Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV
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@shark Surely you're heard of Billy Stead (one of the greatest of the Originals)? Should be 1st 5 but you can slip him into 2nd 5 if you want to keep McKechnie there.
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@shark said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@Nepia Yeah, but didn't pick that from his full name and only 7 tests!
7 tests back then is the equivalent of 60 odd these days.
@Nepia said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@shark said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@Nepia Yeah, but didn't pick that from his full name and only 7 tests!
7 tests back then is the equivalent of 60 odd these days.
John William Stead, author of the Complete Rugby Footballer, which was the textbook for understanding the game in the early 20th century. In his lifetime few players were held in such esteem:
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@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 ...
@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 ...
I've just been thinking. Glen Horton ahead of Makene at fullback?
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OK I've found the SBHS list of ABs. It doesn't list them by position and there's a lot of the 21 I've not heard of (15 of the 21 played before 1965 and none of them are famous All Blacks) so here are the contemporary ones:
15 M Muliaina
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11
13 S Pokere
12
10 B McKechnie
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8
7 P Henderson
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5
4
3 C Dermody
2 C Flynn
1 J Mackintosh@shark said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
(15 of the 21 played before 1965 and none of them are famous All Blacks)Stead must rank as one of the Great All Blacks:
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=832
Two loses to Wellington province, but he won every game he played in the Black jeaey against overseas opposition.
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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
@Stockcar86 said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
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
Yeah Glen Horton would be my fullback he was amazing at high school. Karne was 2nd5 at 1st 15 level (openside prior to that) only moved wider once he got to Alhambra.
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Kelston Boys:
15 Mils Muliaina
14 Lolagi Visinia/David Fusitua
13 Anthony Tuitavake
12 Sam Tuitupou
11 Va'aiga Tuigamala
10 Loki Crichton
9 Jason Hewett/Kevin Senio
8 Sione Lauaki
7 Apollo Perelini
6 Mose Tuiali'i
5 Scott Scrafton
4 Nathan Hughes/Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
3 Kees Meeuws
2 Trevor Leota
1 Paea Fa'anunuSome heavy hitters in this team.
@Dice said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
Kelston Boys:
15 Mils Muliaina
14 Lolagi Visinia/David Fusitua
13 Anthony Tuitavake
12 Sam Tuitupou
11 Va'aiga Tuigamala
10 Loki Crichton
9 Jason Hewett/Kevin Senio
8 Sione Lauaki
7 Apollo Perelini
6 Mose Tuiali'i
5 Scott Scrafton
4 Nathan Hughes/Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
3 Kees Meeuws
2 Trevor Leota
1 Paea Fa'anunuSome heavy hitters in this team.
You've got to have Orene Ai'i in there somewhere - he was simply brilliant at KBHS
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@Dice said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
Kelston Boys:
15 Mils Muliaina
14 Lolagi Visinia/David Fusitua
13 Anthony Tuitavake
12 Sam Tuitupou
11 Va'aiga Tuigamala
10 Loki Crichton
9 Jason Hewett/Kevin Senio
8 Sione Lauaki
7 Apollo Perelini
6 Mose Tuiali'i
5 Scott Scrafton
4 Nathan Hughes/Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
3 Kees Meeuws
2 Trevor Leota
1 Paea Fa'anunuSome heavy hitters in this team.
You've got to have Orene Ai'i in there somewhere - he was simply brilliant at KBHS
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@junior He was Otahuhu College. Played with Ali Lauititi when they won it in the late 90s.
@African-Monkey said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@junior He was Otahuhu College. Played with Ali Lauititi when they won it in the late 90s.
I'm sure I watched him play in the 1996 secondary schools final and absolutely carve it up...
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@African-Monkey said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@junior He was Otahuhu College. Played with Ali Lauititi when they won it in the late 90s.
I'm sure I watched him play in the 1996 secondary schools final and absolutely carve it up...
@junior Yeah, for Otahuhu against Kelston, think it was 97.
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Is Ken Laban a secret Fern lurker, this thread sounds like his wet dream.
My school could only think of: Jerry Collins (you could probably add Brenda too), Murray Mexted, Scott Couch, Jeremy Kyne (played for Canada)
Not my school but Mana College at a quick punt. There's probably guys before 1990 that I can't Google easily.
1 Jacob Ellison
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3 Gary Knight
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6 Jerry Collins
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8 Rodney So'oialo
9 TJ Perenara
10 James So'oialo
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12 Tamati Ellison
13 Elvis Seveali'i
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Whangarei Boys High
15 Scott Gregory
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13 Norm Berryman
12 Joe MOrgan
10 Tony Monaghan
9 Mark Robinson
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5 Norm Maxwell
4 Michael Speight
3 Jason Hammond
2 Peter Sloane/Ian Irvine
1 Sandy McNicolAm sure there are a few names I am forgetting...
@Duluth from 1992
@taniwharugby said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
Whangarei Boys High
15 Scott Gregory
14
13 Norm Berryman
12 Joe MOrgan
10 Tony Monaghan
9 Mark Robinson
8 Ben Berridge
7 Matt Clutterbuck
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5 Norm Maxwell
4 Michael Speight/Steve Baker
3 Jason Hammond
2 Peter Sloane/Ian Irvine
1 Sandy McNicolA few of additions off the top of my head... there is bound to be more obvious ones that I can't think of right now...
Edit: Shall we throw in Adam Blair at no.6, I'm sure he would have had a game or two of rugby at school...
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@Bovidae yeah he played 1st 15, at #8 mostly I think, although I think he stopped after school and played some other sport....
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@Dice said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
Kelston Boys:
15 Mils Muliaina
14 Lolagi Visinia/David Fusitua
13 Anthony Tuitavake
12 Sam Tuitupou
11 Va'aiga Tuigamala
10 Loki Crichton
9 Jason Hewett/Kevin Senio
8 Sione Lauaki
7 Apollo Perelini
6 Mose Tuiali'i
5 Scott Scrafton
4 Nathan Hughes/Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
3 Kees Meeuws
2 Trevor Leota
1 Paea Fa'anunuSome heavy hitters in this team.
Graham Henry was both First XV coach and Headmaster at Kelston in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
@sparky said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@Dice said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
Kelston Boys:
15 Mils Muliaina
14 Lolagi Visinia/David Fusitua
13 Anthony Tuitavake
12 Sam Tuitupou
11 Va'aiga Tuigamala
10 Loki Crichton
9 Jason Hewett/Kevin Senio
8 Sione Lauaki
7 Apollo Perelini
6 Mose Tuiali'i
5 Scott Scrafton
4 Nathan Hughes/Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
3 Kees Meeuws
2 Trevor Leota
1 Paea Fa'anunuSome heavy hitters in this team.
Graham Henry was both First XV coach and Headmaster at Kelston in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
Said Inga was best schoolboy he ever saw.
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@sparky said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@Dice said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
Kelston Boys:
15 Mils Muliaina
14 Lolagi Visinia/David Fusitua
13 Anthony Tuitavake
12 Sam Tuitupou
11 Va'aiga Tuigamala
10 Loki Crichton
9 Jason Hewett/Kevin Senio
8 Sione Lauaki
7 Apollo Perelini
6 Mose Tuiali'i
5 Scott Scrafton
4 Nathan Hughes/Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
3 Kees Meeuws
2 Trevor Leota
1 Paea Fa'anunuSome heavy hitters in this team.
Graham Henry was both First XV coach and Headmaster at Kelston in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
Said Inga was best schoolboy he ever saw.
@pakman said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@sparky said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
@Dice said in Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV:
Kelston Boys:
15 Mils Muliaina
14 Lolagi Visinia/David Fusitua
13 Anthony Tuitavake
12 Sam Tuitupou
11 Va'aiga Tuigamala
10 Loki Crichton
9 Jason Hewett/Kevin Senio
8 Sione Lauaki
7 Apollo Perelini
6 Mose Tuiali'i
5 Scott Scrafton
4 Nathan Hughes/Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
3 Kees Meeuws
2 Trevor Leota
1 Paea Fa'anunuSome heavy hitters in this team.
Graham Henry was both First XV coach and Headmaster at Kelston in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
Said Inga was best schoolboy he ever saw.
Never saw me.
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@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 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:
@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.
Jack Hazlett
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How about Shirley boys.
1 Simon Berghan Scotland
2 Matt Sexton Crusaders
3 Brodie McAllister Crusaders prop/hooker at school
4 Chris Jack All Black
5 Graham Jack Crusaders
6 Hayden Hopgood Hurricanes and Japan
7 Tom Christie Crusaders
8 Setaimata Sa Roosters and Kiwis
9 Steve Scott All Black
10 Ryan Crotty All Black
11 Craig Green All Black
12 Phil Burleigh Highlanders and Scotland
13 Kieron Fonotia Crusaders and Samoa
14 David Vaealiki. Parramatta and Kiwis
15 Atsushi Tanabe Japan
