30 March 2024
The New Zealand Rugby League National District 9s kicked off at Bruce Pulman Park this Easter Saturday, with Day 1 consisting of round-robin matches. By the end of the day, semi-finalist teams were confirmed consisting of the Wellington, Northland, Auckland and Canterbury boy’s sides, and Wellington, Waikato, Auckland, and Manawatu for the girl’s grade.
Boys 16s
Round 1 of the day saw the Northland, Wellington, Bay of Plenty, and Auckland sides all claim their first victories. The Coastline team in Pool A are making their National District 9s Tournament debut.
In Round 2 Otago took their first win, while Wellington and Northland finished in a low-scoring deadlock at 4-all. In Pool B, the Aucklanders continued their winning streak and Canterbury chalked up their first win against Bay of Plenty.
In the final round of the day, Wellington and Northland cemented their spots in the semi-finals for Pool A by winning their respective matches. In Pool B it was the Aucklanders and Cantabrians who finished first and second ahead of Bay of Plenty and Taranaki to go through to playoffs.
Pool A Standings
Wellington
Northland
Otago
Coastline
Pool B Standings
Auckland
Canterbury
Bay of Plenty
Taranaki
Boys 16s semi-finals Sunday 31st March
Wellington v Canterbury – 9:30am Field 2
Northland v Auckland – 9:30am Field 5
Girls 16s
In the girl’s grade the wāhine from Waikato, Wellington, Manawatu, and Auckland were all successful in winning their Round 1 matches. The Southland team in Pool A are the sole team representing the district in the tournament.
The second round saw Bay of Plenty take their first win of the day in Pool B, while Auckland, Wellington, and Waikato continued their winning momentum.
In Pool A Wellington completed a clean sweep after narrowly defeating Waikato, with the two sides locked in for semi-finals tomorrow. Pool B came down to points difference, with Auckland just coming out on top over Manawatu by four points. The two sides will face Wellington and Waikato in playoffs tomorrow.
Waikato
Southland
Manawatu
Girls 16s semi-finals Sunday 31st March
Wellington v Manawatu – 9:00am Field 2
Auckland v Waikato – 9:00am Field 5
For all draw and results updates visit sporty.co.nz.
Field 1 will be broadcast on Sky Sport
Field 2 will be live-streamed on Veo
Field 3 will be live-streamed on YouTube
