Marist Old Boys have set the pace at the top of the table, and so far nobody has been able to live with them. Six matches played, six won, and a points difference that tells its own story: 250 points scored, 89 conceded.
They have banked maximum points all the way, sitting clear at the top of the table on 24 competition points (four for a win, no bonus points in this competition). It is the kind of season that puts a target on your back, and every village in the league will be lining up to be the team that finally stops them.
They have not had it all their own way. B/Y Vaiala have kept the pressure on with five wins and a draw and 221 points of their own, sitting on 22 and right behind the leaders. Vaimoso and Nations are next on 20, and the chasing villages are all still scrapping for position as the finals come into view.
In a competition where a single result can reshuffle the table, nothing is taken for granted.
For Marist Old Boys, the run is about more than the ladder. Every clean performance is mana for the people who travel to back them, and a standard set for the younger players coming through.
But the Village League has a long memory and a fierce run home. Staying unbeaten at the top of the table means turning up with the same hunger every single week, against villages who would love nothing more than to be the giant-killers. The race is on. Mana first, village first.
Tautua mo Sāmoa
