Annual Under 15 Boys' Tournament

As part of Winter Tournament Week, the annual Under 15 Tournament comprises twenty 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 in two divisions for the John Hornal Shield and Gordon Noble-Campbell Cup.

Annual Under 20 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 21 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 Cup.

Girls' Rugby Development Programmes

Every year, with the support of New Zealand Rugby, the Council provides Development Days, an Under 15 Tournament, and Under 16 and Under 18 Development Camps 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.

2026 Central Region Shield To Be Decided Next Weekend

Victories to Hawkes Bay and Wellington today mean that two of the four teams competing for the Central Region Shield can potentially win the trophy, next weekend. Hawkes Bay scored a century against the Hurricanes Heartland team, (102-12), in Napier, while Wellington pulled away from a half-time draw against Manawatu to win comfortably, 31-10. Under the Competition Rules, following are the two scenarios which can potentially play out next Saturday.

Hawkes Bay will win the Shield outright if it secures one championship point against Manawatu, regardless of the match result. Otherwise a win against Manawatu will confirm Hawkes Bay's 16th Shield title and their first since 2012. Manawatu can win the Shield if, it defeats Hawkes Bay by more than 7 points, scores four tries and prevents Hawkes Bay from scoring four tries, and if the Hurricanes Heartland team beats Wellington. Wellington can potentially win the Shield if it defeats the Hurricanes Heartland team and scores four tries.

In the event that all three teams finish the competition next Saturday on 10 points, as Manawatu will have defeated Hawkes Bay, and Manawatu was defeated by Wellington, and as Hawkes Bay have defeated Wellington, the winner would be decided by points differential.