Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments
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@Stargazer said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
@Crucial said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
@Stargazer said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
Jorja Miller has gone straight from the Ignite 7s to the Condor 7s. She just scored Chch Girls' first try of their last pool game.
A few of the other Ignite players come back to this level next week. Condor is obviously school based so you need to go to a rugby school to get to play. They don't run a Baabaas here.
Next week is different though. Usually the Condor top teams play alongside overseas teams with a Baabaas/World VII to capture others. This year there are invitational teams based on 'representing' Samoa/Nuie/Maori etc which will be made from Condor players that didn't qualify plus a Baabaas team.Yes, these are mostly the tournament teams that are named at the end of day 2 of the Condor 7s (not entirely, because they sometimes add players to this team that didn't play the Condor 7s, but are seen as the top U18 players in NZ). I can't remember ever seeing a general Baabaas/World VII team at the World Schools 7s though and I've followed it every year. Last year, there was a Fijian team from Fiji and a NZ Fiji team; same with Tonga and Samoa IIRC (some of these teams are called "Barbarians"; players have sometimes opted to play for these teams, despite being selected for the NZ Condor team). There were also Canadian, US and Australian teams (including an indigenous team) and other PI teams (among others). Unfortunately, that's not possible this year. So there will be fewer teams, this year, with only NZ based players. That's why they're calling it World School Sevens Aotearoa.
There has always been a NZ Maori team, consisting of Maori players not selected in the NZ (Condor) team.
Cheers. I am just going by the draw where there is a NZ Barbarians in both boys and girls. I thought that the Condor teams this year are just for Condor players.
Anyway, caught a bit at lunchtime and boy does it look lightweight compared to Ignite. No wonder the likes of Miller do well as they can hold their own against the grownups. This possibly applies a little more to the women than the men as they had more school age players -
Jorja Miller was the Girl's MVP but couldn't win it by herself for CGHS, as she did last year. Howick College coached by Waisake Sotutu beat Manukura 12-5 in the final.
Hamilton BHS made it 6 in a row in a tough final over Kelston (14-10). Kelston are big and physical. Unfortunately a serious injury to a Kelston player just after HT meant a long delay.
I thought Payton Spencer might have been in the HBHS team but I see on the news he is playing in the Gillette Cup 1st XI tournament in Chch.
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@Bovidae Great to see Cooper Flanders named in that team! Hastings Boys' didn't go too well this year, but he was outstanding. Didn't expect them to pick him because of that, but fortunately, his individual performance was noticed.
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No news on the other squads for World Series yet. Obviously a bit of juggling going on to fit players into 'ethnic' based squads but also provide some competitiveness in the tournament so it isn't a walkover for the Condor selections.
I thought they would simply put the champion Condor schools in and then make up the other teams.Edit (as I was typing). the squads are starting to come through
New Zealand Fijian Barbarians Rugby Team Squad for World School 7’s. Congratulations to these young men.
1.Nic Sauira, Nelson Boys High School
2. Nikola Vikena, Ta$man
3. Veveni Lasaqa, Tauranga Boys High School
4. Junior Toasi, Wesley College
5. Waqa Nalaga, Whanganui Collegiate
6. Josefa Namosimalua, Whanganui Collegiate
7. Eseroma Nabuka, Fielding High School
8. Joji Buli, King’s High School
9. Jone Rova, New Plymouth Boys High School
10. Robert Qalowasa, Howick College
11. Amasio Valence Jnr, Mount Albert Grammar School
12. Nemani Smith, Rotorua Boys High School
13. Maloni Kunawave, Rotorua Boys High School
14. Samuela Vakadula, New Plymouth Boys High School
Lailai Development Squad:
JJ Sloan – Marcellin College
Kami Ratunibau – Kelston Boys High School
Riley Leaver, Auckland Grammar School
Luke Nawai, Hastings Boys High
Kele Lasaqa – Tauranga Boys
Sam Jacys, St. Kentigern College
Management Team: Brett Leaver, Anthony Grey, Angus Warwicker- Le Brenton, Jona Qio, Vuga Tagicakibau, Kameli DelanaTongan Barbarian Boys
1 Fehi Fineanganofo AGS
2 Che Clark KINGS
3 Quinlan Tupou SPCC
4 Essendon Tuitupou KBHS
5 Demetric Sifakula DLS
6 Taufui Lolohea WESTLAKE
7 Aki Tuivailala HAMILTON BOYS
8 AJ Faleafaga SPC AUCKLAND
9 Tonga Mikaele DLS
10 Cody Vai DLS
11 Peter Lakai ST PATS
12 Josh Tanielu KBHS
13 Cephus Salaivao KBHS
1 more to be added
Aligned with our development program,we also invite the following U15 TBR players to camp
-Jon Boy Fineanganofo AGS
-Trey Alatini KINGS
-Frank Vaenuku DLS -
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@Bovidae It can also be different if they add players to the Condor NZ Schools team if those players didn't play Condor7s because their school didn't field a team or because they're no longer at school but still qualify and are considered better than a player named in the tournament team. That's what they did last year anyway (one of the Hawke's Bay Tui players, who had already finished school, was selected in the Condor's girls team).
They can do the same when naming the other teams, such as NZ Maori.
Edited to add that it's possible that some players from the Condor 7s tournament team have opted to play for another team (on of their Pasific heritage, for example).
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@Stargazer I'm sure that is the situation, although some of the new players in the Condor team did play in the tournament but weren't selected in the tournament team.
The reason I mentioned Kemara was because he left the field in the final due to a leg injury. Doyle looks to be a like-for-like replacement.
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It probably won't surprise anyone that Hamilton Boys also won the Condor 7s U15 Boys tournament. They beat De La Salle College 19 - 7 in the Final. Kelston Boys' finished 3rd, beating Sacred Heart in the Consolation Cup final 40 - 5.
St Mary's College from Wellington won the girls' U15 tournament, beating One Tree Hill College 15 - 12 in the Cup Final.
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@Stargazer said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
It probably won't surprise anyone that Hamilton Boys also won the Condor 7s U15 Boys tournament. They beat De La Salle College 19 - 7 in the Final.
And exactly the same score when they played in the pool game.
@Crucial There are 4 players in that Samoan team that were involved in the NZ Schools/Barbarians game.
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@Crucial Yeah, you'd think that by now they would have a clear idea of who is available. Who manages the World School 7s? I've the impression it's not NZR, but the people (mostly volunteers) behind the Condor 7s. Not sure about that though.
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@Bovidae A new girls' team. Maybe instead of NZ Dutch, who used to participate in previous years. I assume, because several NZ Dutch players have also Samoan or Maori heritage, some of them may be in those squads, and Jorja Miller is in the NZ Condor team, leaving them with not enough players of Dutch heritage? I remember seeing a post on FB earlier this year, in which they were looking for players.
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NZ Barbarians U18 Girls 7’s team to play at the World Schools 7’s Aotearoa:
1 Maama Vaipulu - Aorere College
2 Pearl Tuitama - Auckland Girls Grammar School
3 Seifua Pio - Auckland Girls Grammar School
4 Aaliyah Brown - Manurewa High School
5 Trinity Glassie - Manurewa High School
6 Nikita Masi - Mount Albert Grammar School
7 Latonya Lole - Mount Albert Grammar School
8 Shaniah Lui - Southern Cross Campus
9 Shaquayl Mahakitau-Monschau - St Peter’s School, Cambridge
10 Rimu Frandi - St Peter’s School, Cambridge
11 Shaniece Monschau- Waitakere College
12 Demielle Tuilaepa - Westlake Girls High School
13 Christabelle Tuilaepa - Westlake Girls High School
14 Madisson Mataafa - Westlake Girls High SchoolCo-Coach - Linda Itunu
Co-Coach - Vuga Tagicakibau
Trainer - Brad McCullough
Manager - William Howling
Physio - Lucia Young
Operations Manager - Jody Wong
Campaign Manager - Mark Hooper, Rocky Khan -
NZ Barbarians U18 boys 7’s team to play at the World Schools 7’s Aotearoa:
1 Kaleb Emile-Vaoga - Kelston Boys High School
2 Blair Tagi Fuimaono - St Peter's College
3 Tre Fotu - Mount Albert Grammar School
4 Lucas Casey - Keri Keri High School
5 Jole Naufahu- Auckland Grammar School
6 Corey Cassidy Natano- Kelston Boys High School
7 Dickie Terepo - St Kentigern College
8 TK Parkinson - Mount Albert Grammar School
9 Ben Fuhiniu - St Peter's College
10 Kapiolani Fihaki - Kelston Boys High School
11 Jeremiah Margraff - St Paul's College
12 Cephus Salaivao - Kelston Boys High School
13 Henry Lockington - Mount Albert Grammar School
14 Kyan Alo - Mount Albert Grammar SchoolDevelopment players
15 Xavier Tito Harris - Kelston
16 Sio Kali - St Pauls CollegeCo-Coach - Matt Howling
Co-Coach - Dave Thomas
Manager - Leanne Knox
Trainer - Nira Ranasinghe
Physio - Nathen Foulagi
Hydration analyst - Chris Vunipola
Operations Manager - Jody Wong
Campaign Manager - Mark Hooper, Rocky Khan -
