Kaipara Touch

Kaipara Touch- Juniors 2026/27 =

Fridays are for touch! Get your school teams together and join the fun thats Touch Rugby. 

Junior teams are school-based — players wanting to play need to go through their school to be placed in a team. If you're a parent or player keen to get involved, get in touch with your school's sports coordinator, who organises and registers teams on behalf of the school.

REGISTRATIONS are OPEN! https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/526323

Compulsory Managers Meeting AND Coaching Course Wednesday 14th October, 5pm. Venue for this meeting is upstairs at the Helensville Rugby Club.

*You must have a representative from your team attend this meeting. It is imperative to understanding our module and changes that will be implemented this year. 

SEASON DATES

Friday 16th October – Friday 11th December, resuming Friday 12th February – Friday 5th March 2027.

Playing Friday nights from 4pm until 6:00pm

GRADES

Year 0/2 MixedYear 3/4 MixedYear 5/6 MixedYear 7/8 Mixed

Teams can have up to 14 players registered

ON FIELD Information


Grade

Year 0-2

Year 3-4

Year 5-6

Year 7-8

Time Slots

4:00pm

4:30pm

5:00pm

5:30pm

Game Duration

12min halves

2min half time

12min halves

2min half time

12min halves

2min half time

12min halves

2min half time

Field size

Half field

Half field

Full field

Full field

Ratio

6 aside

No ratio

6 aside

Min 2 girls 

6 aside

Min 2 girls

6 aside

Min 2 girls

*There will be no official scorecards for Year 0/2 or 3/4 grades, instead teams will have enough player of the day certificates to give to every player in the team.

To align with SportNZ and Touch NZ policies no scorecards will be published for Year 0/2 and 3/4 grades. At these levels we focus on fundamentals, participation and fun. These grades will be round robin with NO SEMI FINALS OR FINALS.

Team Fees: $450

School Coordinators will need to register their teams through>> https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/526323

An invoice will be sent once they have registered through the module link. Payment will confirm a spot in the module.

DRAWS/ UPDATES

Once the draw is up on our website, we will send out an email to the manager. Draws and updates will be available to see at any time on the website.

REFEREES

Keen to referee this season? Flick us an email at kaipara.touch@gmail.com and we'll be in touch closer to the season if we're looking for more referees.