Waikato Rugby

We’ve had two awesome Level 1 Coaching Courses over the past two weeks, with a great turnout from community coaches looking to develop their knowledge and skills.

We have one final opportunity for coaches to attend next Wednesday in Ōhaupō. If anyone is still interested in completing the course, registrations are open via the link below:

🔗 https://forms.office.com/r/VKmntQ8ry3

We have one New Balance voucher to give away to one lucky coach who attends 👏

See you there!

The Waikato, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty and Thames Valley Rugby Unions are excited to launch the Provincial Union Cup, a new cross-union 1st XV competition beginning in August.

Created for schools competing in regional competitions, the Provincial Union Cup will provide meaningful rugby beyond local competition while rewarding teams that perform strongly throughout the season.

The competition will feature four Boys divisions and two Girls divisions, with teams qualifying based on their final placings in their respective 1st XV competitions. First qualifiers will enter Division 1, second qualifiers Division 2, and so on.

Matches will be played on 8th August and 15th August, before all participating teams come together in Kirikiriroa Hamilton for the final round on Saturday22nd August.

The competition adds another layer to local school rugby, creating a genuine incentive for teams to finish as high as possible while providing quality lead-in rugby for representative programmes and fostering new rivalries and connections between schools across the region.

This initiative has been made possible through the collaboration of the four provincial unions and the commitment of participating schools. We thank all schools, players, coaches, and supporters for getting behind the concept and helping bring it to life.

We look forward to seeing the inaugural Provincial Union Cup kick off in August.

A huge congratulations to David, Micah and Ollie for their selection in the New Zealand U20s World Rugby Junior World Cup 💪❤️💛🖤

Here's the weekends results 💪

PREMIER WOMEN'S | Round 10
Hamilton Old Boys Huskiez beat Fraser Tech Women 17-0
Hautapu / Melville Women's beat Hamilton Marist / University Women 44-5
Suburbs Women's beat Putaruru Women's 51-12

PREMIER A MEN | Round 1
Hamilton Marist beat Hautapu Sports 27-24
Fraser Tech beat Te Awamutu Sports 53-10
University beat Otorohanga Sports 55-0
Hamilton Old Boys beat United Matamata Sports 32-24
PREMIER B MEN | Round 1
Hautapu Development beat Hamilton Marist 23-20
Leamington beat Melville 25-10
Hamilton Old Boys beat United Matamata Sports 8-0

DIVISION 1A | Round 1
Southern United beat Kereone 34-17
Putaruru beat Te Rapa 19-17
Hinuera beat Pirongia 29-24
Suburbs beat Frankton (WBD)

DIVISION 1B | Round 1
Suburbs beat Frankton 31-5
Southern United beat Kereone 60-10
Pirongia beat Hinuera 31-3
Te Rapa beat Putaruru 39-10

CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN'S | Week 7
Taupiri / Te Kauwhata beat Hinuera Women's 79-0
Kihikihi beat Morrinsville Sports Women's 21-7
United Matamata Sports beat Pirongia Women's 36-22

UNDER 21s | Round 9
Hautapu beat Hinuera 29-0
Fraser Tech beat Morrinsville Sports 32-27
Hamilton Old Boys beat Leamington 79-0
Rugby United beat Hamilton Marist 34-19

UNDER 85s | Round 9
Hamilton Marist Bulldogs beat Drury Vikings 39-0
Karaka Razzlers beat Fraser Tech 45-7
Morrinsville beat Patumahoe Pelicans 17-10

Its a beautiful day for some club rugby☀️ Here's todays draw, we will see you on the sideline 💪

PREMIER WOMEN'S | Round 10 | Saturday 6 June | 1:00 PM
Hamilton Old Boys Huskiez vs Fraser Tech Women - Willoughby Park
Hautapu / Melville Women's vs Hamilton Marist / University Women - Hautapu Sports
Putaruru Women's vs Suburbs Women's - Nola Block

PREMIER A & B MEN | Round 1
1:00 PM (Premier B) | 2:45 PM (Premier A)
Hamilton Marist vs Hautapu Sports - Marist Park
Te Awamutu Sports vs Fraser Tech - Albert Park
Leamington vs Melville - Leamington
United Matamata Sports vs Hamilton Old Boys - Bedford Park
Otorohanga Sports vs University - Otorohanga

DIVISION 1A & 1B | Round 1
1:00 PM (Division 1B) | 2:45 PM (Division 1A)
Pirongia vs Hinuera - Pirongia Domain
Te Rapa vs Putaruru - St Andrews Park
Southern United vs Kereone - Tokoroa Memorial Sportsground

Suburbs vs Frankton — Flagstaff Park
CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN'S | Week 7 | Saturday 6 June | 1:00 PM
Taupiri / Te Kauwhata vs Hinuera Women's - Murphy Lane
United Matamata Sports vs Pirongia Women's - Bedford Park
Kihikihi vs Morrinsville Sports Women's - Kihikihi Domain

UNDER 21s | Round 9 | Saturday 6 June | 1:00 PM
Hinuera vs Hautapu — Wealleans Park
Morrinsville Sports vs Fraser Tech - Campbell Park
Leamington vs Hamilton Old Boys - Leamington
Rugby United vs Hamilton Marist - Waihi Athletic Rugby Club

PRESIDENTS | Week 4
Friday 5 June | 7:00 PM
Ngaruawahia vs Hamilton Marist - Paterson Park
Saturday 6 June | 1:00 PM
Te Rapa Clydesdales vs Hamilton Old Boys - St Andrews Park
Leamington vs Melville Mustangs - Leamington
Whatawhata vs Pirongia Mountain Men - Whatawhata Rugby Sports Club
Suburbs vs Fraser Tech Rams - Flagstaff Park
Saturday 6 June | 2:45 PM
Kihikihi vs Te Awamutu Marist Bush Pigs - Kihikihi Domain

Huge congratulations to Pita, D'Angelo and Manaaki on their selection into the .samoa team for the World Rugby Nations Cup - we couldn't be more proud 💪

At the end of the Ron Crawford Memorial Trophy round in the Premier competition Hautapu took the shield back to their Cambridge clubrooms, as they finished top of the table by one point over Hamilton Marist. In the final round of games Hautapu needed five points versus Otorohanga to take the first round and they achieved that in a physical encounter at Memorial Park.

This meant the teams that will contest the Haswell Catley (Top 5) will be Hautapu, Hamilton Marist, Fraser Tech, Morrinsville and Te Awamutu. The Premier Championship will be contested by University, Hamilton Old Boys, Otorohanga, United Matamata Sports & Leamington. Having won the First round of the First Division, Leamington have made the decision to come up and contest in the Premier Championship with the aim to earn promotion into the top flight of premier club rugby in 2027. Pirongia Division 1B took out the Div1B first round, and Hautapu Bs took out the prem B first round 💪

Points tables start again and all teams will be vying for points and places in the table to ensure a home semifinal and final if they make it that far. In the Haswell Catley round, as per the Council of Clubs decision, the finishing order meant the highest qualifier got to choose where in the five week competition they received their bye. This was Hautapu and they chose round four, second place getter got the next choice and that was Hamilton Marist and they chose round three. This process was followed all the way down the table. Some teams will have to return to venues they had in the first round of games however that was a consequence of the finishing order and where byes fell. All teams have the same home and away ratio.

Strap yourself in for an exciting last seven weeks of club rugby. How will a team from the first Division in Leamington perform back up in the Premier Division after a long time out of the division and will Hamilton Marist make it their second three-peat, and only the second three-peat in the Unions history or will the Waikato Breweries Shield have a different name on it in 2026?

Its your last chance to vote on our Livingstone Waikato NPC Top 50 players from the past 50 Years! Here is how our top 50 is looking. Do you think someone is missing? Follow the link to take a look and make your votes at npc50.nz

These players are not currently in our NPC Top 50, reckon they should be? Go and vote at npc50.nz 💪