Both Pakuranga United Rugby Club’s Premier Men’s and Premier Men’s Reserves narrowly went down to tough Manukau Rovers sides at the weekend.
The Prems had the lead at half-time but were held scoreless in the second half going down 17-14.
The Premier Reserve Men made a remarkable comeback in the second half but fell by just a point in the end. They lost 34-33.
Meanwhile, the club’s U21 side continued their winning streak, with their own defeat over Manukau making it seven in a row, holding their first-place position.
Pakuranga Rugby Results:
PURC Premier Men vs Manukau Rovers
HT: PURC 14 – Manukau 7
FT: PURC 14 – Manukau 17
PURC Women’s 10’s (Belles) vs Glenfield Women’s 10’s
FT: PURC 31 – Glenfield 10
PURC Premier Reserve Men vs Manukau Rovers Premier Reserve Men
HT: PURC 15 – Manukau 26
FT: PURC 33 – Manukau 34
PURC U21 Men vs Manukau Underdogs U21 Men
HT: PURC 14 – Manukau 7
FT: PURC 24 – Manukau 7
PURC Black Panthers U85s vs College Rifles Raiders U85s
HT: PURC 25 – College Rifles 0
FT: PURC 25 – College Rifles 14
Other Premier Men Results:
Waitemata 15 – College Rifles 16
Waitakere City 7 – University 97
Papatoetoe 13 – Suburbs 15
Eden 0 – Ponsonby 36
Otahuhu 6 – Marist 12
Auckland Club Rugby Premier Men Standings
| PLACE | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | DRAWN | LOST | POINTS | + / – | |
| 1 | MANUKAU ROVERS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | + 271 | |
| 2 | UNIVERSITY | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 | + 235 | |
| 3 | PAKURANGA | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | + 193 | |
| 4 | PONSONBY | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | + 64 | |
| 5 | GRAMMAR TEC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | + 157 | |
| 6 | SUBURBS | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | + 19 | |
| 7 | WAITEMATA | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | + 116 | |
| 8 | COLLEGE RIFLES | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | + 60 | |
| 9 | MARIST | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | – 99 | |
| 10 | PAPATOETOE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | – 111 | |
| 11 | OTAHUHU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – 263 | |
| 12 | EDEN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – 152 | |
| 13 | WAITAKERE CITY | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – 490 |
Pakuranga Rugby Fixtures 27/05/23:
PURC Premier Men- Bye
PURC Premier Development Men vs East Tamaki Premier Development Men – 1pm (Bell Park).
PURC Belles Women’s 10s vs Eden Women’s 10s – 1pm (Gribblehirst Park).
PURC U21 Men vs Puketapapa Roskill U21 Men – 1pm (Fearon Park, Field 1).
PURC Black Panthers U85’s vs Grammar TEC Taniwhas U85s – 1pm (Lloyd Elsmore Park, Field 5).
