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.

First-Time Trophy Winner At Under 16 Boys Tournament

Wairarapa Bush RFU was a first-time trophy winner as the 2025 Hurricanes Under 16 Boys Tournament came to a conclusion under damp Whanganui skies earlier today.

Horowhenua Kapiti RFU won the Manaaki Tangata trophy for the third time in the history of the taonga for best team culture and spirit during the Tournament, exemplified in the dramatic 26-all draw they secured in the play-off for third and fourth against Whanganui RFU in Division B, refereed by Max Lancaster.

Wairarapa Bush RFU won Division B (Saracens Cup) for the first time, with a comprehensive 49 points to 5 victory over defending champions Poverty Bay RFU (in the match refereed by Warwick Price), who had earlier defeated the new champions in round-robin play by 31 points to 24.

(Saracens Cup Winner - Wairarapa Bush RFU)

In the Division A final for the Don Broughton Shield, played between top-seed Wellington RFU and second-seed Manawatu RFU refereed by Ethan Jeffersen, it was Wellington who prevailed, winning the Shield for the 19th time since 1972, by 39 points to 12, after leading by 10 points to 7 at the break.

(Don Broughton Shield Winner - Wellington RFU)

You can read Club Rugby’s match report, by clicking here.

In the play-off match for third in Division A refereed by Jamie Mather, it was Hawkes Bay RFU who proved too strong for the Wellington Maori RFU side, winning the match by 46 points to 7.

(Published : 24/09/25)