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.

Big Weekend Of Secondary School & Central Region Shield Rugby

This weekend sees the Hurricanes Boys’ an Co-Ed Schools 1XV Finals being played in Napier (at McLean Park) and Feilding (at Johnston Park), respectively.

Both Finals see defending champions (Hastings Boys’ High School and Feilding High School) take on the challengers to their championship crowns, (Napier Boys’ High School and Wairarapa College).

In a rather unusual historical twist, both semi-finals in the Boys’ 1XV competition had exactly the same half-time (19-0) and full-time scores (31-14), with both Hawkes Bay based teams defeating both Wellington based teams.

In the Central Region Shield Tournament, proudly supported by Karaka Café, a victory by Wellington over Manawatu will result in a successful defence of their 2017 Under 19 title, while in the battle for second-place, the Hurricanes Heartland team will be looking to regain their Round 1 form when they take-on Hawkes Bay at Tremain Park in Napier.

(Published : 30/08/18)