2023 School Rugby

[Stargazer]

Played annually at the Global Arena sports complex in Munakata City, on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, the competition sees high school teams from around the world compete against a selection of local Japanese schools. Taking place during Japan’s Golden Week holiday, this year’s event will run from April 28th to May 5th. It will see 12 teams compete across five days of competition in Men’s Fifteens and eight teams compete in a two-day Women’s Sevens tournament on April 28 and 29.

2023 Sanix World Rugby Youth Exchange Tournament – Participating Teams:

Men’s Fifteens – 12 teams

International Teams (6)

Downlands College (Australia)
Jianguo High School (Chinese Taipei)
Brooksby Melton College (England)
Seoul National University High School (Korea)
Hamilton Boys High School (New Zealand)
Napier Boys High School (New Zealand)

Domestic Teams (6)
Keio Gijuku High School (Kanagawa Prefecture)
Kyoto Seisho High School (Kyoto Prefecture)
Houtoku Gakuen High School (Hyogo Prefecture)
Tenri High School (Nara Prefecture)
Saga Technical High School (Saga Prefecture)
Higashi Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka Prefecture)

Women’s Sevens – Eight teams
International Teams (4)
King’s Christian College (Australia)
City of Oxford College (England)
Manukura School (New Zealand)

Domestic Teams (4)

Brave Louve (Tokyo)
Kyoto Seisho High School (Kyoto Prefecture)
Iwami Chisuikan High School (Shimane Prefecture)
Saga Technical High School (Saga Prefecture)
Fukuoka Lady’s Rugby Football Club (Fukuoka Prefecture)

I predict a Hamilton Boys v Napier Boys Final, with Manukura to win the trophy in the girls' sevens.

[Bovidae]

No SA schools this year.

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@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

@Kiwiwomble Some of those schools are overrepresented, because of poaching.

What would be interesting would be to see those numbers, but based on where they started at Year 9.

A few schools would barely change, and some would have barely any if you excluded their late poaches.

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@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

Interesting to see that several schools are going overseas preseason or mid-season.

Takapuna Grammar are another, heading to Australia.

Speaking of Australia, FDMC won their latest tour game 50-0.

[Bovidae]

Rotorua BHS beat De La Salle College 44-5 on Thursday.

St Paul's Collegiate host Palmerston North BHS today (KO 11 am).

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@Bovidae said in 2023 School Rugby:

Rotorua BHS beat De La Salle College 44-5 on Thursday.

St Paul's Collegiate host Palmerston North BHS today (KO 11 am).

Also today:
Sacred Heart College v St Kent's - 1.00pm

I've a list of games played over the last week, which I will post later, but very few results.

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A surprise final score:

St Paul's Collegiate 32 - 17 Palmerston North BHS

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A few more results form the past week:

Wednesday 5 April 2023
Feilding HS 27 - 19 St Pat's Silverstream
Dannevirke HS 38 - 15 Te Aute College

Thursday 6 April 2023
Hastings Boys 31 - 26 Kelston Boys

Saturday 8 April 2023
Rebels U19 28 - 13 Francis Douglas MC

[Bovidae]

Tangaroa College is also touring Australia (Melbourne).

[Bovidae]

Saturday
Otago BHS 24 - 22 King's College

King's College plays Christchurch BHS today.

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Results Tuesday 11 April 2023

St Pat's Wellington 12 - 38 St Bede's College
Christchurch BHS 36 - 33 King's College

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Friday 14 April 2023
Traditional:
St Pat's Silverstream v St Bede's College - 12.00pm

Sports exchange:
St Thomas of Canterbury College v St Peter's College (Auckland) - 11.00am

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A couple of results from NZ schools touring Australia. I've no idea about the strength of the Aust schools.

Takapuna Grammar 22 - 19 Kings Christian College
Tangaroa College beat Xavier College (no score given)
Tangaroa College 24 - 5 Iron Armour Academy, Melbourne

Others:
St Thomas of Canterbury 10 - 24 St Peter's College Auckland
St Patrick’s College 14 - 50 Nelson College

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae said in 2023 School Rugby:

St Patrick’s College 14 - 50 Nelson College

That's St Pat's Wellington

More results:

Wednesday 12 April 2023
St Bernard's College 31 - 21 MacLeans College

Friday 14 April 2023
St Pat's Silverstream 26 - 5 St Bede's College

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Mid-week fixtures: 17 - 21 April 2023

Monday 17 April 2023
Rongotai College v Nelson College - 10.30am

Game of 3 halves? - Owen Delany Park, Taupo

• Whanganui CS v Matamata College - 12.00pm
• Whanganui CS v Taupo-Nui-A-Tia - 1.00pm

Tuesday 18 April 2023
Otago BHS v Auckland Grammar - 12.30pm at Alhambra Union Rugby Club
Marlborough Boys College v Marist College Canberra - 2.30pm

Wednesday 19 April 2023
Hastings Boys’ High School v Sacred Heart College - 1.00pm at Owen Delany Park, Taupō
Knox Grammar v Christchuch BHS - 11.00am

Thursday 20 April 2023
Wellington College v ?St Pat's Wellington?

Not sure about that last one. Obviously, there may be more games, this week.

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Results Monday 17 April 2023:

Whanganui CS 21 - 5 Matamata College
Whanganui CS 24 - 12 Taupo-Nui-A-Tia
Rongotai College 0 - 72 Nelson College
John McGlashan College 10 - 70 Oakhill College (NSW)

[Bovidae]

From Saturday:

Christchurch BHS 10 - 15 Auckland Grammar

As mentioned previously AGS plays Otago BHS tomorrow so that will be a good comparison.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae

Result:
Otago BHS 20 - 26 Auckland Grammar

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer AGS must be much stronger than in recent years. A good thing.

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Thursday 20 April 2023

St Pat's Wellington (wider squad) v Marist College, Canberra - 2.30pm

2023 Presbyterian Rugby Quadrangular Tournament @ St Andrew's College
St Kentigern College v Lindisfarne College - 1.30pm
St Andrew's College v Scots College - 3.00pm