Rugby coming up in August

Now that club rugby is mostly over – with just this coming weekend’s Colts finals to come and the Reserve Grade deciders after that – attention is turned to the ‘representative’ season.

Starting for August, here is much of what is happening in rugby in Wellington and the lower North Island.

This is just a guide, and it is expected that there will be fixtures added to this once these have been revealed.

This also doesn’t include the remaining rounds of club rugby or the U85kg National Knockout Cup matches.

As always, come back to our website on Fridays for previews of what is coming up over the weekends.

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August 1-2

Wellington U20s vs Waikato – Taihape 1pm

Wellington Māori vs Horowhenua-Kapiti – Porirua Park 2pm

Wellington Centurions vs Wai-Bush – Masterton 2.30pm

Hurricanes Heartland U21s Development Series Round 1, Napier and Whanganui

(2nd) Wellington Lions vs Hawkes Bay – Stadium 5.05pm

(2nd) Northland v Manawatu – Whangarei

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August 8-9

Wellington Lions vs Auckland – Eden Park 2pm

Wellington Pride v Hawke’s Bay – Palmy (FPC preseason) TBC

Wellington Centurions v Whanganui – Cooks Gardens 1pm

Wellington Māori v Wairarapa-Bush – Maidstone Park 2pm

Wellington Fijians v Whanganui Babas – Whanganui TBC

(8th and 9th) Hurricanes Heartland U21s Development Series Rounds 2 and 3, Bulls

(9th) Manawatu v Southland, Palmerston North

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August 13-15-16

(13th) Lions vs North Harbour – Stadium 7pm

Wellington U20s vs Tasman – Kilbirnie Park 12pm

Wellington Centurions vs Maori – Rugby League Park 2.30pm

Wellington College Rugby Finals Day including Premier 2, U15 finals. TBC.

Heartland Championship Round 1 home game: Horowhenua-Kapiti v King Country, Levin 2.30pm

Manawatu v Otago – Palmerston North 7.10pm

(16^th) First XV Premiership Final. TBC.

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August 21-22

(21st) Hawke’s Bay v Manawatu – McLean Park 7.10pm

Wellington Pride v Manawatu – RLP (FPC preseason) 1pm

Pride Development v Whanganui – RLP 11am

Centurions v Hawke’s Bay B – Tremain Field 1pm

Wellington U20s v Hawkes Bay – Tremain Field 1pm

Manawatu U20s v Hurricanes Heartland U21s, Palmerston North

Wellington Fijians v Horowhenua-Kapiti Pasifika – TBC

Wellington Māori Tournament – Porirua Park Friday + Saturday

Heartland Championship Round 2 home game: Whanganui v East Coast, Cooks Gardens 2.30pm

Hurricanes First XV Life Members Cup semi-finals – TBC

Hurricanes First XV Boys semi-finals – TBC

Wellington Lions v Otago – Forsyth Barr 5pm

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August 26-28-29-31

(26th) Hurricanes Schoolgirls final for the Rex Kerr Cup, Palmerston North TBC

Wellington Pride v Otago – Forsyth Barr 2pm (FPC opener)

Pride Dev v Whanganui – Cooks Gardens 11am

Hawke’s Bay U20s v Hurricanes Heartland U21s, Napier

Wellington U20s v Manawatu – RLP 12.30pm

Wellington Centurions v Manawatu B – RLP 2.30pm

Centurions U18s vs Harlequins, Turangi 1pm

Centurions U18 Girls vs Harlequins, Turangi 11.30am

Wellington U18 Girls v Tasman, Kilbirnie 12pm

Heartland Championship Round 3 home game: Wairarapa-Bush v Horowhenua-Kapiti, Masterton 2.30pm

Heartland Championship Round 3 home game: Whanganui v Poverty Bay, Cooks Gardens, 2.30pm.

Hurricanes First XV Life Members Cup final – TBC

Hurricanes First XV Boys final – TBC

Wellington Lions vs Counties-Manukau 2pm

Manawatu v North Harbour – Palmerston North, 7.10pm

(31st) Hurricanes U15 Girls tournament, Levin, TBC (Day two on 1 September).