Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV

[Toddy]

@Canes4life Bernie Upton

[Canes4life]

@Toddy thanks, I knew there was a lock I was missing.

[Canes4life]

Wellington College - probably missed a few

1. Ken Gray / Reggie Goodes
2. Dane Coles / Leni Apisai
3. Neemia Tialata / Jeff Toomaga Allen
4. Nelson Asofa Solomona / Joe Latta
5. Naitoa Ah Kuoi
6. James Blackwell / Tupou Sopoaga
7. TJ Ioane
8. Filo Tiatia / Graham Mexted
9. Kemara Hauiti Parapara
10. Lima Sopoaga / Hayden Cripps
11. Ralph Caulton
12. Michael Hobbs
13. Marc Ellis
14. Wes Goosen
15. Jack Griffiths

[Bovidae]

@mariner4life said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:

Glen Jackson
Graeme Aldridge played 1st XV too

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You are underselling yourself. Gary Braid.

[mariner4life]

@Bovidae said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:

@mariner4life said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:

Glen Jackson
Graeme Aldridge played 1st XV too

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You are underselling yourself. Gary Braid.

no, i just didn't know that. I don't have what you would call school spirit

[Magpie_in_aus]

OBHS:

1. R McCaw
2. R McCaw
3. R McCaw
4. R McCaw
5. R McCaw
6. R McCaw
7. R McCaw (C)
8. R McCaw
9. R McCaw
10. R McCaw
11. R McCaw
12. R McCaw
13. R McCaw
14. R McCaw
15. R McCaw.

[nzzp]

@Bovidae said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:

Auckland Grammar.

Take your pick...

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=Auckland Grammar&stats_id=71

Bloody hell, best 23 by some margin

[African Monkey]

St Peter's College, Auckland (off the top of my head)

1. Graham Dewes
2. Luteru Tolai
3. Soane Tongauiha
4. Patrick Tuipulotu
5. Brad Mika
6. Dylan Mika
7. Pat Lam
8. Peter Saili
9. Bryn Hall
10. Harry Plummer
11. Denny Solomona
12. Bernie McCahill
13. Francis Saili
14. Ben Lam
15. Shane Howarth.

Notable omissions include Vince Aso, Steve Nesbit, Gerorge Leaupepe and a few others....

[Machpants]

@Magpie_in_aus said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:

OBHS:

1. R McCaw
2. R McCaw
3. R McCaw
4. R McCaw
5. R McCaw
6. R McCaw
7. R McCaw (C)
8. R McCaw
9. R McCaw
10. R McCaw
11. R McCaw
12. R McCaw
13. R McCaw
14. R McCaw
15. R McCaw.

Wairarapa College

Forward: BJ Lohore
Back: Stu Wilson
^that'll do us, but in case of injury (or red card)
Reserves: Laurence Hullena (my old PE teacher), Norm Wilson, Alan Blake

[Bones]

@Toddy said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:

@Canes4life Bernie Upton

I'd go Persico over either of those fellas.

[Toddy]

@Bones Didn't know he played lock. Thought he was a loosie.

[Bones]

@Toddy played lock at school! Now you mention it I guess he mostly played blindside for Italy etc. He's definitely taller than 1.83m though....

[mofitzy_]

Disappointing no one has done Tauranga Boys College.

CBA but here is the list of ABs:

Daniel Braid - All Black
Mick Bremner - All Black
Peter Burke - All Black
Sam Cane - All Black
Adrian Cashmore - All Black
Stuart Conn - All Black
Wayne Graham - All Black
Nathan Harris - All Black
Jarrad Hoeata - All Black
Greg Kane - All Black
Tanerau Latimer - All Black
Greg Rowlands - All Black
Paul Simonsson - All Black
Owen Stephens - All Black and Wallaby; rugby union and rugby league
Royce Willis - All Black

Chuck Kane Williamson at 9 if necessary and gold medallists Burling and Drysdale if you really need to make up the numbers.

[Bones]

@mofitzy_ said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:

Disappointing no one has done Tauranga Boys College.

CBA but here is the list of ABs:

Love a man creating his own disappointment in himself.

That's an awful lot of "bubbling under" players there (apart from Sam Cane who spent the first half of his career bubbling under).

[gt12]

This is my best effort at a Te Awamutu College first XV; surprisingly strong for a little country town from the Waikato (I imagine that Forest View would be have an interesting team too, but fuck those guys):

1. Ray Dalton
2. Warren Gatland
3. Nathan White
4. Steve Gordon
5. Chris ‘Ox’ Gibbes
6. Jono Gibbes
7. Rob Gordon
8. Um
9. Um
10. Nicky Little
11. Sam Griffin
12. Um
13. Mathew Priscott
14. Wayne Barr
15. Bruce Reihana

[Stargazer]

@mofitzy_ That's not a 1st XV, that's just a list of ABs that went to TBC. C'mon, a bit more effort.

[mofitzy_]

@Stargazer

1. Peter Burke
2. Nathan Harris
3. Wayne Graham
4. Jarrad Hoeata
5. Royce Willis
6. Tanerau Latimer
7. Daniel Braid
8. Sam Cane
9. Owen Stephens
10. Kane Williamson
11. Paul Simonsson
12. Greg Kane
13. Peter Burling
14. Greg Rowlands
15. Adrian Cashmore

3 opensides and no props. Figured Kane was too quiet to play 9 and you know he'd be a master place kicker.

[Bovidae]

@gt12 said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:

This is my best effort at a Te Awamutu College first XV; surprisingly strong for a little country town from the Waikato (I imagine that Forest View would be have an interesting team too, but fuck those guys):

1. Ray Dalton
2. Warren Gatland
3. Nathan White
4. Steve Gordon
5. Chris ‘Ox’ Gibbes
6. Jono Gibbes
7. Rob Gordon
8. Um
9. Um
10. Nicky Little
11. Sam Griffin
12. Um
13. Mathew Priscott
14. Wayne Barr
15. Bruce Reihana

Rob would be the no.8. You could put Carla Hohepa in the backline. No one has said this has to be a male only team.

[shark]

@mofitzy_ said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:

@Stargazer

1. Peter Burke
2. Nathan Harris
3. Wayne Graham
4. Jarrad Hoeata
5. Royce Willis
6. Tanerau Latimer
7. Daniel Braid
8. Sam Cane
9. Owen Stephens
10. Kane Williamson
11. Paul Simonsson
12. Greg Kane
13. Peter Burling
14. Greg Rowlands
15. Adrian Cashmore

3 opensides and no props. Figured Kane was too quiet to play 9 and you know he'd be a master place kicker.

Missed the point.

[shark]

@Canes4life said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:

Wellington College - probably missed a few

1. Ken Gray / Reggie Goodes
2. Dane Coles / Leni Apisai
3. Neemia Tialata / Jeff Toomaga Allen
4. Nelson Asofa Solomona / Joe Latta
5. Naitoa Ah Kuoi
6. James Blackwell / Tupou Sopoaga
7. TJ Ioane
8. Filo Tiatia / Graham Mexted
9. Kemara Hauiti Parapara
10. Lima Sopoaga / Hayden Cripps
11. Ralph Caulton
12. Michael Hobbs
13. Marc Ellis
14. Wes Goosen
15. Jack Griffiths

Didn't NAS play 8?