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.

HKRFU And WBRFU Host Another Week Of Regional Workhops

The touring coaching and development team from the Hurricanes comprising Jason Holland, Chris Gibbes, Corey Jane, Dan Cron and Darren Larsen travelled to Levin and Masterton over the past week to continue the programme of regional workshops for both players and coaches. In the Wairarapa, 26 coaches and 40 players attended the programme, while in Horowhenua, 30 coaches and 50 players took part in the training and development offered.

The Regional Rangitahi programme is jointly-provided by the Council and the Hurricanes to help provide a rugby development experience for youth players in the Hurricanes region, given the disruption to the Council’s usual programmes created by COVID-19. The programme, which is generously supported by Wellington’s Karaka Café, will next week will be based in Wellington, before travelling to Hawkes Bay, Poverty Bay and Ngati Porou East Coast, later in September.