Buck Shelford Shield
Northcote 43 Kumeu 14
Massey 47 Silverdale 12
East Coast Bays 52 Glenfield 16
North Shore 42 Mahurangi 20
Takapuna 14 Marist 6
Takapuna will have a Saturday afternoon showdown with East Coast Bays to decide the Buck Shelford Shield.
This follows a tight 14-6 victory to Takapuna over Marist to close round one at the head of the White pool. It was a rugged game, both sides bringing physicality and passion, with only one try scored, to Takapuna's Nick Elrick. Takapuna's set-piece in the second spell proved the difference as they won some key defensive lineouts and picked up a tighthead. Marist never gave up attacking with their young backline who made inroads out wide right to the final whistle. The Marist player of the day was Callan Venter.
East Coast Bays topped the Cardinal pool with a 52-16 crushing of Glenfield, scoring nine tries, including a double to North Harbour loose forward Dylan Lam and Jayden Lowe. And yet it was 13-all at the break.
Four teams leapfrogged previously unbeaten Silverdale, who found Massey too hot. The westerners, in their best display of the season, ran away with a 47-12 win. Matt Vaega had a field day, scoring 27 points via two tries, four conversions and three penalties. David McMurtrie slotted all 12 points for Silverdale.
North Shore finally made their move, moving up to sixth with a 42-20 win over Mahurangi. The star turn was Daniel Lee, who also racked up 27 points in identical scoring fashion to Vaega.
Northcote finished second in the first round overall standings, and second in the White pool, with a 43-14 win over Kumeu, successfully defending the Les Pearce Memorial Shield in the process. Rallied by captain and player of the day Ryan Thompson, Northcote scored some slick second spell tries off solid structure and enterprise. Shae Tucker debuted for the victors, while Kenny Malolo stood out for Kumeu.
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