Otago Secondary School Rugby is thrilled to announce that 2024 will be the first year of a three-year partnership with Freeman Roofing for the naming rights of the new Southern Schools Rugby Championship.  

2024 sees the competition growing from the previous twelve (12) teams, to eighteen (18) with the addition of the First XVs of Māruwai / Menzies Combined, Cromwell College and Central Southland College, along with the Second XVs of Southland Boys’ High School, King’s High School and John McGlashan College.  This ensures the competition will feature the top Secondary School rugby talent from the southern region each week. 

The competition will comprise of two round robins played in divisions, before moving into playoffs.  The first round is scheduled to start on Saturday 11 May and concludes with a finals day on Saturday 17 August.

Freeman Roofing National Sales and Operations Manager Dallas Spence commented “When the opportunity came up to sponsor the Southern Schools Rugby Championship, we jumped at the opportunity. Many of our dedicated staff have a close connection with the competition and the spirit of which the game is played down South closely aligns with our values. At Freeman Roofing, we have the South In Our Blood”.

OSSRC Chairperson Greg Heller added “We are very excited about the commencement of the new Southern Schools Rugby Championship this year and our new sponsorship partnership with Dunedin Roofing. We would like to thank the team at Freeman Roofing for their support and we look forward to working alongside them.”

The competition starts on Saturday the 11th of May with games across Otago and Southland, for draw and results information head to https://www.orfu.co.nz/COMMUNITY-RUGBY/all-draws-and-results  

For any further questions, please contact Greg Heller on greg.heller@otago.ac.nz

Article added: Wednesday 08 May 2024