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.

Hawkes Bay & Whanganui Inaugural Girls Under 16 Winners

The inaugural Girls Under 16 Development Camp/Tournament concluded at Napier Boys High School today, with Hawkes Bay winning the Division 1 title and Whanganui tasting success in Division 2.

(Hawkes Bay RFU Under 16 - Division 1 Winners)

In Division 1, Wellington were unbeaten in the round-robin play, defeating Hawkes Bay by 12 points to 5 and Manawatu by 24 points to 5. However it was Hawkes Bay who prevailed in the final match played earlier today. While the match ended in a 10 all draw, Hawkes Bay claimed the victory under the tie-breaker rules, by having scored the first try of the game.

(Whanganui RFU Under 16 - Division 2 Winners)

Going into today’s final day of play, Wairarapa Bush was eyeing a clean-sweep of the teenage representative age-group divisions they compete in, having comprehensively defeated Horowhenua-Kapiti and Poverty Bay in round-robin play and also edging Whanganui by 38 points to 26. However it was Whanganui who reversed their earlier defeat to win the Division 2 title by 26 points to 19.

(Published : 25/09/25)