Towards the end of the normal club rugby season under 12's and under 13's grade coaches nominate the players in their teams to go to trials for the Hawke's Bay representative teams.

Wakely Shield (under 12's) and Ross Shield (under 13's).

Which team you play for in any representative grade depends on where you go to school - Napier West, Napier East, Hastings West, Hastings East, Wairoa, Central, Dannevirke

2016 Taradale Rugby & Sports Representative Players

Congratulations to the following Taradale players who have been selected to play in representative grades this year.

To those who have missed out this year - keep fit and practice hard, your time will come.

D Grade:    

Napier West - James Baxter, Max Giddens, Jesse Beals, Mananui Mason, Harry Keighley, Judge Jury

Napier East - Tui Wirihana

C Grade:

Napier West - Jaxson Hansen, Daniel Hansen, Carter Frame-Tavita, Brodie Potts, Ben Wilson, Tom McCarthy, Peyton Kemp

Napier East - Ricco Tran, Reef-Bairstow Wootton, Keegan Bunce,   Richie Magele, Charlie Pawson

Wakely Shield:

Napier East - Charlie Pawson

Napier West - Peyton Kemp, Jared Martin, Cody Milne (Co-Captain),   

Addison Cockroft, Jaxon David, Ryan Spice, Jahdyn Williams, Jarren Owen, Sam Smith, Cory Halliwell

Saracens - William Reti, Oscar Poulton, Brodi Johnston