Hunterville School's year five and six rippa rugby team will represent Wanganui on the national stage after clinching the regional finals last month.
Hunterville were unbeaten, winning the Northern Wanganui tournament before the wider Wanganui finals to be selected from more than 20 teams to head to Wellington in September.
The nationals will include the top school side from each of the country's 26 unions.
Rippa rugby is a version of rugby in which players wear a set of strips velcroed to their shorts on each hip. A tackle is made by ripping the strip off an opponent.
The nationwide tournament is run by the New Zealand Rugby Union, which covers travel and accommodation. It is now in its fourth year.