Rugby Union

Weekly Union  or 15 a side rugby competitions are organised by the Waikato Secondary School Rugby Association supported by administration from the  Waikato Rugby Union and the Thames Valley Rugby Union.  King Country schools play as part of the Waikato SS Rugby Association competition.

A number of schools in the region also compete in external competitions such a the Super 8 competition – Hamilton Boys High only, and the Central North Island [CNI] competition. The CNI schools at present are St Pauls Collegiate, St Johns College and St Peters School.

In 2019 all Waikato Schools will compete in a centralized pre-season trophy competition over three rounds. Then the WSS Rugby compettions outlined  below which feature a new Co-Ed 1st Xv Premiership and Championships

Some schools within the greater reason have been involved in Chief’s cup and Trophy pre-season matches.

The National School Rugby qualification for the NZSS top four competition is based upon franchise region of the Chiefs to establish the top Boys, CoEd and Girls team to represent the greater region after play-offs against the other Provincial union teams after regional elimination matches in the Chiefs region

WAIKATO SS RUGBY

The 2019 competition has the inaugural  Co-Ed 1st XV Competition for Boys

The divisions are

1. WSS Premier CoEd 1st XV – 1st XV only from CoEd schools
   WSS Championships CoEd 1st XV – 1st XV only from CoEd schools
2. WSS Senior Open XV Premiers  – Open to all Schools for 2nd or lower
   WSS Senior Open XV Championships – Open to all Schools for 2nd or lower
3. WSS Open Girls 1st XV
   WSS Open Girls 10’s plus
4. Graded Rugby
   Under 65kg
   Under55kg
   Under 15
   Under 14

Competitions run through temr 2 and term 3 until mid August

THAMES VALLEY SS RUGBY

May 5th – TVSS Sevens rugby competition

May 11th –  August 17th: The TVSS Boys competition will operate from  for fifteen a side  teams

http://thamesvalleyswampfoxes.co.nz/tvrfu/secondary-schools/

September – TVSS Girls Rugby – Ten  a side