Junior Rugby Registration is now open.
NPOB Rugby Club uses sporty.co.nz for online registration of its coaches, players and administrators – please use the following link to register your child to play for the club.
Subscriptions
The Junior Grade playing subscription for 2024 are $50 and this goes towards the running costs associated with junior morning grade rugby. In addition, new players to the club are supplied free of charge:
- Mouthguard
- Socks
- Club t-shirt
Subscriptions can be paid as follows:
- Cash
- Online banking – if using this method please record:
- Particulars – the child’s surname
- Code – their name, or if more than one child, their initials
- Reference – the grade they are playing in
- Account Number: 15-3942-0005095-00
Grades
As of 2024, the New Zealand Rugby Union will use the year group at school to determine the grade a junior will play in:
| 2024 grade | School year group | Previously called |
| Ferdie 1 | Year 1 rippa | U6 |
| Ferdie 2 | Year 2 rippa | U7 |
| Ferdie 3 | Year 3 | U8 |
| Ferdie 4 | Year 4 | U9 |
| Ferdie 5 | Year 5 | U10 |
| Ferdie 6 | Year 6 | U11 |
| Ferdie 7 | Year 7 | U12 |
| Ferdie 8 | Year 8 | U13 |
The club is always in need of coaches and managers within the junior grade. If you wish to help out please make yourself known or contact Blake Morgan (021 681 015 | blakem@lbl.co.nz)
More information will follow prior to the season.