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.

Maximum Points For HKRFU And WBRFU In Under 20 Series Round 1

The first round of the annual Hurricanes Under 20 Series saw Horowhenua-Kapiti and Wairarapa-Bush earn maximum points, in fixtures played in Napier and Masterton on Saturday.

At Trust House Memorial Park in Masterton, Wairarapa-Bush scored a whopping 11 tries in a match in which 84 points were scored. The half-time score reflected a closer tussle, with visitors Whanganui have scored two converted tries to the hosts five, however the try-scoring was entirely lop-sided in the second-half with Wairarapa-Bush scoring six further, to Whanganui’s solitary score, resulted in a full-time result of 63 to 21. For the hosts, Cyrus Wilson, Te Aorangi Kingi and Cory Bracewell all dotted down twice.

Meanwhile, in Napier, Horowhenua-Kapiti clawed back a nine point half-time deficit to win their fixture against Poverty Bay by 40 points to 35. Poverty Bay looked comfortably in control after the first 40 minutes, leading by 21 points to 12. However Horowhenua-Kapiti scored four second-half tries, (all converted by right wing Solomua Sagalala-Iose) to clinch the match by 40 points to 35.

Next weekend all four sides converge on the Bulls Rugby Football Club for Rounds 2 and 3 of the Series, to be played in back-to-back matches on Saturday and Sunday, with the Hurricanes Heartland Under 20 side to be named by Head Coach Darren Larsen to compete in the upcoming Central Region Shield competition, at the conclusion of the weekend’s fixtures.

(Published: 03/08/25)