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Te Kawau appear to have a Hankins Shield semifinal in their gunsights after comfortably beating Kia Toa.

If the Ben Werthmuller and Matene Ruawai road show keeps on trucking, don't rule out Old Boys-Marist from the Hankins Shield semifinals as they set out to run down Te Kawau.

Otherwise there was nothing between them in a game of kicking misfires and ruck penalties, aside from OBM gobbling more ball in the second half. They just couldnt breach the Te Kawau pickets other than Lee Thompson slotting two penalties to tie the game. OBM butchered an early try with the line open, but in the 33rd minute wing Max Harris broke cleverly to put wing Will Treder over. Te Kawau scored two tries, one after waves of crossfield attacks off a lineout. A Kameli Kuruyabaki interce...