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Going into their game against the Otara Scorpions on June 26, Hibiscus Coast Raiders were already assured of a chance of promotion from the Fox championship to Fox premiership grade. The Scorpions were also guaranteed a spot, but no one was marking time when the two sides clashed at Raiders’ home ground in Stanmore Bay.
In a hard-fought game, Otara defeated the previously unbeaten Raiders 40-24.
However, this made no change to Raiders’ promotion hopes, leaving them top of the championship grade table, equal with Manukau Magpies. The Otara Scorpions and Pakuranga Jaguars also made the cut. Those four teams now compete against the bottom four Fox premiership sides, with the points reset to zero. First up, Otara met Raiders again on July 3 and this time Raiders won 25-18. Raiders must make the top four this round to qualify for the playoffs and potentially achieve promotion.
