Page 20 - Grassroots Edition 8 - September - 2015

GRAND FINALS DAY #3

Four more Auckland Rugby League grand finals
were held on Sunday, August 23.

Up first was the Upright Access U/18's final, which
turned out to be a thrilling encounter, eventually
won 26-24 by Manurewa over Marist.

A highlight of that match was the performance of
Marist hooker Sean Tofa-Timoteo, who scored a
double less than 12 hours after doing the same for
his St Paul's College side in their SAS College
Rugby League grand final win over Kelston.

Pt Chevalier proved too tough for Otara in the
Premier 2nd Pennant final, winning 36-18.

Current Vodafone Warriors Ben Henry and John
Palavi were among the crowd who gathered
to watch the Bay Roskill God Squad try and defend
their Premier 2nd Championship title, while
there was some star power on the field as well, with
former Kiwi international Jerome Ropati lining up
for the Bay Roskill side.

In the end that wasn't enough to get them over the
line though, as the Richmond Tokes overpowered
them to win 38-26.

The final game saw the Waiheke Rams claim the
Open Age Restricted title, edging out the Hibiscus
Coast Raiders 12-8.

Full results

U/18

Manurewa 26 Marist 24

Premier 2nd Pennant
Pt Chevalier 36 Otara 18

Premier 2nd Championship
Richmond Tokes 38 Bay Roskill 26

Open Age Restricted
Waiheke 12 Hibiscus Coast 8

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