Highlights

The two clubs met at Lyndhurst Park, Tawa, on Tawa's Old Timers' Day, for the Carman Cup. Tawa won a thriller 40-35. They scored the winning try with the final play of the game, from a scrum and vigorous probe at the line near the posts and then a pass out

The two clubs met on the Hutt Rec in the fifth round of the Paris Memorial Trophy Colts competition. They were also playing for the inaugural McGuinness Shield. HOBM ran clear in the end to win 41-26, but this was another highly competitive Colts fixture. MSP were all over HOBM like a

The two clubs met on Ngati Toa Domain 2 in the fourth round of the Colts Paris Memorial Trophy competition. The match was played in fine conditions with a mild to moderate cross wind that didn't really favour either team. The game in its entirety was hotly contested with many spirited performances.

Oriental-Rongotai beat Old Boys University 39-26 in the final of the 2023 Colts Division 1 competition. Ories won the John E Kelly Cup for the first time since 1994. In bright sunny conditions with a large crowd in attendance, Ories climbed into the final and scored three tries inside the opening 25