2023 School Rugby

[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]

[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

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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]

@Stargazer said in 2023 School Rugby:

Friday 18 August 2023

Chiefs (girls)
Semi-finals
Hamilton GHS 55 - 0 Wesley College

[Bovidae]

HT: 26-5.

The Chiefs final will not be easy as TBC are tough to beat at home.

[Bovidae]

Well done.

Auckland 1A: Sacred Heart defeated St Kent's 39 – 29
First title for Sacred Heart since 1965.

[Nepia]

@Bovidae Do you know why is the final at TBC? Is it rotated around, as surely Hamilton would be top qualifiers as they won the Super 8 and beat TBC in the round robin?

[Bovidae]

@Nepia said in 2023 School Rugby:

@Bovidae Do you know why is the final at TBC? Is it rotated around, as surely Hamilton would be top qualifiers as they won the Super 8 and beat TBC in the round robin?

I asked the same question myself, and no one knew the answer. Hamilton BHS had to go to Tauranga last year for the same game, and played there in the Super 8 RR too.

[Nepia]

@Bovidae said in 2023 School Rugby:

@Nepia said in 2023 School Rugby:

@Bovidae Do you know why is the final at TBC? Is it rotated around, as surely Hamilton would be top qualifiers as they won the Super 8 and beat TBC in the round robin?

I asked the same question myself, and no one knew the answer. Hamilton BHS has to go to Tauranga last year for the same game, and played there in the Super 8 RR too.

Wow, that's just weird.