Despite losing, KL Saracens did well to finish their 1^st game on a strong note. However, they could not carry that momentum through against the Bucks. KL Saracens could not maintain possession at the Breakdown. High turnover ball, from defense to offense, Bucks who were clinical against the Vipers showed it here again to run up a high score line.

The Sharks trying to build after a good start went up against a Vipers team that looked to rebound after a nervy showing in their own 1^st game. Vipers ran hard against a Sharks defensive line and were very aggressive at the Breakdowns. Tevita Latu found his groove with great ball carrying and offloads to create points for the Vipers.

Bali Development making its’ debut were clearly overmatched in this game. The Blackhawks dominated the game with great running lines and kept the game moving at speed at all times. Though undeterred, Bali could not keep up.

It was COBRA’s game from the kick-off. Featuring players from the Bay of Plenty along side a few of the local lads, COBRA dominated in all areas of the game. With nicely weighted kicks by Jason Robertson and Teaihe Toma, the kick-restart was used to full effect limiting opportunities for West Coast Sharks. The Sharks were not short on effort and were rewarded with 1 try.

Polis Bersatu played a free-flowing style deftly passing the ball while looking for gaps in the defense to exploit. Silverbacks were up to the task and opportunities were limited. However, with good hard-tackling and quick action at the breakdown, allowed the Polis to win possession and go for quick counters.  Silverbacks could not regroup quickly enough.

Global Lions with the size advantage were well met by NNK who matched it with their tenacity. Great distribution by Junior Cagaiceva and Joseph Buchanan to put Ball Carriers through to break pass the gain line. Good line speed and hard tackling did enough to slow NNK’s ball recycling at the breakdown. Enough to limit NNK speed merchant Kirchner to lay damage on the wings.

The 1^st half was a display of speed given space by the West Coast Sharks #1. KL Saracens featuring young local talent from their academy, unfamiliar with the physicality and speed found themselves 24 point down. Saracens recovered well to limit the score line in the 2^nd

Tightly contested matchup between Auckland Varsity Vipers and Brimback Bucks . Both displayed great skill and tactical acumen but reserved in terms of attacking intent. The 1^st team to get past the morning nerves first to take that chance will be the team to edge and win. The Bucks was the 1^st team to do that.