Round 1 Crossover – RLN Premiership – Results

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Northern Clubs take the lead in the RLN Premiership

The Northern clubs took advantage of the North/South crossovers with a resounding 3 wins to 1 loss and 1 draw in the crossover rounds. The biggest surprise was Otaua Valleys 38 – 12 win over the Portland Panthers. The Valleys previous record of 1 win and 4 losses compared with Portland’s 3 wins, one could have thought that Portland were favourites, however the Northern men from Otaua proved otherwise.

Hokianga defeated Takahiwai in a tight encounter 28 – 22, Moerewa were pushed hard by City 28 – 24, while Muriwhenua and Northern Wairoa battled out a 32 all draw. The only Southern club to come away with a win, were the Hikurangi Stags who thumped the Kerikeri Slayers 78 – 6. However, the win for the Stags came at a massive cost with Player/Coach Joe Rau breaking his arm in a potentially season ending injury. Joe is scheduled to have surgery on Monday.

Credit to Joe’s dedication to Rugby League, he still turned out in his roles as a Rugby League Development officer on Sunday to oversee the running of Junior League at the Bluegoose. This even saw him refereeing an 18s game between The Wairoa Bulls and Otaika Eagles!!

Next week in the RLN Premiership the crossover rounds continue with the two games of the rounds seeing the Northern Wairoa Bulls hosting Hokianga Pioneers and Hikurangi Stags hosting the Muriwhenua Kuaka.

Date	Home Team		Away Team
11^th May	Muriwhenua Kuaka	32	Northern Wairoa Bulls	32
11^th May	Hokianga Pioneers	28	Takahiwai Warriors	22
11^th May	Otaua Valleys	38	Portland Panthers	12
11^th May	Hora Hora Broncos	–	BYE	–
11^th May	City Knights	24	Moerewa Tigers	28
11^th May	Hikurangi Stags	78	Kerikeri Slayers	6

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Photo/Ron Burgin, Northern Advocate

HOME TEAM			AWAY TEAM
Muriwhenua Kuaka	12	vs	Hokianga Pioneers	40
Otaua Valleys	6		Moerewa Tigers	78
Kerikeri Slayers	–	vs	BYE	–
Northern Wairoa Bulls	20	vs	Takahiwai Warriors	24
Portland Panthers	32	vs	City Knights	28
Hikurangi Stags	70	vs	Hora Hora Broncos	26

Hikurangi Stags and Moerewa Tigers are still the front runners, winning with big score lines. The surprise of the round was the Hokianga Pioneers resounding win over Muriwhenua Kuaka. Takahiwai Warriors are still undefeated after 3 rounds, after a close win over the Northern Wairoa Bulls.

Next week, matches to note will be Otaua Valleys vs Kerikeri Slayers, with both teams yet to secure a win. In the south zone, the game of interest will be Portland Panthers, hosting the Hikurangi Stags. Can the young Panthers contain a rampaging Stag?

Junior football breaks until 12^th May, when all mini-mod and youth league will start across Northland.

The photo in this article is courtesy of Rob Burgin, Northern Advocate. Click here for the full news story by Cameron Leslie.

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Pictures from Otaua Valleys v Hokianga Pioneers (Hokianga in black strip)

Both Hikurangi and Moerewa continue to show their dominance both with high scoring victories. The match of the round saw Takahiwai Warriors defeat the re-established Portland Panthers 30 – 20. The Panthers who had a year in recess are showing that they could be serious contenders. They have a young team with a number making the step up from their 2012 Champion U17 team.

The surprise result of the round was the Northern Wairoa Bulls thumping of the Horahora Broncos. The Bulls themselves had received a heavy defeat by Hikurangi in Rd 1 whilst Horahora had narrowly lost in Rd 1. to Portland. It goes to show what a week in football can do?

In the North Zone the clear competitions leaders look to be Moerewa, Hokianga and Muriwhenua. With the South Zone being led by Hikurangi and Takahiwai.

HOME TEAM			AWAY TEAM
Hokianga Pioneers	54	vs	Otaua Valley	12
BYE			Muriwhenua Kuaka	–
Kerikeri Slayers	4	vs	Moerewa Tigers	66
Takahiwai Warriors	30	vs	Portland Panthers	20
Hora Hora Broncos	0	vs	Northern Wairoa Bulls	56
Hikurangi Stags	56	vs	City Knights	22

RLN Premiership – Semi Finals 3rd August

Team		Team
Hokianga Pioneers	18	Takahiwai Warriors	34
Hikurangi Stags	32	Moerewa Tigers	14

RLN Premiership – Round 5 – 20th July 2013

Date	Home Team		Away Team
20^th July	Otaua Valley	26	Muriwhenua Kuaka	38
20^th July	Moerewa Tigers	–	BYE	–
20^th July	Hokianga Pioneers	48	Kerikeri Slayers	4
20^th July	Portland Panthers	30*	Northern Wairoa Bulls	0
20^th July	City Knights	68	Horahora Broncos	16
20^th July	Takahiwai Warriors	36	Hikurangi Stags	22

* Portland Panthers win by default

Points Table

Clubs	P	W	D	L	B¹	F	A	+/-	Total Points
Clubs	Games Played	Won	Draw	Loss	Bye	Pts Scored	Pts Against	Diff	Total Points
Moerewa Tigers²	16	11	0	3	2	578	264	314	26
Takahiwai Warriors	16	12	0	3	1	566	320	246	26
Hokianga Pioneers	16	10	0	4	2	486	293	193	24
Hikurangi Stags^2,4	16	10	1	4	1	588	338	250	23
Northern Wairoa Bulls	16	9	1	5	1	452	386	66	21
City Knights	16	7	1	7	1	524	410	114	17
Portland Panthers³	16	7	0	8	1	381	340	41	16
Muriwhenua Kuaka⁵	16	4	1	9	2	368	474	-106	13
Horahora Broncos	16	4	0	11	1	302	624	-322	10
Otaua Valleys	16	3	0	10	3	244	612	-368	10
Kerikeri Slayers	16	1	0	13	2	214	498	-284	6

1. BYE due to Kaikohe’s withdrawal from the competition – all games scheduled against Kaikohe will now be a BYE.

2. Round 1 – Portland Panthers deducted 2 points for fielding uncleared players (points awarded to HoraHora Broncos)

3. Round 4 – Hikurangi Stags deducted 2 points for fielding uncleared players (points awarded to Portland Panthers)

4. Round 1 – Muriwhenua Kuaka deducted 2 points for fielding uncleared players (points awarded to Kerikeri Slayers)

Previous Rounds Results

Round 4 North and South – 13th July

Date	Home Team		Away Team
13^th July	Hokianga Pioneers	–	BYE	–
13^th July	Kerikeri Slayers	26	Otaua Valley	28
13^th July	Muriwhenua Kuaka	14	Moerewa Tigers	34
13^th July	Horahora Broncos	16	Takahiwai Warriors	42
13^th July	Hikurangi Stags	40	Portland Panthers	26
13^th July	Northern Wairoa Bulls	26	City Knights	38

Round 3 North and South – 6th July

Date	Home Team		Away Team
6^th July	Hokianga Pioneers	20	Muriwhenua Kuaka	14
6^th July	Moerewa Tigers	72	Otaua Valley	4
6^th July	Kerikeri Slayers	–	BYE	–
6^th July	Takahiwai Warriors	50	Northern Wairoa Bulls	20
6^th July	City Knights	22	Portland Panthers	28
6^th July	Horahora Broncos	14	Hikurangi Stags	26

Round 2 North and South – 29 June

Date	Home Team		Away Team
29^th June	Otaua Valleys	20	Hokianga Pioneers	50
29^th June	Muriwhenua Kuaka	–	BYE	–
29^th June	Moerewa Tigers	56	Kerikeri Slayers	10
29^th June	Portland Panthers	20	Takahiwai Warriors	22
29^th June	Northern Wairoa Bulls	42	Horahora Broncos	14
29^th June	City Knights	38	Hikurangi Stags	38

Round 1 North and South – 22 June

Date	Home Team		Away Team
22^nd June	Kerikeri Slayers	14	Muriwhenua Kuaka	34
22^nd June	Otaua Valleys	0	BYE	–
22^nd June	Hokianga Pioneers	38	Moerewa Tigers	24
22^nd June	Hikurangi Stags	18	Northern Wairoa Bulls	24
22^nd June	Horahora Broncos	28	Portland Panthers	8
22^nd June	Takahiwai Warriors	20	City Knights	32

Round 6 Crossover

Date	Home Team		Away Team
15^th June	Takahiwai Warriors	68	Muriwhenua Kuaka	16
15^th June	Portland Panthers	27	Hokianga Pioneers	20
15^th June	Horahora Broncos	46	Otaua Valleys	28
15^th June	City Knights	–	BYE	–
15^th June	Northern Wairoa Bulls	60	Kerikeri Slayers	18

Round 6 – Hikurangi v Moerewa played in season opener. Moerewa won 40 – 36

Round 5 Crossover

Date	Home Team		Away Team
8^th June	Portland Panthers	50	Muriwhenua Kuaka	18
8^th June	Hokianga Pioneers	42	Horahora Broncos	16
8^th June	Otaua Valleys	4	City Knights	68
8^th June	Hikurangi Stags	–	BYE	–
8^th June	Northern Wairoa Bulls	28	Moerewa Tigers	24
8^th June	Kerikeri Slayers	10	Takahiwai Warriors	64

Round 4 Crossover

Date	Home Team		Away Team
1^st June	Muriwhenua Kuaka	72	Horahora Broncos	24
1^st June	City Knights	28	Hokianga Pioneers	36
1^st June	Hikurangi Stags	30*	Otaua Valley	–
1^st June	Northern Wairoa Bulls	–	BYE	–
1^st June	Moerewa Tigers	16	Takahiwai Warriors	26
1^st June	Kerikeri Slayers	10	Portland Panthers	56

*Hikurangi Stags win by default.

Round 3 Crossover

Date	Home Team		Away Team
25^th May	Muriwhenua Kuaka	22	City Knights	38
25^th May	Hokianga Pioneers	20	Hikurangi Stags	32
25^th May	Otaua Valley	14	Northern Wairoa Bulls	34
25^th May	Takahiwai Warriors	–	BYE	–
25^th May	Portland Panthers	12	Moerewa Tigers	22
25^th May	Horahora Broncos	34	Kerikeri Slayers	26

Round 2 Crossover

Date	Home Team		Away Team
18^th May	Hikurangi Stags	52	Muriwhenua Kuaka	30
18^th May	Northern Wairoa Bulls	42	Hokianga Pioneers	22
18^th May	Takahiwai Warriors	42	Otaua Valleys	22
18^th May	BYE	–	Portland Panthers	–
18^th May	Moerewa Tigers	46	Horahora Broncos	10
18^th May	Kerikeri Slayers	26	City Knights	40

Round 1 Crossover

Date	Home Team		Away Team
11^th May	Muriwhenua Kuaka	32	Northern Wairoa Bulls	32
11^th May	Hokianga Pioneers	28	Takahiwai Warriors	22
11^th May	Otaua Valleys	38	Portland Panthers	12
11^th May	Horahora Broncos	–	BYE	–
11^th May	City Knights	24	Moerewa Tigers	28
11^th May	Hikurangi Stags	78	Kerikeri Slayers	6

Round 5 North and South Pools

Date	Home Team		Away Team
4^th May	Muriwhenua Kuaka	36	Otaua Valley	10
4^th May	BYE	–	Moerewa Tigers	–
4^th May	Kerikeri Slayers	4	Hokianga Pioneers	46
4^th May	Northern Wairoa Bulls	32	Portland Panthers	30
4^th May	Horahora Broncos	10	City Knights	36
4^th May	Hikurangi Stags	40	Takahiwai Warriors	14

Round 4 North and South Pools

Date	Home Team		Away Team
27^th April	Hokianga Pioneers	–	BYE	–
27^th April	Otaua Valleys	32	Kerikeri Slayers	26
27^th April	Moerewa Tigers	36	Muriwhenua Kuaka	30
27^th April	Takahiwai Warriors	62	Horahora Broncos	18
27^th April	Portland Panthers	20	Hikurangi Stags	22
27^th April	City Knights	22	Northern Wairoa Bulls	24

Round 3 North and South Pools

Date	Home Team		Away Team
20^th April	Muriwhenua Kuaka	12	Hokianga Pioneers	40
20^th April	Otaua Valleys	6	Moerewa Tigers	78
20^th April	Kerikeri Slayers	–	BYE	–
20^th April	Northern Wairoa Bulls	20	Takahiwai Warriors	24
20^th April	Portland Panthers	32	City Knights	28
20^th April	Hikurangi Stags	70	Horahora Broncos	26

Round 2 North and South Pools

Date	Home Team		Away Team
13th April	Hokianga Pioneers	54	Otaua Valley Warriors	12
13th April	BYE	–	Muriwhenua Kuaka	–
13th April	Kerikeri Slayers	4	Moerewa Tigers	66
13th April	Takahiwai Warriors	30	Portland Panthers	20
13th April	Horahora Broncos	0	Northern Wairoa Bulls	56
13th April	Hikurangi Stags	56	City Knights	22

Round 1 North and South Pools

Date	Home Team		Away Team
6^th April	Muriwhenua Kuaka	54	Kerikeri Slayers	10
6^th April	Otaua Valleys	–	BYE	–
6^th April	Moerewa Tigers	36	Hokianga Pioneers	22
6^th April	Northern Wairoa Bulls	12	Hikurangi Stags	50
6^th April	Portland Panthers	34	Horahora Broncos	28
6^th April	City Knights	20	Takahiwai Warriors	44

Season Opener

30^th March

Moerewa Tigers

Hikurangi Stags

Points Table Rules

The RLN Premiership is an 11 team competition with 5 teams in a Northern Pool and 6 teams in a Southern Pool.

a) There will be two rounds of pool play (10 weeks)

b) And one cross-over round with each team playing each team in the other pool (6 weeks)

c) All games and results will go towards one points table (North and South combined)

d) The finals will be the Top 6. The top 2 from the North and South Zone are guaranteed to qualify. Although guaranteed to quality, their final ranking in the points table will stand. The next 2 qualifiers will be decided from the next highest ranked placing:

i. The top 2 qualifiers will qualify automatically for the semi-finals

ii. Rank 3 will play Rank 6 in one semi-final qualifier and Rank 4 will play Rank 5 in the other semi-final qualifier. With the winners to play 1 and 2 in the semi-finals.

If at the completion of the pool play, two (2) or more teams are equal on match points, the following criteria in order shall apply:

a) Points differential will apply – that is, the team that has the highest difference of points for minus points against, will be the higher ranked.

b) If teams are still tied, then points differential percentage will apply – that is, points for divided by points against x 100. The team with the higher percentage will be the higher ranked team.

c) If teams are still tied after point differential percentage, then the team that won the match pool play between the even teams, is declared to finish higher.

d) In the event of a draw in pool play, then the team that has scored the most accumulated points during pool play, will be deemed to be the highest placed team.

e) In the event of team still tied, then a toss of the coin will determine the winner.