Three secondary schools sevens tournaments on Saturday

Update: For the full draws and results of the three tournaments outlined below go here 

Three secondary school sevens tournaments are set to alight the lower North Island on Saturday, in the build-up to regional and then national Condor Sevens tournaments.

The tournaments are the Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council 7s in Palmerston North the Derek Wotton Memorial 7s at Porirua Park and the Hutt 7s at Naenae College in Lower Hutt.

The Hurricanes tournament at the Sport and Rugby Institute will be headlined by Hastings Boys’ High School (boys) and Feilding High School (girls), who are the defending champions and expected to be strong again.

Other schools involved are from Wellington, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Napier, Hastings, and Palmerston North.

The fifth annual Wotton 7s on Jerry Collins Stadium involves a number of boys and girls teams from schools throughout the Porirua region as well as in Wellington. 

Derek Wootton was a Porirua Police officer who was killed in the line of duty in July 2008. In 2009 the Trust was set up on the anniversary of his death. One of the aims of the trust is to support youth in the Porirua and Kapiti area by assisting with ways to improve their lives whether it be sporting, cultural or academic.

The Hutt 7s is a six-team boys competition, involving five local schools and an entrant from Scots College. The tournament is short and sharp, over by early afternoon.

Both the Wotton and Hutt 7s tournaments are lead-up events to the Wellington and Wairarapa legs of the national Condor Sevens qualifying tournament being staged on Labour Day Monday on 24 October at Naenae College.

Hutt 7s

Where: Naenae College

When: Saturday, 9.30am – 1.30pm (Final 12.50pm)

Teams and Pools:

Pool A: St Pat’s Silverstream, Upper Hutt College, Taita College
Pool B: Scots College, Heretaunga College, Hutt Valley High School

Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council 7s

Where: Sport and Rugby Institute, Palmerston North

When: Saturday, 10am-4.00pm (Girls final 2.40pm, Boys final 3.30pm)

Teams and Pools:

Girls (Pool A): Feilding High School, Cullinane College, St Peter’s College, PNGHS
Girls (Pool B): NPGHS, Wanganui GHS, Freyberg Girls HS, Manukura
Pool A: Hastings BHS, PNBHS White, Rongotai College
Pool B: St Pat’s Town Blue, Freyberg HS, Rongotai College
Pool C: PNBHS Blue, St Pat’s Town White, Lindisfarne College

Wootton 7s

Where: Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua Park

When: Saturday, 9.30pm- 3pm (approx)

Teams and pools:

Boys Pool A: Bishop Viard College, Mana College, Tawa College, Wellington College
BoyS Pool B: Aotea College, Otaki College, Porirua College, St Pat's Town
Girls Pool A: Aotea College Pink, Porirua College, St Catherine's College, St Mary's College
Girls Pool B: Aotea College Blue, Tawa College, Wainuiomata HS, Wellington East GC