The BOPRU AR Plus 2024 competitions are in action following the opening round of  the senior men's premier title race on Saturday, April 13, and the women's premiere a week earlier.

Nine time Baywide champions, Tauranga Sports, provided Marist St Michael's with a reality check in their return to Baywide rugby at the Tauranga Domain on Saturday, April 13.

While the Rotorua visitors opened the scoring with a penalty after twelve minutes it was mainly one-way traffic for the remainder of the contest.

Tauranga Sports led 21-3, at the break, before piling on 38 points in the second half to post a 59-3 victory.

Former Baywide champions Mount Maunganui also posted a big start to the new season, putting on 59 unanswered points against Ngongotaha at Blake Park.

In other premier action, Rangataua grabbed a point in their close run matchup with Whakarewarewa who won 15-12, Te Puna dispatched Judea 36 nil, with Greerton Marist posting two converted tries and five penalties in their 29-12 win over Te Puke Sports.

Mount Maunganui and Greerton Marist sit astride the top of the BOPRU Colts/U85kg competition after banking their second set of win points on Saturday. Mount Maunganui defeated Te Puna 57 nil while Greerton got past Te Puke Sports 26-10.

New division recruit Papamoa took out their first win when they beat Kahukura 39-22 at Kuirau Park in Rotorua.

Western Bay of Plenty Development titleholders, Te Puna, ran rampant in the WBOPRS Development/Local Rugby combined competition in beating Judea 87 nil, following a 33 point win over Arataki the previous week. 

Arataki bounced back at the Tauranga Domain on Saturday when they defeated Tauranga Sports 33-15. Rangiuru and Mount Maunganui made successful season debuts with victories over Papamoa (38-3) and Eastern Districts (24-19) respectively.

Greerton Marist accounted for Te Puke Sports 57-17, with Katikati sneaking past Rangataua 24-17 in their return to Western Bay rugby.

BOPRU AR Plus Senior Club Rugby Results April 13 2024

BOPRU Baywide Premier

Te Puna 36 Judea 0 (HT 22-0) Greerton Marist 29 Te Puke Sports 12 (HT 16-0) Tauranga Sports 59 Marist St Michael's 3 (HT 21-3) Mount Maunganui 59 Ngongotaha 0 (HT 21-0) Whakarewarewa 18 Rangataua 15 (HT 8-3)

Points Table: Mount Maunganui 5, Tauranga Sports 5, Te Puna 5, Greerton Marist 4, Whakarewarewa 4, Rangataua 1, Te Puke Sports 0, Judea 0, Marist St Michael's 0, Ngongotaha 0.

BOPRU Colts/U85kg

Greerton Marist 26 Te Puke Sports 10, Papamoa 39 Kahukura 22, Mount Maunganui 57 Te Puna 0, Tauranga Sports the bye.

Points: Mount Maunganui 10, Greerton Marist 10, Papamoa 5, Te Puna 5, Kahukura 2, Te Puke Sports 0, Tauranga Sports 0.

WBOPRFS Development/Local Rugby

Te Puna 87 Judea 0, Greerton Marist 57 Te Puke Sports 17, Arataki 33 Tauranga Sports 15, Mount Maunganui 24 Eastern Districts 19, Rangiuru 38 Papamoa 3, Katikati 24 Rangataua 17, Matakana Island the bye.

BOPRU AR Plus Senior Club Rugby Draws April 20 2024

BOPRU Baywide Premier

Tauranga Sports v Te Puna, Tauranga Domain; Ngongotaha v Rangataua, Ngongotaha Domain; Judea v Whakarewarewa, Maharaia Winiata Park; Greerton Marist v Mount Maunganui, Greerton Park; Marist St Michaels v Te Puke Sports, Marist Park.

BOPRU Colts/U85kg

Papamoa v Mount Maunganui, Gordon Spratt Reserve; Tauranga Sports v Te Puke Sports, Tauranga Domain; Te Puna v Greerton Marist, Maramatanga Park; Kahukura the bye. 

WBOPRFS Development/Local Rugby

Tauranga Sports v Te Puna, Tauranga Domain; Rangiuru v Rangataua, Centennial Park ; Judea v Katikati, Maharaia Winiata Park; Greerton Marist v Mount Maunganui, Greerton Park; Te Puke Sports v Papamoa, Murray Salt Stadium; Matakana Island v Aratakai, Matakana Island; Eastern Districts the bye.