Marist St Pats - 2014 Swindale Shield Champions
Marist St Pats have beaten Tawa 28-21 to win the Swindale Shield. 
Played in front of a bumper crowd on a stunning day at Kilbirnie Park, the Red Machine withstood Tawa's early advances to score two quick tries midway through the first half to take a 15-9 lead at the break for oranges.
After the break, the men in scarlet picked up where they left off with Ryan Setefano scoring his second try off a stunning kick through the Tawa defines by Fa'atonu Fili. At this point the game looked in control, but this soon changed.
A red card to MSP no.8 Pago Hainey with about 20 minutes to play saw Tawa storm back into the match. But the Marist defence proved solid and a gutsy resolve saw the team hold on for the win.
Read the DomPost report for more coverage.
Marist St Pats will play Petone at Petone Rec in next weekend's opening round of the Jubilee Cup.
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