Hautapu Sports have reached their sixth Waikato Premier Rugby grand final in seven years,
The Premier A side will meet Hamilton Marist in a repeat of last season’s final, which Hautapu Sports won to lift the Waikato Breweries Shield for the third time in five seasons.
Marist last won the shield in 2015.
Main photo: The Premier A side … aiming for back-to-back shield wins.
The final is expected to be held at Marist Park on Saturday July 20, 2024.
Hautapu reached the shield final with a 27-14 semi-final win against the University of Waikato, a reversal of the result a week before when Varsity won the last round-robin match.
After a tight first half, when the scores were tied 7-7 at the turnaround, Hautapu finished the semi-final strongest, running in 20 second half points.
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In the Rowe Cup, Hautapu’s Development squad ended their season with a 54-24 defeat to Hamilton Old Boys in the semi-final played at Fred Jones Park.
The Hautapu Colts hosted the final of the Elliot Shield at Memorial Park, losing to Hamilton Marist 25-15.
Marist took an 8-3 lead into half-time and then held off a strong second half effort by Hautapu to take the shield.
The Elliot Shield final was streamed by Waikato Rugby and a replay of the game can be watched on their Facebook page here >>>>
Photo gallery: Hautapu Colts finish runners-up in 2024 Elliot Shield >>>>
Results
Games played on Saturday July 13, 2024
Semi-final Waikato Breweries Shield
University of Waikato 14
Hautapu Sports 27
Semi-final, Rowe Cup
Hamilton Old Boys 54
Hautapu Sports 24
Final, Elliot Shield
Hautapu Sports 17
Hamilton Marist 25
Hautapu look to add to impressive shield history
Hautapu have an excellent record in the elite Waikato competition, especially since the introduction of play-off games in 1983.
The club has achieved seven shield wins since 1983 when play-off games were introduced.
In the past 25 years, Hautapu has built an admirable record in the competition with:
- Seven wins.
- Three sets of back-to-back wins.
- Nineteen appearances in the semi-finals.
- Eleven grand finals, including this year.
Recent form
Here are the most recent results from the Breweries Shield:
2018: Runners-up to Hamilton Old Boys.
2019: Winners v Fraser Tech (Hautapu unbeaten during the season).
2020: Winners v Otorohanga.
2021: Runners-up to Fraser Tech.
2022: Semi-finalists, losing to Hamilton Old Boys.
2023: Winners v Hamilton Marist
All the Waikato Breweries Shield winners
1967 Putaruru Athletic
1968 Hamilton Old Boys
1969 Frankton
1970 Frankton
1971 Fraser Tech
1972 Hamilton Marist
1973 Hamilton Old Boys
1974 Tokoroa
1975 Fraser Tech
1976 Fraser Tech
1977 Hamilton Old Boys
1978 Melville
1979 Hamilton Old Boys
1980 Hamilton Marist
1981 Melville
1982 Hamilton Old Boys
1983 Hamilton Marist
1984 Hamilton Old Boys
1985 Ngaruawahia
1986 Ngaruawahia
1987 Fraser Tech
1988 Fraser Tech/Hamilton Old Boys
1989 Hamilton Old Boys
1990 Fraser Tech
1991 Hamilton Old Boys
1992 Taupiri
1993 Hamilton Old Boys
1994 Hamilton Marist
1995 Fraser Tech
1996 Fraser Tech
1997 Hamilton Old Boys
1998 HAUTAPU
1999 HAUTAPU
2000 Fraser Tech
2001 Hamilton Old Boys
2002 Hamilton Marist
2003 Hamilton Marist
2004 Hamilton Old Boys
2005 Hamilton Old Boys
2006 HAUTAPU
2007 HAUTAPU
2008 Fraser Tech
2009 Morrinsville Sports
2010 Fraser Tech
2011 Fraser Tech
2012 Otorohanga
2013 Hamilton Marist
2014 Hamilton Marist
2015 Hamilton Marist
2016 Melville
2017 Hamilton Old Boys
2018 Hamilton Old Boys
2019 HAUTAPU
2020 HAUTAPU
2021 Fraser Tech
2022 Hamilton Old Boys
2023 HAUTAPU
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