Powerbase shifts in NAKFA Sevens

The standings have changed after week two of the 16th edition of the NAKFA Sevens competition was played out on the Kaitaia College top fields last Wednesday evening.

In overcast, drizzly but warm conditions, ideal weather for football in other words, the biggest movers on the night were the KC Crushers who, following their no-show the previous week, arrived with a formidable unit made of 1st XV and XI players from the local college to finish their first night of competition unbeaten.

Elsewhere, Eastern went three points clear at the top of the standings with four wins from four games accompanied by a daunting goal difference of 17 for/ zero against.

The social division standings also got a bit of a shake-up with NZ Destroyers taking over top spot on the standings, with a draw and a win, the latter coming over JNL Trihards — the previous frontrunners — in the evening’s top of the table clash.

Both Far North Roading and Invisible Men have withdrawn from the Premiership and Social divisions respectively, thus teams scheduled to play either side will be awarded a 3-0 win by default and a friendly will be organised where possible in remaining weeks. Teams were also reminded to audit their own results and standings as organisers cannot be relied on to be accurate.

RESULTS from week 2. Prems, R1: Kta Women 0 Mavericks 7, ROTW 3 Transformers 1, KC Crushers 2 The Ballers 0, R2: ROTW 1 KC Crushers 1, Far North Roading 0 Eastern 3 (D), Transformers 5 The Ballers 0, R3: Mavericks 3 Far North Roading 0 (D) Kta Women 0 Eastern 3; Social: Invisible Men 0 Black Rarawa 3 (D), NZ Destroyers 1 Red Rarawa 1, JNL Tri Hards 4 Kta Hooners 0, R2: NZ Destroyers 3 JNL TriHards 2, UP & GO’s 3 Dream Team 5, Red Rarawa 3 Kta Hooners 2, R3: Black Rarawa 9 UP & GO’s 1, Invisible Men 0 Dream Team 3 (D). D indicates default.

STANDINGS. Prems: Eastern (goals for/ against 17/0) 12 points, Transformers (11/3) 9, Rest of the World (5/2) 7, KC Crushers and Mavericks (3/7) 4, Kaitaia Women (3/8) 3, The Ballers (3/16) 3, Far North Roading (0/12) 0; Social: NZ Destroyers (9/4) 10, Black Te Rarawa (16/3) 9, JNL TriHards (11/3) 9, Red Rarawa (7/7) 7, Dream Team (8/9) 6, UP & GO’s (7/18) 3, KC Hooners (2/13) 0, Invisible Men (0/12) 0.

DRAW for tomorrow night (week 3), Prems, 6.15pm: Transformers vs Eastern, The Ballers vs FNR, KC Crushers vs Mavericks, 6.45: Kta Wimmin vs ROTW, Eastern vs The Ballers, Far North Roading vs Transformers, 7.15: Kta Wimmin vs KC Crushers, ROTW vs Mavericks; Social, 6.15: Red Rarawa vs Dream Team, Kta Hooners vs UP & GO’s, JNL Tri Hards vs Black Rarawa, 6.45pm: Invisible Men vs NZ Destroyers, Dream Team vs Kta Hooners, UP & GO’s vs Red Rarawas, 7.15: Invisible Men vs Tri Hards, NZ Destroyers vs Black Rarawa.

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