Primary School Competitions
Taranaki Trophy, McLeod Shield, Linkhorn Cup
2012 COMPETITIONS
Taranaki Trophy/McLeod Shield/Linkhorn Cup - Year 7/8
CLICK HERE TO SEE IMPORTANT COMPETITION INFORMATION FOR 2012!
Taranaki Trophy
CONGRATULATIONS TO St Josephs School, Stratford, 2011 Taranaki Trophy WINNERS!
Taranaki Trophy - Under 60kg
This competition will cater for 10 aside teams with players in bare feet. Entries can be registered from all schools with a roll between 151 and 280 as at entry close off date.
General points to consider for this competition are as follows:
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Schools are encouraged to play other sports as an inter school exchange
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Schools are to arrange playing days and suitable playing times to suit
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The contact for referees to officiate at games is:
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2012 TARANAKI TROPHY DRAW.
McLeod Shield
CONGRATULATIONS to Toko Primary School 2011 McLeod Shield WINNERS!
This sheild was first presented in 1920, and was played for between schools or groups of schools with a combined roll of 200 or less. Originally a knockout competition to find the North and South finalists, the shield then went on to be competed for by a round robin tournament played in zones. Each of the four zones contributed a winner who then played a knockout series to find the finalists. The teams were ten a side with a 54 kg weight limit and the boys played in barefeet. Now days the shield is still played for by 10 aside teams in barefeet but for children under the weight of 60kg. This competition was and still is extremely popular amongst the many country schools who participate.
Entries are invited from all schools in Taranaki with a roll of less than 150 as at entry close off date with the following conditions:
•where the school roll exceeds 100, the school must play as an individual school
•any school with a roll of 51 or more can only combine with one other school to be eligible to enter into the McLeod Shield
General points to consider for this competition are as follows:
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Schools are encouraged to play other sports as an inter school exchange.
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Schools are to arrange playing days and suitable playing times to suit
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2012 McLEOD SHIELD DRAW.
The contact for referees to officiate at games is;
Ray Hopkinson
027 449 7917
Linkhorn Cup
CONGRATULATIONS to Inglewood Primary School 2011 Linkhorn Cup WINNERS!
The Linkhorn Cup was originaly presented to the South Taranaki Primary Schools in 1926 for competition amongst schools with a roll of over 200. This was widened to include invited northern sides in the late 1960s. In the upcoming years the larger primary schools such as Stratford, Eltham and Opunake won the trophy on many occasions. With schools such as Bell Block and Inglewood then begining to play every year, an interesting competition developed. The cup was then competed for on a knockout basis playing 15 a side with players in boots and with a maximum weight of 56kg. Currently the Linkhorn Cup is still played as a 15 aside competition with boots but the weight of children participating is now under 60kg. Entries are invited from all schools in Taranaki with a roll of 280 pupils and above as at entry close off date.
General points to consider for this competition are as follows:
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Schools are encouraged to play other sports as an inter school exchange
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Schools are to arrange playing days and suitable playing times to suit
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2012 LINKHORN CUP DRAW.
The contact for referees to officiate at games is;
Ray Hopkinson
027 2236949