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

Allstar

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
2
3 Gary Knight
4
5
6 Jerry Collins
7
8 Rodney So'oialo
9 TJ Perenara
10 James So'oialo
11
12 Tamati Ellison
13 Elvis Seveali'i
14
15

Gunner

@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
6
5 Norm Maxwell
4 Michael Speight/Steve Baker
3 Jason Hammond
2 Peter Sloane/Ian Irvine
1 Sandy McNicol

A 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...

Bovidae

Did Pero Cameron play rugby at school?

taniwharugby

@Bovidae yeah he played 1st 15, at #8 mostly I think, although I think he stopped after school and played some other sport....

pakman

@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'anunu

Some 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.

Chris B.

@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'anunu

Some 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.

Wally

@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

chchfanatic

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

shark

@chchfanatic A bunch of guys out of position or code but a decent line-up. There must be some more Crusaders though, surely??

shark

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

CBHS, without delving into any archives:

15 C Slade / W Jordan
14 S Hamilton
11 D Gibson
13 A Leinert-Brown / N Mauger
12 A Mauger
10 D Carter / A Mehrtens
9 Scott Hansen
8 N Manu
7 M Todd
6 A Thompson
5 L Romano
4 B Retallick
3 O Franks
2 A Dixon
1 B Franks / D Hewett / R Loe

Fergie McCormack could be the fullback in this side, and Bob Deans could play 13. Tony Steel could be one of the wingers. Helluva backline.

chchfanatic

@shark who’s out of position. Brodie was a prop at high school as they had another good hooker and crotty played 10 at high school. Everyone else in normal positions. Setaimata sa was a gun number 8 at school. Only missed nz schools because he’d already signed with the roosters.

Canes4life

@Allstar didn’t Jerry attend St Pats Town?

Chris B.

@shark 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:

CBHS, without delving into any archives:

15 C Slade / W Jordan
14 S Hamilton
11 D Gibson
13 A Leinert-Brown / N Mauger
12 A Mauger
10 D Carter / A Mehrtens
9 Scott Hansen
8 N Manu
7 M Todd
6 A Thompson
5 L Romano
4 B Retallick
3 O Franks
2 A Dixon
1 B Franks / D Hewett / R Loe

Fergie McCormack could be the fullback in this side, and Bob Deans could play 13. Tony Steel could be one of the wingers. Helluva backline.

Pat Vincent at halfback.

Allstar

@Canes4life he did eventually, after his old man took him out of Tawa and sent him into St Pats. He was a bit of a loose cannon apparently (you'd never believe it eh) His sister Brenda went righ through Tawa.

shark

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

@shark who’s out of position. Brodie was a prop at high school as they had another good hooker and crotty played 10 at high school. Everyone else in normal positions. Setaimata sa was a gun number 8 at school. Only missed nz schools because he’d already signed with the roosters.

Sure, but Crotty didn't make his name as a 10, nor McAlistair as a prop. It's all fun and games but I would have thought there might have been better options at both spots whilst keeping those guys in position.

Tim

Who would've guessed that Alex Ainley was born in Auckland and attended Rangitoto College.

shark

@Tim Yeah that threw me too. I assumed Nelson born and bred, and most likely from a non-rugby school like Waimea College.

Kiwiwomble

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

OBHS:

R McCaw

R McCaw

R McCaw

R McCaw

R McCaw

R McCaw

R McCaw (C)

R McCaw
9) B Kelleher (vc)

R McCaw

R McCaw

R McCaw

R McCaw

R McCaw

R McCaw.

very late to the party, fixed it for you

taniwharugby

@Kiwiwomble hhhmm, not sure giving him the VC is a good idea!

mariner4life

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

@Kiwiwomble hhhmm, not sure giving him the VC is a good idea!

he's in charge of the after-match

The Silver Fern

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