Every time Tauranga Sports put points on the board, the home side spurred on by their parochial supporters, would roar back into the contest. The standout player was Tauranga Sports fullback Toby Arnold, who touched down three times in the encounter.
 
Whakarewarewa wrapped up the top spot (and a home semi-final) when they waltzed away from Mount Maunganui 69-13. While the game was relatively close at the break, the 2006 Baywide champions put the peddle to the floorboard in the second spell, to post a eleven try victory.
 
Rangataua earned a semi-final against Tauranga Sports when they won an arm wrestle 26-22 against Te Puke Sports at Murray Salt Stadium. The visitors ran in four tries to three to take out the match, and hold onto the Jordan Cup (Western Bay challenge trophy) during the summer break. Te Puke Sports will travel to Rotorua to face Whaka in the second semi-final.
 
The battle for Eastern Bay Premier supremacy was emphatically taken out by Opotiki, when they defeated Whakatane Marist 44-10. The decisive result saw Opotiki finish the Baywide championship in a highly creditable fifth equal place.
 
Te Teko had a real battle with Greerton Marist at Greerton Park, before they finished as the top qualifier in Division One. The home side led 23-19 at the break, before Te Teko got their nose in front to take out the match 38-31, in a grand display of open running rugby.
 
In other Div One action, Te Puna wrapped up the second home semi with a 30-14 win against Reporoa. Kahukura and Waikite who both qualified for post section rugby, had a game of attrition, before Kahukura sneaked home 8-5.
 
Rangiuru were the only team to grab a semi-final berth from outside the top four, when they upset top of the table Marist St Michaels 27-10 in Division Two. The Rangiuru victory means that the two sides will meet again next weekend, in Rotorua.
 
Defending champions Paroa ensured they are still in the frame to defend their title with a 22-10 win over Eastern Districts. Ruatoki’s 25-10 over Kawerau means that Ruatoki progress to next weekend semi-finals – with Kawerau relegated from the Baywide ranks.
 
Matakana Island will make Bay rugby history next weekend, when they host a Division Three semi-final (against Waimana) on the Island. On Saturday they made sure of their second place spot running past Apanui 46-12.
 
Katikati finished as top qualifier in Div Three defeating Eastern Pirates 59-5, with Waimana winning a cliffhanger against Edgecumbe 8-6.
 
In the Colts quarterfinals Ngongotaha defeated Opotiki 32 nil, Te Puke Sports got past Whakarewarewa 39-10, with Tauranga Sports beating Mount Maunganui at Blake Park. The Rotoiti and Te Puna quarterfinal was not played but will be re scheduled for early next week to find the team to play Te Puke in the semi finals.

Bartercard Baywide Rugby Results 25 July 2009
Premier:
Rangataua 26 (Matua Parkinson, Timoti Gardiner, Jamie Berry, Jake Mathews tries; John Ririnui 2 pens) Te Puke Sports 22 (Craig Donovan 2, Josh Harrison tries; Aaron Sutherland 2 cons pen) HT
Tauranga Sports 37 (Toby Arnold 3, Phil Burleigh tries; Eruera Haimona 3pen, 4con) Rotoiti 31 (Zac Hohneck, Rob Rewi, Glen Martin, Arapeta Tahana, Siegfried Fisiihoi tries; Kevin Guptil 3con) HT 20-14
Whakarewarewa 69 (Trent Vatselias 2, Tofu Pomale, Kelly Haimona, Greg Gillies, Trent Sweeney, Moko Marr, Liam Coleman, Himiona  Marr,  Harold Koia, Ngarimu Simpkins tries; Kelly Haimona 7 con) Mount Maunganui 13 Andy Lee try; Sam Jurisich 2 pen, Lee con) HT 21-6.
Opotiki 44 Te Amo Wilbore 2, Te Hata Wilbore. Ben Favre, Darren Collier, Dimitri Kurei,  P Tai; Sam Howe 2 con pen, Roha Maxwell con) Whakatane Marist 10
Points Table (Final)
Whakarewarewa 25, Tauranga Sports 25, Rangataua 21, Te Puke Sports 21, Mount Maunganui 15, Opotiki 15, Rotoiti 13, Whakatane Marist 2.
 
Division One: Te Puna 30 Reporoa 14, Te Teko 38 Greerton Marist 31, Kahukura 8 Waikite 5, Ngongotaha 25 Arataki 12.
 
Division Two: Ruatoki 25 Kawerau 10, Judea 17 Papamoa 0, Paroa 22 Eastern Districts 10, Rangiuru 27 Marist St Michaels 10.
 
Division Three: Waimana 8 Edgecumbe 6, Katikati 59 Eastern Pirates 5, Matakana Island 46 Apanui 12, Galatea 40 Murupara 20.
 
Colts: Ngongotaha 32 Opotiki 0, Te Puke Sports 39 Whakarewarewa 10, Tauranga Sports 24 Mount Maunganui 16, Waikite 22 Marist St Michaels 15, Rotoiti v Te Puna not played, Greerton Marist won by default