Senior Men's Division 1:

Teams: 10                                         Season Start: 3rd April                  Season Finish: 22nd August                    Comp Length: 18 weeks

Comp Structure

• 10 teams per Division
• Double Round Robin (18 weeks)
• The Whero Cup will return in 2026. With rounds played throughout the season for teams within Division 1. More information around this can be found on our Charity Cups page.

Senior Men's Division 2-10

Teams: 8                                             Season Start: 11th April                  Season Finish: 5th September                    Comp Length: 14 weeks

Comp Structure

• 8 Teams per Division
• Teams will start the season by competing in a Single Round Robin (7 weeks). This will be known as the league phase.
• There will then be a mid season promotion / relegation across these divisions. 
• Teams will then compete in a single round robin (7 weeks) in their new divisions. This will be known as the championship phase. 
• The Charity Cups will return for 2026. Teams within Divison 2-4 will compete in the Pango Cup, teams within Division 5-7 will compete in the Karaka Cup, whilst teams in division 8-10 will compete in the Kākāriki Cup. 
• Both Charity Cups will consist of 5 rounds throughout the season giving teams a total of 19 rounds for League + Cup.

Sin Bins:

• A Sin Bin is when a player commits a cautionable offence that is relevant to dissent (Y5&Y6) and will receive an immediate suspension from participating in the next part of the match.
  
• The length of the Sin Bin will be 10 minutes for any Senior Match.
  
• A Sin Binned player must be removed from the field of play. A replacement player may be substituted on in their place.