Sat, May 8, 2021 6:05 PM

Green Machine gets ball rolling

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Peter Jones

Renwick kept the Marlborough flag flying during today’s round of Tasman Trophy men’s division one rugby, picking up their first win of the season.

The Green Machine downed Nelson 25-22 at the Renwick Domain, just the second victory for a Marlborough-based side in cross-over matches.

The home side led 20-3 at halftime, producing a compelling 40 minutes of rugby and, although they allowed Nelson back into the game, they held on for a well-deserved victory.

“It was good to get the monkey off our backs,” said Renwick head coach Ti’i Paulo.

“We made it tough on ourselves at times but I was really happy with the character our guys showed, especially their ability to hold on at the end.”

At Endeavour Park in Picton, Waitohi, coming off an away win over Nelson last weekend, were outclassed by a slick, confident Kahurangi outfit, the home side going down 46-17. At halftime the visitors led 22-3, their greater accuracy at set piece and hunger at the breakdown too much for the Tohis.  

The third Marlborough side in action, Moutere/Awatere, also lost heavily, being beaten 66-7 by Marist at Trafalgar Park.

Tasman Trophy points: Kahurangi 20, Waimea Old Boys 20, Marist 17, Stoke 14, Wanderers 10, Central 9, Nelson 7, Waitohi 7, Renwick 4, Moutere/Awatere 0.

In the women’s division one Tasman Trophy competition, Moutere came away with a 46-5 win over Wanderers in Brightwater, propelling them to the top of the table. Waimea beat Riwaka 32-17 in the other match.

Central came away with a 31-22 win over Waitohi in the Marlborough division two competition, Moutere downed Renwick 40-14 and MBC Old Boys got past Pelorus 27-0.

Meanwhile, Marlborough Boys’ College First XV made a flying start to the Miles Toyota championship, beating Mid Canterbury Combined 31-0 in Ashburton.

Other MTC results: St Thomas’s 38 Roncalli Combined 8; Christchurch BHS 71 Waimea Combined 8; Timaru 35 Rangiora 0; St Bede’s 38 Shirley 8; Christ’s 73 Lincoln 7; Nelson 29 St Andrew's 24.

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