A fine warm day and excellent conditions for rugby saw Carterton play what many thought was close to the perfect game in the first half. Tries to Tipene Haira and two each to Joe Harwood and Charlie Brown, with three conversions to Jono Hurley had Carterton well ahead at the break by 31 to 0. The passes were sticking and there were some impressive tries stemming from moves that had been practiced all year.

The second half was very evenly contested with credit to Puketoi who never gave the game away. An early try to them was matched late in the game by a try to Cory Price and conversion to Jono Hurley saw Carterton take maximum points from the game with the final score 38 to 5.

The objective set at the start of the season has been met with Carterton having now cemented a home semi-final in two weeks time and also looking to have won the competition second round.

Player of the day points were awarded to:

1                     Point to Lance Stevenson

2                     Points to Johnie McFadzean

3                     Points to Mike Wakefield