saturday.
In a game without contributions from the goal kickers, both team's scored two tries in the second half with Ratana scoring the sole points of the second 40 minutes.
Veteran Wanganui prop Vaan Rauhina picked up a double in a player of the day performance, while Marist flanker Ryan Gill scored both his team's tries.
Marist move down to third spot on the ladder, with McCarthy's Ruapehu rocketing up to second spot as Utiku Old Boys took the full brunt of them losing the shield to Ratana, 14 tries scored in an 80-0 mauling at Memorial Park in Taihape.
Having wracked up the largest score in Premier in at least the past two seasons, Ruapehu's centre Logan Vaughan and representative lock Sonny Woodmass both scored hat tricks, while midfield back Tautahi Rawiri grabbed a double.
The visitors would have been threatening the century mark had they been successful with more than five conversions.
Integrity Motors Pirates now sit clear on top of the mix after a no-frills 22-3 win over Marton at Spriggens Park.
Narrowly up 6-3 at the break, the home side scored both their tries in the second half through Timoci Ului and Clive Stowers the Pirates winger scoring his in third straight game to take his tally to six for the season.
In Senior competition, Celtic remain on top after a 42-0 victory over the new Ratana senior team, while Ruapehu also picked up maximum points but their success was through Taihape defaulting at Memorial Park.
Pirates staged a strong second half comeback to beat Marton 15-14 and move within a point of the top four.
Results
Tasman Tanning Premier, Week 3.
Waverley Harvesting Border 34 (Anaru Haerewa 3, Andy Hamilton, Cole Baldwin tries, Sikeli Ulukuta pen, 3 con) bt Wanganui Car Centre Kaierau 23 (Taylor Kirkwood, Petia Vui tries, Ace Malo 3 pen, 2 con). HT: 22-16.
Integrity Motors Pirates 22 (Clive Stowers, Timoci Ului tries, Denning Tyrell 4 pen) bt Marton 3 (Jake Karaynidis pen). HT: 6-3.
Grand Hotel Challenge Shield Harvey Round Motors Ratana 15 (Vaan Rauhina 2, Marius Joseph tries) bt Dave Hoskin Carriers Marist 10 (Ryan Gill 2 tries). HT: 10-all.
McCarthy's Ruapehu 80 (Logan Vaughan 3, Sonny Woodmass 3, Tautahi Rawiri 2, Temaire Hawira, Joe McLeod, Karl Parker, Tawhio Gupwell, Dylan Pearce, Zyon Hekenui tries, Hekenui 4 con, Rawhiri con) bt Utiku OB 0. HT: 32-0.
Bye: Taihape.
Grand Irish Bar Most Valuable Player Points
At Spriggens Park: Clive Stowers (Pirates winger) 3 points, Samu Etuati (Pirates winger) 2, Eric Sagapolutele (Marton winger) 1.
At Kaierau Country Club: Kieran Hussey (Border No 8) 3, Semi Kendrawaca (Kaierau lock), Ace Malo (Kaierau fullback), Sikeli Ulukuta (Border flanker) 1.
At Ratana: Vaan Rauhina (Ratana prop) 3, Ryan Gill (Marist flanker) 2, Rory Gudsell (Marist halfback) 1.
At Taihape: Logan Vaughan (Ruapehu centre) 3, Sonny Woodmass (Ruapehu lock) 2, Teira Cowan (Ruapehu lock) 1.
MVP Leaders: Clive Stowers (Pirates) and Ryan Gill (Marist) 6, Ray Stark (Border) 5, Shaden Phillips (Marist), Timoci Ului (Pirates), Western Hemi and Vaan Rauhina (Ratana), Kieran Hussey (Border), William Short and Logan Vaughan (Ruapehu) and Cyrus Paringatai (Taihape) 3.
Tasman Tanning Senior, Week 3
At Spriggens Park: Trans Pacific Pirates bt Marton 15-14. HT: 14-3 Marton: At Kaierau Country Club: Border bt Kaierau 46-17. HT: 22-7.
At McNab Domain, Kaiwhaiki: Tech bt Counties 27-17. HT: 11-8 Counties; At Ratana: Celtic bt Ratana 42-0. HT: 19-0; At Hunterville (Stihl Shop Wanganui Challenge Shield): Power Farming (PN) Hunterville bt Taihape 25-10. HT: 11-10: At Memorial Park, Taihape: Ruapehu bt Taihape by default. Bye: Buffalo's.