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

[Stargazer]

@Magpie_in_aus

Francis Douglas MC

1 Shane Cleaver
2 Liam Coltman
3 Deacon Manu
4 Scott Barrett
5 Leon Power
6. Kane Barrett
7 Du'Plessis Kirifi
8 John Mitchell
9 Paul Williams (the referee, not sure he's good enough as a player, but he played club rugby)
10 Beauden Barrett
11 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens (added)
12 Teihorangi Walden
13 Conrad Smith
14
15 Jordie Barrett

Reserves:
16 Ricky Riccitelli
20 Scott Fuglistaller

Can someone add the wingers?

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens is first year out of school but is part of the NZ Sevens squad. He could play on the wing.

Paul Mitchell must have went to FDMC too. A better hooker than Riccitelli.

[mikedogz]

Went to a small Area School so not a lot of well known rep players. John Spiers is Onewhero's only one

Counties Schools
1 Rod Ketels ( Pukekohe High School)
2 Andrew Roose ( Pukekohe High School)
3 John Spiers ( Onewhero District High School)
4 Mark Cooksley (Manurewa High School)
5 Jim Coe ( Waiuku College)
6 Koula Tukino (Wesley College)
7 Mike Brewer ( Pukekohe High School)
8 Kieran Read (Rosehill College)
9 Rhys Duggan (Wesley College)
10 Stephen Donald (Waiuku College/Wesley College)
11 Jonah Lomu ( Wesley College)
12 Casey Laulala (Wesley College)
13 Malakai Fekitoa (Wesley College)
14 Sitiveni Sivivatu (Wesley College)
15 Charles Piutau ( Wesley College)

16 Chris Nicholson (Tuakau College)
17 Karl Tu'inukuafe (Wesley College)
18 Nepo Laulala (Wesley College)
19 Deon Muir (St Stephens College)
20 Dallas Seymour (St Stephens College)
21 Augustine Pulu (Wesley College)
22 Doug Rollerson (Wesley College)
23 Lelia Masaga (James Cook High School)

Joe Warbrick (St Stephens College)
Bob Lendrum ( Papakura High School)
Paul McGahan ( Tuakau College)
Frank Halai (Wesley College)
Waisake Sotutu (Wesley College)
Shannon Paku (St Stephens College)
David Wood (Pukekohe High School)

Edit: Added a lock

[Bovidae]

@mikedogz You need a lock. Tukino?

After a quick look at the EONZR other ex Wesley players of note include Sotutu and Mapusua. Wiremu Maunsell and Shannon Paku were at St Stephens. Lindsay Raki (Manurewa) might be one to avoid.

[Nepia]

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

@mikedogz You need a lock. Tukino?

After a quick look at the EONZR other ex Wesley players of note include Sotutu and Mapusua. Wiremu Maunsell and Shannon Paku were at St Stephens. Lindsay Raki (Manurewa) might be one to avoid.

I thought he went to Hato Paora?

Also do we select them on their senior positions of their school positions? Should Jonah be a forward?

[Bovidae]

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

I thought he went to Hato Paora?

Based on what I found Paku went to both schools. He made the NZSS team while at St Stephen's (1998).

Also do we select them on their senior positions of their school positions? Should Jonah be a forward?

I did select Gatland at no.8 for that reason. Read could move to lock and Lomu back to no.8.

[Nepia]

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

I did select Gatland at no.8 for that reason. Read could move to lock and Lomu back to no.8.

I think Jonah actually locked (with Royce Willis) the NZ Schools team one year, with Isitola Maka at 8 maybe?

[Bovidae]

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

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

I did select Gatland at no.8 for that reason. Read could move to lock and Lomu back to no.8.

I think Jonah actually locked (with Royce Willis) the NZ Schools team one year, with Isitola Maka at 8 maybe?

They were all in the same team in 1992 and 1993. Willis was in the NZSS for 3 years. He was a big unit though.

[Nepia]

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

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

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

I did select Gatland at no.8 for that reason. Read could move to lock and Lomu back to no.8.

I think Jonah actually locked (with Royce Willis) the NZ Schools team one year, with Isitola Maka at 8 maybe?

They were all in the same team in 1992 and 1993. Willis was in the NZSS for 3 years. He was a big unit though.

I think there is still a head shaped dent in the front lawn of a flat on Cameron Rd from when he did a headstand doing yoga (a guy doing yoga in 1995 was freaking weird, but you don't argue with someone that size, even if he is the most placid dude out there.

[shark]

Christ College (makes me feel ill just trying to post this):

15 R Deans
14 I Punivai
11 N Punivai
13 T Matson
12 D McLeod
10 D McKenzie
9 B Deans

I can't...I can't continue, sorry. The vomit is just at the back of my throat...

[shark]

@shark OK. Its up now.

CC forwards:

8
7 J Hobbs
6
5 S Maling
4 J Ryan
3
2
1 J Moody

[Bovidae]

@shark Sam Harding

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=Christ's College&stats_id=71

[Canes4life]

@shark he switched between lock / 8

[junior]

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

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

Who else would have had good squads

Rotoruabhs
Welling coll
St kents?
Mags
obhs 2xv (behind team McCaw)
Nelson college
Palmy boys
Te sure?
Kings

Based on the number of ABs, the other schools would include Sacred Heart, Christs, NPBHS and Southland BHS. Feilding has produced a lot of recent/current ABs.

And surprisingly, Timaru BH has 18 ABs.

Wesley College would have as good a backline as any school.

Francis Douglas would have at least half a decent team with Conrad Smith, all of the Barretts and Coltman

[Stockcar86]

@Stargazer

I’d have Karne Hesketh on the wing for Napier as a RWC try scorer for Japan against South Africa

And If they are playing in their high school positions, put Colin Bourke at fullback

[Stargazer]

@Stockcar86 Excellent. Hesketh gets the 14 jersey; I've moved Sullivan to the bench. I've left Bourke where he is (6). Still need another lock ...

[Number 10]

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

@Stockcar86 Excellent. Hesketh gets the 14 jersey; I've moved Sullivan to the bench. I've left Bourke where he is (6). Still need another lock ...

Chris England
HB Under 16 1981
HB Schools 1983
NZ Schools 1983
Manawatu 1985-87
Canterbury 1988-1996
Highlanders 1996

[sparky]

Rongotai College would have a strong team

1. Brian McGrattan (All Blacks)
2. Moti Matu'u (Samoa) + Manu Leiataua (Samoa)
3. Whetu Henry (Wellington)
4. Mark Reddish (Hurricanes and Highlanders)
5. Ron Horsley (All Blacks)
6. Joseph Tapine (NZ League)
7. Graham Williams (All Blacks)
8. Ardie Savea (All Blacks):
9. Junior Tonu'u (Samoa and All Blacks)
10. Matui Samuel:
11. Julian Savea (All Blacks)
12. Ma'a Nonu (All Blacks)
13. Paula Kinikinilau (Romania) + Paulo Aukuso (Biarritz)
14. Roy Kinikinilau (Hurricanes, Highlanders, Chiefs + NZ 7s)
15. Mick Williment (All Blacks) + Clive Currie (All Blacks)

[shark]

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

@shark Sam Harding

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=Christ's College&stats_id=71

Nice one. CC really lack any illustrious or notable ABs: it's only Moody and Hobbs really.

[shark]

Mind you, one Charles Upham went to CC, so you really don't need much aside from him.