Hawke’s Bay Sevens Sections and Draw

The Paladin Sports Hawke’s Bay Sevens is being played at Central Park in Waikpukurau on Saturday.

In total, some 43 teams are expected to take part, comprising 21 Men’s, 14 Colts and eight Women’s sides.

Section (pool) play starts at 9.40am and runs across three fields, with the final round of pool matches scheduled to conclude at 2.50pm. The crossover rounds then kick into gear, with the Women’s, Colts and Men’s Championship finals at 6.20pm, 7.00pm and 7.20pm respectively.

Defending champions are Napier Pirate (Men’s), Feilding Old Boys Oroua (Women’s) and Petone (Colts). The Men play for the Ian Baker Cup, the Colts for the Angus Cup and the Women for the Jiangsu Jersey.

Most of Hawke’s Bay’s clubs are competing, including all 10 Premier clubs, plus a group of school teams and clubs from Wairarapa-Bush, Wanganui, Manawatu and Wellington. A pool of prize money is on offer.

Hawke’s Bay Sevens Tournament history

The Hawke’s Bay Sevens was originally the Waipawa Sevens, run by the Waipawa United RFC and played on Coronation Park, Waipawa. This remained the venue for 18 years.

In 1994 the Waipawa United RFC and the Waipukurau HSOB RFC clubs almagamted to form Central Rugby & Sports. Today, Central is the only country club outside of Hastings and Napier competing in Hawke’s Bay Premier club rugby. In 2001 the club moved permanently to Central Park and the Waipawa Sevens was renamed the Hawke’s Bay Sevens.

In recent years, Havelock North and Hastings Rugby & Sports have dominated the men's title, with the last club outside of these two to have won being Feilding in 2009. 

The past 10 Men’s Ian Baker Memorial Cup winners have been:

2007: Tawa
2007: Taradale (two tournaments in the same year)
2009: Feilding
2010: Havelock North
2011: Havelock North
2012: Havelock North
2013: Hastings Rugby & Sports
2014: Hastings Rugby & Sports
2015: Havelock North
2016: Napier Pirate

Sections (pools):

Men’s Sections:
Section 1:Napier Pirate, Lomaiviti, Tamatea B
Section 3: Wellington Axemen, Pratt Hawkes (CHB), Eskview
Section 4: Napier Old Boys Marist, MAC, Petone B
Section 5: Havelock North, Ngamatapouri, Brothers 7s
Section 6: Poneke, Taradale, Tamatea A
Section 7: Hastings R & S, Central, Maraenui
Section 8: Petone A, Napier Technical, Otane

Women’s Sections:
Section 10: Feilding OB Oroua, Clive, MAC, Central
Section 11: Petone, Hastings R & S, Taradale, Manakura

Colts Sections:
Section 14: Petone, Napier Pirate, Manakura
Section 15: MAC, Taradale Maroon, Palmerston North BHS
Section 16: Napier Old Boys Marist A, Lindisfarne College, Martinborough
Section 17: Poneke, Clive,
Section 19: Palmerston North BHS A, Hastings R & S, Taradale White
Two teams in section 17, combined with Section 19, so that the five teams still play two games each to determine grading

Section Play Draw:

• Sections and draw subject to change.
• Matches being played simultaneously across three fields
• Championship rounds to kick-of at 3.00pm – Colts Championship final at 7.00pm, Women’s Championship final at 6.20pm, Men’s Championship final at 7.20pm

Men’s Section matches
10.00am: Napier Pirate v Tamatea B
10.20am: Eskview v Pratt Hawkes (CHB)
10.40am: Napier Old Boys Marist v Petone B
10.40am: Brothers 7s v Ngamatapouri
11.00am: Tamatea A v Poneke
11.00am: Central v Maraenui
11.20am: Otane v Petone A
11.40am: Tamatea B v Lomaiviti
12.00pm: Pratt Hawkes (CHB) v Wellington Axemen
12.00pm: MAC v Petone B
12.20pm: Havelock North v Brothers
12.40pm: Poneke v Taradale
12.40pm: Napier Technical v Otane
12.40pm: Maraenui v Hastings Rugby & Sports
1.20pm: Lomaiviti v Napier Pirate
1.40pm: Wellington Axemen v Eskview
2.00pm: Napier Old Boys Marist v MAC
2.00pm: Ngamatapouri v Havelock North
2.20: Taradale v Tamatea A
2.20pm: Hastings Rugby & Sports
2.40pm: Petone A v Napier Technical

Women’s Section matches
9.40am: Feilding Old Boys Oroua v Central
9.40am: Clive v MAC
9.40am: Taradale v Manakura
10.00am: Petone v Hastings Rugby & Sports
11.20am: Central v Clive
11.20am: MAC v Feilding Old Boys Oroua
1.00pm: Taradale v Petone
1.00pm: Hastings Rugby & Sports v Manakura
1.20pm: Feilding Old Boys Oroua v Clive
1.20pm: MAC v Central
2.40pm: Manakura v Petone
2.40pm: Hastings Rugby & Sports v Taradale

Colts Section matches
10.00am: Napier Pirate v Manakura
10.20am: Taradale Maroon v Palmerston North BHS B
10.20am: Lindisfarne College v Martinborough
11.00am: Palmerston North BHS A v Hastings Rugby & Sports
11.40am: Petone v Napier Pirate
11.40am: MAC v Taradale Maroon
12.00pm: Martinborough v Napier Old Boys Marist A
12.20pm: Clive v Poneke
12.20pm: Palmerston North BHS A v Taradale White
1.00pm: Manakura v Petone
1.40pm: Palmerston North BHS B v MAC
1.40pm: Napier Old Boys Marist A v Lindisfarne College
2.00pm: Hastings Rugby & Sports v Clive
2.20pm: Taradale White v Poneke