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.

Five For Sevens At Feilding High School

The Girls Division of the 11th annual Hurricanes Secondary Schools Sevens Tournament kicks-off at 9.50am on Saturday (8 November).

Competing in this year’s Girls Tournament are: Feilding High School; Manukura, Napier Girls' High School; St. Mary’s College (defending champions); and Whanganui Metro Girls.

Past winners of the Girls Tournament are:

2024 - No Tournament

2023 - St. Mary’s College

2022 - St. Mary’s College

2020 - Manukura

2019 - Manukura

2018 – Nga Wahine Toa

2017 - Manukura

2016 – New Plymouth Girls High School

2015 – Feilding High School

2014 – New Plymouth Girls High School

The Tournament Draw for Saturday is below, (the Winner being determined as the team with the highest Tournament points following the conclusion of the round-robin draw).

R1		BYE	vs	Feilding High School
	9.50am	Manukura	vs	Whanganui Metro Girls
	10.10am	St. Mary's College	vs	Napier Girls' High School

R2		Manukura	vs	BYE
	11.10am	Napier Girls' High School	vs	Whanganui Metro Girls
	11.30am	St. Mary's College	vs	Feilding High School

R3	12.20pm	Manukura	vs	Napier Girls' High School
	12.40pm	Feilding High School	vs	Whanganui Metro Girls
		BYE	vs	St. Mary's College

R4	1.40pm	Manukura	vs	St. Mary's College
	2.00pm	Napier Girls' High School	vs	Feilding High School
		BYE	vs	Whanganui Metro Girls

R5	2.40pm	St. Mary's College	vs	Whanganui Metro Girls
	3.00pm	Manukura	vs	Feilding High School
		BYE	vs	Napier Girls' High School