Above: Right wing Fereti Soloa scored a hat-trick of tries for the Wellington U18s last Saturday at Westpac Stadium. The U18s are one of three Wellington teams playing in Palmerston North tomorrow on Hurricanes Youth Council Finals Day.Matches tomorrow at a glance:Hurricanes U18 and U20 finals in Palmerston North:U20 Division A final: Wellington v Manawatu, 1.00 pmU18 Division A final: Wellington v Hawke’s Bay, 1.30 pmU18 Division B final: Wellington Centurions v Wairarapa Bush, 1.30 pmWomen's NPC Round 6: Wellington Pride v Auckland Storm at Auckland, 12...More

Are you looking for a way to stay fit over summer, enjoy time with your friends and teammates and prepare for the 2014 season of rugby all at once? Our cousin sport Touch is the perfect way to do all of that. The 2013-14 season starts on 29 October with registrations closing 22 October go to www.totaltouch.org.nz to register.Total Touch Wellington run the majority of touch modules throughout the Wellington Region? which cater for both juniors and ‘seniors’ wanting to play this fun, easy and fast paced sport...More

Above: Wellington Pride hooker Sharleen Fagalilo scores one of her two first half tries in today’s fifth round Women’s NPC match, won 42-29 by the Pride.The Wellington U18s and U20s booked their places in next week’s Hurricanes Youth Council U18 and U20 division A finals with contrasting wins today.The Wellington U18s beat the Manawatu U18s 62-0 in a one-sided performance at Westpac Stadium, while the Wellington U20s pipped their Hawke’s Bay counterparts 25-23 at Porirua Park...More

There’s nine hours of representative rugby to look forward in and around Wellington on Saturday, involving several Wellington representative age-grade sides, the Wellington Pride and the Ricoh Wellington Lions. The carousel of rugby action starts at the Petone Recreation Ground, moves on to Porirua Park and finishes with a double-header at Westpac Stadium. Games this weekend at a glance:Petone Recreation GroundWomen’s NPC 12.30 pm: Wellington Pride v Counties Manukau Heat, 12.30 pmPorirua Park: No...More

Wellington have defended their title for the second time taking out the Hurricanes U16 tournament in Ruatoria, with Wellington Development beating last year’s champions Poverty Bay today. Wellington played well in hot conditions at Whakarua Park beating Hawke’s Bay comfortably 35-10 in the Pool A final to take out the Don Broughton Shield for the third year in a row.Hawke’s Bay stepped up in the second half but it wasn't enough to climb on top of a very skilled and strong Wellington side who had a good lead at halftime...More

The Wellington U16 Development side today before their match against home side East Coast, which they won 83-0.? Day 1 of the Hurricanes U16 tournament played in Ruatoria produced high scoring and entertaining matches.Played in hot weather, the large crowds enjoyed what they saw at Whakarua Park. ?Wellington and Hawke's Bay were winners in Pool A with Poverty Bay, Wanganui and Wellington Development were winners in Pool B.Wellington's A and B side and Poverty Bay scored over 50 points, with Taranaki and Horowhenua/Kapiti were just pipped in their matches...More

Above: Wellington Pride fullback Katarina Simpkins scoring early in the second half as part of her side's 49-3 win over Taranaki today at the Petone Recreation Ground.UPDATED: There were wins today for the Wellington Development side over Canterbury Development, for the Wellington Pride over Taranaki Women and for the Wellington U20s over the Taranaki U20s, while the Wellington U18s missed out to their Taranaki counterparts. Wellington Development defeated Canterbury 37-33, the Wellington Pride beat Taranaki 49-3, Wellington U20 defeated Taranaki U20 17-10 and Wellington U18 lost to Taranaki U18 17-25...More

Above: Wellington U18 captain and No. 8 Henry Stowers leading from the front in last weekend's match against Hawke's Bay Matches this weekend at a glanceWomen’s NPC: Wellington Pride v Taranaki, Petone Recreation Ground, 12.30 pmHurricanes U18 competition: Wellington U18 v Taranaki U18 Ngatitoa Domain, 1.00 pmWellington Development XV v Canterbury Development XV in Renwick, near Blenheim, 1.00 pmHurricanes U20 competition: Wellington U20 v Taranaki U20 in Inglewood, 1.00 pmHurricanes U18 B competition: Wellington Centurions v Horowhenua Kapiti U18 LevinHurricanes U20 B competition: Wellington Samoans U18 v Horowhena-Kapiti U20 in Levin, 2...More

Above: Members of the Aotea College (winners) and Mana College Sevens squads that met in the final of the inaugural Derek Wootton Memorial Trust Sevens tournament last year. Eleven teams representing seven local colleges are taking part in this tournament at Porirua Park on Saturday. Photo supplied. Following on from the success of last Sunday’s inaugural Hutt Valley Secondary Schools Sevens tournament, won by St Pat’s Silverstream, many schools are busy preparing for one of two college Sevens tournaments this Saturday...More

Above: Midfielder Nick Grigg sailing to the first of his two tries in the wet at Ngatitoa Domain on Saturday for the Wellington Development XV against Wellington Maori.? UPDATED SUNDAY: The Wellington U18s and the Wellington U20s both opened their Hurricanes region competitions with away wins on Saturday, while the Wellington Pride missed out to Waikato in their rescheduled Women's NPC clash on Sunday.The Wellington Pride lost 22-23 to Waikato after conceding a very late penalty and a yellow card that cost them the game...More