As Auckland club rugby approaches its final three weeks of the regular season, the Pakuranga United Rugby Club (PURC) are sitting strong after a clean sweep weekend.
Special mention to Michaile van Wyk who produced a man of the match performance in his first start for the PURC premier men against College Rifles.
PURC Weekend Results 17-06-23
PURC Premier Men vs College Rifles
HT: PURC 17 – College Rifles 0
FT: PURC 42 – College Rifles 0
Other Premier Men Results:
Suburbs 12 – Ponsonby 14
Waitemata 13 – Grammar TEC 20
Eden 10 – Manukau Rovers 65
Marist 22 – Papatoetoe 37
Waitakere City 12 – Otahuhu 37
Auckland Club Rugby Premier Men Standings
| PLACE | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | DRAWN | LOST | POINTS | + / – | |
| 1 | MANUKAU ROVERS | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44 | + 402 | |
| 2 | PONSONBY | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 39 | + 109 | |
| 3 | GRAMMAR TEC | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 37 | + 255 | |
| 4 | UNIVERSITY | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 34 | + 219 | |
| 5 | PAKURANGA | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 30 | + 220 | |
| 6 | SUBURBS | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 28 | + 19 | |
| 7 | WAITEMATA | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 26 | + 99 | |
| 8 | COLLEGE RIFLES | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | + 34 | |
| 9 | PAPATOETOE | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | – 140 | |
| 10 | MARIST | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | – 116 | |
| 11 | OTAHUHU | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | – 312 | |
| 12 | EDEN | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | – 236 | |
| 13 | WAITAKERE CITY | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – 553 |
PURC Women’s 10’s (Belles) vs College Rifles
FT: PURC WBD – College Rifled LBD
PURC Premier Reserve Men vs College Rifles
HT: PURC 19 – College Rifles 0
FT: PURC 34 – College Rifles 17
PURC U21 Men vs Marist
HT: PURC 29 – Marist 3
FT: PURC 34 – Marist 3
Pakuranga Rugby Fixtures 24/06/23:
PURC Premier Men vs Waitemata Premier Men – 2:45pm (Waitemata Park).
PURC Women’s 10s (Belles) vs University Women’s 10s – 1pm (Lloyd Elsmore Park, Field 5).
PURC Premier Development Men vs Waitemata Premier Development Men – 1pm (Waitemata Park).
PURC U21 Men vs Papatoetoe U21 Men – 1pm (Bell Park).
PURC Black Panthers U85’s vs Ponsonby Pikeys U85s – 1pm (Cox’s Bay Reserve, Field 2).
