JUNIOR SCHOOL RUGBY

School Rugby provides players in Bay of Plenty with ample opportunity to participate in non-contact and contact forms of the game.

Rippa/Rip Rugby is a game for school children aged 5-13 year old and is a platform for children to play rugby without the contact, we attract a number of football players who love it not to mention other sports. 

TACKLE 5'S

2024 Entries are now Open

TACKLE 5s Qualifier Tournaments 2024

The following dates and venues are as follows:

CBOP Qualifier: 

29th May @ Westbrook Park

EBOP Qualifier:

Wednesday 5th June @ Rugby Park, Whakatane

WBOP Qualifiers:

NWBOP - Wednesday 12th June @ Moore Park, Katikati

SWBOP - Wednesday 19th June  @ Blake Park, Mount Maunganui

Top 4 Qualifiers from Thames Valley, Waikato & KIng Country from Boys and Girls will join the Top 2 teams from the two WBOP Qualifiers and Top 4 teams from EBOP and CBOP from Boys and Girls qualifiers for the  Chiefs Primary Schools Finals Day on Wednesday 26th June at Blake Park.

What is Tackle 5's?

Rugby 5’s is for year 5&6 students, which consists of 5-a-side tackle rugby on a ¼ sized field, with no scrums and lineouts was launched in the latter half of term 2, 2023 in the form of a number of 1 day regional tournaments (Western Bay x 2, Central Bay and Eastern Bay). In 2024  a Chiefs Region Tackle 5’s Championships where the top 4 teams from King Country, Eastern Bay, Central Bay and Western Bay, Thames Valley and Waikato will play in a Chiefs Finals Day. Boys and girls will play in single sexed teams.   

Entries for our Tackle 5's tournaments are now open for 2024.

Schools wishing to participate in Tackle 5's will need to undergo the following:

  1. All students wishing to play tackle 5's will need to attend a "TACKLE CLINIC".  Sports Co-Ordinators will be able to book these in with Bay of Plenty Rugby staff.
  2. Any parent or teacher wishing to coach a team entering a Tackle 5's tournament will need to register as a Coach for their school and participate in a "SmallBlacks" course, that Bay of Plenty Rugby will arrange.  These most likely will be online.