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