High-scoring games were a feature of Hautapu Sports’ senior rugby teams’ matches on ANZAC Day.
The Premier A team beat Melville 90-10 at Memorial Park, with David Morris celebrating his 150th game for Hautapu Sports with a hat-trick of tries and a conversion.
The Development squad beat Melville 49-31 with Ihaka Harper-Dent scoring three tries, and Callum Beckett converting all his side’s seven tries.
The Hautapu Sports U-21s beat Waipa rivals Leamington 67-0, touching down 11 times.
The Hautapu Sports women’s team lost 27-24 at Otorohanga in a closely-fought game.
Kaesha Nairn was Hautapu’s Player of the Day.
Main photo: Action from the Women’s Premiership game at Otorohanga.
Results
Games played on Friday April 25, 2025
Waikato Premier A
Hautapu Sports 90
Melville 10 (Try: Walsh; conversion: Neels, penalty: Neels)
Waikato Premier B
Hautapu Sports 49 (Tries: Beckett, Falconer, Harper-Dent 3, Burgess, Pickett; conversions: Beckett 7)
Melville 31 (Tries: Cox, Hardwidge, Thorderson, Fuy Tuipelehake, Mulipola; conversions: Horsford, Tualaulelei, Tuimaseve)
Waikato U-21
Hautapu Sports 67 (Tries: Nepia 2, Stewart, Tamala, Blyth 2, Halosi, Brown, Hunt, Tapara, King; conversions: Collins 6)
Leamington 0
Waikato Women’s Premiership
Otorohanga 27 (Tries: Burnside, King, Haupapa-Barrett, Edwards, name withheld; conversion: Heta)
Hautapu 24 (Tries: Brown, Salale, name withheld 2; conversions: name withheld 2)
Fixtures
Games to be played on Saturday May 3, 2025
Waikato Premier A
United Matamata v Hautapu Sports
Bedford Park, Matamata, 2.45pm
Waikato Premier B
United Matamata v Hautapu Sports
Bedford Park, Matamata, 1pm
Waikato U-21
University v Hautapu Sports
Waikato University, Hamilton, 1pm
Waikato Women’s Premiership
Hautapu Sports v Melville
Memorial Park, Cambridge, 1pm
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