Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments
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@Bovidae He's a midfielder who played for the Northland Vikings U18 team and was named in the Blues U18 Development squad.
@Stargazer more a 10/12 I think.
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@Bovidae Toby Bell (Kerikeri High School, NgÄ 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 said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
@Bovidae Toby Bell (Kerikeri High School, NgÄ Puhi) was offered a full Northland NPC contract for 2023 but opted to go with the Canterbury and Crusaders academy..
Very special player ..bloody CanterburyGood academies are the biggest attraction and put you in constant contact with decision makers. They are the curse of the smaller unions though.
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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. -
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.
@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
"David Kama and Joey Taumateine of Wesley College will be playing for the NZ Cavaliers."
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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.
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Warriors' Girls team
https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2022/11/25/girls-squad-for-world-school-sevens/
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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.
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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.
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@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 Paulâs College)
DEZMAN LABAN (Kelston Boysâ 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 Peterâs College)
JUNIOR SIKUVEA (De La Salle College)
KAAWYN PATTERSON (Westlake Boysâ High School)
KANAAN TALIA-MAGELE (De La Salle College)
KYAN ALO (Mt Albert Grammar School)
LUCKY KALI (St Paulâs College)
NATE BROWN (Kelston Boysâ High School)
NOAH JENSEN (Westlake Boysâ High School)
TAIPARI WIKITERA (Te Kura Kaupapa MÄori o NgÄ Maungarongo)
TE WAAKA POPATA-HENARE (Mt Albert Grammar School)
VITALIANO ROACHE (St Peterâs College)https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2022/12/08/boys-team-named-for-second-tilt-at-world-school-sevens/
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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?
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@Bovidae said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
A few players from St John's Hamilton, which Sweeney was helping coach at the Condors.
They only lost one game all tournament, and that because they missed their conversions. There's some very good players in that side.
Micah Fale, who is still only 16, is a beast. Probably too small to play 15s to the top level, but sevens maybe.
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@Bovidae said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
A few players from St John's Hamilton, which Sweeney was helping coach at the Condors.
They only lost one game all tournament, and that because they missed their conversions. There's some very good players in that side.
Micah Fale, who is still only 16, is a beast. Probably too small to play 15s to the top level, but sevens maybe.
@Chester-Draws said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
@Bovidae said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:
A few players from St John's Hamilton, which Sweeney was helping coach at the Condors.
They only lost one game all tournament, and that because they missed their conversions. There's some very good players in that side.
I watched St John's play twice during the year. They fell away badly at the end of the season when the CNI title was there for the taking, and obviously didn't fire much of a shot against Hamilton BHS. Quite a few of their players made the Chiefs U18s, and Jack O'Brien was selected for the NZ Barbarians U18s. They had a big backline.
Micah Fale, who is still only 16, is a beast. Probably too small to play 15s to the top level, but sevens maybe.
He is in the NZ U18s sevens squad.
