Colts Competitiion Announced
Written by David Faulkner   
Saturday, 25 April 2009
The 4 weeks of grading games have concluded and teams have been allocated to either the Colts Premier or Colts A competitions for the remainder of the season. Colts Premier

12 teams will play a full round robin for the NZ Universities Shield over 11 weeks from 25th April to 4th July. The top 8 placed teams will then play quarterfinals (11th July), semifinals (18th July) and a final (25th July) for the Gordon Brown Trophy. The teams placed 9-12 will play semifinals (11th July) and a final (18th July) for the Old Evans Cup. The higher ranked teams will have home advantage in quarterfinals (Game1:1v8, Game 2:2v7, Game 3:3v6 & Game 4:4v5) and semifinals.

Teams:
Bush
COB
East Coast
Eketahuna
Feilding
Kia Toa
Levin Athletic
Linton
Massey
Old Boys Marist Black
Old Boys Marist Green
Varsity Ag

Colts Premier fixtures will be played according to the Laws of the Game rules regarding substitutions.

A full round draw can be found on the NZRU Competitions Portal


Colts A

6 teams will play a full home and away round robin for the Sponsors Cup over 10 weeks from 25th July to 27th June. A play-off structure for the Evans Cup will be developed following on from this in the near future.

Teams:
Dannevirke
Feilding U19
Freyberg
Old Boys Marist U19
Te Kawau
Varsity Blokes

Colts A fixtures will continue to be played under the modified rules as applied during the grading games:

A full round draw can be found on the NZRU Competitions Portal


Age and Grade Dispensations

Any players wishing to play in the Colts Grades competition rounds who are over the age limit (U21 at 1st January 2009), or have played in a higher grade in 2009 or 2008 cannot now take the field until they have a reclassification approved by the MRU as per the Club Competition By-laws. Players recalssified so far are listed below:

Massey University: Jamie Sicely (Age)
Levin Athletic: Fergus Mason, Brent Tucker, Carl Watson, Nick O'Brien (All Age)
Linton: Isaac King (Age)
Te Kawau: Bernard Cox (Age)
Old Boys Marist: Matthew Joyes (Grade)
Last Updated ( Saturday, 25 April 2009 )