Papatoetoe 29 Mangere 5

The first game in the championship round saw Papatoetoe welcome Mangere College to their Nicholson Avenue ground, a ground that has only seen 1 defeat for the home team in 2 years. The match started in unusual circumstances with Mangere not on the field the game started resulting in an easy 7 points for Papatoetoe. Possible the quickest try to be scored in Auckland rugby this year! Mangere had a good tight driving game but got little change out of the aggressive papatoetoe forward pack. With Papatoetoe controlling the possession as the game went on they were able to score several well constructed tries. Gaining the bonus point win will help Papatoetoe along the path to the semi finals greatly.