Whakarewarewa Rugby Community Sports Club

🏆 SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2026 🏆

Join us as we come together to celebrate the year we’ve had — the challenges, the wins, the milestones and the people who have represented our club throughout the season. ❤️🖤

A chance to acknowledge the mahi, commitment and achievements of our senior teams and celebrate the season together.

Numbers are limited, so it’s first in, first served.

7th September cut off

Come celebrate another year in the Red & Black. 🔴⚫

Tai Mitchell Challenge

Last hit out for our men as we take on CBOP champions Ngongotahā for the Tai Mitchell shield. Make sure you clear the calendar as you wont want to miss this 1. 2:45 Neil Hunt Park, aftermatch at Ngongotaha rugby league club. See you all there

🏉 TAI MITCHELL SHIELD 2026 🏉

This Saturday, 1 August, two proud clubs go head-to-head in one of the biggest games of the Central Bay of Plenty rugby season.

📍 Neil Hunt Park
🕝 Kick-off: 2:45pm

The Tai Mitchell Shield is on the line, with the winning club earning the right to have their name engraved on the shield as the 2026 holders.

This is more than just a game. It's about pride, tradition, community, and the rivalry between two great clubs.

Bring your whānau, wear your club colours with pride, and get behind your team. Let's create an atmosphere that both clubs can be proud of.

See you at Neil Hunt Park this Saturday.

Two Proud Clubs. One Big Game. One Community. 🏉

VOLCANIX VOLLEYBALL 🏐

Bay Champs Finals Day Āpōpō!!

Massive day for our wāhine with Semi Finals at 9:00am🔥🔥

Go hard ladies⚫️🔴

This year, our End of Year Celebration is about so much more than just our code achievements.

It’s about celebrating the people who make Whakarewarewa Rugby Community Sports Club what it is.

The players who wore the jersey with pride. The coaches and managers who gave their time. The volunteers who worked tirelessly behind the scenes. Our sponsors, life members, whānau and supporters who have stood beside us every step of the way.

This has been a year of resilience, growth and rebuilding. While we’ve continued to compete on the field, we’ve also been laying the foundations for the future of our club.

Our celebration will also acknowledge an exciting milestone as we take the next step in our club’s rebuild journey. It’s a chance to come together, reflect on where we’ve come from, recognise those who have carried us through, and look ahead with confidence to what’s next.

Join us as we celebrate not just a season, but our club, our people, and the future we’re building together.

Throwback Thursday
This time last year, at the end of the regular season we were blessed with 2 home finals for Championship Womens and Baywide Premier Competition.

Puarenga Park was jammed packed for both days and the atmosphere was unreal. A wicked weekend for our club that we will never forget as we crowned 2 Baywide champions , flying the banner for not only Whakarewarewa but CBOP and Rotorua🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

Wayback Wenerei

Our club went into recession during the world war times, as men were sent to serve in the NZ Army. This was the team that revitalized our club and gave us a new breath of life, reforming and fielding a team in 1954.

As we move forward into our newfuture, we look back and acknowledge those who built the foundation for our club and our people.

Feel free to share, tell stories and name your whanau. ease feel free to reach out and share.

📣 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Introducing our two Whakarewarewa Volcanix Women’s teams for the 2026 season who are set to take the court next Sunday!!🏐🏐

Congratulations wāhine!! 🖤❤️

Tai Mitchell Tournament teams. Big mihi to all our tamariki who represented at the 2026 tournament in Opotiki. Congratulations to those who were selected for the WASP Tournament teams.

Boys: Keano Cunningham, Conan Wills and Noah Phillips who all play in the Whaka u13s

Girls: Chloe Cullen, Mere Kirkland and Kaia Chrisohoou who play in the u13s and Roni Makiha and Azjah Ferris who play in the Whaka under 12’s.

Lastly to Kaia Chrisohouu, a big mihi to you for being acknowledged as the Tai Mitchell Girls Player of the Tournament 2026!!