2023 School Rugby

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Scots College beat St Pats Silverstream 29-27 in the Wellington college final earlier today.

clubrugby / Aug 12, 2023

Sizeable Scots Stop Stoic Stream in Premiership Decider

By Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur Scots College are Wellington Premiership champions for the fifth time, puffing, limping, and praying their way to the finish in a 29-27 victory over St Patric…

KiwiMurph

Pretty lame way to decide the Auckland 1A semi final between St Kent's & De La Salle. Tied at full time - St Kent's go through as they scored the first try.

In fairness St Kent's haven't lost a game all season but it gives off boundary countback vibes.

Bovidae

They don't play extra time for H&S reasons, and yeah, the first try-scorer is the tie breaker.

I think that Westlake have a very good chance to beat the 1A champ and be the Blues rep at the Top 4.

Stargazer

Results - Weekend 12-13 August 2023

Saturday 12 August 2023

Auckland 1A
Semi-finals

St Kentigern (1) 22 - 22 De La Salle College (4)
From St Kent's FB: The 1st XV won the Auckland semi final on Saturday - with good weather and big crowd it was a close game from the start. De La Salle were leading until the last play with Saint Kentigern scoring in the corner to draw even 22-22. With no extra time in this competition the team that scored the first try would be awarded the win which was SKC.
Sacred Heart College (2) 32 - 8 Auckland Grammar School (3)

Harbour 1A
Semi-finals

Westlake BHS (1) 64 - 0 Takapuna Grammar (4)
Massey HS (2) 13 - 27 Rosmini College(3)
Whangarei BHS (5) v Manurewa HS (8) CANCELLED
Rangitoto College (6) 29 - 15 Orewa College (7)

BOP Final (Chiefs boys Top 4 qualifier)
Rotorua BHS 24 - 28 Tauranga BC
-> winner to Chiefs semi-finals

Central North Island
all matches at Owen Delany Park, Taupō

9th/10th place play-off
Rathkeale College 31 - 29 St John's College, Hastings

7th/8th place play-off
Lindisfarne College 5 - 19 St Paul's Collegiate

5th/6th place play-off
Francis Douglas Memorial College 32 - 28 St Peter's School, Cambridge

3rd/4th place play-off
Whanganui Collegiate School 5 - 32 Wesley College

Final
Feilding HS 24 - 17 St John's College, Hamilton

Hurricanes Cup (Hurricanes Top 4 qualifier)
Challenger match / quarter-final
Palmerston North BHS 27 - 25 Hastings BHS

Otago Schools Rugby Championship (Division 1) - part 2
ODT Cup Final
Southland BHS (1) 22 - 10 Otago BHS (3)
-> winner to South Island final

Sunday 13 August 2023

Wellington Premiership
Final
Scots College (1) 29 - 27 St Pat's Silverstream (2) - 1.00pm
-> winner to Hurricanes semi-final

Stargazer

Midweek fixtures 14 - 18 August 2023

Monday 14 August 2023

Auckland Girls 1st XV (Blues girls' Top 4 qualifier)
Final
Auckland Girls Grammar School v Mount Albert Grammar School - 4.00pm at Colin Maiden Park
-> winner to Blues Final

Wednesday 16 August 2023

Chiefs (Chiefs boys' Top 4 Qualifier)
Quarter-final
St John's College v Hamilton BHS

Rex Kerr Cup (Hurricanes girls' Top 4 Qualifier)
Final
Manukura v St Mary's College - 2.00pm at Massey Uni #4
-> winner to Top 4

Stargazer

Can anyone confirm this? On the club rugby website it says that Hamilton Girls' are out of contention for the girls' Top 4 because "Cambridge High School [beat] perennial contenders and former champions Hamilton Girls’ High School 15-10 last week in the Waikato final."

So Cambridge HS will play the Chiefs semi against Wesley on Saturday?

mikedogz

No. Cambridge beat HGHS second XV in the Waikato comp. The Best teams in the Waikato play in the Chiefs Manawa comp which HGHS first XV won. I expect it is HGHS first XV playing Wesley. There could be a case that Cambridge or the second best Waikato team in the Manawa comp (Sacred Heart Hamilton) could have had a play off to decide Waikato's representative.

The post on the NZ Barbarians National 1st XV Championships facebook page says HGHS vs Wesley.

Chiefs Girls Pathway:
Semi’s set for 19th August
Rotorua v TGC (tbc) v Scared Heart Girls New Plymouth
HGHS v Wesley

The news report on the Waikato website didn't state which HGHS team Cambridge played so that would have caused confusion.

Stargazer

@mikedogz Ah, that explains it. I had my doubts after reading that.

I assume it will be RGHS in the semi v Sacred Heart as they beat TGC in round 1 of the Manawa comp? Can't find anything about another (Bay of Plenty) play-off between both schools. They also finished higher on the Manawa table.

Can I Play too

2023 Road to the Top 4 dl.jpg

Stargazer

@Can-I-Play-too Why does nobody proofread these things?

19th August, boys (2) isn't a BOP Final. Tauranga BC is the BOP final winner. It's a Chiefs semi-final.
19th August, girls isn't a Waikato Final, it's a Chiefs semi-final.

Bovidae

The winner of the 1A will need to play 3 games in a week - a disadvantage.

Stargazer

@Bovidae Of their own making. The Auckland competition started a week later than Harbour's.

Can I Play too

@Stargazer yep 100%.... the could have started earlier.... and Auckland 1A winner lost to Westlake last year, not sure if that changes who has to play who the following year.

Bovidae

@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

Chiefs (Chiefs boys' Top 4 Qualifier)
Quarter-final
St John's College v Hamilton BHS

St John's were a much bigger team across the park.

Dolamite

St Johns were on top in the first half but HBHS ran away with it in the second half.

Stargazer

Haven't seen the Chiefs girls' result yet:

Results mid-week fixtures 14 - 18 August 2023

Monday 14 August 2023

Auckland Girls 1st XV(Blues girls' Top 4 qualifier)
Final
Auckland Girls Grammar School 14 - 15 Mount Albert Grammar School
-> winner to Blues Final

Wednesday 16 August 2023

Chiefs (Chiefs boys' Top 4 Qualifier)
Quarter-final
St John's College 43 - 14v Hamilton BHS

Rex Kerr Cup (Hurricanes girls' Top 4 Qualifier)
Final
Manukura 30 - 19 St Mary's College
-> winner to Top 4

Friday 18 August 2023

Chiefs (girls)
Semi-finals
Hamilton GHS v Wesley College

Stargazer

Fixtures - Saturday 19 August 2023

Auckland 1A
Final
St Kentigern College (1) v Sacred Heart College (2) - 2.45pm
-> winner to Blues semi-final

Harbour 1A
Final
Westlake BHS (1) v Rosmini College(3) - 12.00pm
-> winner straight to Blues Final

Plate
Whangarei BHS (5) v Rangitoto College (6) - 12.00pm

Chiefs (boys)
Semi-finals
Tauranga BC v New Plymouth BHS - 12.00pm
Hamilton BHS v Wesley College - 1.00pm

Chiefs (girls)
Semi-finals
? v Scared Heart Girls (New Plymouth) - STILL UNCLEAR

Hurricanes Cup
Semi-finals
Napier BHS v Palmerston North BHS - 1.00pm (livestream link below)
Scots College v Feilding HS - 1.00pm (at Polo 1)

South Island (SI boys' Top 4 qualifier)
Final
Southland BHS v Christchurch BHS - 12.00pm at Les George Oval, Invercargill

South Island (SI girls' Top 4 qualifier)
Final
Christchurch GSH v Southland GHS - 11.15am at CBHS

Napier BHS v Palmerston North BHS - 1.00pm
Livestream attempted here:

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Bovidae

I see that the 1A final will be played at a neutral venue (Waitemata Rugby Club). With Eden Park unavailable due to FIFA rules St Kent's were probably wanting to play the final at home.

Dolamite

@Bovidae Waitemata have such a terrible field as well so hopefully no rain

Stargazer