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.

Winter Tournament Week Sees Under 15 Girls & Boys Events

Next week’s Winter Tournament Week, sees the Council supporting two regional Under 15 Tournaments for Boys and Girls, in Silverstream and Levin respectively, with rugby action commencing on Monday, 3 September and concluding on Saturday, 8 September.

The Hurricanes Under 15 Girls Tournament features entries from six schools in the region: Kapiti College, (Horowhenua-Kapiti RFU); Feilding High School, (Manawatu RFU); Wairarapa Combined Schools, (Wairarapa-Bush RFU); Wanganui High School, (Wanganui RFU); Lytton High School, (Poverty Bay RFU) and Mana College (Wellington RFU).

Played at Playford Park in Levin, the Tournament comprises a straight round-robin competition, which then progresses straight to the Finals on Tuesday afternoon, (4 September).

2018 is the eighth year of the Hurricanes Under 15 Boys Tournament, hosted by St. Patrick’s College, Silverstream. The Tournament comprise 16 teams, 11 of which are from the Hurricanes region, with 5 from outside the Hurricanes family. The Boys Tournament commences on Wednesday, 5 September, with the Finals being played on Saturday, 8 September.

(Published : 30/08/18)