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.

Feilding Win Hurricanes Cup As Central Region Shield Begins

At Palmerston North’s Sport and Rugby Institute, Feilding High School secured a Top 4 berth for the National Secondary School playoffs next weekend, winning the Hurricanes Cup by defeating Hastings Boys High School by 52 points to 26. Hastings were still in contention at half-time when Feilding led by 19 points to 12, but the second-half was dominant for the home side. Feilding now joins Manukura in next week’s Top 4 matches to be played in Palmerston North.

Turning to the Central Region Shield, in two close matches played in Wellington and Palmerston North, it was the defending Central Region Shield champions, Wellington, who scraped home against a valiant Hawkes Bay side and the Hurricanes Heartland team, who upset Manawatu at home.

Leading 17 points to 3 at half-time at Rugby League Park, Wellington looked like they had the measure of the visiting Hawkes Bay side, but 19 unanswered points in the second spell scored by the visitors had Wellington looking into the abyss, with the score 22 points to 17 with less than 10 minutes to play. A costly missed conversion out in front of the posts by Hawkes Bay gave Wellington the opportunity to win with a converted try, with 5 minutes to play. The full-time score was 24 points to 22.

Meanwhile, at Ongley Park in Palmerston North, the Hurricanes Heartland side took a 17 points to 12 half-time lead against Manawatu in the second Central Region Shield match of the day, with both teams scoring two tries in the first spell. Both teams scored tries in the second half, but Manawatu’s discipline cost them dearly, with two successful penalty kicks by the Hurricanes team proving to be the difference.

(Published : 23/08/25)