‘Second’ season of rugby coming up

UPDATED: The 2018 club rugby season is coming to a close, but the representative season is merely warming up.

There is also plenty of secondary school post-season knockout rugby coming up soon, as school teams aim to qualify for the National Top 4 tournament in Palmerston North in early September and later the Condors Sevens tournament in Auckland in early December.

A full programme of Hurricanes Youth Council U16, U18, and U19 rugby starts this coming weekend and runs through to the start of October.

The Hurricanes U19 Central Region Shield between Wellington, Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay and the just selected Hurricanes Heartland U20 side is played over the next three weekends. This then leads up to the National U19 provincial tournament in Taupo from 8-15 September.

The Hurricanes Development Shield and competition this year is being contested by the Wellington Centurions Development, Wellington Maori and Wellington Samoan teams (who will also compete for the Festival Cup).

The Wellington Development side that is chosen from the three Festival Cup squads, plays four matches this year and two at home. 

The Wellington Pride play three of their six competition home matches at Jerry Collins Stadium, against the Otago Spirit, Canterbury and Taranaki.

For a Club Rugby fixtures list see below (subject to change and amendments).

Saturday 18 August 
Club rugby First Grade final. HOBM Barbarians v Stokes Valley for the Johnsonville Centennium Cup
Club rugby U85kg Division 1 Final for the Paul Potiki Shield. Avalon Wolves v Upper Hutt Rams
Club rugby U85kg Division 2 Final for the Tony O’Brien Shield. Wellington v Johnsonville 
Wellington secondary school Finals Day, St Pat’s Silverstream. Premier 2 grades and below.
Wellington Maori v Wellington Centurions, Hutt Rec, 12.30pm
Wellington Samoans v Hawke’s Bay Saracens, Lyndhurst Park, 2.30pm

Sunday 19 August
Wellington U19s v Hawke’s Bay, Westpac Stadium, 11.30am
Wellington Lions v Otago for the Mike Gibson Memorial Trophy, Westpac Stadium, 2.05pm
Wellington Premiership First XV final, St Pat’s Silverstream v St Pat’s Town, Jerry Collins Stadium 12.40pm.

Saturday 25 August 
Wellington Lions v Canterbury for the Harry Saundercock Memorial Trophy, AWAY
Wellington Maori v Manawatu Development, Hutt Rec, 1.00pm
Centurions v Wellington Samoans, Hutt Rec, 2.45pm
Wellington U19s v Hurricanes Heartland U20s, Palmerston North
Wellington Pride v Hawke’s Bay, Ashhurst 1.00pm (pre-season)
Hurricanes Top 4 First XV semi-finals – St Pat’s Silverstream and St Pat’s Town, played home and away – TBC
Hurricanes Co-ed Cup First XV semi-finals, Palmerston North - TBC
Hurricanes Top 4 Girls Final – Wellington 1 v Manawatu 1, Palmerston North – TBC

Friday 31 August
Wellington Lions v Southland Stags, Westpac Stadium, 7.35pm

Saturday 1 September
Wellington Maori v Hawke’s Bay Saracens, Napier
Wellington Samoans v Manawatu Development, Palmerston North
Wellington U19s v Manawatu U19s, Jerry Collins Stadium, 1.00pm
Wellington Pride v Hawke’s Bay Tuis, Tremain Field, Napier, 1.00pm
Under 85kg Centurions v U18 Centurions, TBC
Hurricanes Top 4 First XV Final, Palmerston North
Hurricanes Co-ed Cup Final, Palmerston North

Monday 4 September – Wednesday 6 September
Huricanes U15 tournament, Wellington, venue TBC

Friday 7 September
National Top 4 Boys First XV tournament – day one semi-finals. Hurricanes v South Island and Chiefs v Blues, Palmerston North
National Top 4 Girls First XV tournament – day one semi-finals. Hurricanes v South Island and Chiefs v Blues, Palmerston North
National Top 4 Co-ed Cup First XV tournament – day one semi-finals. Hurricanes v South Island and Chiefs v Blues, Palmerston North
Wellington U16 Development v NZIS, Alex Moore Park, 6.30pm

Saturday 8 September
Wellington Lions v North Harbour, Westpac Stadium, 2.05pm
Wellington Pride v Canterbury, Porirua Park, 1.00pm
Wellington Maori v Wellington Samoans, Porirua Park, 2.45pm
Centurions v Hawke’s Bay Saracens, Napier
Wellington U19s at the National U19 tournament in Taupo – Day 1 matches, TBC
Centurions U19s v Horowhenua-Kapiti U19s, Levin, 1.00pm
Wellington U8s v Poverty Bay, Gisborne
Wellington Samoans U18s v Wairarapa-Bush, Porirua Park 2, 2.45pm
Wellington U16 A v Petone Barbarians, Bernie Wood Artificial, 1.30pm
Wellington U13s v Marlborough U14s, Blenheim

Sunday 9 September
National Top 4 Boys First XV tournament – day two final and 3 v 4 matches, TBC,
National Top 4 Girls First XV tournament – day two final and 3 v 4 matches, TBC
National Top 4 Co-ed Cup First XV tournament – day two final and 3 v 4 matches, TBC

Wednesday 12 September
National U19 Tournament, Taupo, Day 2 matches, TBC

Saturday 15 September
Wellington Lions v Counties Manukau for the Jonah Lomu Memorial Trophy, 2.05pm AWAY
Wellington Pride v Otago, Jerry Collins Stadium, 11.30am
Wellington Samoans v Hawke’s Bay Saracens, Petone Rec, 1.00pm
Centurions v Manawatu Development, Petone Rec, 2.45pm
National U19 tournament, day 3 matches, TBC
Centurions U85kgs v Tasman U18, Nelson
Centurions U18s v Wellington U18s, Porirua Park 2, 1.00pm
Wellington U18s v Wanganui U18s, Wanganui
Wellington U16s v Hawke’s Bay U16s, Napier
Wellington U16s Development v Hawke’s Bay U16s Development, Napier
Wellington U18 Girls v Tasman U18 Girls, Blenheim
Wellington U13s v Wanganui U14s, Wanganui

Saturday 22 September
Wellington Development v Tasman Development, Jerry Collins Stadium, 12.00pm
Wellington Pride v Tasman, AWAY, 11.35am
Centurions U18s v Poverty Bay U18s, Napier
Wellington U18s v Horowhenua-Kapiti U18s, Levin
Wellington Samoans U18s v East Coast U18s
Wellington U16A v Manawatu U16A, Levin
Wellington U16 Development, Otaki
Wellington U18 Girls v Canterbury U18 Girls, Christchurch
Wellington U13s v Horowhenua-Kapiti U14s, Porirua 2, 11.00am
Hutt Cup / Derek Wootton Sevens college tournament, Lower Hutt, venue TBC

Sunday 23 September
Wellington Lions v Manawatu Turbos, AWAY,4.35pm

Saturday 29 September
Wellington Lions v Tasman Mako, Westpac Stadium, 735pm
Wellington Pride v North Harbour Hibiscus, AWAY
Wellington Development v Hawke’s Bay Saracens, Napier 
Hurricanes U18 competition Finals Day at Porirua Park – Wellington U18s, Centurions U18s, Samoans U18s
Centurions U85kgs v Waikato U85kg Centurions, Palmerston North
Wellington U18 Girls v Hawke’s Bay U18 Girls, Ashhurst
Wellington U13 v Auckland U13, Petone Recreation Ground 1.30pm

Monday 1 October – Thursday 4 October
Hurricanes U16A and Hurricanes U16 Development Tournament, Masterton

Thursday 4 October
Wellington Lions v Auckland, Westpac Stadium, 7.35pm

Saturday 6 October
Wellington Development v Canterbury Development, Christchurch
Wellington Pride v Taranaki, Jerry Collins Stadium, 1.00pm

Friday 12 October
Wellington Lions v Taranaki, AWAY (Ranfurly Shield possibly coming home)

Saturday 13 October
Wellington Development v Auckland, Jerry Collins Stadium, 2.00pm
Wellington Pride home semi-final, TBC, Jerry Collins Stadium 12.00pm
Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council Sevens Tournament, Memorial Park, Masterton

Monday 22 October
Wellington School’s Sevens (Condor Qualifying), Naenae College

27 October
U15 schools Sevens, Naenae College