High School Rugby

[Bovidae]

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<p>Quiz question which I don't know the answer too. How many sides have gone the season un beaten?</p>
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<p>It has been done before.  I think at least one of the Auckland teams did it when they won the title.</p>
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<p>Edit: MAGS did it in 2010 - the last time they made the Top 4.</p>

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<p>Anything can happen in a final but MAGS will be strong favourites based on the 2 SFs.  Hastings had some stagefright. </p>
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<p>I'm satisfied with Hamilton BHS's season as getting to the Top 4 was a very good achievement.  This SF was close.</p>
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<p>Was the opponent, Southland, just as strong as Hamilton though? (I couldn't watch that game)</p>

[Bovidae]

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<p>Was the opponent, Southland, just as strong as Hamilton though? (I couldn't watch that game)</p>
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<p>No.  Southland was your typical SI team - full of smaller white boys, and MAGS your typical Auckland team full of large Polynesian boys. </p>
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<p>I think the final will be an exciting game for the neutrals (I won't be able to watch it myself) as both schools have similar strengths.  But I would still favour MAGS.  Obviously I hope Hastings wins.  :)</p>

[mimic]

MAGS defeat Hastings 14-13 in the final.. Hastings with a try at the end to close the gap.

[Stargazer]

Players selected for a three-day NZ Schools development camp (end of September):

PROP
Sam Matenga
Gisborne Boys High School

Kianu Kereru-Symes
Hastings Boys High School

Robb Cobb
Mt Albert Grammar School

Michael Palmer
Mt Albert Grammar School

Tim Farrell
Napier Boys High School

Damon Abraham
Sacred Heart College

Tevita Mafileo
St Kentigern College

Xavier Numia
St Patrick's College Wellington

Suetena Asomua
Wesley College

Hooker
Perry Karati
Burnside High School

Bradley Slater
New Plymouth Boys High School

Ricky Jackson
Otago Boys High School

Flynn Thomas
Southland Boys High School

Lock
Liam Bauckman
Hastings Boys High School

Waimana Reidlinger-Kapa
Mt Albert Grammar School

Cameron Suafoa
St Peter's College

Laghlan McWhannell
St Peter's School

Naitoa Ah Kuoi
Wellington College

Tupou Vaai
Wesley College

Joshua Hill
South Otago High School

Loose Forward
Sione Havili
Auckland Grammar School

Naera Tipoki
Gisborne Boys High School

Joe Johnston
King's College

Will Tremain
Napier Boys High School

Sam Dickson
Otago Boys High School

Matene Ruawai
Palmerston North Boys High School

Hoskins Sotutu
Sacred Heart College

No.8
Ajay Mua
King's College

Kaylum Boshier
New Plymouth Boys High School

Brayden Iose
Palmerston North Boys High School

Halfback
Folou Fakatava
Hastings Boys High School

Tim Hogan
Otago Boys High School

Te Ra Whata
Rotorua Boys High School

Carlos Price
St Kentigern College

First Five
Lincoln McClutchie
Hastings Boys High School

Ciarahn Matoe
King's College

Kaleb Trask
Rotorua Boys High School

Harry Plummer
St Peter's College

Second Five
Quinn Tupaea
Hamilton Boys High School

Paul Roache
Mt Albert Grammar School

Tanielu Bakulich-Tele'a
St Kentigern College

Scott Gregory
Whangarei Boys High School

Centre
Hayze Perham
Rotorua Boys High School

Billy Proctor
St Patrick's College Wellington

Wing
Mosese Dawai
Fielding High School

Vilimoni Koroi
Fielding High School

Caleb Clarke
Mt Albert Grammar School

Leicester Faingaanuku
Nelson College

Connor Garden-Bachop
Scots College

Ngane Punivai
Christ’s College

Fullback
DannyToala
Hastings Boys High School

Niven Longopoa
Mt Albert Grammar School

Reece Plumtree
Wellington College

Official media release NZR: link text

[kiwiinmelb]

For kiwis living overseas that might want to have a look at a bit of high school rugby, or just NZ rugby in general , this you tube channel is pretty good with regular uploads almost every day .

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNo1U4sXYtEnhWfS1313vRw

[mimic]

I'm surprised Papali'i didnt make it. He was destructive for MAGS.

[Bovidae]

@mimic said in High School Rugby:

I'm surprised Papali'i didnt make it. He was destructive for MAGS.

Signing with the Warriors won't have helped.

I'm surprised Tupaea makes the team and his Ham BHS teammate Poihipi didn't.

And no Tom Florence? He was injured vs Ham BHS so might not be available

[Stargazer]

Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament

Draw day 1 - Thursday 15 September

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Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament

PREVIEW: Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament

ALLBLACKS.COM     14 SEP 2016     NZR

Over 400 of New Zealand’s most promising rugby players will compete for glory in the Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament from September 14-21 in Taupo.

Since launching in 2014, the tournament has quickly become an integral fixture on the New Zealand rugby calendar and breeding ground for future stars. 

In 2016, sixteen teams will compete across two divisions (premiership and championship) for the Graham Mourie Cup and Michael Jones Trophy. In the premiership, Canterbury will be looking to make it back-to-back titles after taking out Waikato 41-35 in the final last year. The championship was just as tight with Counties Manukau pulling out a last gasp 32-28 win over  Ta$man to claim the Michael Jones Trophy. 

THE TEAMS
Graham Mourie Cup (Premiership): Auckland A, Auckland B, Waikato, Taranaki, Wellington, Manwatu, Canterbury, Otago

Michael Jones Trophy (Championship): North Harbour, Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Hawke’s Bay, Heartland,  Ta$man, Southland

STRUCTURE
The tournament is played across three match days (Thursday 15, Sunday 18 and Wednesday 21 September) with eight matches on each match day. With eight teams in either division, the winner of the first round matches move into the semi-finals of the Graham Mourie Cup and Michael Jones Trophy respectively. The losing sides move into play-offs for 5-8th place in either division. The format makes the first round of the tournament crucial with a semi-final spot awaiting the winner of each clash on day one. 

First round draw (Thursday 15 September)

Premiership: Graham Mourie Cup

Manawatu v Canterbury, 11.05am
Auckland B v Waikato, 1.05pm
Wellington v Otago, 3.05pm
Auckland A v Taranaki, 5.00pm

Championship: Michael Jones Trophy

Northland v Counties Manukau, 11.05am
Hawke’s Bay v Southland, 1.05pm
North Harbour v Bay of Plenty, 1.40pm
Heartland v  Ta$man, 3.20pm

LIVE COVERAGE
Nine matches are scheduled to be screened LIVE on Sky Sport. These matches are:

Thursday 15 September: 
North Harbour v Bay of Plenty, 1.40pm, Sky Sport 1
Heartland v  Ta$man, 3.20pm, Sky Sport 1
Auckland A v Taranaki, 5.00pm, Sky Sport 1

Sunday 18 September: 
Michael Jones Trophy semi-final 2: TBC v TBC, 1.40pm, Sky Sport 2
Graham Mourie Cup semi-final 1: TBC vTBC, 3.20pm, Sky Sport 2
Graham Mourie Cup semi-final 2: TBC vTBC, 5.00pm, Sky Sport 2

Wednesday 21 September:
Graham Mourie Cup bronze final: TBC v TBC, 1.40pm, Sky Sport 1
Michael Jones Trophy final: TBC v TBC, 3.20pm, Sky Sport 1
Graham Mourie Cup final: TBC v TBC, 5pm, Sky Sport 1

CLICK HERE for the official tournament programme:
http://bit.ly/2016-JHMNU19T-Programme

For live scores, photos and news from the tournament, follow the National Under 19s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NationalUnder19s

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Results:

Northland 17 - 45 Counties Manukau (Championship)
Manawatu 10 - 57 Canterbury (Premiership)

[Higgins]

I am sitting here watching the North Harbour v Bay of Plenty match and just in the first half hour it has shown a lot of why NZ is so far ahead of everyone else in rugby. The match is being played at a fast clip with a lot of continuity thanks to fast recycling as well as some delightful offloads, the attacking skill levels are also very encouraging. The offloading skills have been shown by all players regardless of the number on their backs, helped of course by some very good support play ensuring players are there to carry the attack on. The support play I guess shows that for NZers it is almost instinctive for guys to know where they should be, when they should be there and what to do when they are there. OK some of the defensive patterns are not the best but guys this age are generally more concerned with getting forward on attack whilst the complexities of defensive systems becomes more important as they get older and progress up the rungs of the ladder. Kicking out of defense is almost an afterthought at this age and it sort of shows when used.

I am thoroughly enjoying watching these young men in this match. Helped by being played in beautiful sunny and not cold conditions, ahhhh the delights of day time rugby.

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Results:

Auckland B 0 - 41 Waikato (Premiership)
Hawke's Bay 41 - 24 Southland (Championship)

[KiwiMurph]

Auckland A 36 Taranaki 11

[Bovidae]

Are Auckland B that much worse than their A side?

[Stargazer]

Remaining results:

Premiership
Wellington 37 - 14 Otago

Championship
Harbour 31 - 39 BOP
Heartland 17 - 20 Ta$man

DAY TWO DRAW (Sunday 18 September)

Michael Jones Trophy
11.05am: Semi-final: Hawkes Bay v Bay of Plenty
11.05am: 5th-8th play-off: Southland v North Harbour
1.05pm: 5th-8th play-off: Northland v Heartland
1.40pm: Semi-final: Counties Manukau v  Ta$man

Graham Mourie Cup
1.05pm: 5th-8th play-off: Manawatu v Auckland B
3.05pm: 5th-8th play-off: Otago v Taranaki
3.20pm: Semi-final: Canterbury v Waikato
5.00pm: Semi-final: Wellington v Auckland A

Live on Sky Sport:
Sunday 18 September: 
Michael Jones Trophy semi-final 2: Counties Manukau v  Ta$man, 1.40pm, Sky Sport 2
Graham Mourie Cup semi-final 1: Canterbury v Waikato, 3.20pm, Sky Sport 2
Graham Mourie Cup semi-final 2: Wellington v Auckland A, 5.00pm, Sky Sport 2

[Wurzel]

@mimic said in High School Rugby:

I'm surprised Papali'i didnt make it. He was destructive for MAGS.

Papali'i signed with the Junior Warriors. His MAGS coach told me he's kinda regretting it as this season he's come to understand the breakdown laws and is loving his time as an openside flanker. They think he might come back to Union after his two years.

Etene Nanai (St Kents) is another to miss selection having signed for the Warriors. He's probably the best fullback in the country even though he has a year left at school. Word on the street is the Chiefs are trying to get him to break his Warriors contract.

[African Monkey]

@Wurzel Eteni Nanai Plays a lot like Melani. Any Relation?

A lot of kids sign deals with NRL sides before they start regretting them. I suppose it's hard for them to turn them down being so young and having contracts waved in their faces with NRL scouts everywhere these days.

[Wurzel]

@African-Monkey said in High School Rugby:

@Wurzel Eteni Nanai Plays a lot like Melani. Any Relation?

A lot of kids sign deals with NRL sides before they start regretting them. I suppose it's hard for them to turn them down being so young and having contracts waved in their faces with NRL scouts everywhere these days.

He's actually cousin of Tim Nanai-Williams, who he's more similar in size and style too. Melani is a different specimen altogether from my observations.

[Dice]

Yeah, his cousin is TNW. I don't think he has any relation to Melani.

I've seen some good fullbacks in school rugby up here over the years, but Etene Nanai would top them all. I first saw him play 1st XV when he was 14, and I couldn't believe that that was his age because he looked way too good for someone that young.

I don't think any rugby team had a chance of getting him when a league team is willing to offer him a 5 year contract at 16. That's an insane deal for someone that young, but it also shows how highly rated he is. I guess the good thing is that he's at least with the hometown team, but I'm not sure if the Warriors are the right team to nurture his talents.