Rippa Rugby World Cups will kick off across the Bay of Plenty throughout the next three weeks.
The Rippa Rugby World Cup tournaments will see just over 1500 kids across two grades - Years 3 and 4, and Years 5 and 6.
The qualifying tournaments will feature 64 teams from Western Bay of Plenty, 40 teams from Central Bay of Plenty, and 48 teams from the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
The Central Bay of Plenty qualifying tournament is on May 31 at Ray Boord Park in Rotorua.
Following the series of collective tournaments, the top 12 teams in each grade will compete at the Baywide Rippa Rugby World Cup on Friday, June 16 at Ray Boord Park.
This is the day before the Maori All Blacks match against the British and Irish Lions and the international women's series in Rotorua.
These tournaments have been running for 10 years and are a chance for many kids to take their first steps in playing rugby. Each team must have five girls and five boys in their squad for the regional tournament, baywide tournament and NZR national tournament.