Christchurch’s 28-22 away win over Southland on Saturday saw them win back the cup after losing it to the same opposition in last year’s South Island final.
The match also marked Boys High’s first outing of the season and the opening round of the new South Island Boys’ Schools Championship, which features all-boys’ schools from across the South Island.
The competition is running alongside the Miles Toyota Premiership for schools in the Crusaders region in its inaugural year.
Elsewhere, Shirley Boys’ High School and St Bede’s College opened with wins over Marlborough Boys’ College (27-21) and St Thomas’ (31-28) respectively, with those results counting towards both competitions.
Christ’s College lost 34-29 to Otago Boys’ High on Monday, while St Andrew’s College went down 31-28 to Nelson College.
As a co-ed school, St Andrew’s are only competing in the Miles Toyota Premiership. They host Christ’s College at 3pm on Saturday. Christchurch Boys’ host St Thomas’ at 12.10pm, while St Bede’s face Timaru Boys’ High School at 1pm.
Shirley Boys’ play Dunedin’s Kings High at home at 11am on Tuesday.
SOUTH ISLAND BOYS’ SCHOOLS POINTS
Timaru 5, Christchurch 5, Shirley 5, Otago 5, St Bede’s 5, St Thomas 2, Christ’s 2, Southland 2, Marlborough 1, Kings 1, Nelson 0 MILES TOYOTA PREMIERSHIP POINTS Shirley 5, St Bede’s 5, Nelson 5, St Andrew’s 2, St Thomas 2, Marlborough 1, Christchurch 0, Christ’s 0, Timaru 0
Around the grounds
Metro premier round 4
Lincoln University 43 Belfast 10
New Brighton 38 HSOB 19
Marist Albion 52 Sumner 19
University 42 Burnside 31
Sydenham 73 Shirley 12
Linwood 33 Christchurch 14
Round 5 (2.45pm Sat)
HSOB v Sumner, Bob Deans Field
Burnside v Belfast, Burnside Park
Christchurch v Shirley, Christchurch Park
Lincoln University v Canterbury University, Lincoln Uni
New Brighton v Linwood, Rawhiti Domain
Marist Albion v Sydenham, Edgar MacIntosh Park
Points
Lincoln Universiy 20, Linwood 18, Canterbury University 17, New Brighton 15, Marist Albion 14, Sydenham 14, Belfast 11, Burnside 8, Chch 6, HSOB 5, Sumner 5, Shirley 0
CRL Premiership round 3
Eastern 28 Halswell 20
Greymouth 20 Hornby 18
Linwood 36 Riccarton 12
Round 4 (2.45pm Sat)
Linwood v Halswell, Linwood Park
Eastern v Greymouth, Wainoni Park
Papanui v Riccarton, Papanui Domain
Bye: Hornby
Points
Linwood 6, Halswell 4, Eastern 4, Greymouth 4, Papanui 4, Riccarton 2, Hornby 0
Premier 1 netball round 3
(Mon, Netball Sports Centre)
Kereru B v Lincoln University A, 6.30pm
St Nicholas v Lincoln University B, 6.30pm
Kereru A v Hearts Saint Peter’s, 8.05pm
Belfast v Technical, 8.05pm
Round 2
Kereru B 71 Belfast 7
Technical 62 St Nicholas 27
Lincoln Uni A 62 Hearts Saint Peter’s 39
Kereru A 61 Lincoln Uni B 29
Points
Lincoln Uni A 12, Technical 12, Kereru A 9, Kereru B 8, Hearts 8, Lincoln Uni B 1, St Nicholas 0, Belfast 0
CPL Men’s hockey
round 3
(Sat)
Marist v University, Marist Park, 12.05pm
Carlton Redcliffs v Southern, Nunweek Park 2, 1.30pm
Harewood v Avon, Nunweek Park 1, 1.45pm
Hornby v HSOB/Burnside, Ngā Puna Wai, 4.30pm
Round 2
Marist 9 Avon 3
Harewood 4 Hornby 1
Carlton Redcliffs 5 HSOB/Burnside 2
Southern 4 University 1
Points
Harewood 6, Southern 6, Marist 4, HSOB/Burnside 3, Carlton Redcliffs 3, Hornby 1, Avon 0, University 0
CPL Women’s hockey
round 3
(Sat)
HSOB/Burnside v Hornby, Ngā Puna Wai, noon
Carlton Redcliffs v Southern, Nunweek Park 2, noon
University v Marist, Marist Park, 3.05pm
Avon v Harewood, Nunweek Park 1, 3.15pm
Round 2
Marist 3 Avon 0
Harewood 10 Hornby 2
HSOB/Burnside 6 Carlton Redcliffs 2
University 1 Southern 0
Points
HSOB/Burnside 6, Marist 4, Harewood 3, Avon 3, Carlton Redcliffs 3, University 3, Hornby 1, Southern 0
