Two heavyweights of Bay of Plenty secondary schools rugby do battle this weekend in the top tier final of the Chiefs Wide Secondary School 1st XV Competition.

After four weeks of round robin matches Tauranga Boys' and Rotorua Boys' High School's square off for the Chiefs Cup in what bills as an early gauge of the two sides heading into this season's Super Eight competition.

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The Chiefs Wide Secondary School 1st XV Competition sees the top ranked schools in 2014 from Counties Manukau, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Thames Valley and King Country competing in a two tier knockout competition the Chiefs Cup and the Chiefs Trophy.

The competition is in its second year and aims to give students a chance to play other schools outside of their province.

The final is being played on Sunday at Rotorua International Stadium as a curtain raiser to the Black Ferns v Australia match at 3.40pm.

The match will be broadcast live on Sky Television.

Tauranga Boy's College 1st XV coach Jason Spice says the side is pretty excited about the opportunity to play in a final.

'We've not been going as well as we'd expect to be but this big occasion might bring out the best in them."

Rotorua Boys' High School 1st XV coach Bruce Buckton says for the players the Chiefs Cup has been a good gap filler in terms of quality games, preparing them for the Super Eight competition.

'The boys are excited and want to maintain that level of expectation. They're looking forward to Sunday."

Adding to Bay of Plenty's finals appearance tally is Trident High School, hosting Hamilton Boy's High School Second XV today at 12.30pm.

Trident High School 1st XV coach Marc Camburn says playing in the Chiefs Trophy provides an opportunity for the boys to perform on a big stage.

'Coming from such varied backgrounds and being able to play against Hamilton Boys High School, a school with an established rugby pedigree, is not something many of these boys will ever do again."

'This is something I hope they remember for years to come.”

Hamilton Boy's High School 2nd XV coach Andrew Hay says with a midweek fixture against Auckland Grammar the final presents an ideal opportunity for his young charges.

He says the congested week means the players need to examine the very real need to plan accurately for the challenge of training, traveling and playing three games against three very different opposition in seven days.

'Trident is a very different challenge, especially in Whakatane, and the boys are looking forward to taking their collective talents into a new backyard,” says Hay.

'Limiting errors and the inclusion of numbers 16-22 will play a significant part in the result this weekend. Pride withstanding, we have a lot to play for this week.”