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ARL’s biggest club rivalry Pt Chevalier and Mt Albert will "A draw is always better than a loss," he said.
share the Stormont Memorial Shield after a 14 all draw in
their first game of the season. "We know where we are at now, so we can build on that."

Almost 20 mins into the first half, the Pirates put first When asked about former coach Grant Pocklington's
points on the scoreboard with a converted try to lead absence possibly affecting their performance, Moses is
6-0. quick to refute.

Taylor Daniels scored for Pt Chevalier, crossing the line "We definitely have a few things to work on but we've
after targeting Mt Albert's left edge. got a lot of our senior boys in the team and we're
confident that we can roll over from last year."
Just before the siren, the Lions managed to put points
on the board. Trent Wallace converted to leave the score Pt Chevalier are scheduled to play Papakura who won
at 10-6 to the Pirates. their game against Mangere East on Saturday 50-24.

Dominating possession in the second half, Mt Albert Mt Albert will play Howick at home.
landed on top of Pt Chevalier with two tries and a 14-10
lead. Pt Chevalier 14 (Siua Otunuku, Taylor Daniels, Jarel
Hemahema tries; Jonathan Carl 1 goal) DRAW Mt Albert
Pt Chevalier squared things up, but the conversion 14 (Tomas Aoake x2 tries, James Blackwell; Trent Wallace
attempt from kicker Jonathan Carl was just short to the 1 goal) HT: Pt Chevalier 10 Mt Albert 6 at Mt Smart
left hitting the goal post.

The 14 all draw means that both teams will share the
Stormont Shield and the champion of champions title.

The shield has only been shared four times since first
contested for in 1936.

Dylan Moses who dons the captaincy and coaches role
alongside Anaru Tara for Pt Chevalier says he's happy
with the result of the game.