Papatoetoe 54 Hillary College 0

A return to the outstanding College Rifles playing surface meant that despite the weather the supporters were guaranteed to see some running rugby. Papatoetoe came into the game looking to put things right from a poor performance against St Pauls in the previous game. Right from the first whistle Hillary were under pressure and the first try was scored within the first 5 minutes.

Showing an ability to stick to the game plan which has been lacking many times this season Papatoetoe were able to keep the pressure on and scored with ease. The Papatoetoe front 5 worked hard at the set piece and created a good platform at the breakdown, with the backrow able to secure ball and this allowed the attack to be shifted to the wide channels. Mike Ki on his starting debut looks to be a promising player picking up two tries in an excellent start to his 1st XV career.

Other notable performers were Sione Tonga and Takeshi Faamasino. The Papatoetoe team can now look forward to the top 8 starting next week.