Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments

[Crucial]

The surprise girls team of last tournament (Central Storm), who beat Condors in the first round and made the final in their first year, has lost two players to NZSS. The coaches daughter has made the NZ Māori team as well.

[Steven Harris]

@Bovidae Toby Bell (Kerikeri High School, Ngā Puhi) was offered a full Northland NPC contract for 2023 but opted to go with the Canterbury and Crusaders academy..
Very special player ..bloody Canterbury

[Steven Harris]

@Bovidae King Maxwell has been likened to Rico Gear , has been signed by the Auckland academy

[Bovidae]

@Steven-Harris said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:

@Bovidae Toby Bell (Kerikeri High School, Ngā Puhi) was offered a full Northland NPC contract for 2023 but opted to go with the Canterbury and Crusaders academy..
Very special player ..bloody Canterbury

What position? He wasn't in the Māori U18 XVs squad.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae He's a midfielder who played for the Northland Vikings U18 team and was named in the Blues U18 Development squad.

[taniwharugby]

@Stargazer more a 10/12 I think.

[Crucial]

@Steven-Harris said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:

@Bovidae Toby Bell (Kerikeri High School, Ngā Puhi) was offered a full Northland NPC contract for 2023 but opted to go with the Canterbury and Crusaders academy..
Very special player ..bloody Canterbury

Good academies are the biggest attraction and put you in constant contact with decision makers. They are the curse of the smaller unions though.

[Crucial]

Team namings for the World Schools are coming thick and fast now the NZ sides have done their cherry picking.
Have to applaud the organisers as this is one hell of a lineup of teams from around the world.
Not just Oz and the pacific but Scotland, Wales, SA, Japan.....will make things really interesting.
I won't re-post everything here but the World Schools Socials are the place to go to see squads at the moment.

[Crucial]

[Bovidae]

Still waiting to see the NZ Barbarians, Cavaliers, Asian Barbarians and Warriors teams. I'm curious to see if some current 1st XV players are in the latter.

[Crucial]

@Bovidae said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:

Still waiting to see the NZ Barbarians, Cavaliers, Asian Barbarians and Warriors teams. I'm curious to see if some current 1st XV players are in the latter.

Their socials can be a bit haphazard. You get nothing followed by a slam. I guess it is a one person job and they have other duties. The website hasn't really been updated in ages.

I thought I had seen something about the Warriors team on another feed and going by this the selections are done for a few other teams that haven't been published as well.

Two names from CM in the NZ Cavs

https://www.steelers.co.nz/community-rugby/latest/news/local-players-to-feature-at-world-schools-sevens.html

"David Kama and Joey Taumateine of Wesley College will be playing for the NZ Cavaliers."

[Stargazer]

HOW GOOD IS THIS LINE UP? :star-struck:

Legends of the game will be going head to head in a game of touch - you don't want to miss this one!

Make sure you get your tickets to the World Schools Sevens, presented by G.J. Gardner Homes NZ. Game starts at 2pm.

[Stargazer]

Warriors' Girls team

https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2022/11/25/girls-squad-for-world-school-sevens/

[Bovidae]

It's interesting to see who is involved in the coaching staff of each team. There are some big names there. For example, Waisake Sotutu is the coach of the NZ Fijian Girls team, and Mark Nawaqanitawase is one of his assistant coaches. DJ Forbes is the NZ Fijian Boys coach.

Carlos Spencer is part of the Cavaliers coaching group.

[Crucial]

@Bovidae quite a few coaches use this as a showcase for themselves as well. Mainly those at School coaching levels or those that will freelance.

[Bovidae]

I can't say I recognise any of the names, apart from the co-coach.

[Higgins]

@Bovidae Ken Laban will have his work cut out researching the schools and villages all these are from, with the possible exception of the middle "Water Technician".

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:

I can't say I recognise any of the names, apart from the co-coach.

List with schools:

NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS UNDER-18 BOYS

AMALANI TAIALA (St Kentigern College)
ANTONIO ULUGIA (Aorere College)
AUGUSTINO FILIPO (De La Salle College)
BEN MONAGHAN (St Kentigern College)
COMPTON PURCELL (St Paul’s College)
DEZMAN LABAN (Kelston Boys’ High School)
EZEKIEL FAGA-IETI (St Thomas of Canterbury College)
FRANK VAENUKU (De La Salle College)
GABRIEL SHEPHERD (De La Salle College)
HAAMI LOZA (De La Salle College)
JACKSON STEWART (St Thomas of Canterbury College)
JOSIAH TUPOU-VEA (St Peter’s College)
JUNIOR SIKUVEA (De La Salle College)
KAAWYN PATTERSON (Westlake Boys’ High School)
KANAAN TALIA-MAGELE (De La Salle College)
KYAN ALO (Mt Albert Grammar School)
LUCKY KALI (St Paul’s College)
NATE BROWN (Kelston Boys’ High School)
NOAH JENSEN (Westlake Boys’ High School)
TAIPARI WIKITERA (Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Maungarongo)
TE WAAKA POPATA-HENARE (Mt Albert Grammar School)
VITALIANO ROACHE (St Peter’s College)

https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2022/12/08/boys-team-named-for-second-tilt-at-world-school-sevens/

[Bovidae]

I'm curious what has happened to Francis Manuleleua. There were stories he was going to RL, but obviously not the Warriors (if true), and he didn't make the NZ Schools rugby teams. Maybe injured?

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae He was named in Penrith Panthers' Jersey Flegg squad, a few weeks ago.