2024-2025 season

New Zealand Secondary Schools

6-8 December 2024

Rotorua (please refer to Otago Secondary Schools for more details)

Te Waipounamu Tournament (South Island U12-U18's)

14/15th December 2024

Burnside Rugby Park, Christchurch

Youth Nationals (U16-U18's)

7-9th February 2025

Bruce Pulman Park, Auckland

Open Nationals (Seniors)

28th Feb  2nd Mar 2025

Rotorua

Master Nationals

13-15th March 2025

Christchurch

Otago Seondary School Champs (OSSSA)

TBA


South Island Junior Representative tournament (TWP)


Each year the Southern Te Waipounmu tournament is held in December in Christchurch.

Otago generally takes a U12 Boys x 2, U12 Girls x 2, U14 Girls x 2, U14 Boys x2, U16 Girls, U16 Boys, to this tournament.

The teams travel up on Saturday morning of the tournament via buses and compete on Saturday and Sunday then travel home Sunday night. Accommodation is arrange in one of the local universities on the Saturday night.


Families are welcome to also travel up separately and support their whanau for the tournament.

2023-2024 season

New Zealand Secondary Schools

10th December 2023

Rotorua Stadium, Rotorua

Southern Te Waipounamu tournament

16/17th December 2023

Burnside Rugby Park, Christchurch

Youth Nationals

2-4th February 2024

Pulman Park, Takanini, Auckland

Masters Nationals

23rd-25th February 2024

Rotorua Stadium, Rotorua 

Open Nationals

8-10th March 2024 - Opens

Rotorua Stadium, Rotorua

​​​​​​​Otago Secondary Schools Champs

2nd March 2024

Peter Johnstone Park, Mosgiel

2022-2023 season

New Zealand Secondary Schools

18/19th December 2021

Southern Te Waipounamu tournament

17/18th December 2022

Burnside Rugby Park, Christchurch

Youth Nationals

10-12 February 2023

Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch

Open Nationals

2-4th March 2023 - Masters 

3-6th March 2023 - Opens

Ongley & Manawaroa Park, Palmerston North

Otago Secondary Schools Champs

27th March 2022

Kensington Oval, 799 Princes Street, Dunedin Central

2021-2022 season

New Zealand Secondary Schools - Cancelled

18/19th December 2021

Southern Te Waipounamu tournament

11/12th December 2021

Burnside Rugby Park, Christchurch

Youth Nationals - Cancelled

11-13 February 2022

Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch

Open Nationals - Cancelled

3-6th March 2022 - Masters 

4-6th March 2022 - Opens & U21s

Ongley & Manawaroa Park, Palmerston North

Otago Secondary Schools Champs

27th March 2022

Kensington Oval, 799 Princes Street, Dunedin Central

​​​​​​​2020-2021 season

2020 New Zealand Secondary Schools - December 11-13, Rotorua International Stadium

2020 Junior Te Wai Pounamu (South Island Junior) tournament - December 19-20, Christchurch Featuring Otago Under 12-18 Boys and Girls blue & gold teams + Under 16 Mixed team (13)

2021 Junior Touch Nationals February 12-14, Auckland. Featuring Otago Under 16-18 Girls and Boys teams + U16 Mixed.(5)

2021 Youth Open Masters Nationals March 4-7, Christchurch . Featuring Otago's Open Mixed, Open Women, Open Men & 45 Men (4)

2019-2020 season

2019 New Zealand Secondary Schools - December 13-15, Rotorua Featured

2019 Junior IPS tournament - December 21-22, Christchurch Featuring Otago Under 12-18 Boys and Girls teams + Under 12-16 Mixed teams (11)

2020 Junior Touch Nationals February 14-16, Auckland. Featuring Otago Under 16-18 Girls and Boys teams + U16 Mixed.

2020 Youth Open Masters Nationals March 6-8, Rotorua. Featuring Otago's Open Mixed & Open Women


2018-2019 season

2018 New Zealand Secondary Schools December 8-10, Auckland. FeaturedColumba 1st, Otago Boys 5th, Kings 7th, St Hilda's 9th. 

2019 Junior IPS tournament - December 21-22, Christchurch Featuring Otago Under 12-18 Boys and Girls teams + Under 12-14 Mixed teams (10)

2019 Junior Touch Nationals February 8-10, Rotorua. Featuring Otago Under 16-18 Girls and Boys teams.

2019 Youth Open Masters Nationals March 1-3, Rotorua. Featuring Otago's Open Mixed, U21 Women, U21 Men. 


2017-2018 season
2017 New Zealand Secondary Schools 
December 8-10, Auckland. Featured Columba 5th, Kings 5th, St Hilda's 3rd, South Otago 13th.

2018 Junior Touch Nationals
February 9-11, Auckland. Featured Otago Under 18 Girls 1st, U16 Girls 2nd, U18 Boys and U16 Boys teams.

2018 Youth Open Masters Nationals
March 2-4, Auckland. Featured Otago Open Mixed 2nd, U21 Mixed 7th.