2018 School Rugby
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From Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald's instagram:
•2009 NZSS RUGBY REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP• If you're a Code head like me , you'll love this. Went digging through old photos and archives at home and came across this beauty of booklet - "National Regional Secondary School Rugby Championship" Featuring 4 teams including: 1. Blues Schools 2. Chiefs Schools 3. Hurricanes Schools 4. South Island Schools The tournament was held at Auckland Grammar and was taken out won by the Hurricanes Schools in the final over the Chiefs Schools. The level of talent at this tournament as you can see is unbelievable. I have worked out roughly 58% of the players at the tournament played Mitre 10, about 1/3 of the players have played Super Rugby and 12 players have pulled on the Black jersey. Below are some names that will be easily recognised: BLUES SCHOOLS - Steven Luatua, Bryn Hall, Gareth Anscombe, Francis Saili and Ofa Tuungafasi CHIEFS SCHOOLS - Nepo Laulala, Sam Cane and Charles Piutau HURRICANES SCHOOLS - Codie Taylor, TJ Perenara, Lima Sopoaga, Brad Weber and Beauden Barrett. SOUTHERN SCHOOLS - Brodie Rettalick and Marty McKenzie ---------------TOTAL PLAYERS - 92 Mitre 10 - 53 (58%) Super - 30 (33%) All Blacks - 12 (13%) BLUES SCHOOLS Mitre 10 - 13 Super - 9 All Blacks - 3 CHIEFS SCHOOLS Mitre 10 - 9 Super - 4 All Blacks - 3 CANES SCHOOLS Mitre 10 - 19 Super - 13 All Blacks - 5 SOUTHERN SCHOOLS Mitre 10 - 12 Super - 4 All Blacks - 1 -
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@stockcar86 Didn't see you posting these pics the last two years.
Seriously needed an unlike button in the latest update.
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Last week's mid-week games results:
Annual Sports Exchange
Wellington College 5 - 17 Christchurch BHS 17
St Pat's Silverstream 67, Rongotai College 0CNI
Wanganui Coll 10, Rathkeal Coll 3
St Paul's Coll 40, St John's Hamilton 10.
Results from Saturday, 16 June:Auckland
King's College 19 v Auckland Grammar 8
Kelston BHS 33 v One TreeHill 19
Dilworth 6 v St Kenitgern College 29
Liston 7 v Mount Albert GS 58
St Peter's 69 v Aorere 0
Sacred Heart 29 v De La Salle 0Harbour
Takapuna 34 v Rosmini 19
Westlake 45 v Raingototo 5
Whangarei 87 v Birkenhead 0
Massey 50 v Orewa 19Super 8
Napier BHS 27 v Hastings BHS 7
Hamilton 28 v Palmerston North 25
Tauranga Boys 34, NPBHS 38
Rotorua BHS 41, Gisborne BHS 5CNI
Feilding HS 24 v St Peter's Cambridge 5
St John's Hastings 5, Wesley 46
FDMC 70, Te Aute 5
Rathkeale College 21, St Paul's Coll 39Wellington
Wairarapa 60 v Kapiti 17
scots 36 v St Pats Town 15
HIBS 36 v Porirua 5
St Bernard's 29, Wellington College 15Canterbury
St Andrews 50 v Timaru BHS 19 (midweek)
Lincoln 11 v Timaru BHS 0
Christ's v Nelson postponed
Waimea 12 v Marlborough BC 47
Ashburton 20 v Shirey BHS 54
St Bede's 5 v Christchurch BHS 21Otago
Kings HS 35 v Taieri 3
South Otago 31 v Dunstan 29
St Kevin's 26 v Waitaki BHS 24
John McGlashan 37 v Mount Aspiring 0
Otago BHS beat Kavanagh by default.
Results mid-week games:Annual Sports Exchange
Lindisfarne Coll 23, Wanganui Collegiate 17 (also CNI)
St Bede's 20, St Kevin's Coll 19 -
A mate and I went over to Rotovegas to watch the Super 8 game between Rotorua BHS and Hamilton BHS. Hamilton had a handy lead with 15 mins to go but Rotorua scored 2 late converted tries to their fullback (Ravutaumada?). He's very quick.
Hamilton BHS 28 - Rotorua BHS 27
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Results from the weekend:
Auckland
Sacred Heart 6 v St Kents College 29
Aorere 23 v Liston 17
Dilworth 3 v De La Salle 38
MAGS 7 v St Peter's 26
Kelston BHS 21 v Auckland GS 12
One Tree Hill 0 v Kings 95North Harbour
Takapuna 48 v Orewa 12
Whangaeri BHS 17 v Rangitoto 14
Westlake BHS 21 v Massey 14
Rosmini 81 v Birkenhead 0Super 8
Napier BHS 26 v Tauranga BC 12
Palmerston North BHS 31 v New Plymouth BHS 28
Hastings BHS 24 v Gisborne BHS 13
Hamilton BHS 28 v Rotorua BHS 27CNI
Wesley College 89 v St John's 12
St Peter's Cambridge 22 v St Pauls Collegiate 19
Francis Douglas 29 v Lindisfarne 7Wellington
Scots College 53 v Wellington College 10
St Bernards 29 v Kapiti College 28
St Pats Silverstream 72 v Porirua 5
St Pats Town 58 v Wairarapa College 12
HIBS 23 v Rongotai 22UC Championship
Roncalli 31 v St Thomas CC 43
Rangiora HS 17 v Christ's 34
Waimea 17 v Christchurch BHS 64
Marlborough BC 10 v Lincoln Combined 23
Ashburton 10 v. St Andrews 38
Shirley BHS 31 v Roncalli 3
Timaru BHS 7 v Nelson College 52
St Thomas CC 7 v St Bede's College 14Otago
Otago BHS (2) 47 v South Otago HS 7
McGlashan 29 v Dunstan 8
Waitakai BHS 18 v Kings HS 15
Otago BHS 53 v Mount Aspiring 0
St Kevin's 76 v Kings HS (2) 10
Taieri 48 v Kavanagh 5 -
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Hamilton and Rotorua were both unbeaten going into last Sat's game too. Rotorua looks to be a good team and has some size - their backs were much bigger than Hamilton's.
I'll be at the Hamilton-Napier game so will record the Rotorua-Hastings game.
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NZ Rugby announce Secondary School Rugby Review
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) announced today it will conduct a review of Secondary School Rugby in New Zealand and is inviting the rugby community to provide submissions. An independent project team made up of representatives from across the New Zealand rugby spectrum will carry out the review process which involves consultation with schools, rugby clubs and Provincial Unions. New Zealand Rugby’s Head of Participation and Development Steve Lancaster said including the rugby community in the review process is an important part of NZR’s commitment to deliver a world-leading secondary school rugby system. "We see this review process as a collaborative effort with the rugby community and we are encouraging those with a view to share that with us via the online submission process. "Retaining teenagers is a challenge for us and there is work to be done by everyone in the rugby community to ensure they are provided with open, inclusive and fun environments and formats of the game that are relevant to them." Lancaster said a key driver of the review was to ensure that there was a successful model for secondary school rugby throughout New Zealand in which boys and girls can both participate and perform. "Performance rugby is an increasingly important area of secondary school sport in New Zealand and we are producing fantastic rugby players through our school system. Finding a healthy balance in this environment is important and a growing challenge. "Of equal importance is the participation side of school rugby and how we can provide teenagers with enjoyable experiences that will carry long after their school years." Lancaster said the review was timely given the significant growth in women’s and girl’s rugby and the need to ensure secondary schools rugby was equipped to manage and enhance this growth. "Many of the challenges and opportunities we see in secondary school rugby aren’t unique to the boys’ side of the game, however, there’s a need to ensure there are sustainable competitions and pathways in place for girl’s rugby in schools. "The review will also look at how the completed 2017 Respect and Responsibility Review can be implemented in secondary school rugby to ensure we are building a culture on the foundation of respect and inclusion." The terms of reference are publicly available and can be viewed here: http://www.nzrugby.co.nz/what-we-do/secondary-school-rugby-review -
Super 8 game today:
Hamilton BHS 29
Napier BHS 15The match was much closer than the final score (HT: 7-7) as Hamilton got a converted try in the final minute. I said Rotorua looked big but the Napier team dwarfed them, particularly their front row and centre. A good game to watch though.
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Full results from the weekend:
Auckland
St Kents 50 v Aorere 14
Kings 67 v Kelston 14
Dilworth 0 v Sacred Heart 54
Mount Albert GS 40 v One Tree Hill 0
St Peter's College 32 v De La Salle 17
Auckland GS 50 v Liston 12North Harbour
Takapuna 41 v Rangitoto 22
Rosmini 28 v Massey 10
Orewa WBD v Birkenhead
Westlake 28 v Whangarei 19CNI
Wesley 33 v Lindisfarne 10
Rathkeale 28 v St John's, Hamilton 8
St John's, Hastings 40 v Te Aute 10
St Paul's Collegiate 38 v Francis Douglas MC 10Wellington
St Pats Stream 74 v HIBS 10
Wellington College 15 v Wairarapa 7
Rongotai 43 v Porirua 7
St Pats Town 53 v St Bernard's 10
Scots 57 v Kapiti 7Super 8
Hamilton BHS 29 v Napier BHS 15
Gisborne BHS 50 v New Plymouth BHS 12
Hastings BHS 25 v Rotorua BHS 15UC
Timaru BHS 41 v Ashburton 0
St Bede's 98 v Roncalli 5
Christ's 49 v Waimea 17
Christchurch BHS 24 v Marlborough BC 17
Lincoln Combined 19 v St Andrew's 15
Rangiora High School 43 v St Thomas CC 36Otago
King’s HS 32 v Dunstan 3
Waitaki BHS 21 v Mount Aspiring 12
Taieri 41 v King’s (2) 5
Otago BHS (2) 48 v Kavanagh 14
Otago BHS (1) 25 v John McGlashan 10
South Otago HS 48 v St Kevin's 38 -
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@bovidae said in 2018 School Rugby:
@mikedogz said in 2018 School Rugby:
Cambridge High School 3-20 Hamilton v Hamilton Boys High School Black (Tricolor Trophy)
This is the 3rd XV, which highlights the disparity in Waikato school rugby.
Not really the Third XV if I understand correctly.
HBHS field a firsts who play Super8. Their seconds for that are those they are grooming for firsts -- younger kids mostly.
The "thirds" are older students who aren't really in line for 1sts, or don't want the travel etc. They are very experienced and big, if a trifle unfit.
I'm pretty sure I've seen boys in that team with caps. They're much more like their second best team.
I'm happy to be corrected.
Given that HBHS is quite possibly the best school team on the planet over the long term, I'd expect their second teams to be quite good.
Also, aren't Cambridge fairly rubbish now, after a few years of being good?
There IS a huge gap, because HBHS is bigger than all the surrounding schools (by far), then strips all the best boys out of the whole region. But not quite that big.
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Got a couple of guys in our Te Rapa A team from one of last years HBHS Third XV's. Damn good players. Have been nominated but will probably miss out on Waikato Under 19's. Tall and lanky, need more weight. The only Div 1 player to make Waikato Under 19's last year was told to move to tech from Suburbs so probably a good thing.
One thing I have heard which is stupid is that Fraser High is getting no help from Fraser Tech in regards to a pathway. Fraser High coach has wanted to put an Under 19 team in at the annual U19 ten aside tournament at Leamington and got no help. Our halfback who played under him said he is keen to get those fraser high kids in a Te Rapa team this year so I said go for it.
I think like every other prem club Fraser goes shopping at HBHS and then St Pauls and St Peters for their future prem players.
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@chester-draws said in 2018 School Rugby:
Not really the Third XV if I understand correctly.
Yes, mainly year 13 students. They'll play the colts in a few weeks so that will give an indication of the relative strengths of both teams.
Also, aren't Cambridge fairly rubbish now, after a few years of being good?
Their best years were when the Jacobson brothers were there. St Peters has usually been stronger.
