2020 School Rugby

[Higgins]

@Stargazer I'm off to watch St Marys (my whangai's daughters play for them) play Wainuiomata up at Wainui very shortly so will give you and idea how they are going. I have watched the smash all Wgtn opposition in earlier games but they have often been only ten or twelve aside as their opponents struggle to muster 15 players.

[Stargazer]

@Higgins I read somewhere that the Hawke's Bay Girls' competition is also 10-a-side, this year.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer Is was a drizzly sort of start to the game which was played 12 aside. The drizzle had thankfully gone by half time but it certainly had a big effect with numerous spilled passes in what was a fairly physical, but penalty dominated, sort of game. Each team had long periods of continuous possession but you always had the impression the the visiting St. Marys were the better side, if not by all that much. They had a slightly more confrontational pack with the loosehead prop and number 8 to the fore there. The final score was something like St. Marys 22 - 19 Wainuiomata 4 tries to 3. To say this was a vintage St. Marys performance would be the understatement of the year. They are miles away from the side that won the NZ Schoolgirls title in 2018 but this was their first hitout against a team that actually offered much of a challenge so would be a good wakeup call for them. Still remains to be seen what the standard of the other decent teams like Manukura and Fielding Ag are. Until then no real comparison of the hopes of Hurricanes Region schoolgirls teams chances of success can't really be made with any sort of certainty.

[Stargazer]

LIVESTREAM

Waimea combined v Marlborough BC
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=3164005870314042&ref=notif&notif_id=1597883318570167&notif_t=live_video

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer said in 2020 School Rugby:

Televised games this week:

Thursday 20th at 11:30am - Hamilton Boys v Tauranga Boys - LIVE on Sky Sport NZ and PRIME.

Hamilton BHS won 37-0.

Speaking to one of the Sky guys the OBU trucks had to drive up from Wellington while staff came from Welly, Hawke's Bay and even Chch.

Angus Ta'avao was the co-commentator so he can't be in the Auckland bubble.

[Stargazer]

Highlights Hamilton BHS v Tauranga BC

[Stargazer]

Results Saturday, 22 August 2020

2020 Rex Kerr Cup (Hurricanes region - girls)

• QF: Manukura 64 - 0 Feilding HS

2020 Life Members Cup (Hurricanes region - boys)

• QF: Wainuiomata College 38 - 7 Makoura College (Wed 19 August)
• QF: St John's College Hastings 48 - 12 Horowhenua Combined Colleges (Wed 19 August)
• SF1: Manukura 0 - 36 Lindisfarne (Thu 20 August)

Auckland 1A
Round 7: No games due to COVID-19 restrictions

Harbour 1A
Round 8: No games due to COVID-19 restrictions

Central North Island
Round 5

• St John's Hastings 3 - 26 Whanganui Collegiate
• Feilding HS 41 - 19 Rathkeale Coll
• St Paul's Collegiate 25 - 21 St Peter's Cambridge
• Francis Douglas MC 5 - 44 St John's Hamilton

Super 8
Round 5

• Hamilton BHS 37 - 0 Tauranga BC (Thu 20 August)
• Napier BHS 22 - 25 Rotorua BHS - RBHS are the new holders of the Moascar Cup
• Hastings BHS 13 - 35 New Plymouth BHS
• Palmerston North BHS 54 - 10 Gisborne BHS

Wellington Premiership
Round 5

• Rongotai Coll 27 - 20 Wellington College (Wed 19 Aug)
• St Pat’s Wellington 74 - 7 Wairarapa Coll
• St Pat’s Silverstream 76 - 5 Mana Coll
• St Bernard's 27 - 19 Aotea Coll
• Tawa Coll 12 - 84 Scots Coll

UC Championship
Round 8

• Waimea combined 34 - 21 Marlborough BC (Thu 22 August)
• Christ’s College 38 - 36 Nelson College
• Lincoln combined 17 - 36 Timaru BHS
• Mid Canterbury combined 7 - 43 Shirley BHS
• Aoraki-Roncalli combined 10 - 56 St Thomas College
• St Bedes College 14 - 31 Christchurch BHS
• St Andrews College 19 - 24 Rangiora HS

Otago Premier Schools (Premiership)
Round 7

• Otago BHS 2nd XV 19 - 34 St Kevin's
• Dunstan HS 10 - 56 Southland BHS
• King's HS 8 - 13 Otago BHS 1st XV

[Bovidae]

St Andrews first loss I think.

[shark]

@Bovidae Yep, and to a charging Goon HS side. They're doing what Burnside and to a lesser extent Aranui HS threatened to do in years gone by and really shaking things up amongst the traditional, largely boy's only schools. If there is a national co-ed tourney this year, they'll clean up.

[Bovidae]

@shark There is no Top 4 tournament this year so the local competitions will be the only titles up for grabs.

Rangiora has often been the SI representative. If St Kents declare for the co-ed, like they did last year, they usually win it.

[shark]

I thought St Andrews had been winning it?

[Bovidae]

@shark Only once in the last 10 years. If you mean the SI, I don't know, but I have watched Rangiora play on TV for the Top 4.

2019 Saint Kentigern College
2018 St Peter's Cambridge
2017 St Peter’s, Cambridge
2016 Feilding High School
2015 St Andrew’s College
2014 Feilding High School
2013 Tangaroa College
2012 Onehunga High School
2011 St Kentigern College
2010 St Kentigern College

[shark]

@Bovidae Maybe I just thought that because STAC are the SI representative more often than not? But that could be wrong too!!

[Bovidae]

After checking you are right. STAC has also featured at the Top 4 co-ed tournament in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 and 2019.

It was the 2018 final I watched when Rangiora High School lost to St Peter's Cambridge.

[Bovidae]

The CNI semi-finalists will only be decided after the final round this coming Sat.

In the North, the winner of the St Peter's vs Wesley game should join St Paul's, assuming they beat the winless FDMC away.

In the South, the winner of Whanganui Collegiate vs Feilding High School will finish 1st and the loser 2nd. All playoff games are to be played in Taupo.

[Bovidae]

Sky TV games this week.

Thursday
Napier Boys High School vs Palmerston North Boys High School (12:30 pm from McLean Park)

Saturday
Scots College vs St Pats Town (2.40 pm).

[Dolamite]

What’s happening with the 1A? Will they be playing mid week games to catch up or are they just going to cancel the rounds they missed

[Bovidae]

As is there is no national Top 4, and the qualifying games associated with those, they could probably just resume playing when allowed.

[Tim]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12360389

[Bovidae]

CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND (CNI)
Francis Douglas Memorial College 10 v St Paul's Collegiate 69
Whanganui Collegiate 25 v Feilding High 17
Rathkeale College 14 v Lindisfarne 15
St Peter's Cambridge v Wesley College to be played on Wednesday

SUPER 8
Napier Boys 50 v Palmerston North Boys 21
New Plymouth Boys 34 v Rotorua Boys 17
Hastings Boys 5 v Hamilton Boys 34
Gisborne Boys 22 v Tauranga Boys 29

TRANZIT COACHLINES 1ST XV WELLINGTON PREMIERSHIP
Mana College 8 v Aotea College 26
Wellington College 39 v Tawa College 15
Wairarapa College 19 v St Bernard's College 15
St Patrick's SIlverstream 66 v Rongotai 0
Scots College 15 v St Patrick's Town 10

UC CHAMPIONSIP
Roncalli Aoraki 26 v Waimea Combined 27
Christchurch Boys 87 v Mid Canterbury Combined 5
Marlborough Boys 27 v St Bede's College 27
Timaru Boys 27 v Shirley Boys 32
Rangiora High 25 v Nelson College 7
Christ's College 80 v Lincoln Combined 3
St Thomas 23 v St Andrew's College 14

OTAGO PREMIER SCHOOLS
Southland Boys High 43 v St Kevin's College 7
Otago Boys High 2nd XV 0 v King's High 77
Otago Boys High 97 v Dunstan 0
Wakatipu High 60 v Otago Combined Co-Ed
South Otago High School 5 v John McGlashan College 40
Waitaki Boys High 7 v Mt Aspiring College 26