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Spillane tournament in Palmerston North this weekend

Representative Rugby | 09 March 2017 | Steven White

Spillane tournament in Palmerston North this weekend

The Spillane Cup is one New Zealand’s oldest inter-provincial club rugby trophies and this year it’s being played for in Palmerston North this weekend.

The Palmerston North Old Boys Marist club is set to host the 86th Spillane tournament, with leading Marist clubs from Manawatu, Wellington, Hawke’s Bay, Auckland, Canterbury, Waikato, Taranaki, and Whanganui taking part.

There are six trophies up for grabs, the Spillane Cup (Division 1), Ham Cumming Cup (Division 2), Brennan Cup (Division 3), Moran Cup (Colts), Liston Cup (President's) and Women's. 

First round games are being played on Saturday starting at 11.00am, 1.00pm, 3.00pm and 5.00pm, with finals day on Sunday and the feature Spillane Cup final at 1.00pm on Sunday.

Wellington’s Marist St Pat’s are the defending Spillane Cup champions, beating Lower Hutt’s Hutt Old Boys Marist 42-27 in the 2016 final in Hamilton. Napier Old Boys Marist finished third last year, beating Auckland Marist 18-17 in their third-fourth playoff match.

Palmerston North Old Boys Marist beat Hamilton Marist 30-25 in the Ham Cumming Cup decider to earn promotion to this year’s Division 1 grade.

Tukapa won the Brennan Cup, while MSP won the Colts Moran Cup competition which in recent years has been dominated by Auckland Marist.

The four teams competing in the Division 1 Spillane Cup this year are MSP, HOBM, Napier OBM and Palmerston North OBM.

The two Wellington teams meet on day one on Saturday, while 2016 Hawke’s Bay Premier champions Napier OBM and Palmerston North OBM clash in the other fixture.

Sunday’s draw will comprise of winners v winners / losers v losers matches in each division - with promotion and relegation between divisions.

The Ham Cumming Cup competition is a four-club tournament, with Auckland Marist, Christchurch Marist Albion, Hamilton Marist and 2016 Taranaki champions Tukapa taking part. Just two clubs are competing for the Division 3 Brennan Cup, with Hastings Rugby and Sports and Whanganui Marist clashing in a straight final on Saturday.

Auckland Marist and Marist St Pat’s are the two women’s clubs competing, and they play in a straight final in a feature match at 5.00pm on Saturday.

As well as rugby, a netball tournament is also being played. Tournament rugby and netball teams will be selected.

About the Spillane Cup:

The Spillane Cup was donated in 1926 by the late Mr. C. I. Spillane and from 1926-1929 and was contested annually between Wanganui and Wellington. In 1930 Hamilton issued a challenge to then holders Wellington and the Spillane tournament was started - Wellington beating Hamilton 29-21. Auckland entered in 1931, Napier in 1932 and Gisborne in 1933. In 1935, eight teams entered and the following year it was split into two sections, the first section of four playing for the Spillane Cup and the second section for the Brennan Cup. The Moran and Ham Cumming Cups were subsequently instituted. The Spillane tournament was originally played over the long Easter Weekend. 

The last 10 winners have been:
2007: Napier Old Boys Marist
2008: Hutt Old Boys Marist
2009: Marist St Pat’s
2010: Hutt Old Boys Marist
2011: Hutt Old Boys Marist
2012: Hutt Old Boys Marist
2013: Hutt Old Boys Marist
2014: Hutt Old Boys Marist
2015: Auckland Marist
2016: Marist St Pat’s

Draws:

Day One draw, Saturday 11 March*:

Spillane Cup Division 1
Marist St Pat’s v Hutt Old Boys Marist, Field 3 at 3.00pm
Napier OId Boys Marist v Palmerston North Old Boys Marist, Field 2 at 3.00pm

Ham Cumming Cup Division 2
Auckland Marist v Christchurch Marist Albion, Field 2 at 1.00pm
Hamilton Marist v Tukapa, Field 3 at 1.00pm

Brennan Cup Division 3
Hastings Rugby & Sports v Whanganui Marist, Field 1 at 1.00pm

Moran Cup (Colts)
Hutt Old Boys Marist v Palmerston North OBM B, Field 4 at 1.00pm
Auckland Marist v Marist St Pat’s, Field 3 at 11.00am

Liston Cup (President’s)
Hutt Old Boys Marist v Teachers, Field 4 at 3.00pm

Women’s
Auckland Marist v Marist St Pat’s, Field 1 at 5.00pm

Finals on Sunday:

  • Moran Cup Final, Field 3 at 9.30am
  • Brennan Cup Final, Field 2 at 9.30am
  • Ham Cumming Cup Final, Field 3 at 11.00am
  • Spillane Cup Final, Field 2 at 1,00pm

*Draws subject to change

For more information visit the tournament’s Facebook page

 

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