The question that many Bay of Plenty rugby supporters are asking is, who can stop Tauranga Sports making history, and annexing their fourth successive Bartercard Baywide Premier championship.

With just one defeat and ten points clear on the points table, Tauranga Sports are in menacing form with their sights firmly set on the top echelon silverware.

This Saturday (19 June 2010) they travel to the Eastern Bay of Plenty to meet Opotiki Sports at the Opotiki Domain. The formbook would suggest that the visitors should return home with a victory - however Opotiki at home are always a tough nut to crack, and are sure to bring plenty of resolve to the encounter.

Rotoiti who sit in joint second place, have suffered defeat in their last two outings, and will want to get back on the winning trail on the weekend. Standing in their way is Rangataua at home, who are another side to defend their line to the last, at Te Ariki Park.

Lurking ominously in a share of second is Mount Maunganui who would appear to be too good for Whakatane Marist at Blake Park. In the other Premier match-ups, Te Puke Sports will be favoured to lower the colours of Te Teko in the Eastern Bay - with Te Puna facing a big ask when they play Whakarewarewa at Puarenga Park in Rotorua.

Division Two will feature the game of the round when the two front-runners square off at Jamieson Oval. Revenge will be firmly on the mind of Rangiuru coach Bob Moorhead, after his side were humbled by the Rotorua side 33-10 in the first round.

Reporoa who have moved up the point’s table in recent weeks should have a good tussle with Marist St Michaels in Rotorua, Paroa host Ngongotaha, while Greerton Marist will look to cement third place when they face Kahukura.

Te Puke Sports and Greerton Marist will be warming up for next weekends top of the table clash, which will decide the Baywide Colts first round title. This Saturday Te Puke Sports should account for Marist St Michaels, with Greerton Marist likely to have receive a good workout from Opotiki

BOPRU Bartercard Baywide Draws 19 June 2010
Premier (2.45pm) Rangataua v Rotoiti, Te Ariki Park; Te Teko v Te Puke Sports, Dunderdale Park; Whakarewarewa v Te Puna, Puarenga Park; Mount Maunganui v Whakatane Marist, Blake Park; Opotiki v Tauranga Sports, Opotiki Reserve.
Premier Points Tables
Tauranga Sports 53, Rotoiti 43, Mount Maunganui 43, Te Puke Sports 36, Rangataua 27, Whakarewarewa 27, Opotiki 24, Te Puna 21, Whakatane Marist 17, Te Teko 12.

Division One (2.45pm) Rangiuru v Waikite, Jamieson Oval; Reporoa v Marist St Michaels, Reporoa; Paroa v Ngongotaha, Lawson Park; Kahukura v Greerton Marist, Kuirau Park.
Division One Points Table
Waikite 53, Rangiuru 52, Greerton Marist 36, Ngongotaha 30, Kahukura 29, Paroa 24, Reporoa 21, Ruatoki 19, Marist St Michaels 14.

Colts (1pm) Greerton Marist v Opotiki, Greerton Park; Te Teko v Whakarewarewa, Dunderdale Park; Rangataua v Ngongotaha, Te Ariki Park; Whakatane Marist v Rotoiti, Rugby Park; Marist St Michaels v Te Puke Sports, Marist Park; Te Puna v Mount Maunganui, Maramatanga Park; Tauranga Sports the bye.
Colts Points Tables
Te Puke Sports 51, Greerton Marist 49, Tauranga Sports 41, Ngongotaha 39, Mount Maunganui 38, Opotiki 32, Te Puna 28, Marist St Michaels 24, Rotoiti 23, Rangataua 14, Whakarewarewa 13, Te Teko 11, Whakatane Marist 5.