Flat-out pace and a dash of brute strength are set to overrun Mount Maunganui's Blake Park as secondary school teams clash for a piece of national Sevens silverware.

Over the course of today and tomorrow, 38 teams will compete across three respective divisions - the New Zealand Secondary Schools U-15s Boys Sevens, the North Island Secondary School U-19s and the U-15s Girls Sevens tournaments.

Te Wharekura o Mauao escaped the grips of Te Puke in the U15 group winning 27-5. Photos: Tracy Hardy.

This year, with 19 boys' teams split over two divisions, the tournament promises to be packed with fast running and flowing rugby to keep locals and visitors entertained.

The 2014 winners of the Boys U-15 division, Hastings Boys High School, are back to defend their title, along with Hamilton Girls High School and Long Bay College.

With Opotiki College having played at last year's Condor Sevens, the Hamilton Girls' team can expect a tough challenge for their title.

The Under-15 Boys Division One sees 12 teams split into three pools, including defending champions Hastings Boys, Tauranga and Rotorua Boys and Auckland's De La Salle College.

At the end of today's play, the top two from each pool progress to the cup quarter-finals.

Division Two houses Aquinas, Otumoetai and Te Puke, joined by the likes of Putaruru, Northcote and Taupo Nui a Tia in a seven-team round-robin scenario where the top two seeded teams clash in tomorrow's final.

The Under-15 Girls follows the same format as the Boys Division Two, where Tauranga Girls A and B will push for a spot in the final after matches against Long Bay, Bay of Islands, Te Wharekura O Ruatoki, Hamilton Girls and Trident.

Hamilton Girls and Opotiki headline an Under-19 Girls Division, also split into three pools of four, and other sides pushing for Sevens honours are Te Puke, Tauranga Girls, Fielding and New Plymouth's Sacred Heart.

Tournament Director Kyle McLean is excited the union is able to host the tournament once again, and is pleased to be hosting such high-calibre teams in the Bay of Plenty.

'We are confident the tournament will continue to be a high quality experience for all involved,” says Kyle.

'We know it creates a buzz in the schools - especially amongst the girls - and we look forward to seeing the tournament continue to grow.”

Te Wharekura o Mauao player Taituha Woller breaking away from the Te Puke defence.