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.

Council Rugby Round-Up – 24 August 2024

Central Region Shield

In the first round of the 2024 Central Region Shield, defending holders Wellington withstood a spirited comeback from Manawatu at Rugby League Park to win  by 29 points to 22, after leading 21 points to 12 at half-time. In Napier, the score was less close, with the Hawkes Bay side romping to a 75 points to 14 win against the Hurricanes Heartland Under 20 side, after leading 28 points to 7 at half-time.

2024 is the tenth anniversary of the Competition in its current form, first played in 2014, (it was not played in 2020 owing to the COVID pandemic). In 2015, the concept of a "Barbarians" team was introduced as the fourth team in the Competition. This was replaced by the Hurricanes Heartland Under 20 team in 2017, (now in its seventh season). Of course, the history of the Central Region Shield goes back much further, (40 years in fact!), to 1984.

Hurricanes Cup & Rex Kerr Cup

It will be an all Manawatu final for the Hurricanes Cup in 2024, with defending champions Palmerston North BHS seeing off a challenge from Wellington champions St. Patrick’s College, Silverstream, by 30 points to 19, after leading 13 points to nil at half-time.

At Feilding High School, the hosts won by 28 points to 14 against Gisborne HS.

In the Rex Kerr Cup, perennial rugby powerhouses Manukura and St. Mary’s College will compete the 2024 Rex Kerr Cup title, at the Petone Recreation Ground, next Wednesday. Last week, St. Mary's College defeated Hastings Girls' High School by 50 points to 24, to book their place in next week's Final.

(Published: 24/08/24)

 

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