News and information about rugby at Hautapu Sports Club
Former Hautapu Sports player Marty Bourke has been shortlisted for this year’s New Zealand Rugby men’s Coach of the Year award. Bourke (45) is one of three nominees for the award after leading Canterbury to the NPC title. Other nominees … Read More
Hautapu Sports plan to host a girls’ rippa rugby module for the first time in 2026, providing opportunities for years 3-7. The programme is set to run in terms 2 and 3, 2026. To gauge interest, the club seeks expressions … Read More
Hautapu Sports will kick off the 2026 Waikato Premier Rugby season with a home game against Hamilton Marist at Easter Weekend. Waikato Rugby have released the schedule for next season’s games in which the Premier A side will kick off … Read More
Hautapu Sports will have strong representation in the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season after confirmation of New Zealand-based squads. Four Hautapu players have secured professional contracts, while two more are included in wider training groups. Prop Ollie Norris and loose … Read More
Hautapu Sports have won the Waikato Rugby Club men’s 7s Championship in a one-day tournament at Cambridge’s Memorial Park. It’s the second recent 7s win for the squad after they took out the annual Ray Pilcher Memorial Sevens at Patumahoe … Read More
The 122nd Annual General Meeting of the Hautapu Sports and Recreation Club Inc. will be held on Monday November 24, 2025. The meeting will be held at the clubrooms, Laurent Rd, Cambridge, starting at 6pm. Voting rights at the AGM … Read More
Hautapu Sports Club have ended their winter seasons with their annual prizegiving function to celebrate achievements. Members and supporters got together at the clubrooms on Saturday September 20, 2025, to recognise outstanding performances, and to thank those who made it … Read More
Hautapu Sports will host the annual Waikato Club 7s Championship at Memorial Park on Saturday November 8, 2025. The club’s Premier Men and Premier Women teams will be in action at the one-day event. All spectators are welcome; food and … Read More
Hautapu Sports will chase back-to-back titles when they contest the Marist Colts 7s tournament on Friday November 7, 2025. The Hautapu U-21s team won the short-form tournament in 2024 and will return to Hamilton’s Marist Park to defend their crown. … Read More
Hautapu Sports’ opening games will be streamed live from the Cobra 10s tournament in Malaysia over the weekend of November 1-2, 2025. The games will take place at the Cobra Rugby Club, in Kuala Lumpur, where 12 teams representing seven … Read More
