Annual Under 15 Boys' Tournament

As part of Winter Tournament Week, the annual Under 15 Tournament comprises sixteen teams from secondary schools (on an invitational basis) who compete in a Cup and Plate section for the Rex Kerr Trophy.

Annual Under 16 Boys' Tournament

Every year in the third term school holidays, the Council holds New Zealand's premier tournament for Under 16 players, comprising teams from all member Provincial Unions, competing in two divisions for the Don Broughton Shield, the Saracens Cup and the Manaaki Tangata Trophy.

Annual Under 18 Boys' Competition

Every year in September, the Council holds a competition for Under 18 teams from member Provincial Unions, competing for the TrustBank Central Secondary Schools Shield first competed for in the 1990's.

Annual Under 19 Tournament

This competition comprises teams from Wellington, Hawkes Bay and Manawatu, and a Hurricanes Heartland Team (comprising players from the Council's member Heartland Provincial Unions), competing for the Central Region Shield on a home and away basis.

Annual Under 20 Heartland Development Series

Comprising teams from the regions Heartland Provincial Unions, the Heartland Development Series is held annually over two weeks, with teams competing for the Hurricanes Under 20 Cup.

Girls' Rugby Development Programmes

Every year, with the support of New Zealand Rugby, the Council provides Development Days, an Under 15 Tournament and an Under 18 Development Camp for young women within the Hurricanes Region.

Annual Hurricanes Sevens Tournament

The best secondary school Sevens players in the region (in Boys and Girls divisions) compete for the Hurricanes Secondary Schools Sevens Cup, hosted by Wairarapa-Bush.

Magpies And Weka In Prime Position After Round 2

One of the finalists in Division B of the 2024 Under 16 Tournament has been found after two rounds of competition, while another has one foot in the door. Hawkes Bay (Division A) and Poverty Bay (Division B) have both gained maximum competition points in their two opening games, with Poverty Bay already securing a finals berth.

Today, Hawkes Bay despatched Wellington Gold in clinical fashion by 50 points to 14, after leading 19 points to 14 at half-time. Poverty Bay trailed Wairarapa Bush by two points at half-time, (13 to 15), before a strong second half saw them win by 42 points to 35.

In the other Division A match, Manawatu led Wellington Black by 24 points to 17 at half-time, going on to take the match by 42 points to 34 scoring five tries in the process. The other matches in Division B saw East Coast defeat Horowhenua Kapiti and Hawkes Bay Development defeat Whanganui.

Round 3 matches get underway at 11.00am tomorrow at Playford Park in Levin. In Division A, the top two teams to compete for the Don Broughton Shield could be any of three teams in contention, while in Division B any one of four teams could join Poverty Bay in the Saracens Cup Final.

(Published: 30/09/24)