BAYLEYS NATIONAL SEVENS TEAMS
TEAMS TO QUALIFY IN SOUTHERN, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL REGIONAL SEVENS TOURNAMENTS
Teams from the 28 Provincial Unions have to qualify to attend at the National Event in Rotorua. The teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.
SOUTHERN REGIONAL SEVENS
South Canerbury Rugby Football Union will host this year’s Southern Regional Sevens tournament at Alpine Energy Stadium on Saturday 9 December 2017.
The annual regional tournament is used as a qualifier to the January National Sevens tournament for both men’s and women’s provincial teams in the Southern Region. This promises to be an exciting day of sevens action with the top six men’s teams and top four women’s teams gaining entry to the national tournament.
9 December at Alpine Stadium, Timaru
Qualification spots for Nationals: Women’s Teams 3; Men’s Teams 5
QUALIFIED SOUTHERN REGIONAL TEAMS
Men’s:
Tasman
Canterbury
Otago
Southland
Mid Canterbury
Women’s:
Canterbury
Otago
Southland
CENTRAL REGIONAL SEVENS
Horowhenua Kapiti Rugby Football Union will host this year’s Central Regional Sevens tournament at Playford Park on Saturday 9 December 2017.
The annual regional tournament is used as a qualifier to the January National Sevens tournament for both men’s and women’s provincial teams in the Central Region.
This promises to be an exciting day of sevens action with the top five men’s teams and top three women’s teams gaining entry to the national tournament.
9 December 2017 at Playford Park, Levin
Qualification spots for Nationals: Women’s Teams 4; and Men’s Teams 5
QUALIFIED CENTRAL REGION TEAMS
Men’s:
Wellington
Manawatu
Taranaki
Hawkes Bay
Wanganui
Women’s:
Manawatu
Wellington
Hawkes Bay
Poverty Bay
NORTHERN REGIONAL SEVENS
Waikato Rugby Union will host this year’s Northern Regional Sevens tournament at Memorial Park on Saturday 9 December 2017.
The annual regional tournament is used as a qualifier to the January National Sevens tournament for both men’s and women’s provincial teams in the Northern Region.
This promises to be an exciting day of sevens action with the top six men’s teams and top four women’s teams gaining entry to the national tournament.
9 December 2017 at Memorial Park, Cambridge
Qualification spots for Nationals: Women’s Teams 5; Men’s Teams 6
QUALIFIED NORTHERN REGION TEAMS
Men’s:
Counties Manukau
Bay of Plenty
North Harbour
Auckland
Northland
Waikato
Women’s
Waikato
Auckland
Counties Manukau
Bay of Plenty
North Harbour
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