2023 School Rugby

[taniwharugby]

@Bovidae think they have had a young team in the last couple of years so a number likely yr 13s now?

[Bovidae]

Auckland Grammar continues their SI trip by playing Southland BHS tomorrow (11 am).

[Stargazer]

Schools are terrible at posting results, but this is what I've found:

Thursday 20 April 2023
Wellington College v Barker College (Sydney), no final score but Barker College won 5 tries to 2
St Pat's Wellington (wider squad) 24 - 31 Marist College, Canberra

2023 Presbyterian Rugby Quadrangular Tournament @ St Andrew's College
St Kentigern College beat Lindisfarne College
St Andrew's College 29 - 35 Scots College

Friday 21 April 2023
Southland BHS 18 - 17 Auckland Grammar
St Thomas of Canterbury College 26 - 24 King's HS

[Stargazer]

Fixtures - Saturday 22 April 2023

2023 Presbyterian Rugby Quadrangular Tournament @ St Andrew's College
Playoff 3rd v 4th: St Andrew's College v Lindisfarne College - 10.00am
Final: Scots College v St Kentigern College - 12.00pm

Palmerston North BHS v Whanganui CS - 2.00pm - livestream: https://sideline.live/play/18027
Rotorua BHS v St Peter's College (Auckland) ??
Tangaroa College v St Peter's School (Cambridge) ??

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

St Kentigern College beat Lindisfarne College

61-12

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae I was afraid it would be a big score.

[Bovidae]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/131838423/special-day-for-brothers-as-sbhs-first-xv-defeat-auckland-grammar-school

Mils Muliaina's nephews.

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

@Bovidae I was afraid it would be a big score.

Have they stopped their scholarship programme again?

[Stargazer]

Results - Saturday 22 April 2023

Quadrangular tournament
Final: Scots College 26 - 44 St Kentigern College

Palmerston North BHS 30 - 5 Whanganui CS
Rotorua BHS 20 - 0 St Peter's College (Auckland)

[Stargazer]

Mid-week fixtures: 24 - 28 April 2023

Monday 24 April 2023
Feilding HS v Gisborne BHS - Hastings

Tuesday 25 April 2023
Tauranga Boys v Auckland Grammar School (Traditional rugby exchange) - 12.00pm

Wednesday 26 April 2023
Palmerston North BHS v Francis Douglas MC - 12.00pm

Thursday 27 April 2023
New Plymouth BHS v Whanganui CS - 1.15pm
St John's College (Hastings) v Hato Pāora College - 12.30pm

No doubt there will be more games, but these were the only ones I could find.

[Bovidae]

Hamilton BHS have been releasing their 1st XV squad over the last 2 weeks. I was told by one of the coaches last year that they would be losing about 10 players, of which about half were in the starting XV. Some of the newbies went to Thailand for the World Schools Festival so have had some previous experience.

[mikedogz]

I was chatting to a dad I know through Prezzies rugby earlier in the year about his son going for the HBHS 1st XV. Good to see he made it as a loose forward. He was in the seconds last year. He was told to focus on weights to bulk up rather than fitness.

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

Mid-week fixtures: 24 - 28 April 2023

Monday 24 April 2023
Feilding HS v Gisborne BHS - Hastings

Unfortunately this game had to be cancelled.

[Stargazer]

Today's result:

Tauranga Boys 46 - 34 Auckland Grammar School

[Bovidae]

There was also another game today:

Southland BHS 44 - 17 King's College

[Bovidae]

Sanix draw:

https://sanix-worldrugbyyouth.com/game2023/

Hamilton BHS is in Pool B with Saga Technical High School, Hotoku Gakuen High School and Jianguo High School (Chinese Taipei).
Napier BHS is in Pool C with Keio High School, Kyoto Seisho High School and Brooksby Melton College (England).

Pool games are on Friday, Saturday and Monday.

[Stargazer]

I've been able to find one of today's results, a real upset!

New Plymouth BHS 15 - 32 Whanganui CS

I haven't seen any fixtures for Friday, but will post the list of fixtures for Saturday 29 April shortly.

[Bovidae]

Also played in New Plymouth yesterday:

Francis Douglas MC 0 - 42 Palmerston North BHS

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Ah, thanks, thought I'd already posted that, but I hadn't.

[Stargazer]

There may be more sports/rugby exchanges, preseason or traditional games. I'll add them if I find them. Please, post below if you know about games not listed.

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Fixtures - Saturday 29 April 2023

Preseason

• Rotorua BHS v St John's, Hamilton (curtain raiser Chiefs v Crusaders)
• Marlborough BC v Christ's College - Kaikoura
• Palmerston North BHS 2nd XV v Rathkeale College 1st XV - 11.30am
• game of 3 halves?
  Nelson College v St Bede's College - 11.00am
  Nelson College v St Thomas of Canterbury College - 11.45am
  ? maybe there's also a half game between St Bede's and St Thomas?

Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament

• Napier BHS v Keio High School - 2.50pm NZT (11.50am local) - livestream below
• Hamilton BHS v Saga Technical High School - 5.40pm NZT (2.40pm local) - livestream below

Auckland 1A
competition starts on 6 May 2023

Harbour 1A
Round 1

• Rosmini College v Manurewa HS - 12.00pm
• Orewa College v Whangarei BHS - 12.00pm
• Rangitoto College v Takapuna Grammar - 12.00pm
• Westlake BHS v Massey HS - 12.00pm

Central North Island
competition starts on 13 May 203

Super 8
The first 2 rounds are a bit messy and spread out over several playing days, starting with the first game on 20 May 2023. The 3rd round is the first full round on 10 June 2023.

Tranzit 1st XV Festival (Hurricanes region) @ NZCIS, Upper Hutt

• Wellington College v Gisborne BHS - 11.30am
• Rongotai College v Feilding HS - 11.30am
• St Pat's Wellington v Palmerston North BSH - 1.00pm
• St Pat's Silverstream v Hastings Boys - 1.00pm

Feilding HS has replaced Napier BHS in this tournament.

Wellington Premiership
grading games

Miles Toyota Premiership
competition starts on 13 May 2023 (but there are a few early games)

Otago Schools Rugby Championship (Division 1)
competition starts on 6 May 2023

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LIVESTREAMS on YouTube:

Napier BHS v Keio High School - 2.50pm NZT (11.50am local)

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Hamilton BHS v Saga Technical High School - 5.40pm NZT (2.40pm local)