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.

2024 Under 18 Boys Titles Decided In Wellington Fixtures

Both the Division A and Division B titles of the 2024 Boys’ Under 18 Competition were decided in Wellington yesterday, with the Centurions RFC (Wellington) snatching a come from behind victory against Wellington Samoa RFU in Division A by 30 points to 26, while in Division B, Wellington Maori RFU overpowered Wairarapa Bush RFU by 54 points to 19.

(The Centurions snatched the Division A Under title from Wellington Samoa)

Both victories came in contrasting ways. In Division A at Lyndhurst Park, the Centurions were behind at half-time by 6 points to 12, and then slumped to 6 points to 26 in the second half, before snatching an unexpected victory in the final play of the game. It was more straightforward for the winners of Division B, leading from the first to the final whistle at Evans Bay Park.

(Gary Jackson presents the Division B Cup to the winning Wellington Maori team)

Full scores in both grades (and the final Points Table) can be found here.

Meanwhile, in the opening round of the 2024 Boys Under 16 Tournament, Wellington RFU (Black) and Hawkes Bay RFU (both Division A) and Whanganui RFU (Division B) all registered victories at home against Wellington RFU (Gold), Manawatu RFU and Horowhenua-Kapiti RFU respectively. One further opening round match in Division B is due to be played on Monday between Poverty Bay RFU and East Coast RFU. The Under 16 Tournament continues in Levin on 30 September.

(With thanks to clubrugby.nz for the above photos).

(Published: 22/09/24)